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2011-12 scholarship winners

The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress congratulates the recipients of its 2011-12 Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarships.



James Burkhardt
New Baltimore, Mich.

Fred Good Scholarship

Son of Bill Burkhardt, president of Four Seasons Roofing, Shelby Twp., Mich.




Sean Cawley
Birmingham, Ala.

Son of Mitchell Cawley, president of Roofers Mart Southeast, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.


Neil Hourahan
Saunderstown, R.I.

Son of Donald Hourahan, project manager for Furey Roofing and Construction, Providence, R.I.


Alexis Plachecki
Taylor, Wis.

2nd Firestone Scholarship

Daughter of Bernard Plachecki, owner/operator of WHV, Inc., Winona, Minn.



In addition, the Alliance renewed five Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarships and two scholarships from the previous scholarship program for the 2011-2012 school year. Recipients include the following:

Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Renewals:
  • Gabriella Abbondanza, Southwick, Mass., who is attending Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
  • Joseph Baker — Firestone Scholarship, Apex, N.C., who is attending North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
  • Alexis Belote, Red Oak, Texas, who is attending University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  • Charanya Kaushik, McMurray, Pa., who is attending Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.
  • Laura Stabile — Dan Cohen Scholarship, Wolcott, Conn., who is attending Lee University, Cleveland, Tenn.
Previous Scholarship Renewals:
  • Brittany Cook, Naperville, Ill., who is attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Ill.
  • Jason Hartman, Nashville, Tenn., who is attending the University of Tennessee: Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.

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