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UNOH, NASCAR To Award Scholarships
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 23,
2010) – The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) and NASCAR have teamed to
offer scholarships to the university.
The 2010 UNOH-NASCAR Scholarship
Program will help three recent high school graduates enroll in the university’s
College of Technologies or College of Business as freshmen for the start of
classes in January 2011. The technologies and business areas of study are linked
to UNOH’s High Performance Motorsports Degree program, which was established in
1991.
The UNOH-NASCAR partnership offers
scholarship awards of $5,000, $7,500 and $10,000 for a full academic year
starting in January 2011.
Steve Farmer, a veteran of more than 30
years in motorsports, is UNOH’s vice president of development and oversees the
Lima, Ohio, college’s High Performance Motorsports program.
“Watching many of our students get an
education and go on to fulfill their dreams of getting a job in motorsports,
there’s nothing more gratifying.” Farmer said. “It’s not an easy career to
pursue, but our graduates are prepared with knowledge, skills and real-world
experience.”
Criteria to apply for the scholarships
includes, but is not limited to, being a recent high school graduate and
maintaining a minimum 2.5 grade point average while enrolled at UNOH. The
applicant must also be a NASCAR-licensed member in good standing who
participates in the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, and is deemed worthy of
financial assistance as judged by appropriate college officials.
The UNOH-NASCAR Scholarship Program
expands a relationship that began in 2009 with UNOH’s sponsorship of the
inaugural UNOH Perfect Storm 150 – the combination race between the NASCAR
Whelen Modified Tour and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour at Bristol (Tenn.)
Motor Speedway. This year’s race is scheduled for Aug. 18.
UNOH’s current High Performance
Motorsports Degree program includes up to eight student-built, maintained and
driven UMP-type dirt Modifieds. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Reutimann
and his father, Buzzie, drove two of the cars in the Daytona Beach area in
February.
Current UNOH students Stephen Schnapf,
Schuyler Nahre, Todd Sherman, Jeff Babcock, Tony Anderson and Terry Hull and
their 18-member student crew members also competed in those events. In addition,
34 UNOH students worked as “over-the-wall” crewmen for February’s ARCA 200 at
Daytona International Speedway.
UNOH-NASCAR scholarship applications to
be submitted for consideration should include a cover letter, a resume or bio
with current NASCAR Whelen All-American Series experience, a copy of the
applicant’s most recent report card or high school transcript of grades, up to
three letters of recommendation, all personal contact information and NASCAR
license number.
Applications can be sent to: NASCAR
Director of Developmental Series, One Daytona Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114.
Applications will be accepted through Sept. 19, 2010, which is the last day of
the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points season.
Founded in 1920, the University of
Northwestern Ohio is a private, not-for-profit, co-educational institution. It
is authorized by the Ohio Board of Regents to grant master’s degrees,
baccalaureate degrees and associate degrees. The university’s website is www.unoh.edu.
