Four apply for $500 scholarship; Nicholas Courtwright is winner
Nicholas Courtwright was selected from four applicants to receive the first $500 scholarship awarded by the Tri-County Car Club to someone pursing an auto-related career.
Courtwright has enrolled in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. He will be seeking a master's degree in mechanical engineering and hopes to some day design vehicles.
About the scholarship
The scholarship will be awarded each May by the Tri-County Car Club based in Campbellsville. The club has members from several counties.
“We wanted to do something to assist a graduating senior,” said Mal Kateley, president of the club. “Our members obviously have a special love for vehicles of all kinds and wanted to assist young people interested in an auto-related career.”
Those interested in the scholarship should send a letter of application no later than March 30 of each year to the Tri-County Car Club in care of Stan McKinney, 1007 Deerpark, Campbellsville, KY 42718.
Applicants should include a transcript of their high school grades including their attendance records and a short statement as to why they wish to pursue an auto-related career. All applicants should also include a statement as to financial need.
The application should include contact information including home address and home telephone number. Applicants should also include the name of their high school guidance counselor and contact information for that person.
A committee consisting of members of the Tri-County Car Club will review the applications and select the scholarship recipient based on career objectives, financial need and school attendance record.
Information about the scholarship is also available on the club’s Website, www.tri-countycarclub.com.
Students interested in becoming mechanics, learning body work, upholstery or any career related to the auto industry are eligible.
The scholarship will be paid directly to an auto-related school, not the recipient of the scholarship. Thus, applicants must also include the name of the school they plan to attend and the date they plan to begin their program of study.
