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Nashville I-CAR Committee and Collision Repair Education Foundation Award Full Scholarship to Technician

May 3, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The surprise award erased a young technician’s student debt.

A fundraiser and a surprise scholarship benefited Tennessee collision students in April. With collision professionals from across the country in Nashville for industry meetings, the local I-CAR Committee used the opportunity to surprise one hard-working collision student, Zac Stephens, with a full scholarship.

Zac Stephens (right) received a $14,000 scholarship from Brandon Eckenrode, director of development for the Collision Repair Education Foundation. The scholarship, that eliminates Stephens’ student debt, was made possible through the fundraising efforts of the Nashville I-CAR committee.

During the scholarship presentation, Kyle Medeiros from Enterprise Rent-A-Car and

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