While high-quality Buick vehicles like the LaCrosse and Regal are achieving substantial sales success in the U.S. marketplace, the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is helping students find educational success in the U.S. college system. The $4.5-million-a-year program, funded by the GM Foundation, is once again recognizing the hard work of student leaders from across the country by offering renewable scholarships worth up to $25,000 a year to 100 outstanding high school seniors, as well as providing $2,000 stipends to an additional 1,000 students.
It’s vital assistance for today’s students, as research shows the annual tuition increases at U.S. colleges in the 2010-2011 school year continued to outpace both the general inflation rate and personal income growth.
The first five scholarship recipients were recently announced by Buick and include:
- Stavros Stratis, of Metairie, La., who plans to major in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology
- Jennifer Gammond, of Aventura, Fla., who is considering attending Cornell University to major in business, accounting or economics
- Daniel Graupensperger of Auburn, Calif., who hopes to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, to study chemical engineering
- Donovan Colquitt, of Southfield, Mich., who will major in mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan
- Won Ryan Lee, of Montvale, N.J., who has been accepted to Harvard University, where he will major in chemical engineering
To be eligible for the Buick program, students must be high school seniors or graduates who are entering college for the first time; planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college/university for the entire academic year; be U.S. citizens with a permanent residence in the United States; and demonstrate an interest in the automotive industry.
“The availability of Buick Achievers Scholarship funds is expected to make a significant difference in these students’ lives,” said John T. Montford, chairman, GM Foundation. “The high-dollar value and renewability of the awards will provide recipients with a tremendous benefit throughout their college careers and help ensure that they reach their potential.”
For more information, please visit www.buickachievers.com.
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