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Caliber Awards Student Scholarships Through Collision Repair Education Foundation

The Collision Repair Education Foundation has announced the winners of Caliber Collision Scholarships made available this spring.

Post-secondary collision students from Universal Technical Institute in Houston and Sacramento were eligible this spring to receive $4,000 scholarships (each), and these funds will help pay back tuition costs that accumulated during their education.

The 2012 Caliber Collision Scholarship recipients include:

• Alejandro Gomez (Universal Technical Institute – Houston)

• Matthew Andersen
(Universal Technical Institute – Sacramento)

“Caliber Collision has a long-standing commitment to workforce development," said Mark Sanders, chief operating officer for Caliber Collision Centers. "Our commitment to the Collision Repair Education Foundation is our way of ensuring young adults see our industry as a challenging and profitable profession. We congratulate Alejandro and Matthew and wish them great success in our industry.” 


More information:

Caliber Collision Centers

Collision Repair Education Foundation

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