Kari Logan
Public Relations
Nexstar Network

The Nexstar Legacy Foundation has announced their 2011-2012 scholarship award winners. Nine students have been awarded scholarships ranging from $1,000 – $6,000 to pursue education in preparation for careers within the plumbing, HVAC and electrical industry.

“The mission of the Nexstar Legacy Foundation is to give back to an industry that has been so good to us,” said Foundation President Bill Raymond of Frank & Lindy Plumbing & Heating Service Company of Peekskill, New York. 

Each year, $20,000 in scholarships is awarded to students based upon merit, chosen by a scholarship selection committee comprised of industry leaders both inside, and outside of, Nexstar® Network. Since its inception, the Nexstar Legacy Foundation has awarded $105,000 in scholarship grants.

The scholarship program is the major gifting program of the Nexstar Legacy Foundation, which annually gifts double the federal requirement.

The largest annual award is the Frank Blau, Jr. Award of $6,000, awarded to a student who is enrolled in a four-year program with the intent of working in the industry. Foundation VP and Scholarship Chair Julie Wieman said, “This year,

the Foundation initiated a commitment to awarding scholarships to students attending technical schools in addition to seeking donor-named scholarships.”
Wieman is President of MacGregor Plumbing & Heating in Harbor Springs, MI.

109 high school, college students and industry professionals applied for this year’s scholarships that were funded through the Legacy Foundation by individual and company donations.

Scholarship Award Winners

• Sarah Masters (Allendale, NJ)
University of Delaware, Mechanical Engineering
                            $6,000

• Graham Thurber (Topeka, KS)
Washburn University, Business Administration
                              $3,000

• Derek Ascherin (Mitchell, SD)
Western Dakota Tech, Electrical Technician
                                    $2,000

• George Pankowicz (Oxford, PA)
Thaddeus Stevens College of Tech, Plumbing Technician             $2,000

• Evan Dukart (Wibaux, ND)
North Dakota State College of Science                                               
$1,000

• Cody Cannon (Morris, MN)
Minnesota West Technical College, Electrical Technician             $2,000

• Vincent Romano (South Amboy, NJ)
Lincoln Technical Institute, HVAC Technician
                                $2,000

• Nicholas Krenz (St. Croix Falls, WI)
Dunwoody College of Technology, Electrical Technician
               $1,000

• Toby Keller (Veedersburg, IN)
University of Northwestern Ohio, HVAC Technician                      $1,000

For more information on the Nexstar Legacy Foundation or to make a donation, go to www.nexstarfoundation.org or contact Renee Cardarelle at (651) 789-8518 or info@nexstarfoundation.org.