RALEIGH, NC – The RSPA announced the 2024-25 RSPA Scholarship Program recipients at RetailNOW 2024, held July 28-30 in Las Vegas. This upcoming school year, 46 students associated with 20+ RSPA member companies will receive support to continue their post-secondary education.
The newly selected 2024-25 RSPA Scholarship Program recipients include:
Dave & Norma McCarthy Family Scholarship ($10,000 scholarship)
• Jocelyn Howell , University of Texas
Stanley and Shirley Hayman Founder’s Scholarship ($3,500 scholarship)
• Nikita Aistov, University of Sydney
Ann Maynard “Butterfly Effect” Memorial Scholarship (two $3,000 scholarships)
• Charles Potts, Charleston Southern University
• Isabella Stetz, Stockton University
Datacap Systems Scholarship ($2,500 scholarship)
• Mary Cowan, University of Washington
John B. Lockington Memorial Scholarship ($2,500 scholarship)
• Amanda Unverferth, University of Missouri
Danny Vaughan Memorial Scholarship ($2,500 scholarship)
• Anna Aiello, Binghamton University
RSPA Anniversary Scholarship ($2,500 scholarship)
• Ansley Martin, University of South Carolina
RSPA General Scholarships ($1,500-$2,000 scholarships)
• Kylie Baker, Northwest Missouri State University
• Autumn Biego, Missouri State University
• Alexa Breitling, Tulane University
• Pearl Ying Yu Chan, University of Toronto
• Sydney Colin, University of Georgia
• Samuel Cowan, Cal Poly University
• Ryan Cowie, Clemson University
• Carter Crouse, Mt. San Jacinto College
• Connor Earles, University of Dubuque
• Nathan Flachman, Anderson University
• Meghan Fowler , University of Idaho
• Ezra Gosman, Virginia Tech
• Nathan Hall, University of South Carolina
• Colin Hardjowasito, Simon Fraser University
• David Houston, University of Washington
• Jordan Jacobs, University of Michigan
• Aaron Jones, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• Abby Jones, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Ashley Jones, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• Evan Kamriguel, The University of Tulsa
• Elif Kaya, Florida International University
• Abigail Krebs, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Roman Linkugel, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Kaitlyn Mills, Indiana University
• Adelaide Nagy, Clemson University
• Kaitlyn Oswald, University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Brogan Peterson, Middle Tennessee State University
• Tabitha Phelps, University of Tennessee
• Joshua Potts, Lander University
• Greta Reed, Syracuse University
• Robert Rupp, Emory University
• Simon Rupp, Johns Hopkins University
• Elizabeth Sadler, High Point University
• Luke Seyer, Southeast Missouri State University
• Kate Slocum, Morehead State University
• Ethan Stewart, Iowa State University
• Caeden Tollefsen, Carroll University
• Gabriel VerWey, University of South Dakota
RSPA Scholarships are available to all RSPA member organizations in good standing for at least the immediate past three consecutive years.
Since the inception of the RSPA Scholarship Program, the RSPA has awarded 2,000 merit scholarships and nearly $3 million to families of member companies. The children and grandchildren of RSPA members are eligible for merit-based scholarships to help ease the costs associated with post-secondary education.
For more information on the RSPA Scholarship Program, visit www.GoRSPA.org/Scholarship or email the RSPA Member Services Team of Peggy Fry, Nicole Greene, and Ashley Naggy at Membership@GoRSPA.org.
About RSPA (Retail Solutions Providers Association)
The RSPA is North America’s largest community of VARs, software providers, vendors, and distributors in the retail, restaurant, grocery, and cannabis verticals. The mission of the RSPA is to accelerate the success of its members in the retail technology ecosystem by providing knowledge and connections. The organization offers member-to-member warm introductions, education, legal advice, industry advocacy, and other services to assist members with becoming and remaining successful. RSPA is most well-known for its signature events, RetailNOW® and Inspire®, which provide face-to-face learning and networking opportunities. Learn more by visiting www.GoRSPA.org.
