PMA Districts and PMA Educational Foundation Award More Than $50,000 in 2026 Scholarships

California District

Chance Johnson – California Polytechnic State University, Manufacturing Engineering 
• California District: $2,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $1,000
• Total: $3,000

Chicago District

Elise Burket – Indians Hills Community College, Welding
• Chicago District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $750
• Total: $2,250

Joseph Chambers – Raybestos Powertrain, Industrial Maintenance Technician
• Chicago District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Michael Luft – Raybestos Powertrain, Industrial Maintenance Technician
• Chicago District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Cleveland District

Michael Romine – Miami University, Electro-Mechanical Engineering
• Cleveland District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Lone Star District

Keira Boone – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Materials Science & Engineering, BS
• Lone Star District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $750
• Total: $2,250

Luke Jostes – Collin College, Welding Technology
• Lone Star District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Duncan Nelson – Collin College, Welding Technology
• Lone Star District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Cody Roberts, Collin College, Welding Technology
• Lone Star District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Curt Tucker – Texas A&M University, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology
• Lone Star District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Mid-Atlantic District

Jonathan Parra – New Jersey Institute of Technology, Material Science & Engineering and Tool &Die Apprenticeship
• Mid-Atlantic District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,000

Braddyn Seiferd – Pennsylvania College of Technology, Welding Engineering
• Mid-Atlantic District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $750
• Total: $2,250

New England District

Emely Barros – Naugatuck Valley Community College, Mold Making & Machining
• New England District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Erika Reynolds – W.F. Kaynor Technical High School, Manufacturing
• New England District: $2,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $1,000
• Total: $3,000

Ohio Valley District

Dylan Elking – The University of Toledo, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Engineering
• Ohio Valley District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Kale Schwartz – University of Cincinnati, Electrical Engineering Technology
• Ohio Valley District: $700
• PMA Educational Foundation: $300
• Total: $1,000

Karleigh Sonnenberg – Northwest State Community College, Mechanical Engineering
• Ohio Valley District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Troy Stucke – Wright State Lake Campus, Mechanical Engineering
• Ohio Valley District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Southeast District

Rebecca Boing – Georgia Trade School, Welding
• Southeast District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Caylee Bolton – Georgia Trade School, Welding
• Southeast District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Eli Chapman – Virginia Tech, Industrial Design
• Southeast District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $750
• Total: $2,250

Spencer Johnson, Georgia Trade School, Welding
• Southeast District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Alexander Vincent, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Mechanical Engineering
• Southeast District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Southern New England District

Paolo Cultrera – General Dynamics Electric Boat, Welding
• Southern New England District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Reid Famiglietti – University of Connecticut, Mechanical Engineering
• Southern New England District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $750
• Total: $2,250

Leo Valdez – Sikorsky Aircraft, Aircraft Sheet Metal Machine Operator
• Southern New England District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Tennessee District

Mushfig Mahmudov – Tennessee Technological University, Mechanical Engineering
• Tennessee District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,000

Gavin Mitchell – Virginia Tech, Engineering
• Tennessee District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $750
• Total: $2,250

Omer Faruk OzcanTennessee Technological University, Mechanical Engineering
• Tennessee District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,000

Twin Cities District

Paul Haapala – Saint Cloud State University, Mechanical Engineering
• Twin Cities District: $500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $250
• Total: $750

Ger Lor – Saint Paul College, CNC Toolmaking
• Twin Cities District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Anthony Petkov – Northern Michigan University, Mechanical Engineering Technology
• Twin Cities District: $1,500
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Emma Standen – Saint Paul College, CNC Toolmaking
• Twin Cities District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Martha Wijaya, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Manufacturing Engineering
• Twin Cities District: $1,000
• PMA Educational Foundation: $500
• Total: $1,500

Located Outside a PMA District

Nathan Schiesl – Ferris State University, Weld Technology AAS, Weld Engineering BA
• PMA Educational Foundation: $2,000