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PSI Chapter Sets Scholarship Record

The ReMA Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter is awarding $55,000 to 21 students in its annual scholarship program, setting records for the total funds awarded and the number of student recipients. This year's scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and 20 $2,500 merit scholarships.

The 2025 winners, along with their sponsoring ReMA/PSI Chapter member company/location and the school they will attend, are as follows:

$5,000 Grand Prize Scholarship Winner

Ava Freye, PADNOS (Muskegon, Mich.); Michigan State University

$2,500 Merit Scholarship Winners

John Butryn, Greif Recycling (Smyrna, Ga.); Georgia Institute of Technology

Ivery Caldwell, Graphic Packaging International (West Monroe, La.); Southern University and A&M College

Collin Cronin, Pioneer Industries International (Elk Grove Village, Ill.); University of Alabama

Addison Denzer, Graphic Packaging International (Woodway, Texas); Baylor University

Isabella Devanney, CellMark (Crestview Hills, Ky.); University of Kentucky

Jake Duursema, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions (Norwalk, Conn.); New England Institute of Technology

Sara Hall, Sonoco Recycling (Hartsville, S.C.); Clemson University

Isabel Hardwick, Graphic Packaging International (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Youngstown State University

Aidan Lepo, PADNOS (Holland, Mich.); Michigan State University

James Naviglia, Pitt Penn Recycling (Creighton, Pa.); Thiel College

Ava Rauguth, Midwest Fiber Recycling (Normal, Ill.); Saint Louis University

Riley Rosenfield, International Paper (Memphis, Tenn.); Franciscan University of Steubenville

Ryan Snider, CellMark (Norwalk, Conn.); University of Florida

Trenton Spykerman, PADNOS (Holland, Mich.); Ferris State University

Keifer State, Pratt Recycling (Conyers, Ga); University of South Carolina

Karolina Szczepaniak, Pioneer Industries International (Elk Grove Village, Ill.); University of Illinois-Chicago

Madison Taylor, Graphic Packaging International (West Monroe, La.); Louisiana Tech University

Dylan Valle, Smurfit WestRock (East Dublin, Ga.); Brigham Young University

Drew Woodmansee, Greif Recycling (Oronogo, Mo.); Pittsburg State University

Lauren Zahnow, Graphic Packaging International (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Spring Arbor University

Winning students can use the PSI scholarship funds to pay for certificate or degree programs at technical, trade, and vocational schools as well as two-year or four-year post-secondary institutions. The PSI scholarship program is open to students who are dependents of employees in the recycling divisions of PSI Chapter member companies (though dependents of company owners or principals are not eligible).

The PSI Chapter has been awarding academic scholarships on an annual basis for more than 28 years. Over the past 11 years alone, PSI has increased its annual scholarship awards more than fivefold-from four to 21 scholarships-while the dollar amount has grown almost sevenfold-from $8,000 to $55,000.

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