ReMA chapters award scholarships

Two chapters of the Recycling Materials Association (ReMA), Washington, have announced scholarship winners for the 2024-25 school year.

The ReMA Gulf Coast Region (GCR) chapter has selected 22 students for its annual scholarship program, matching its record total in 2023. Each student will receive $2,000 to apply toward tuition at any accredited educational institution designed to meet the requirements for an academic, professional or occupational degree for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. GCR awards scholarships to select students who are dependents of employees of GCR member companies. 

The GCR scholarship program operates under the auspices of the William A. Bushman Memorial Scholarship Fund. GCR raises funds for the scholarship program through an annual golf tournament and direct donations. 

This year’s scholarship winners, along with their sponsoring GCR member companies and the schools they will attend, are:  

• Garrett Adams, Yaffe Metals, Oklahoma State University;
• Waylon Adams, Yaffe Metals, University of Tulsa;
• Kiley Benitez, Monterrey Iron and Metal, St. Phillips College;
• Mason Bush, Wright’s Scrap Metals Inc., University of Texas at Austin;
• Lesly Corona, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University;
• Lucas Dexter, All Metal Recycling, Kansas State University;
• Raegan Drummond, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, Baton Rouge Community College;
• Melina Flores, Allied Alloys, University of Houston;
• Kinley Funderburk, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, Louisiana State University;
• Maria Gonzalez, EXIM Inc., Texas Tech University;
• Martin Gonzalez, Davis Iron & Metal Inc., University of Arkansas-Fort Smith;
• Tanvi Gupta, MP&T International University of Texas at Austin;
• Yashi Gupta, MP&T International, University of Texas at Austin;
• Sydney Jansen, Sierra International Machinery, Tyler Junior College;
• Cameron Johnson, Commercial Metals Co., Texas Tech University;
• Addison Landrum, Jackson Iron & Metal Co. Inc., Holmes Community College;
• Camille McIntyre, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, The University of Southern Mississippi;
• Hunter Price, Metal Recycling Corporation, University of Arkansas Medical School;
• Angelina Quigley, Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling, Southeastern Louisiana University;
• Gabriel Short, Metal Recycling Corporation, University of Central Arkansas;
• Margaret Stout, Himes Service Co., Texas State University; and
• Maddie White, Yaffe Metals, Northeastern State University–Tahlequah.

The ReMA PSI chapter awarded $50,000 to 19 students in its annual academic scholarship program, setting records for the total funds awarded and the number of recipients. This year’s scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand prize scholarship and 18 $2,500 merit scholarships. 

Winning students can use the PSI scholarship funds to pay for certificate or degree programs at technical, trade and vocational schools as well as two-year or four-year postsecondary institutions.  

The PSI scholarship program is open to students who are dependents of employees in the recycling divisions of PSI Chapter member companies. 

The PSI Chapter has been awarding academic scholarships on an annual basis for more than 27 years. Throughout the past 10 years, PSI has increased its annual scholarship awards almost fivefold from four to 19 scholarships, while the dollar amount has grown more than sixfold from $8,000 to $50,000. 

This year’s winners, along with their sponsoring PSI chapter member companies, locations and the schools they will attend, are: 

$5,000 Grand-Prize Scholarship Winner 

• Maximus Krasinski, WestRock (Marietta, Georgia), Georgia Institute of Technology. 

$2,500 Merit Scholarship Winners 

• Matthew Felker, Greif (Columbus, Ohio), The Citadel;
• Natalie Hernandez, WestRock (Fort Lauderdale, Florida), Florida Atlantic University;
• Joshua Johnson, Radius Recycling (Atlanta), Kennesaw State University;
• Bethany King, Greif (Smyrna, Georgia), Kennesaw State University;
• Paige Lowry, International Paper (Memphis, Tennessee), Mississippi State University;
• Trinity McKithen, WestRock (Atlanta), Florida A&M University;
• Dylan Mordasiewicz, Waste Management (Lombard, Illinois), Purdue University;
• Samantha Niewiarowski, The Wilmington Group (Parsippany, New Jersey), Kean University;
• Halle Nordt, Waste Management (Houston), Hardin-Simmons University;
• Rose Snodgrass, International Paper (Bloomington, Minnesota), University of Wisconsin-Platteville;
• Joshua Starrett, Jr., International Paper (Memphis), Lipscomb University;
• Karan Toor, International Paper (Itasca, Illinois), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign;
• Emily Uriostegui, Greif (Smyrna), Kennesaw State University;
• Zach Von Worley, Greif (Santa Cruz, California, Santa Clara University; Liam Wells, International Paper (Memphis), Michigan State University;
• Anja Westenberg, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions (Norwalk, Connecticut), Western Connecticut State University;
• Sean Williams, Greif (Copley, Ohio), Lewis and Clark Community College; and
• Fiamma Zion, Bulrushed Books (Moscow, Idaho), New Saint Andrews College.