AMPP Celebrates Next Generation with 2023 Scholarship Awards

On March 21 at the Filmore Auditorium, AMPP held its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony in acknowledgement of its 2023 scholarship and award recipients. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the 2023 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Recipients were chosen by selection committees based on their academic excellence, work experience, professional activities, and commitment to the corrosion industry. The ceremony was followed by the EMERGing Leaders Bash at the same venue, with entertainment provided by The Grooves Merchants Band.

The award-winning students were recognized thanks to the support of individual and corporate donors, as well as various AMPP Chapters. The complete list of 2023 honorees can be found below.

Congratulations to our 2023 AMPP Academic Scholarship Recipients!

AMERICAN INNOVATIONS CORROSION SCHOLARSHIP

• Andrew Cervantes—Pima Community College
• Blaise F. Amoruso—Seminole State College of Florida

AMPP ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

• Benjamin Kuster—University of Virginia
• Brantley Deady—Georgia Institute of Technology
• Camryn William—University of Alberta
• Mark Labib—University of Akron
• Tanner Laughorn—University of Akron

AMPP CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP

• Pritha Sarkar—University of Central Florida
• Wesley Vitor Dantas de Carvalho Bezerra—University of South Florida

AMPP EMERG INDIA SCHOLARSHIP

• Ankita Pal—Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research
• Ankur Kumar—IIT Roorkee, India
• Cheranmadevi P—Anna University
• Keerthi V T—Indian Institute of Technology Madras
• Keerthiga Ganesan—Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Monash University
• Srikanth Billa—Naval Materials Research Laboratory (affiliated to University of Mumbai)

AMPP FOUR CORNERS CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP

• Anastacia Armijo—Christian Brothers University

AMPP GRADUATE STUDENT BOOK AWARD

• Isuri Dammulla—Michigan State University
• Kazem Sabetbokati—Dalhousie University
• Keerthiga Ganesan—Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Monash University
• Khashayar Morshedbehbahani—Dalhousie University
• Kushal Singla—Ohio University
• Sahithi Ayyagari—Ohio University
• Victor Udo-Okoro—Queen’s University

• Alexander Baxter—Michigan Technological University
• Ben Harrison—Bay City Western High School (Michigan Technological University)

AMPP PHILADELPHIA CHAPTER LIBERTY BELL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

• Olivia Langley—University of Delaware

• Raul Daniel Solis—California State University Maritime Academy

AMPP SO CAL CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP

• Brendan Flanagan—University of Southern California

AMPP WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER–OTTO DRESCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

• Tyler Rado—West Virginia University

APPALACHIAN UNDERGROUND CORROSION SHORT COURSE SCHOLARSHIP—AKRON

• Bryce Bailey—University of Akron
• Mark Labib—University of Akron

APPALACHIAN UNDERGROUND CORROSION SHORT COURSE SCHOLARSHIP–WVU

• Hunter Hardway—West Virginia University

GORDON RANKIN CORROSION ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP

• Abigail Murray—University of Akron
• Emily Ulshafer—University of Akron
• Madison Pixler—University of Notre Dame

• Abigail Murray—University of Akron

• Mark Labib—University of Akron

• Madison Pixler—University of Notre Dame

• Jake Hughes—University of Akron

• Victor Udo-Okoro—Queen’s University
• Yuki Ando—McMaster University

• Kazem Sabet Bokati—Dalhousie University
• Khashayar Morshedbehbahani—Dalhousie University

OLIVER MOGHISSI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

• Anastacia Armijo—Christian Brothers University
• Sahithi Ayyagari—Ohio University

PPG PROTECTIVE AND MARINE COATINGS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

• Ashley Chow—University of Akron
• Emily Ulshafer—University of Akron
• Estefania Mireles Flores—The University of Texas at El Paso
• Jake Hughes—University of Akron
• Tanner Laughorn—University of Akron

• Abigail Murray—University of Akron
• Benjamin Kuster—University of Virginia

• Hunter Hardway—West Virginia University

Source: 2023 AMPP Show Daily, showdaily.ampp.org.