NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATION®
Educational Scholarship Program
The National Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA) has established the NEMRA Educational Scholarship Program to assist employees and children of its representative and manufacturer members who are pursuing post-secondary education. Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria as outlined below at the time of submission of the scholarship application.
This program is administered by Scholarship America, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or national origin.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants to the NEMRA Educational Scholarship Program must meet all of the following criteria at the time of submission of the scholarship application:
- Be age 25 or younger;
- Be a high school senior or high school graduate (or the equivalent), current post-secondary undergraduate or graduate-level student;
- Be enrolled or plans to enroll in full-time undergraduate, graduate or doctoral study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, vocational-technical school or graduate school for the entire upcoming academic year; and
- Have references from at least two (2) current members (representative or manufacturer) of the National Manufacturers Representatives Association (NEMRA).
Children of employees of NEMRA are ineligible to apply. NEMRA reserves the right to request verification of any information submitted by an applicant. All selected students will be asked to provide both an official transcript and proof of 2021/2022 school enrollment prior to the scholarship being confirmed and awarded. Selected students must provide permission for promotion of their name and scholarship in NEMRA’s media and marketing materials. All decisions are final and not eligible for appeal.
Program Calendar
September 1st -
Application website launched and program is open for application submission.
October 28th -
3:00 PM Central time, Deadline for recommendation submission.
December 15th -
Scholarship of America sends congratulatory e-notifications to recipients with the process to accept award and verify enrollment. SAI notifies non-recipients.
Notifications to Applicants
Applicants will be notified the third week in January and announced at the NEMRA annual conference. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply for the program each year if they meet eligibility requirements.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of the NEMRA Educational Foundation. Payments are made in early August.
Scholarship Awards
Up to 21 scholarships will be awarded each year.
Awarded scholarships are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awarded scholarships are for undergraduate, graduate or doctoral studies. Awards may be used to pay for tuition, book, lab fees, or other education-related expenses. Scholarships will be awarded via checks issued in $USD currency.
NEMRA reserves the right to alter or discontinue the NEMRA Educational Foundation at any time.
Obligations
Recipients have no obligation to the NEMRA Educational Foundation. They are, however, required to notify Scholarship America of any changes in address, school enrollment, or other relevant information and to send a complete transcript when requested.
Looking to apply or need assistance?
Contact Scholarship America with any questions regarding the NEMRA scholarship program
Past Scholarship Recipients
2021 Scholars Recipients
John (JD) DeFazio II Scholarship
ZACHARY HANSEN
Eden Prairie, MN
Son of Mark Hansen – North Central Sales East
Wilfred B. Goldschmidt Scholarship
CALEB BREEGGEMANN
Kannapolis, NC
Son of Kenneth and Sara Breeggmann – Coresential
SERA Group Scholarship
AUDREY WILKE
Highland, IL
Daughter of Virgil and Suzanne Wilke – Archway Electrical
Carol Rimkevicius Scholarship
DREW BLUETHMANN
Greenfield, IN
Son of Jeffrey and Sherry Bluethmann – Lester Sales Company
Christopher Gardner Memorial Scholarship
KATHERINE WACKER
Altamonte Springs, FL
Daughter of Don and Tammy Wacker – Coast to Coast Electrical Sales, Inc.
Kenneth W. Hooper Scholarship
COLE STEIGER
St. Louis, MO
Son of Joseph and Kristina Steiger – Schaeffer Marketing Group
Thomas F. Preston Scholarship
JASON MITTELMAN
Phoenix, AZ
Son of David and Valerie Mittelman – Abbott Associates
Leslie Osterman Scholarship
CHRISTINA THOMAS
Dallas, TX
Daughter of Scott and Patricia Thomas – Bell & McCoy
Ernie Lester Scholarship
NOAH VASQUEZ
Pasadena, TX
Nominated by Sue Stevenson – Bell & McCoy
Lee Guard Scholarship
MARY CARROLL
San Mateo, CA
Daughter of Kevin Carroll – Ewing Foley, Inc.
Burt Brazill Scholarship
DREW GOLDSCHMIDT
Cincinnati, OH
Son of Steve and Megan Goldschmidt – GES Goldschmidt, Inc.
Joe Yore Scholarship
ANNA DANIEL
Apex, NC
Daughter of Jim and Kellie Daniel – George Pickett & Associates
Joseph E. Biben Scholarship
SOPHIA ROBERTS
Raleigh, NC
Daughter of Tim and Carmen Roberts – Ashby Company
Lawrence C. Rodger Scholarship
JUSTIN JOHNSON
Bloomington, MN
Son of Ryan Johnson – Core 4 Technologies
Peter Ewing Scholarship
ANNA DULION
Roswell, GA
Daughter of Amy and Michael Dulion – Tower Sales, Inc.
Lutron Scholarship
McKAY NICHOLAS
Mobile, AL
Daughter of Shane and Danielle Nicholas – Charles W. Ashby Co., Inc.
Yanow Companies Scholarship (in memory of Bill Brooks)
JAMES DANIEL
Apex, NC
Son of Jim and Kellie Daniel – George Pickett & Associates
Donald Egan Scholarship
KRISTINA SCOTT
Indianpolis, IN
Daughter of Dave Scott – Lester Sales Company
Cleaves-Bessmer-Marietti Scholarship
ADAM PERRY
Loveland, OH
Son of David Perry – Tri State Sales
George E. Pickett, Jr. Scholarship
CATHLEE KREBS
Charlotte, NC
Daughter of Clay Krebs – Robert W. Chapman Company
Barbara & Jerry Haines Scholarship
ERIN BUCKELEW
Ocala, FL
Daughter of Christopher Buckelew – Coresential
Lawrence C. Rodgers JR Scholarship
NICKOLAS FERGUSON
Irving, TX
Son of Diane Ferguson – Burrus & Matthews
2020 Scholars Recipients
Yanow Companies Scholarship in memory of Bill Brooks
REAGAN AUSTIN
son of John Austin
Chas W. Ashby Co., Inc.
Knoxville, TN
Barbara & Jerry Haines Scholarship
ABIGAIL BREEGGEMANN
daughter of Kenneth Breeggmann
Coresential
Concord, NC
Wilfred B. Goldschmidt Scholarship
ZACHARY HANSEN
son of Mark Hansen
North Central Sales East
Eden Prairie, MN
Thomas F. Preston Scholarship
JACKSON SPARKS
son of John Sparks
Chas. W. Ashby Co., Inc.
Knoxville, TN
NEMRA Past Chairman’s Scholarship
HANNAH GRAY
daughter of Teresa Gray
Associated Products
Little Rock, AR
George E. Pickett, Jr. Scholarship
JUSTIN JOHNSON
son of Ryan Johnson
Core4 Technologies
Minneapolis, MN
SERA Group Scholarship
CAROLINE PARKER
daughter of Frank Parker Jr.
Chas. W. Ashby Co.
Birmingham, AL
Ernie Lester Scholarship
ANNA DULION
daughter of Michael Dulion
Tower Sales
Roswell, GA
Lee Guard Scholarship
DREW BLUETHMANN
son of Jeffrey Bluethmann
Lester Sales
Indianapolis, IN
Cleaves-Bessmer-Marietti Scholarship
DAVID KOENIGSBURG
son of Neil Koenigsburg
One Source Associates
Columbia, MD
Lawrence C. Rodger Scholarship
SAVANNAH UBIADAS
daughter of Johnny Lee
Burrus & Matthews
Irving, TX
Peter Ewing Scholarship
BRENDAN FINK
son of Mark Fink
Fox-Rowden-Mcbrayer Inc.
Tampa, FL
Burt Brazill Scholarship
ETHAN CONNER
son of Gerald Conner
Quality Electrical Lines
Canyon, TX
Carol Rimkevicius Scholarship
ANNA DANIEL
daughter of Jim Daniel
George Pickett and Associates
Apex, NC
Joe Yore Scholarship
ANNA HALL
daughter of Michael Hall
RB Sales Corporation
Marion, IN
Donald Egan Scholarship
JASON MITTELMAN
son of David Mittelman
Abbott Associates
Phoenix, AZ
Kenneth W. Hooper Scholarship
VINCENT ROMEO
son of Stephanie Romeo
One Source Associates
Columbia, MD
Leslie Osterman Scholarship
KRISTINA SCOTT
daughter of David Scott
McAuliffe Sales Detroit
Hazel Park, MI
Christopher Gardner Memorial Scholarship
ANDREW TUMLIN
son of Joe Tumlin
Coresential
Tampa, FL
Joseph E. Biben Scholarship
KATHARINE WACKER
daughter of Donald Wacker
Coast to Coast Electrical Sales, Inc.
Altamonte Springs, FL
Lutron Scholarship
CARSON YORE
son of James Yore
Coresential
Tampa, FL
