3M and the Collision Repair Education Foundation have announced the first round of award winners for the 3M Hire Our Heroes Campaign.
Fifty-nine grant winners, including 54 military members and five family members of veterans, were selected from applicants all across the U.S. Each recipient will receive a $2,500 grant to purchase tools and equipment needed to start their career in collision repair.
Recipients include:
Adrian Hargett (Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, Valdosta, Ga.)
Amanda Johnson (Weber State University, Ogden, Utah)
Agustin Leon (Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Billy McPherson (Gateway Community College, Covington, Ky.)
Brennan Forester (Salt Lake Community College, Sandy, Utah)
Chad Mcken (Bridgerland Applied Technology College, Logan, Utah)
Charles Andrews (Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wis.)
Chris Baker (Lincoln College of Nashville, Nashville, Tenn.)
Daniel Mora (Cerritos College, Norwalk, Calif.)
David Marstall (Washburn Tech, Topeka, Kan.)
David Frye (Lincoln College of Technology, Nashville, Tenn.)
David Sellers (Aims Community College, Windsor, Colo.)
David Clifford (Athens Technical College, Athens, Ga.)
Derek Fortine (Butler Community College, El Dorado, Kan.)
Edward Foster (Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle, Maine)
Edwin Thomas (Gadsden State Community College – Ayers Campus, Anniston, Ala.)
James Miller (Ranken Technical College, St. Louis, Mo.)
James Langie (Delgado Community College, New Orleans, La.)
James Gill (Universal Technical Institute, Houston, Texas)
James Steele (Kennedy King College, Chicago, Ill.)
Jarid Denning (Alfred State College, Alfred, N.Y.)
Jasen Klimek (Northland Community and Technical College, Thief River Falls, Minn.)
Jefrey Mejia (Cerritos College, Norwalk, Calif.)
Jeremiah Kuehl (Universal Technical Institute, Houston, Texas)
Jermain Richie (Moore-Norman Technology Center, Norman, Okla.)
Johnny Guzman Lopez (Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Neb.)
Jonathan Gibson (South Seattle Community College, Seattle, Wash.)
Joshua Williamson (Ranken Technical College, St. Louis, Mo.)
Juan Hernandez (Texas State Technical College, Harlingen, Texas)
Keith Smith (Lincoln Tech of Nashville, Nashville, Tenn.)
Keith Totten (Lake Tech Center, Eustis, Fla.)
Kevin Young (Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, N.C.)
Leesa Wilson (Lincoln College of Technology, Nashville, Tenn.)
Len Baker (Kennedy King College, Chicago, Ill.)
Marco Torres (Cerritos College, Norwalk, Calif.)
Marco Salinas (Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Michael Byrd (Tennessee Technology Center, Huntsville, Tenn.)
Michael Herrera (College Of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev.)
Michael Griffith (Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Nathan LaLonde (Southeast Technical Institute, Sioux Falls, S.D.)
Randy Anderson (Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Collage, Rice Lake, Wis.)
Rodolfo Orozco (Lincoln College of Technology, Melrose Park, Ill.)
Ron Marsh (Southeast Community College, Milford, Neb.)
Ryan Courtney (Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Ryan Campbell (Erie Community College, Orchard Park, N.Y.)
Sean Brons (Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, Iowa)
Shawn Durante (Lake Tech, Eustis, Fla.)
Shawn Kastner (Ridgewater College, Willmar, Minn.)
Steve Casady (Kirksville Area Technical Center, Kirksville, Mo.)
Steven Donaldson (George Stone Technical Center, Pensacola, Fla.)
Thomas Bernhofer (Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Kirkland, Wash.)
Thomas Yates (Gordon Cooper Technology Center, Shawnee, Okla.)
Timothy Lloyd (Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Rice Lake, Wis.)
Timothy Heiser (Automotive Training Center, Exton, Pa.)
“The Collision Repair Education Foundation does an excellent job of identifying great candidates for grants and promoting high-quality education for collision repair professionals at schools throughout the country,” said Dale Ross, U.S. marketing operations manager for 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division. “We’re proud to work with them to support training for these deserving veterans and their family members.”
The 3M Hire Our Heroes campaign has a goal to donate up to $250,000 to benefit returning veterans and their families. The donation is based on the sales of select popular 3M products. The campaign began in February and will conclude on Sept. 30, 2013. Body shop owners who would like to participate can contact their local distributor or 3M sales representative for details, or go to www.3mcollision.com/hireourheroes.
Veterans and their immediate families may apply for a 3M Hire Our Heroes grant until July 31, 2013, through www.CollisionEducationFoundation.org.
