JULY 2016 MidAtlantic Dealer News

PIADA – MDIADA – DEIADA ANNOUNCES
THREE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR 2016
The PIADA – MDIADA – DEIADA Scholarship Award recipients
have been selected by a third party Independent scholarship
selection company hired by the Association to administer the
application and selection process in a fair and reasonable
matter. Only the children, stepchildren, or grandchildren of
the owners and employees of PIADA – MDIADA – DEIADA
Member Dealerships were eligible to be considered for the
Scholarship Awards.
Special Thanks to our 2016 Scholarship Program Award
Auction Sponsors that made the 2016 scholarship awards
possible:
• North East Pennsylvania Auto Auction, Founding
Sponsor
• America’s Auto Auction Harrisburg
• ABC Lancaster Auto Auction
• Corry Auto Dealers Exchange
• Central Pennsylvania Auto Auction
On behalf of PIADA – MDIADA – DEIADA and the GENEROUS
SPONSORING AUCTIONS LISTED ABOVE, we are proud to
announce that the Fourth Annual PIADA – MDIADA – DEIADA
Scholarship Award Recipients for the year 2016 are:
Mr. Christopher
Stuzman, who this Fall
semester will be a junior
at Penn State University
Park in University Park,
PA with a major field
of study in Engineering
Science. Christopher
made the Deans’ list, is
President of the Music
Club, and is in the
honors program. His
approved application for
this $2,000 scholarship
was submitted through
Member Dealership
Hortman’s Garage, 36 Front Street, Hop Bottom,
Susquehanna County, in Central Pennsylvania. Mr.
Stuzman is the grandson of Aleck T. Hortman.
Ms. Meghan Torok,
who this fall semester
will be a senior at
Slippery Rock University
of Pennsylvania, in
Slippery Rock, PA with
a major field of study
in Criminal Justice/
Psychology. Meghan is
part of the Phi Kappa
Phi National Honor
Society, recipient of
the Alida Merlo Award,
and received Dean’s
list recognition. Her
approved application
for this $2,000 scholarship was submitted through
Member Dealers Weber Harris Ford Lincoln Mercury
Inc., 433 Baldwin Street, Meadville, Crawford County,
in Western Pennsylvania. Ms. Torok is the daughter of
Dan and Amy Torok.
Mr. Jonathan Shoup,
who this Fall semester
will be a junior at Grove
City College in Grove
City, PA with a major field
of study in Mechanical
Engineering. Jonathan
is Vice President of
American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating,
and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE)
at Grove City College
and will be studying
abroad in Nantes,
France his next semester. His approved application
for this $2,000 scholarship was submitted through
Member Dealership C & M Automotive, 2594 Main
Street, Morgantown, Lancaster County, in eastern
Pennsylvania. Mr. Shoup is the son of Michael and
Cynthia Shoup.
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS AUCTION SPONSORS:
Founding Sponsor
PAY IT FORWARD IN 2014
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Congratulations
to Mr. Stuzman,
Ms. Torok, and
Mr, Shoup on
their respective
awards. We wish
them all the best
in their college
programs and
upcoming future
careers! 3