On Tuesday at the Filmore Auditorium, AMPP held its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony in acknowledgement of its 2023 scholarship and award recipients.

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

AMPP GREAT LAKES CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP

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

AMPP SAN DIEGO CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP

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

HANS SCHMOLDT SCHOLARSHIP IN CATHODIC PROTECTION

Abigail Murray — University of Akron

M.J. SCHIFF FELLOWSHIP FUND

Mark Labib — University of Akron

MTI BERT KRISHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Madison Pixler — University of Notre Dame

MTI ROBERT SINKO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Jake Hughes — University of Akron

NACE FOUNDATION OF CANADA – DENNIS B. DUTTON AWARD FOR STUDENT LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE

Victor Udo—Okoro — Queen's University

Yuki Ando — McMaster University

NACE FOUNDATION OF CANADA – GRADUATE STUDENT EXCELLENCE AWARD

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

SHERWIN—WILLIAMS PROTECTIVE & MARINE COATINGS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Abigail Murray — University of Akron

Benjamin Kuster — University of Virginia

WILLIAMS COMPANIES ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP

Hunter Hardway — West Virginia University

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