AMPP’s 2024 Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held as part of Tuesday’s EMERGing Leaders Bash, recognized this year’s student scholarship and award recipients. Then, the evening of celebration at Republic NOLA transitioned to a live concert with a dance floor.

This year’s winners are as follows:
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Rising Leaders Award 

• Lun Chan, University of Virginia
     
     

AMPP’s Diversity and Inclusion Grant 

• Adetunji Makinde, Nigeria
• Elizabeth Bradshaw, United States
• Pooi Ying Choong, Malaysia
• Roman Rodriguez Flores, United States
• Seyiwa Kope, Canada

AMPP Academic Scholarship

• Montana Weidman, Alfred University
• Ashley Chow, University of Akron
• Tanner Laughorn, University of Akron

Graduate Student Book Awards

• Karan Chugh, Institute of Chemical Technology
• Lun Chan, University of Virginia
• Neda Norooziasl, Ohio University 
• Yi He, Ohio University

AMPP Central Florida Chapter Scholarship

• Trevor Evetts, University of Florida
• Prakirti Singh, Universityof South Florida 
• Stanley Agbakansi, University of South Florida

Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course Scholarships 

• Hunter Hardway, West Virginia University

Sherwin Williams Protective & Marine Coatings Academic Scholarship

• Hunter Hardway, West Virginia University
     
     

Gordon Rankin Corrosion Engineering Scholarship

• John Metcalf, University of Akron
• Lucy Zeng, University of Pennsylvania
• Zoe Rouzaud, Cal Poly, Pomona

Melvin J. Schiff Fellowship Fund

• Mark Labib, University of Akron

Past Presidents and Chairs Community Scholarship

• Hunter Hardway, West Virginia University
• Jake Hughes, University of Akron

Oliver Moghissi Memorial Scholarship

• Lindsey Rodriguez, Cal Poly, Pomona
• Justin Caasi, Cal Poly, Pomona

PPG Protective and Marine Coatings Academic Scholarship

• Ignatius Asamoah, University of Ghana
• Januar Putra, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa 
• Prastuti Upadhyay, Drexel University
• Mark Labib, University of Akron
• Xikai Wang, University of Virginia

Williams Companies Academic Scholarship

• Jake Hughes, University of Akron

MTI-Robert Sinko Memorial Scholarship 

• Iandro Mendez, Nothern Alberta Institute of Technology

MTI-Bert Krisher Memorial Scholarship 

• Abigail Murray, University of Akron

AMPP Great Lakes Chapter Scholarship

• Tanner Laughorn, University of Akron
• Mark Labib, University of Akron

AMPP So Cal Chapter Scholarship 

• Justin Caasi, Cal Poly Pomona 

Theodore D. Harrington Scholarship

• Lindsey Rodriguez, Cal Poly Pomona 

AMPP Houston Chapter Scholarships

• Helen Ding, University of Houston
• Erasmia Poulassichidis, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Alvaro Camacho, Texas A&M University
• Nicholas Smith, Sam  Houston State University
• Francisco Martinez, Lone Star College
• Bennette Hernandez, Kansas State University
• Lucy Zeng, University of Pennsylvania
• Cierra Taylor, Sam Houston State University

AMPP EMERG India Scholarship 

• Anu Verma, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 
• Karan Chugh, Institute of Chemical Technology
• Pragyandipta Mishra, Indian Institute Of Technology, Madras 
• Ramay Patra, ARCI Hyderabad and NIT Warangal 
• Rasmi Ranjan Tripathy, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

American Innovations Corrosion Scholarship

• Adelyn Jones, Tulsa Community College
• Aneeq Arif, University of Houston

AMPP Four Corners Chapter 

• Anastacia Armijo, Western New Mexico University 

Hans Schmoldt Scholarship in Cathodic Protection 

• Evan Wiley, University of Akron

AMPP Great Lakes Chapter Scholarship 

• Alexander Baxter, Michigan Technological University
• Ben Harrison, Bay City Western High School, headed to Michigan Technological University

AMPP Philadelphia Chapter Liberty Bell Academic Scholarship 

• Prastuti Upadhyay, Drexel University

AMPP Intermountain Section Scholarship 

• Garrett Smith, North Idaho College

Congratulations go out to all of our 2024 winners!