NAMA - Serving the Vending, Coffee Service and Foodservice Management Industries
Home > Education > Foundation Scholarships

Foundation Scholarships

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
2009/2010 School Year

Click here to download the 2009/2010 Foundation Scholarship Program application for now! 

 

Congratulations to the 2008/2009 NAMA Foundation Scholarship winners!

Elizabeth Barnett - F & F Foods
Allison Gross - Vending Solutions LLC
Sarah Hazen - NCV Northwest
Marcy Henderson - Filterfresh Coffee Service, Inc.
Hollie Higginbotham - ARAMARK Refreshment Services
Ben Hoskins - Vistar Corporation
Krystle Rodriguez - Standard Coffee Service Company
Lauren Senders - Kahler-Senders Group
Evan Stein - Caribou Coffee Company
Christopher Williams - Tully's Coffee

Background

The Foundation of the National Automatic Merchandising Association awarded Ten (10) $2,500 post high school non-renewable scholarships for the fall of 2008.

Qualifications

An applicant must meet the following criteria:

  1. Must be a graduating high school senior or student enrolled full-time in a college undergraduate program at an accredited college or university.
  2. Must maintain and verify a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent.
  3. Must be the son/daughter/legal dependent of an employee of a NAMA member company and be sponsored by that company.
  4. Must be an American citizen.
Information for Scholarship Winner
  • Each scholarship applies only to the academic year in which it is awarded and will be forfeited if the student does not attend school with a minimum of 12 credits beginning in the fall term.
  • The scholarship will be divided throughout the academic calendar year into installments parts for each term. The first installment will be forwarded in the student’s name to the school of choice, prior to registration for classes in the fall of 2008. The remaining funds will be forwarded to the school, prior to registration for classes in succeeding terms upon verification that the recipient has maintained at least a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale grade point average in the previous term. All funds will be dispersed within a consecutive 12-month period.
  • All applications were screened by the Foundation Scholarship Committee to ensure they are qualified and complete.
  • Applicants may reapply each year for as long as they are eligible. (An applicant may only win once).
  • Parent or legal guardian must continue to be employed by the sponsoring company throughout the entire scholarship duration.
  • NAMA employees and their families are not eligible.
Congratulations to these students for being selected as scholarship recipients!

2007-2008 Scholarship Recipients
Korey Gilland - Barding Vending Service, Inc.
Kaitlin Grigsby - McKee Foods Corp.
Krista Hinds - Imperial Coffee Services, Inc.
Sean Nally - ARAMARK Corporation
Brittany Parr - Florida Natural Growers
Jeffrey Rymer - McKee Foods Corp.
Krystal Shaw - Shaw Services
Eileen Vernetti - Anpesil Distribution
Constantine Vlahos - Lacas Coffee Co, Inc.

2006-2007 Scholarship Recipients
Lauren Clark - Canteen Vending Services
Justin Clemente - Associated Services
Lyndsey Eslinger - Vistar Corporation
Clare Griner - Crane Merchandising Systems
James Hooten - American Vending Co., Inc.
Shannon Hogan - Rowe International, Inc.
Katrina Lazo - World Wide Vending/Gourmet Coffee Service
John Leigh IV - The Weeks-Lerman Group





Search NAMA

Member Log In
Session:
Logon
 
Password
 
Trouble logging on?

Members: Your login is your member ID and your password is the last name of the contact person for your membership. The password is case sensitive. Example - Smith.