ALEXANDRIA, Va. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) recently announced the 10 c-store employees who are recipients of a 2007 NACS Yates Scholarship.
The NACS Yates Scholarship program annually recognizes employees in the c-store industry based on their dedication to achieving excellence in retailing, strong leadership skills at the store level, and persistence in the pursuit of education.
The 2007 NACS Yates Scholarship winners are Doug Ansley (Murphy USA, Kenton, Ohio), Elisa Argueta (Robinson Oil Corp., San [image-nocss] Jose, Calif.), Catalina Cavazos (Texas Star Investments, Corpus Christi, Texas), Kathy Grapes (Severson Oil Co, Onalaska, Wis.), Elizabeth Harn (The Parker Companies, Savannah, Ga.), Vicki Harris (Grace Energy/Fastrip, Ozark, Mo.), Laura Lobaugh (Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems, Buffalo, N.Y.), Russell Mayse (Dara's Fast Lane, Manhattan, Kansas), Bridget Suhr (Imperial Co. Inc., dba Next Door Stores, Shepherd, Mich.) and James Wisniewski Jr. (Wawa Inc., Lawrenceville, N.J.).
Yates Scholarships were established by NACS in 1999 in memory of Jim Yates, founder of E-Z Mart Stores Inc. and 1992-93 NACS chairman of the board.
Each scholarship winner will receive a $3,000 for costs of career educationcommunity college or a four-year collegeand complimentary registration and travel to the NACS Show 2007, November 6-9 in Atlanta.
NACS is pleased to be able to award scholarships to truly outstanding individuals who are working hard to achieve excellence in retailing while persistently pursuing their education, said Jay Ricker, president of Ricker Oil Co. and board member for the Convenience Store Foundation for Education & Research, which oversees the NACS Yates Scholarship Program.
The Yates Scholarship is a wonderful opportunity for future leaders in our industry to achieve their educational goals while still delivering the excellence in retailing that got them recognized for the scholarship in the first place, said Jenn Makarsky, the NACS Yates Scholarship program administrator.
The scholarships will be presented at a Yates Scholarship reception at the NACS Show 2007 on November 7.
To qualify for the scholarships, applicants had to be employed and nominated by a convenience store company that is a NACS member. More than 50 nominations were received for the 2007 scholarship program.
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