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ISSA Foundation Awards 2014-15 Scholarships

ISSA Foundation Awards 2014-15 Scholarships

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is proud to announce the winners of the ISSA Foundation's 2014-15 Scholarship Awards. This past year, the ISSA Foundation awarded 52 scholarships, totaling more than US$160,000. The scholarships are made possible by the generous contributions of ISSA member companies and individuals. Below are the 2014-15 academic year recipients and the schools they will be attending.


Northeast District Awards
Alyson DePalma, Loyola University
Andie Migden, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Middle Atlantic District Awards
Christina J. Halcovich, Yale University
Jillian Silverman, University of Delaware


Southeast District Award
Julian “Kevin” Shutzberg, Stanford University

Georgia-Pacific Southeast District Award
Zachary B. Fisher, Elon University


Great Lakes District Awards
Rebecca Rady, Ohio State University
Kara Kershner, Purdue University

North Central District Awards
Mariah Pederson, South Dakota State University
Colton Thompson, Iowa State University

South Central District Awards
Meredith Thompson, University of Arkansas
Ashley M. Robinson, Clemson University

Pacific Northwest District Awards:
Evann Dufort, University of California-Davis
Kylie Nishida, California State University-Sacramento


Pacific Southwest District Awards:
Jenna Dougherty, University of Arizona
Samuel Tanner, Utah State University   


At-Large Awards
Elizabeth Anteau, University of Notre Dame
Alyson Bruneault, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Hannah B. Foster, University of Virginia
Ryan Hoepner, University of North Texas
Kathryn Honza,  Texas A&M University-College Station
Brendan T. Jones, University of Notre Dame
Brenna McNulty, University of California-Irvine
Cynthia Metzger, Duke University
Madison Pfaff, University of North Carolina
Harry Wahl, University of Dayton


Francis T. Callahan Award
Christa L. Chubet, University of Massachusetts-Amherst


Diversey Award
Penelope Hussey, University of Nevada-Reno

GOJO Industries' Jerome Lippman Award
Nicholas Milosevic, University of Akron

Golden Star, Inc.’s Leland Gradinger and Earl C. Julo Award
Olivia Windsor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Edward Lane National Sanitary Supply Co Award & North Central District Award
Amy Brown, Bellevue University


Maintex/Silverman Scholarship Award
Bryan Posada, Cal Poly Pomona


Manufacturer Representatives’ Scholarship Award
Kassandra Morrison, Oregon State University

Harry Maziar/Zep Manufacturing Award
Peter E. Riemers, Syracuse University


NCL Alfred Pollack Memorial Scholarship Award
Nicholas A. Pentimone, University of Delaware


New England Sanitary Supply Association Awards
Gianna Moscillo, Assumption College
Matthew T. Dalzell, University of Rochester

New Jersey Sanitary Supply Association Award
Dana Diamond, American University


Nyco/Robert J. and Mary Ann Stahurski Award
Nicole Harrison, Framingham State University


Roger & Victoria Parrott Award
Abigail Bolduc, Saint Michael’s College



RDA Advantage Scholarship Award
Justin E. Foster, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Jack D. Ramaley Award
Brooke Solomon, University of California-Berkeley

Jerome E. Rau Award
Kayla Schmidt, University of Saint Thomas


Southern California Sanitary Supply Association Award
Elisa Bernstein, Tulane University
Rebekah A. Garcia, Stanford University


Spartan Chemical Co.'s E.T. Swigart Award
Ellie Grossman, Kalamazoo College


Sanitary Supply Wholesaling Association (SSWA) Scholarship Award
Sicily Mathenia, Webster University

TEC Products SSWA Jacob & Bob Holtzman Award

Andrew Shutzberg, Georgia Institute of Technology

Waxie's Enterprises, Inc.'s Morris and Jeannette Wax Award
Kaelyn J. Barron, University of California-Riverside

YES Continuing Education Grant
Willie D. Walker, Liberty University


Malcolm Zucker Award:
Gianna Montague, Ohio University

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