In one of the flagship events at the AMPP Annual Conference + Expo 2025 from Nashville, Tennessee, USA, the association celebrated the future of the materials protection and performance industry with its 2025 Scholarship Awards Ceremony and EMERGing Leaders Bash.
With support from Sherwin-Williams, BP, and IUPAT, the event honored AMPP’s 2025 scholarship recipients with well-deserved recognition, and it allowed attendees to mingle while celebrating the next generation of leaders.
Featuring students, mentors, and professionals all under one roof, AMPP showcased the bright talent rising in the materials protection industry.
The full list of award winners—which were announced on April 8 at Nashville’s Tin Roof live music bar on Broadway—can be found below.
AMPP Academic Scholarship
Alice Pandaleon, University of Virginia
Bryce Bailey, University of Akron
Brooke Lastinger, University of Florida
AMPP Graduate Book Award
Elnaz Bahani, McMaster University
Lingiun Xu, Ohio University
Razieh Larki, Queen’s University
Sankar V, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings Academic Scholarship
Prastuti Upadhyay, Drexel University
Abigail Murray, University of Akron
AMPP Central Florida Chapter Scholarship
Mahesh Karki, University of South Florida
Brooke Lastinger, University of Florida
Wesley Bezerra, University of South Florida
Appalachian Underground Corrosion Short Course Scholarship
Bryce Bailey, University of Akron
Sydney Stacklin, University of Akron
Jack Chaffee, University of Akron
MTI Bert Krisher Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Chow, University of Akron
MTI Robert Sinko Memorial Scholarship
Jack Chaffee, University of Akron
Gordon Rankin Corrosion Engineering Scholarship
Lucy Zeng, University of Pennsylvania
Alexander Baxter, Michigan Technological University
Sydeny Stacklin, University of Akron
Melvin J. Schiff Fellowship Fund
Rebecca Crow, Texas A&M University
Past Presidents and Chairs Community Scholarship
Eva Ray, Kilgore College
Williams Companies Academic Scholarship
Ashley Chow, University of Akron
Oliver Moghissi Memorial Scholarship
Joshua Lake, Auburn University
Tyler Peoples, Ohio University
AMPP Great Lakes Chapter Scholarship
Abigail Murray, University of Akron
Alexander Baxter, Michigan Technological University
AMPP Philadelphia Chapter Liberty Bell Academic Scholarship
Prastuti Upadhyay, Drexel University
PPG Protective and Marine Coatings Academic Scholarship
Leah Manous, University of Tampa
Januar Putra, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa
Prastuti Upadhyay, Drexel University
Martinson Bedu-Addo, University of Ghana
Abigail Murray, University of Akron
AMPP Georgia Chapter Scholarship
Joshua Lake, Auburn University
Sheik Coker, Georgia State University- Perimeter College
Mason Petterson, Arizona State University
AMPP EMERG India Scholarship
Sankar V, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Sreelakshmi Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Vijayeta Himani, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Hans Schmoldt Scholarship in Cathodic Protection
Alexander Baxter, Michigan Technological University
Theodore D. Harrington Scholarship
Kai Halpin, University of California, Irvine
Source: 2025 AMPP Show Daily, showdaily.ampp.org.
