Autobell Car Wash Scholarships Awarded To 3 Mooresville Students

MOORESVILLE, NC — For the 2021-22 academic year, Autobell Car Wash presented 98 of its team members in the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Maryland with scholarships toward the college or university of their choice, with the year's gifts totaling $150,000.

Three scholarships were awarded to students in Mooresville:

• Bradley Brandt, who attends Western Carolina University
• Kira Orellana, who attends University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Walker Weatherford, who attends Appalachian State University

Since its inception in 2000, the Autobell Car Wash Scholarship Program has awarded over 1,800 qualifying applicants more than $1.85 million in scholarship funding.

The scholarship program is open to current Autobell team members who have been employed with the company for a year and worked at least 100 hours in the last year. The selection process considers each student's academic diligence and accomplishments, productive extracurricular activities, civic engagement, and letters from references familiar with the applicant through school and community involvement. The application also requires an essay that explores an educational or creative aspect of their employment experience.

"I am incredibly grateful to be an Autobell Scholarship recipient for the past three years," said Abigail Gallup of Charlotte, North Carolina, an Autobell team member since 2017 currently studying business administration at the University of South Carolina. "It has allowed me to take courses abroad, pursue a minor study, and plan to pursue a master's degree after graduation by affording me more time to study and focus on developing my future career rather than working additional hours to pay for tuition and student debt.

"The sales and customer service skills I developed working at Autobell are wonderful resume builders, and I have ample teamwork experience to speak about during interviews," Gallup said. "Autobell taught me the value of hard work and determination, and I will forever be thankful for the support and experience provided me there throughout my educational journey."

Other metro recipients include:

• Davis Latham, Huntersville, NC - University of North Carolina Charlotte
• Chandler McCaslin, Denver, NC - University of North Carolina Greensboro
• Morgan McCaslin, Denver, NC - North Carolina State University
• Connor Carroll, Charlotte, NC – University of North Carolina Charlotte
• Shamim Chowdhury Sajid, Charlotte, NC - University of North Carolina Charlotte
• Marshall Cook, Charlotte, NC - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
• Ellie Drescher, Charlotte, NC - University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Maya Elden, Charlotte, NC - San Diego State University
• Abigail Gallup, Charlotte, NC - University of South Carolina
• Andrew Garrett, Charlotte, NC - Appalachian State University
• Baudelio Hernandez, Charlotte, NC - University of North Carolina Charlotte
• Olayemi Onasanya, Charlotte, NC - Central Piedmont Community College
• Kayla Serepca, Charlotte, NC - University of North Carolina Charlotte
• Dominic Silvestri, Charlotte, NC - University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Matthew Trent, Charlotte, NC - Appalachian State University

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