Carrier Announces Annual Distributor Scholarships

carrier-scholarshipEach year the Carrier & Bryant Distributors’ Education Foundation awards 25 scholarships to outstanding students who are the children of Carrier and Bryant dealers. Carrier distributors nationwide have identified the recipients of their annual college scholarship and awarded grants this year totaling nearly $40,000.

“We’re proud of our distributors as they support the aspirations of these talented students,” said David Meyers, vice president, sales, Carrier.

The Carrier & Bryant Distributors’ Education Foundation has awarded approximately $500,000 to 355 outstanding students since 1998, when it began as the Blees Scholarship, in honor of the late William A. Blees, who served as a longtime adviser to Carrier and Bryant distributors. Following his passing, Carrier and Bryant t distributors established the foundation in Blees’ honor to award college scholarships based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities, leadership potential and personal motivation. Applications are screened by a professional scholarship administration firm, which also reviews the candidates’ short essay about their educational and career aspirations. The 2016 recipients include five students who are two-time winners.

The 2016 scholarship recipients are:

Precious Adams of Crookston, Minn.; Mika Awai of Napa, Calif.; Daniel Bean of Walpole, Mass.; Isaac Carter of Wasca, Minn.; Mitchell Clune of Coldwater, Ohio; Chelsea Hammond of Rehoboth, Mass.; James Harmon of Holt, Mo.; Olivia Herron of Greenville, Ohio; Brooke Herschleb of Sauk City, Wisc.; Samantha Horn of Adams, Mass.; Kate Kennelly of Melrose, NY; Trenton Koeper of Upland, Calif.; Morgan Lancaster of Hendersonville, N.C.; Austin McHenry of Phoenix, Ariz.; Avery McNeill of Florala, Ala.; Braden Meadows of Kingston, Ga.; Colleen Mock of Quincy, Ill.; Jantzen Nakai of Honolulu, Hawaii; Amber O’Brien of Woodford, Vt.; Stephanie Pope of Owens Crossroads, Ala.; Lauren Reed of Emma, Mo.; Isaiah Roepe of Emma, Mo.; Zachary Thornton of Woodstock, Ill.; Devon Watts of Winter Haven, Fla.; Kaci Whitehead of Syracuse, Ind.

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