Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Inc.

10/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2024 13:17

WSWA Educational Foundation Awards Fifty-One Students with Scholarship Funds

Oct 08, 2024
Washington, D.C.
Children of association wholesaler member employees receive over $100k to help support higher education.

WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/08/2024 - Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Educational Foundation - the charitable arm of the only national trade association for wine and spirits distributors - today announced 51 recipients of its annual scholarship program. The winning students, children of wholesaler member company employees, are each awarded $2,000 to help fund their higher education expenses.

2024 Educational Foundation Scholarship Recipients:

Logan Akau, The Odom Corporation (HI)
JianCarlo Alcala Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)
Samantha Barland, Breakthru Beverage Group (MN)
Allison Beatty, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (NY)
Kristina Chica, Eagle Brands Sales and Double Eagle Distributing (FL)
Brandon Clear, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (TX)
Olivia Cruz, Breakthru Beverage Group (FL)
Francis Cuga, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (IL)
Maya DiGeronimo, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)
Megan Doud, The Odom Corporation (WA)
Hannah Figueroa, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (TX)
Nicki Griffin, Republic National Distributing Company (TX)
Jason Guo, Ruby Wines, Inc (MA)
Theovani Hallums, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)
Anna Hammond, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (KS)
Mauricio Huapaya, Allied Beverage Group, LLC (NJ)
Lily Jackson, Lipman Brothers, LLC (TN)
Caroline Johnson, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (SC)
Maesin Kahawaii-Pula, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (NV)
Alexis Lopez, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (TX)
Jacob Mackinnon, Martignetti Companies, (MA)
Emely Marroquin, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (IL)
Elise Martinez, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Aaron Martinez, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (TX)
Owen Merwarth, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)
McKenna Miller, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (DE)
Seth Millington, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (MT)
Alexander Moreno, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (IL)
Brandon Muck, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Rishitha Muppavarapu, Republic National Distributing Company (GA)
Sreenidhi Nidamanur, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)
Hannah Nolan, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (OH)
Andrew Obando, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CO)
Michelle Park, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (NY)
Savina Pearl, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Harlan Phillips, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (NV)
Natalia Rojas, Fedway Associates, Inc. (NJ)
Shruti Roy, Opici Family Distributing (NJ)
Amanda Ruiz-Diaz, Eagle Brands Sales and Double Eagle Distributing (FL)
Victoria Sakanoue-Defranca, Fedway Associates, Inc. (NJ)
Sinead Scott, Breakthru Beverage Group (MN)
Rachelle Sliney, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Morgan Smith, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (IL)
Ronit Sohal, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)
Varun Sunkaraneni, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (TX)
Haylee Tidball, Breakthru Beverage Group (NV)
Miranda Torres, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Maddie Van Duyn, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Matthew Wheeler, General Beverage Sales Co. (WI)
Dylan Wise, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (CA)
Haley Yon, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, LLC (FL)

"WSWA Educational Foundation is a vital resource for our member company employees. It is an honor to award this year's hard working, dedicated students with funds to support their higher education goals," said Francis Creighton, WSWA's president and CEO. "We are grateful to our members who generously donate to the scholarship fund, supporting the dreams of the next generation. Congratulations to the 2024 recipients!"

There were nearly 350 applications submitted this year. The 51 students selected represent 12 WSWA member companies in 19 states. Eligible applicants are required to be a dependent of a full-time distributor employee working for a WSWA member company. Beneficiaries were selected by an independent panel of judges through a competitive application process.

The Educational Foundation Scholarship is made possible by the generosity of many WSWA's wholesaler members.

Since its inception in 2010, the WSWA Educational Foundation has awarded over $1,200,000 in scholarships. For more information or to donate to this program, please visit our website here.

About Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America

WSWA is the national trade association representing the distribution tier of the wine and spirits industry, dedicated to advancing the interests and independence of distributors and brokers of wine and spirits. Founded in 1943, WSWA has more than 380 member companies in 50 states and the District of Columbia, and its members distribute more than 80 percent of all wine and spirits sold at wholesale in the United States.

To learn more, please visit www.wswa.org or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.

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