The IAM is pleased to announce the 2026 Scholarship winners. An impartial committee of educators selected 16 recipients for this year’s awards. We congratulate the winners and thank all those who participated in the competition.
Jacob Heim, Local 1903Michelle Sullivan, Member, Local 2198Hannah Hensley, Local 696Amelie, Local 1125Nadia Bollinger, Local 751Ellie Johnson, Local 1969, Roman Mayfield WinnerNohealani Garcia Nunez, Local 776Aubrie Lucka, Local 701Andrea Schneir, Local 837AElena Styrczula, Local 126Bishop Parker, Local 1751Boren Zou, Local 764Sharon Vong, Member, Local 1295Djamila Chabane, Local 1751Nicholas Fusco, Local 264Lilyana Thornton, Local 2671Honorable Mentions
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Jacob Heim
College: North Carolina State University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parent: Mark Heim
Local: 1903 Company: American Airlines
Territory: Air Transport
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Michelle Sullivan, Member
Local: 2198
Company: United Airlines
College: Universal Technical Institute – Houston
Major: Aviation Mechanics
Territory: Air Transport
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Hannah Hensley
College: Eastern Mennonite University
Major: Education
Parent: James Hensley
Local: 696 Company: CSX
Territory: Rail Division
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Amelie Carmona
College: University of California Berkley
Major: Civil Engineering
Parent: Geovanni Carmona
Local: 1125 Company: LB&B Associates NAS North Island
Territory: Western
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Nadia Bollinger
College: Scripps College
Major: Film & Media Studies
Parent: Derek Bollinger
Local: 751 Company: Boeing
Territory: Western
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Ellie Johnson, Roman Mayfield Winner
College: Eastern Kentucky University
Major: Pre-Occupational Science
Parent: Timothy Johnson
Local: 1969 Company: Arkema
Territory: Southern
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Nohealani Garcia Nunez
College: University of Texas at Austin
Major: Astronomy & Astrophysics
Parent: Raul Nunez Jr.
Local: 776 Company: Lockheed Martin
Territory: Southern
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Aubrie Lucka, Vo-Tech
College: Ivy Tech Community College
Major: Nursing
Parent: Daniel Lucka
Local: 701 Company: Altorfer Caterpillar
Territory: Midwest
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Andrea Schneier
College: University of Missouri – Kansas City
Major: Psychology
Parent: Angela Schneier
Local: 837A Company: Boeing
Territory: Midwest
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Elena Styrczula
College: Lake Forest College
Major: Biology & Music
Parent: Richard Styrczula
Local: 126 Company: City of Chicago, O’hare AMC Building
Territory: Midwest
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Bishop Parker
College: John Abbott College
Major: Sciences
Parent: Sean Parker
Local: 1751 Company: Air Canada, Ville St-Laurent QC
Territory: Canadian
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Boren Zou
College: University of British Columbia
Major: Sciences
Parent: Wentao Zou
Local: 764 Company: Air Canada, Vancouver
Territory: Canadian
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Sharon Vong, Member
Local: 1295
Company: Bellwood Health Systems
College: Centennial College
Major: Nursing
Territory: Canadian
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Djamila Chabane, Member
Local: 1751
Company: Air Canada
College: CEGEP of Old Montreal
Major: Nursing
Territory: Canadian
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Nicholas Fusco
College: Purdue University
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Parent: Michael Fusco
Local: 264 Company: MBTA
Territory: Eastern
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Lilyana Thornton
College: Eckerd College
Major: Marine Sciences
Parent: Justin Thornton
Local: 2671 Company: Owens – Brockway Glass Container Inc.
