CAWA proudly announces the recipients for the 2009 Memorial Scholarship Program. The selected students will each receive funds toward their 2009 academic year. We congratulate each recipient for their dedication to their education in the automotive aftermarket industry.

"Not only are we pleased to be awarding nine scholarships this year, we are pleased that we continue to award them to deserving students from each state CAWA represents, which are California, Nevada, and Arizona." stated CAWA Scholarship Task Force Chair, Borise Cota of Akebono.

Nestor Carlos of Hayward, California was selected to receive the Mort Schwartz award, which is the highest award granted and is named after the scholarship program's founder and former CAWA Chair of the Board, Mort Schwartz.  Mr. Carlos is attending Chabot College.

Additional students selected to receive the scholarships are:

Todd Dodson, Ramona, CA
UTI, Rancho Cucamonga

Christopher Pauer, San Ramon, CA
BMW STEP

David Warden, Phoenix, AZ
Gateway Community College

Jonathan Viana, Bellflower, CA
UTI, Rancho Cucamonga

Larry Shields, Las Vegas, NV
McPherson College

William Ambrosini, Ferndale, CA
UTI, Sacramento

Cody Pearson, Cedar Ridge, CA
Wyotech, Sacramento

Maria Begay, Flagstaff, AZ
UTI

Founded in 1955, CAWA is a nonprofit trade organization representing automotive jobbers, warehouse distributors, retailers, manufacturers and manufacturer's representatives in California, Nevada and Arizona.  CAWA's mission is to provide communications, education, legislative and regulatory advocacy and group purchasing of services for its members while promoting the automotive aftermarket industry.

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