Their career goals range from motor sports to radiology to physical therapy, but Sami Hoffman, Bret Malone and Erin Johnson all have one thing in common: They’ve been selected as the 2020 recipients of the Equipment Service Association (ESA) scholarships. The ESA’s Board of Directors selected three $2,000 scholarships winners at random from the students who met the scholarship criteria and announced the recipients June 25.
“It’s a great pleasure to provide education and educational opportunity to ESA members, and their families,” said Rick Lindemann, president of ESA and Dakota Fluid Power. “We thank our generous supporters and are very excited to announce the 2020 winners.”
“Helping to support the education of a member furthers our goal of surrounding ourselves with smart, experienced leaders,” said ESA Executive Director Amy Luckado. “We look forward to continuing this tradition for many years to come. The Equipment Service Association has great members and a community dedicated to service.”
Malone is entering his senior year at IUPUI in Indiana. “I could not be more grateful to receive the 2020 ESA Scholarship. This is an early and great start to the final year of my degree,” Malone wrote to ESA after receiving the award. “This scholarship will help me push through my final year and achieve my goals post-graduation of working in the high-performance automotive industry. I would also like to add that I could not do it without the support of my family and all their hard work to give me the opportunities to succeed. I am so grateful to receive this scholarship and look forward to the year ahead.”
An incoming freshman at North Dakota State pursuing a degree in radiology, Erin Johnson was involved in National Honor Society, choir and the yearbook committee at St. Francis High School in Minnesota. “I want to thank the Equipment Service Association, and the Scholarship Committee for the opportunity to apply and ultimately receive a scholarship this year,” Johnson said. “This will definitely help financial challenges for my freshman year of college.”
Hoffman also is a recent graduate of Oak Hills High School and began dancing competitively since the age of 2. “Thank you very much for this opportunity,” Hoffman said. “This scholarship will help me very much as I go into my freshman year at the University of Cincinnati to study pre-physical therapy.”
“ESA is proud of all the applicants who met the criteria and would like to extend best wishes to all who submitted as they further their education,” Lindemann added.
To learn more about ESA’s Scholarship Fund and how you can apply to be a potential candidate, offer a donation to continue the support of education in the industry or to learn more about The Equipment Service Association, click here.
