Pub. 1 2013 Issue 4

Spring Issue 2013 25 T he California New Car Dealers Scholarship Foundation was estab- lished in 1994 to encourage and support students interested in careers in the automobile industry and will continue its efforts to bring more high quality people into the automobile industry – raising the standards and elevating the stature of the industry as a whole. So let your employees and customers know about these scholarships and the great career opportunities that are available in our industry. The Foundation has awarded scholarships to 85 California students enrolled in post-secondary automotive technology or automotive management programs for the 2012-2013 school year. Eighty students studying automotive technology received scholarships, totaling $33,125 including Raymundo Ramos, a Fresno City College student, who was awarded the “Bill & Harriett Bader Memorial Scholarship.” Forty-two of those students are enrolled in factory-specific programs and two of them work at a dealership. Since 2007, 380 automotive technology scholarships have been awarded totaling $232,000 and 26 automotivemanagement scholarships have been awarded totaling $70,300. Additionally, Francisco Velez, a Senior from Bellflower, California attending Northwood at the Cerritos campus was the recipi- ent of the Jay Gorman Education Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement. Since 1995, the Foundation has awarded scholarships to students pursuing Automotive Marketing/Management degrees from Northwood University, which, in addition to southern California, has campuses in Michigan, Texas and Florida. For details about the Foundation or the Scholarship Program, please contact Jennifer Aragon, at (916) 441-2599 or jaragon@cncda.org or click on the Scholarship Foundation link on the CNCDA website (cncda.org) . Applications must be completed and postmarked by July 1, 2013. CNCDA Scholarship Foundation By Jennifer Aragon