The Nexstar Legacy Foundation announced their 2010-2011 scholarship award winners at Nexstar’s Owners’ Spotlight Series in Clearwater Beach, Florida on Saturday, March 20th.. Seven students will receive scholarships to pursue education in preparation for careers within the plumbing, HVAC and electrical industry.
“The mission of the Nexstar Legacy Foundation is to give back to an industry that has been so good to us”, said Scholarship Committee Chair Julie Wieman of MacGregor Plumbing & Heating of Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Scholarships are awarded based upon merit, chosen by a scholarship selection committee comprised of industry leaders both inside, and outside of, Nexstar. The scholarship program is the major gifting program of the Foundation. The largest annual award is the Frank Blau, Jr. Award of $6,000. Since its inception, the Nexstar Legacy Foundation has awarded over $84,000 in scholarship grants in only four short years.
Inspired by the foundation’s co-founder Frank Blau, Board Chair John Ward of Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric of Denver, Colorado, said, “I give to the Foundation because the education Frank Blau gave me raised me from poverty to prosperity”.
150 high school, college students and industry professionals applied for this year’s scholarships that were funded through the Legacy Foundation by individual and company donations. Julie Wieman said, “The goal is to continue to build visibility for the program and to increase fundraising among members of Nexstar, while also reaching out to non-members.”
For more information on the Nexstar Legacy Foundation or to make a donation, go to www.nexstarfoundation.org or contact Renee Cardarelle at (651) 789-8518 or info@nexstarfoundation.org.
Apprenticeship – $1,000
James Fingerman, San Diego, CA
Thomas Edison State College
Sponsored by Anderson Plumbing, Heating and Cooling El Cajon, CA
Technical College – $2,000
Kal Gossett, Corning, NY
Lincoln Technical Institute
Lincoln Deitrick, Zanesville, OH
University of Northwestern Ohio
Four-Year College – $3,000
Sarah Masters, Allendale, NJ
Sponsored by Martin Masters Plumbing Midland Park, NJ
Graham Thurber, Topeka, KS
Washburn University
Jesse Thornburg, Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Frank Blau, Jr. Award – $6,000
Andrew Deckert, Green Bay, WI
Michigan Technological University
Sponsored by Drucks, Menasha, WI