The NACS Scholarship Program was created nearly 30 years ago, to recognize and support industry employees who demonstrate the potential and the determination to someday hold positions of senior leadership in the industry. The program honors the memory of industry icon Jim Yates, founder of E-Z Mart Stores and former NACS Chairman. In 2011, a donation from Altria expanded the program to include honoring the memory of David Erickson, former CEO of Erickson Oil Products.
Selected applicants are awarded $3,000 each for costs of undergraduate or college education. In addition, scholarship recipients also receive a stipend to attend the NACS Show, where they will be recognized during a special evening ceremony and given the first-hand opportunity to learn more about exciting career paths in the industry.
Scholarships are awarded by the NACS Foundation, a 501(c)3, which serves as a point of centralization and catalyzation—amplifying the reach, resonance and impact of our convenience, supplier and fuel retail members’ tremendous charitable efforts. Learn more at convenience.org/NACSFoundation
Two separate scholarship checks will be mailed to the recipient's home address, made payable only to the scholarship recipient’s college or university. The first award payment will be issued in August for $1,500 and the second payment of $1,500 will be distributed in December.
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March 2019
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2019-20 NACS Scholarship Program period opens
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June 10, 2019
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Submission period for 2019-20 NACS Scholarship Program closes
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Week of July 8, 2019
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Applicant award notification date for 2019-20 NACS Scholarship status
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August 2019
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First award payment in the amount of $1,500 mailed to 2019-20 NACS Scholarship recipients
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October 1-4, 2019
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2019 NACS Show in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center. NACS Scholarship Recipient Awards Ceremony to be held one evening during the show.
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December 2019
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Second and final award payment in the amount of $1,500 mailed to 2019-20 NACS Scholarship recipients
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For any questions or request more information, please contact:
Lindsay Buchanan
Marketing Coordinator
lbuchanan@convenience.org
(703) 518-4222
The NACS Scholarship Program is open to those for whom the following applies for the 2019-20 scholarship period:
- Applicants must be currently employed at a NACS retail member company
- Applicants must continue working for the nominating company throughout the scholarship period
- Applicants must be enrolled in/or will be enrolled in undergraduate academic study for fall 2019 (and continue to be enrolled for the full academic year without interruption)
- Scholarships are one-year awards. Scholarship recipients may re-apply each year, for up to four years, if they continue to meet the eligibility requirements
- The scholarships will be applied to tuition expenses at any accredited college or university in the United States (awards are only made payable to the scholarship recipient’s college or university). Recipients may transfer from one college to another and retain the award.
Scholarship recipients must enroll as full-time or part-time undergraduate college students and must continue in school for the entire academic year without interruption, barring illness, emergency, or military service. Recipients must remain an employee of the NACS member company for the entire period of the award. Scholarship recipients are responsible for making certain that their scholarship checks are delivered to the proper office at their college or university. Students must notify NACS if he or she transfers schools during the school year or if no longer employed by the company.
The 2019-20 NACS Scholarship Program period is now closed.
For any questions regarding your submission or next year’s scholarship program, please contact Lindsay Buchanan at lbuchanan@convenience.org or (703) 518-4222.
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The 2019-20 NACS Scholarship recipients, each of whom is currently employed with a NACS retail member company, are:
- Genevieve Beaumont, Front End Coordinator, Giant Eagle; Mercyhurst University
- Jayden Dolechek, Cashier, The Hub Convenience Stores, Inc.; Dickinson State University
- Jacob Forbes, Salesperson, Sheetz; Temple University
- Isaac Johnston, IT Quality Assurance Intern, Sheetz; Liberty University
- Sara Kendall, Shift Leader, QuickChek; Ocean County College
- Mary Ledbetter, Customer Service Specialist, Reeders LLC; Oklahoma State University
- Erika Sanchez, District Manager, Loaf ‘N Jug/ EG America; Laramie Community College
- Kayla Swan, Store Assistant Manager, Kwik Shop; University of Kansas
- Mallory Vener, Accounts Payable, Fleming’s Auto Service; University of St. Thomas
- Shae Wolfe, Intern, Ho-Chunk Inc.; Dartmouth College