Lincoln Tech Awards Scholarships to Two Chicago-area Students
April 16 2024 - 8:30AM
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:
LINC), a national leader in specialized technical training
for more than 75 years, has awarded a pair of scholarships to
Automotive Service & Technology students training at the campus
in Melrose Park, IL, a suburb of Chicago. The campus has been one
of Lincoln Tech’s longest-running schools, with a history of strong
placement rates for graduates and close partnerships with area
employers.
Martiez Caffey and Dalia Alvarez will receive the Lawrence
Arthur Pritchett Memorial Scholarship Award, which is funded
through the Lincoln Foundation for Education, Inc. (LiFE).
Pritchett was a long-time resident of Chicago and the surrounding
area and was known as a highly skilled mechanic who enjoyed a long
career doing what he loved. For more than 30 years he worked for
the Amoco Oil Company (now BP), starting as a truck mechanic and
working his way up to Senior Manager of Fleet Operation and
Repairs. His family created the scholarship in his honor so that
other students could pursue career training for the industry he was
so passionate about.
“As a kid, I loved cars and trucks and always wondered how they
worked,” says Caffey. “Being the youngest of eight children, I
didn’t want to be a financial burden to my mother; she works hard
to afford to send me to school. This scholarship will help me
achieve my childhood goal and is also a huge burden lifted from my
mother. After I graduate, I can work on trucks and pursue my CDL
license, thanks to Lincoln Tech and this incredible scholarship
opportunity!”
Alvarez says that as a little girl, she dreamed about working on
cars, and about the racing world. Training at Lincoln Tech, she
says, “gives me the chance to chase my dream, and I’m ready to
overcome any challenge that is thrown at me.”
“It’s an honor for us to be able to help commemorate Mr.
Pritchett’s legacy through these awards,” says Karen Clark,
President of Lincoln Tech’s Melrose Park campus. “More than ever
it’s imperative to help students realize their dream of advancing
their education and getting ahead in fields like Automotive
Service. And we couldn’t think of two more deserving students than
Martiez Caffey and Dalia Alvarez.”
To qualify for the award, students needed to demonstrate both an
exceptional GPA and consistent attendance record. Commitment to
their future career paths is what solidified the choice of these
two particular students for the scholarship.
“Automobiles and automobile technology were our father’s passion
and career,” says Lawrence’s son Michael Pritchett. “Throughout his
life, he raced, studied, and built motorized vehicles. He would
have wanted to invest in students that share his passion, and my
siblings and I know he’d be proud of the Lincoln Tech students
receiving this award.”
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics
projects more than 2,900 positions are available each year in
Illinois for skilled, trained Automotive Service Technicians*.
Lincoln Tech’s Melrose Park campus graduates technicians year-round
to help meet that need.
* Career growth projections can be found at onetonline.org
for the years 2020-2030 and are current as of April 4, 2024.
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About Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is a leading provider
of diversified career-oriented post-secondary education. Lincoln
offers recent high school graduates and working adults
career-oriented programs in five principal areas of study:
automotive technology, health sciences, skilled trades, and
information technology, and hospitality services. Lincoln has
provided the workforce with skilled technicians since its inception
in 1946.
Lincoln currently operates 22 campuses in 13 states under four
brands: Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology
and Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences. Lincoln
also operates Lincoln Culinary Institutes in both Maryland and
Connecticut.
For more information, go to lincolntech.edu.
Peter Tahinos
Lincoln Educational Services
973-766-9656
PTahinos@lincolntech.edu
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