During the GAWDA 2026 Spring Management Conference in Oklahoma City, GAWDA announced the 15 scholarship recipients for Fall 2026. Each student will recieve $2,000 each. The GAWDA Scholarship is awarded to children and employees of active GAWDA member companies. To learn more about eligibility, visit the GAWDA Scholarship page.
Noah Cheatham
Tarleton State
Meritus Texas
Marilyn Evans
Univ of N. Colorado
Rocky Mtn Air Solutions
Lila Keller
College of the Holy Cross
EFC Gases & Advanced Mate
Erin Kemp
Citizens School of Nursing
West Penn Laco
Ryland Lane
Grand Canyon University
Helget Gas
Brady Lefeld
Univ of Cincinnati
Lefeld Industrial
Joseph Mathews III
Univ of Cincinnati
Weld Plus
Maryanne McNally
Missouri Univ of Science/Tech
American Welding & Gas
Madison Metier
Southern Nazarene Univ.
Norco
Brayden Pyron
Troy University
WESCO
John Ries
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
Matheson Tri-Gas
Tim Dan Severance
Southen N. Hampshire
Hypertherm
Emily Wadman
Wichita State
Lampton Welding Supply
Sutton Wetcher
Univ of Tennessee
Roberts Oxygen
Katherine Zamora
Texas at Rio Grande
Nippon Sanso Matheson
Thank you to all of the scholarship donors!
- Bill & Paige Proctor
