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The ReMA Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter is awarding $50,000 to 19 students in its annual academic scholarship program, setting records for the total funds awarded and the number of student recipients. This year’s scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and 18 $2,500 merit scholarships.
Winning students can use the PSI scholarship funds to pay for certificate or degree programs at technical, trade, and vocational schools as well as two-year or four-year post-secondary institutions. The PSI scholarship program is open to students who are dependents of employees in the recycling divisions of PSI Chapter member companies.
This year’s winners, along with their sponsoring ReMA/PSI Chapter member company/location and the school they will attend, are as follows:
$5,000 Grand-Prize Scholarship Winner
Maximus Krasinski, WestRock (Marietta, Ga.); Georgia Institute of Technology
$2,500 Merit Scholarship Winners
Matthew Felker, Greif (Columbus, Ohio); The Citadel
Natalie Hernandez, WestRock (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.); Florida Atlantic University
Joshua Johnson, Radius Recycling (Atlanta); Kennesaw State University
Bethany King, Greif (Smyrna, Ga.); Kennesaw State University
Paige Lowry, International Paper (Memphis, Tenn.); Mississippi State University
Trinity McKithen, WestRock (Atlanta); Florida A&M University
Dylan Mordasiewicz, Waste Management (Lombard, Ill.); Purdue University
Samantha Niewiarowski, The Wilmington Group (Parsippany, N.J.); Kean University
Halle Nordt, Waste Management (Houston); Hardin-Simmons University
Rose Snodgrass, International Paper (Bloomington, Minn.); University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Joshua Starrett, Jr., International Paper (Memphis, Tenn.); Lipscomb University
Karan Toor, International Paper (Itasca, Ill.); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Emily Uriostegui, Greif (Smyrna, Ga.); Kennesaw State University
Zach Von Worley, Greif (Santa Cruz, Calif.); Santa Clara University
Liam Wells, International Paper (Memphis, Tenn.); Michigan State University
Anja Westenberg, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions (Norwalk, Conn.); Western Connecticut State University
Sean Williams, Greif (Copley, Ohio); Lewis and Clark Community College
Fiamma Zion, Bulrushed Books (Moscow, Idaho); New Saint Andrews College
The PSI Chapter has been awarding academic scholarships on an annual basis for more than 27 years. Over the past 10 years alone, PSI has increased its annual scholarship awards almost fivefold—from four to 19 scholarships—while the dollar amount has grown more than sixfold—from $8,000 to $50,000.
For more information on the PSI Chapter scholarship program and this year’s winners, contact Nini Krever of The Wilmington Group at (561) 762-7574 or nktraders@tradersintl.net.
Graphic by gstudioimagen1 from Freepik.
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