Scholarship Recipients and Donors
2010 & 2011
Dennis Chi….$500….Trinidad State Junior College; Trinidad, Colorado
Eric Dean….$500….Montgomery Community College, Troy, North Carolina
2012
1st Thomas Rodden. Jr….$500….Montgomery Community College in Troy, North Carolina
2nd Laurice Neal….$2,500….Pine Technical College in Pine City, MN
3rd Alexander Cioppettini….$2,500….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
4th Gerald Grzadzinski….$2,500….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
5th Johan D (Neil) Claasen….$2,500….Montgomery Community College
2013
1st Matthew F. Altieri….$2,500…. Montgomery Community College
2nd Lewis Throne….$2,500….Trinidad State Junior College
3rd Lance M. Colligan….$2,500….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
4th Neil R. Bross….$2500….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
5th Ryan G. Swalls….$2,500….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
2014
1st Derrick P. Faulkner…. 2014….$3,000…. . Montgomery Community College
2nd Ryan Wells….2014….$3,000….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School
3rd Garrett Rozendaal….2014 $3,000….Yavapai College Gunsmith School….
4th Danny A. Milan….2014 $3,000….Trinidad State Junior College
2015
1st. Daniel Byrd……$3000……Murray State College in Tishomingo, OK.
2nd. Michael David Lowe….$3,000….Trinidad State Junior College
3rd Brian McGuire….$3,000…..Montgomery Community College, Troy, NC
2016
1st. James Pappas…….$3,000…….Pennsylvania Gunsmith School in Pittsburgh, PA
2nd Michael R. Jeffers…$3,000…Murray State College in Tishomingo, Ok
3rd James Paul Maybin…$3,000…Montgomery Community College in Troy, NC
4th Sergio Ruiz Platero…$3,000… Yavapai College in Prescott, Az.
5th Dakota Potts…$3,000… Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC
2017
1st – Bennett Wicker – $3,000 – Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC
2nd – Grayson Grady – $3,000 – Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC
3rd – Zachary Belton – $3,000 – Montgomery Community College in Troy NC
4th – Stephen Ford – $3,000 – Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC
5th – Hunter Lorenz – $3,000 – Murray State College in Tishomingo, OK
2018
1st – Caleb Hejny –$3,000 – Pine Technical and Community College in Pine City, MN
2nd – Preston Hughes –$3,000– Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad, CO.
3rd – Mark Wilkinson – $3,000 – Pennsylvania Gunsmith School – Pittsburgh, PA
4th – Michael Tomkins – $3,000 – Trinidad State Junior College – Trinidad, Co.
5th – Ethan Green – $3,000 – Trinidad State junior College – Trinidad, Co.
2019
1st Benjamin M. Gould-$3000- Montgomery Community College, Troy NC
2nd Duane R. Bevitt-$3000- Montgomery Community College, Troy NC
3rd Devin A Davis- $3000- Montgomery Community College, Troy NC
4th Austin R. Sweet-$3000- Murray State College, Tishomingo, OK
5th Timothy D. Weaver- $3000- Murray State College, Tishomingo, OK
6th Jeffery C. Phoenix-$3000- Murray State College, Tishomingo, OK
2020
1st Kurtis Martonik - $3000- Colorado School of Trades, Lakewood CO
2nd James Corns -$3000- Montgomery Community College, Troy NC
3rd Troy A. Wold - $3000- Colorado School of Trades, Lakewood Co
ALL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2021 HAVE BEEN AWARDED!
2021
1st Lucio Tarango - $1,500- Trinidad State JR College, Trinidad CO
2nd Nathaniel E. Lewis -$1,500 – Pennsylvania Gunsmith School – Pittsburgh PA, Troy NC
3rd Spencer Trump - $1,500 – Pennsylvania Gunsmith School – Pittsburgh PA
Donors
AMERICAN PISTOLSMITHS GUILD, INC.
Brownells
Tenring
George Smith, President of Evolution Gun Works (EGW)
Scott Mulkerin, President of SDM Fabricating
Virgil Tripp, President of Cobra Mags
Neil Keller, President of Kustom Ballistics
Irv Stone, President of Bar-Sto Precision
Gary Smith, President of Caspian
Bill Laughridge, President of Cylinder and Slide Shop
Ed Brown, Brown Custom
Jim Bruhns, President Hogue Tool & Machine
Claudio Salassa, Director Briley Manufacturing
Bill Wilson, Willson Combat
Daniel Batchelor, President Powder River Precision
Don Fraley, advanced weapons technology
Springfield Armory
Allan Tillman, ART Enterprises
