{"id":3141,"date":"2015-09-16T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2015-09-15T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T14:06:24","slug":"roofing-industry-alliance-progress-announces-recipients-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/roofing-industry-alliance-progress-announces-recipients-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress Announces Recipients of Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress<\/a> has announced the recipients of its 2015 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarships<\/a>, which include five new recipients and the renewal of five scholarships for the 2015-16 academic year.<\/p>\n The alliance awarded two new general scholarships to Jonah Manson, Solon, Iowa son of Rodney Manson, president\/owner of Tri-County Enterprises Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Adam Stackpole, Perry, Mich., son of Peter Stackpole, assistant director of accounting for Duro-Last Inc., Saginaw, Mich.<\/p>\n In addition, a new Firestone Scholarship has been awarded to Brittany Beldon, San Antonio, Texas, daughter of Brad Beldon, president and CEO of Beldon Roofing Co., San Antonio.<\/p>\n A new Dan Cohen Scholarship has been awarded to Christian Cole, Dallas, Ga., son of Christie Cole, accountant at Ben Hill Roofing and Siding, Douglasville, Ga.<\/p>\n Ivy Rivas, Tujunga, Calif., daughter of Cruz Rivas, superintendent for Rey-Crest Roofing, Los Angeles, has been awarded a new Fred Good Scholarship.<\/p>\n The Alliance also renewed five Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarships, including four general scholarships to Shoshanna Lee, Livermore, Calif., attending California State University: East Bay, Hayward, Calif.; Josiah Martin, Richmond, Va., attending Christopher Newport University, Newport News, Va.; Dannelly McKenzie, Columbia, S.C., attending Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.; and Kara Sosinski, Hudson, Ohio, attending Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio.<\/p>\n One Firestone Scholarship was renewed for Jaclyn Harris, Mooresville, Ind., attending Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.<\/p>\n Each recipient will receive a $5,000 award. Awards are renewable for up to three years of undergraduate study or until a bachelor’s degree is earned provided recipients renew annually and maintain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent).<\/p>\n A total of $50,000 in scholarships was awarded for the 2015-16 school year\u2014$25,000 for renewals and $25,000 for new recipients. To date, 115 students have received $630,000 in scholarship awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress has announced the recipients of its 2015 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarships, which include five new recipients and the renewal…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"#Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress Announces Recipients of #Scholarships","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[8],"tags":[3869,958,1807],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n