Over $145,000.00 Scholarship

NABAS 2008 Scholarship Awards Dinner Approaching

DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Association of Black Automotive Suppliers Scholarship Fund will be Recognizing Tomorrow’s Leaders on May 6, 2008 by awarding over $145,000.00 in Scholarship Awards to Detroit Metropolitan area African American High School Seniors.

Our Title Sponsor for our 20th Annual Scholarship Dinner is Chrysler LLC and our Keynote Speaker will be W. Frank Fountain, Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Public Policy, Chrysler LLC.

Other sponsors for this event: General Motors Corporation, Lear Corporation, Visteon Corporation, Delphi Corporation, Detroit Chassis, Ford Motor Company, Toyota, Comerica Bank, Dakota, DTE Energy and Lincoln.

This year’s proceeds will provide financial support for scholarships, internships and mentoring for the following outstanding Seniors who will pursue careers in the automotive industry: Makenzie Moss-Cass Technical High School, Kori Winters-Dakota High School, Renee Mims-Cody High School, Tarik Everett-Flint Central High School, Errin Williams-Annapolis High School, Breanna Luckett-John Glen High School, Alexis Jackson-Renaissance High School, Marlon Philips-Rochester Adams High School, Marlo Staples-Detroit Waldorf High School and Anton Darby-Andover High School.

Our theme for this year is “Recognizing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today”. The 20th Annual NABAS Scholarship Dinner will take place on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center at 6:00PM.

The NABAS Scholarship Fund has awarded over $800,000 in Scholarships to more than 78 students since 2000. Last Year’s 19th Annual Scholarship Dinner awarded $147,500 through 4 full scholarships and 7 annual scholarships.

The NABAS trade association member companies have aggregate annual sales in excess of $3 billion, employ more than 25,000 people and have global operations. The association works to promote long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between black automotive suppliers and the automotive industry.

April 21, 2008 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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