scholarships
Note to sweeping company managers: Choose the top link for a one-page flyer you can post onto your Bulletin Board. It is in PDF format. All of the other forms are Word documents that may be accessed by applicants as electronic files that may be printed or read online. If you have any trouble downloading, please call us at 360.739.7323 and tell us where to email the forms to you!
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How the WSA Memorial Scholarship Program got its start.
Information about the WSA Scholarship Program is shown below. Use the link buttons shown to access the winners of previous scholarship awards.
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Many thanks to our previous scholarship fund donors:
- American Companies: $2,000
- CAM South: $1,000
- C & J Parking Lot Sweeping: $2,000
- Capitol Sweeping: $1,000
- Clean Sweep of Baton Rouge: $2,000
- Elgin Sweepers: $2,000
- Keystone Sweeper Brooms: $2,000
- Maximus Insurance: $2,000
- Millennium Maintenance and Power Sweeping: $1,000
- NiteHawk Sweepers: $2,000
- RAVO Fayat Group: $2,000
- Schwarze Industries, Inc.: $2,000
Overview of the WSA Scholarship Program
The World Sweeping Association began offering scholarships in 2013 and has continued to do so ever since. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled or enrolling in an accredited university or technical school and be an employee of, or the son or daughter of an employee of, a power sweeping company. Complete details are included in the application and instruction documents linked below.
All applications for this academic year, as well as supporting information, must be postmarked by, or received by, the WSA office no later than July 1st of the scholarship year. The decision on the scholarship awards will be made by the WSA Scholarship Advisory Board, and the winning students contacted, no later than August 1st. Scholarship monies will be sent directly to the school or university being attended by the recipient by September 1st, unless other arrangements are required.
WSA will be providing one scholarship in the name of the late Dale McCaskill, Sr., a long-time power sweeping contractor who was killed in a car accident in 2011. The other is in the name of the late Carl J. Austin, who was sweeping contractor before becoming a manager with well-known sweeper manufacturer, Schwarze Industries, Inc., for many years. If the sweeping company the winning applicant(s) works for IS a member of the World Sweeping Association, the amount awarded will be $2,000. Otherwise, the scholarship will be in the amount of $1,000.
As the World Sweeping Association Scholarship Program enters its ninth year we welcome any ideas on how it might be modified and/or expanded. If you have questions or comments, please let us know. For complete information about eligibility, as well as the information needed to apply, use the links shown below.
Links to Additional Scholarship Info
How the WSA Memorial Scholarship Program got its start.
To ‘get the ball rolling,’ $25 was donated to the scholarship fund for each new member who enrolled with WSA for the yearly membership rate of $325 between December 2012 and February 2013. Also, all of those who signed up by the end of February were additionally designated as ‘Founding Members’ of World Sweeping Association. The total Founding Members who joined during this membership drive numbered 32, which led to an $800 contribution directly from WSA.
Others in the industry also matched some or all of WSA’s $25/member contribution.
The following leading industry suppliers and contractors also contributed:
- David McCaskill, President of AccuSweep Services, Inc. contributed $800
- Karl Stauty, President of Commercial Power Sweeping & Services contributed $800
- Eric and Derek Grieco and the Team at Immaculate Power Sweeping, LLC contributed $800
- David Ross, President of Millennium Maintenance and Power Sweeping contributed $800
- Keystone Plastics contributed $700
- Schwarze Industries, Inc. contributed $600
- Gale Holsman, President of American Sweeping, Inc. contributed $500
- Tom Kuhns, President of Capitol Sweeping, Inc. contributed $500
- Gerald Gann, former Schwarze Industries parts pro, contributed $200
This provided WSA with a starting amount of $5,700 to get the program rolling. In addition, Mark Schwarze, President of Victory Sweepers, Inc., donated one of his company’s T600 sweepers. This sweeper was then auctioned off for $7,000, with the proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund. During this time, in light of the recent passing of long-time industry leader, Carl Austin, an additional scholarship was started in his name, as well.
If you would like to donate to the Scholarship Fund, or to get any questions answered, give us a call at 866) 635-2205 or use the contact form below and we’ll get back with you promptly. Thanks for considering donating to or, alternatively, facilitating your employees to apply for a scholarship from, the WSA Scholarship Fund!
– Ranger Kidwell-Ross, Executive Director
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