Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education awards scholarships to Iowa students | Waverly Newspapers

The Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education awarded 15 $3,000 scholarships to college-bound students entering the automotive field as part of its ongoing efforts to support automotive education in the state of Iowa. The scholarships were awarded to students who showed commitment to pursuing a career in the automotive industry.

General Scholarship Recipients

• Ayden Bettcher of Marion – Kirkwood Community College

• Ryan Garbes of Shell Rock – Hawkeye Community College

• Konnor Shever of Pierson – Northwest Iowa Community College

• Dillon Weeda of Holstein – Iowa Central Community College

• Brayden Williams of Calamus – Hawkeye Community College

• Keira Zortman of Cedar Rapids – Kirkwood Community College

Named Scholarship Recipients

George White Memorial Scholarship

• Cayden Anderson of Algona – North Iowa Area Community College

Pat & Carol Clemons Scholarship

• Peter Burke of Boone – Des Moines Area Community College

Stan & Marleen Moffitt Scholarship

• Ayden Garrett of Boone – Des Moines Area Community College

M. O. Kahn Scholarship

• Reyna Heer of Mingo – Des Moines Area Community College

Jim Holdiman Memorial Scholarship

• Cyrus Johnson of McGregor – Northeast Iowa Community College

Scott Deter Scholarship

• Koby Namanny of Cumberland – Southwestern Community College

Michael T. Clemons Scholarship

• Raul Tejeda of Storm Lake – Iowa Central Community College

Phil & Joan Weber Scholarship

• Jack Troester of Anamosa – Kirkwood Community College

Lou & Marianne Walsh Scholarship

• Carter Wieland of Templeton – Des Moines Area Community College

About the Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education

The Iowa Automobile Dealers Foundation for Education is a non-profit entity established in 1995 by the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association. The IAD Foundation’s mission is to support educational, research and charitable activities that positively impact the automotive industry. Since 1998, the Foundation has awarded more than 400 scholarships to students across Iowa. The Foundation launched its community college grant program in 2017 and has awarded more than $360,000 in grant money since the program’s inception.