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Sixth Annual WTI Foundation Golf Tournament & Calcutta
Monday, July 02, 2007

It's that time of year again! The WTI Foundation will be hosting its Sixth Annual Golf Tournament & Calcutta in Laramie this August 16th & 17th.

Thursday, August 16th - The Library Restaurant
6:30 p.m. Cocktails & Silent Auction
7:00 p.m. Dinner & Calcutta

Friday, August 17th - Laramie Country Club
9:00 a.m. Tee Off

Calcutta
All teams will go out for bid at the Calcutta on Thursday night. Teams must receive a minimum bid of $200.00.  Those teams not garnering a minimum bid will go to the field and be "purchased" by the Foundation with any winnings paid to the Foundation. Top five placements in each flight (10 paying teams total) will payout as follows:

1st Place - 25% of Flight Total
2nd Place - 20% of Flight Total
3rd Place - 15% of Flight Total
4th Place - 10% of Flight Total
5th Place - 5% of Flight Total
(Remaining 25% of each flight will go to Foundation)

Golfers
Entry is $150 per individual golfer (or $500 for team of four).  We will assign individual registrants to a team based on handicap and preference.  Included in entry fee are your cart & green fees at the Laramie Country Club, tournament polo shirt, dinner ticket to the Thursday night Calcutta at The Library Restaurant, lunch at the tournament, and wonderful memories too numerous to count.  For an entry form, email us or call 307-742-8438.

Tournament Format
As in years past, we'll have a four-person scramble format with two flights of approximately eight teams each.  Team handicaps will determine flight assignments. All teams who finish receive a prize.

Photo: Golfers relax in the clubhouse after finishing our 2006 tournament. Notice the smiles that come from playing in such an enjoyable tournament.
 
National Studebaker Foundation Awards Scholarship
Sunday, June 17, 2007

The Studebaker National Foundation awarded its first Larry Miller Memorial Scholarship in memory of Larry Miller of Gering, Nebraska, an avid Studebaker enthusiast.  Alexander Janke of Waukesha, Wisconsin received the $750 award and traveled to Nebraska to meet Mary Miller, who founded the scholarship in memory of her late husband.

Alex has earned top grades in his WyoTech Collision-Refinishing programs as well as in his Applied Service Management, Street Rod, and Trim & Upholstery classes.  It was in his Upholstery class that he had the chance to work on a 1950 Studebaker.  When asked about what goals he has in mind for himself once he graduates, Janke said, "I want to be very well rounded when I leave WyoTech. I want to restore as many cars as I can in the course of my life because I believe cars are a major part of history."

It was this dedication to automotive restoration coupled with his exemplary academic performance that made Janke the clear choice for the Studebaker National Foundation Scholarship.  "Alex took the time to write about the history of the Studebaker line in his essay and he expressed his love for the cars quite eloquently," noted Scholarship Committee member Scott Christ, "You can just tell he's going to make it his mission to keep Studebakers out of junk yards and in prize showrooms where they belong." 

Photo: Alex Janke stands with Mary Miller next to her Studebaker Lark convertible.
 
First Mark Metz Memorial Scholarships Awarded
Tuesday, January 02, 2007

The WTI Foundation recognized two outstanding automotive students in December 2006 with the first round of Mark Metz Memorial Scholarship Awards.  Michael Marcink of San Diego, California and Patrick "Joel" McPherson of Shingle Springs, California each received a $8,450 tuition scholarship.

These awards were presented in memory of Mark Metz, a WyoTech student who lost his life in an ATV accident while attending WyoTech's Laramie campus.  Mark's family established the scholarship fund to honor Mark's lifetime love of automotive technology and his dream to work in the automotive industry.  Over the past year, the Metz Family has organized three major fundraisers in their hometown of San Marcos, California.  They plan to continue these annual events in order to fund scholarships for automotive technology students from California.

For more information, visit the Mark Metz Memorial website.

Photo:  WyoTech-Sacramento President John Hurd congratulates Mark Metz Memorial Scholarship recipient Patrick McPherson.
 
WTI Foundation Awards Over $500,000 in 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006

The WTI Foundation awarded over half a million dollars in 2006 to over 400 WyoTech students nationwide.  WTI Foundation Executive Director, Dale Eslinger, commented, "It's a testament to the quality of students at WyoTech that we are able to award this much money.  Our donors went above and beyond in 2006 in order to recognize so many outstanding young men and women."

Since its founding in 1999, the WTI Foundation has awarded over $2.3 million in scholarship dollars to students studying transportation technology at WyoTech campuses nationwide. 

 
2006 Edelbrock Scholarship Announced
Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Vic Edelbrock Jr. of the Edelbrock Corporation and WyoTech announced that James Crowe, a native of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, is the recipient of the 2006 Vic Edelbrock Sr. Scholarship. Crowe was selected from 13 potential candidates by the WTI Foundation and Vic Edelbrock Jr.

"The competition for the Edelbrock award was extremely tough this year, as it is every year." said Dale Eslinger, WTI Foundation Executive Director. "There were a few students who demonstrated the academic accomplishment, work ethic, and character that befit the Edelbrock Scholarship but James Crowe certainly rose above them all. Along with a near-perfect academic performance, perfect attendance, and an undeniable passion for the automotive industry, James came highly recommended by his WyoTech instructors and peers. He is polite, optimistic, and forward-thinking. These traits, combined with his life-long love of technology, made him the clear choice for a scholarship that honors the values of an industry leader like Edelbrock."

James Crowe had this to say regarding the award: "Receiving the Edelbrock Scholarship was a huge honor. It was really meaningful to me to be rewarded for my hard work in school and the scholarship will help me pay for a good part of my educational costs. More than that, though, is that Edelbrock is supporting the industry I love and I feel even more a part of the future of that industry. I am so grateful and proud."

Photo:  Vic Edelbrock congratulates scholarship recipient James Crowe at the Edelbrock Company headquarters in Torrance, California