2012 MICHELIN / TIA Scholarship Applications Being Accepted Until February 6, 2012 – Apply on FACEBOOK

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced scholarship applications are now being accepted for the 2012 MICHELIN / TIA Scholarship. The scholarship program is open to part-time employees and dependent children of full-time employees of TIA member tire dealers. The application deadline for the 2012 Michelin / TIA Scholarship is Monday, February 6, 2012.

Interested applicants can find information and apply online by visiting the Tire Industry Association’ Facebook page or by calling 864-268-3363.

A total of US$5,000 will be awarded to each of the three recipients. All applicants of the Michelin / TIA Scholarship Program are evaluated on three criteria: academic achievement, extracurricular activities, as well as, community leadership qualities.

Thomas Brown from Michelin North America recognized the 2011 tire industry’s most promising high school students at the Tire Industry Association Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada last month. The three extraordinary individuals for 2011 include; Taylor Allen of Granite City, IL who plans on attending the University of Missouri in the fall, where she hopes to pursue a career in nursing; Aaron Baldwin of Amarillo, TX who will be attending Austin College in the fall, where he hopes to pursue a career in business management/administration and Vivian McBride of Beach Park, IL who will be majoring in psychology at Vanderbilt University.

The Michelin/TIA Scholarship program assists part-time employees or dependents of full-time employees of member companies of the Tire Industry Association (TIA) who are pursuing a post-secondary education. Michelin North America, Inc. and TIA employees and dependent children are not eligible. Since the Michelin/TIA Scholarship program was established in 1995, Michelin North America has awarded over US$300,000 worth of scholarships across the country.