ARA Foundation announces 2018-2019 scholarship recipients
A record $94,000 in scholarships awarded.
The largest amount of scholarship funds — $94,000 — ever given by the ARA Foundation and its affiliate programs has been awarded to 40 students for the 2018-2019 school year, as reported by the American Rental Association Foundation on ARA's Rental Pulse..
The top applicant was Dylan Kohn with Miller’s Rentals & Sales in Edison, N.J. He received the Leonard Hawk Founders Scholarship worth $5,000, the ARA Insurance Scholarship worth $3,500 and a Region Two Ron Marshall Scholarship worth $750 for a total of $9,250.
A complete list of scholarship recipients follows:
ARA Foundation Leonard Hawk Founders Scholarship ($5,000)
- Dylan Kohn, Miller’s Rentals & Sales, Edison, N.J.
ARA Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships ($3,500 each)
- Seth Allen, Paxton Hardware and Rental, Paxton, Illinois
- Justin Begley, ABC Hardware & Rental, Buffalo, New York
- Cody Brown, Aztec Rental Center, Salem, Virgina
- Quaid DeLacluyse, RAECO Rents, Bensenville, Illinois
- Luke Hill, Hill’s Equipment Sales and Rental, Glendive, Montana
- Evan Oyster, Highlift Equipment, Cincinnati, Ohio
- John Servies, U-Rent-It Center, Crawfordsville, Indiana
- Logan Thomas, Creative Solutions, Gastonia, North Carolina
- Carter Van Gorp, ABC Rentals, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Madison Veal, Beachview Event Rentals & Design, Brunswick, Georgia
- ARA Foundation Trade/Technical/Vocational Scholarships ($3,000 each)
- Joel Baartman, Rent-All, Sioux Center, Iowa
- Justin Frey, Fremont Rental, Fremont, Nebraska
- Jose Maldonado-Tapia, Aurora Rents, Shoreline, Washington
- Matthew Paton, EZE Rent-It Centre, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
- Dante Villa, American Party Place, Tacoma, Washington
ARA Foundation Graduate Scholarships ($3,000 each)
- Douglas Bartholomew, Primax USA d/b/a Allight Primax, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Megan Funke, QuickLifts, Indianapolis, Indiana
ARA Insurance Scholarship ($3,500)
- Dylan Kohn, Miller’s Rentals & Sales, Edison, New Jersey
ARA of California Scholarships ($1,000 each)
- Deanna Aleston, Action Rentals, Clovis, California
- Adam Carter, Porter Rents, Newark, California
- Wesley Johnson, All Star Rents, Chico, California
ARA of Florida Scholarship ($1,000)
- Luke Schirmer, Chairs for Affairs Party Rentals, Melbourne, Florida
ARA of Illinois Scholarships ($1,000 each)
- Seth Allen, Paxton Hardware and Rental, Paxton, Illinois
- Quaid DeLacluyse, RAECO Rents, Bensenville, Illinois
- John Hamilton, O’Leary’s Contractors Equipment & Supply Co., Chicago, illinois
ARA of Michigan Scholarships ($1,000 each)
- Troy Kutcha, Kutcha’s Party Rental, Jackson, Michigan
- Brian Walker, Your Event Party Rental, Plymouth, Michigan
ARA of New York Scholarships ($1,250 each)
- Justin Begley, ABC Hardware & Rental, Buffalo, New York
- Bradley Bliss, Elitsac, Castile, New York
ARA of North Carolina Scholarship ($1,000)
- Logan Thomas, Creative Solutions, Gastonia, North Carolina
ARA of Ohio Scholarships ($750 each)
- Emma Brueneman, Brueneman Sales, Harrison, Ohio
- Jacob Fritz, Lasting Impressions Event Rentals, Columbus, Ohio
- Monica Haines, Canton Chair Rental, Canton, Ohio
- Julia Lutsch, Handy Rents, Eastlake, Ohio
- Kyle Mikonowicz, Great Lakes Rental, Toledo, Ohio
- Evan Oyster, Highlift Equipment, Cincinnati, Ohio
ARA Region Two/Ron Marshall Scholarships ($750 each)
- Cody Brown, Aztec Rental Center, Salem, Virginia
- Dylan Kohn, Miller’s Rentals & Sales, Edison, New Jersey
ARA Region 10/Dorothy Wellnitz Scholarship (US$1,500)
- Chris Hrdlicka, Spectrum Rent-All, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
ARA Region 10/Doug Mitchell Scholarship (US$1,500)
- Myra Altwasser, BRK Equipment Rentals, Brooks, Alberta, Canada
ARA of Tennessee Scholarship ($1,000)
- Luke Champion, Christopher Equipment, Tullahoma, Tennessee
Bill Loomer Houston Rental Association Scholarship ($2,000)
- Raelee Wilkins, Frontier Forklifts, Pearland, Texas
Texas Rental Association Scholarships ($1,000 each)
- Colson Clark, Rocky Hill Equipment Rentals, Selma, Texas
- Kyle Musgrove, Tejas Equipment Rental & Sales, San Antonio, Texas
- Tyler Reim, Redtail Equipment Rental, College Station, Texas
- Mattson Smith, Contractors Equipment Co., Dallas, texas
- Jillian Stelck, Lonestar Outdoor Power Equipment, Onalaska, Texas