{"id":70244,"date":"2026-07-23T20:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=70244"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:13:50","slug":"bta-announces-2026-27-scholarships-2-million-awarded-to-students-since-1984-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2026\/07\/bta-announces-2026-27-scholarships-2-million-awarded-to-students-since-1984-85\/","title":{"rendered":"BTA Announces 2026-27 Scholarships: $2 Million Awarded to Students Since 1984-85"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kansas City, MO (July 23, 2026)<\/em> \u2014 The Business Technology Association has announced its 2026-27 scholarship winners. Fifty students were awarded scholarships. This year, BTA awarded two $3,000, two $2,000, and 46 $1,500 scholarships to qualifying children of full-time employees of current BTA member dealerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Patriot Pack awarded one $10,000, one $7,500 and two $3,500 scholarships, made possible through the BTA Scholarship Foundation, to office technology U.S. military veterans, their children and grandchildren. Since the 1984-85 school year, the BTA Scholarship Foundation has awarded 1,682 scholarships to deserving students, totaling $2 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Feb. 23, 1968, the Dorothy R. Ames Scholarship Fund was announced in honor of Ames at her retirement dinner in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, for her many contributions to the industry. Ames retired as the executive vice president of the Ames Supply Co. Ultimately, the fund became the BTA Scholarship Foundation, benefiting the sons and daughters of employees of BTA member dealerships nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholarship recipients are chosen each year by an impartial and independent evaluator. The BTA scholarship recipients for the 2026-27 school year and their sponsoring BTA member dealerships are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Rithik Aggarwal, Function4 LLC, Sugar Land, Texas
\u2022 David Aulisio, Automated Business Solutions, Warwick, Rhode Island
\u2022 Emily Aulisio, Automated Business Solutions, Warwick, Rhode Island
\u2022 Ethan Bishop, Systel Business Equipment, Fayetteville, North Carolina
\u2022 Avery Bowe, EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, Wisconsin
\u2022 Diane Bradley, UBEO LLC, San Antonio, Texas
\u2022 Gillian Bunse, UBEO LLC, San Antonio, Texas
\u2022 Benjamin Burch, Duplicator Sales & Service Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
\u2022 Mirabella Carrara, Printsmart Office Solutions, Milford, Massachusetts
\u2022 Gradin Cogswell, Current Office Solutions, Bryan, Ohio
\u2022 Allison Couch, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Maddux DeWinter, Gordon Flesch Co. Inc., Fitchburg, Wisconsin
\u2022 Devin Doeden, Century Business Products, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
\u2022 Ellen Dotzler, Gordon Flesch Co. Inc., Fitchburg, Wisconsin
\u2022 George Elliott, Systel Business Equipment, Fayetteville, North Carolina
\u2022 Alyssa Ericson, EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, Wisconsin
\u2022 Cam Evans, Allied Document Solutions & Services, Swedesboro, New Jersey
\u2022 Avery Gregory, Centriworks, Knoxville, Tennessee
\u2022 Olivia Gonzales, Fisher\u2019s Technology, Boise, Idaho
\u2022 Noah Hearn, Purvis Business Machines, Meridian, Mississippi
\u2022 Nadia Heitkemper, Advantage Print Solutions, Evansville, Indiana
\u2022 Jack Holt, Applied Innovation, Grand Rapids, Michigan
\u2022 Kelsey Holt, Centriworks, Knoxville, Tennessee
\u2022 Haylea Ledbetter, Systel Business Equipment, Fayetteville, North Carolina
\u2022 Alexa Leitzel, Central Office Service and Supply Inc., Clay Center, Kansas
\u2022 Emma Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Sara Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Riley Mancuso, LDI Connect, Jericho, New York
\u2022 Nick Marigo, Kyocera Document Solutions Northern California, Santa Rosa, California
\u2022 Magnolia Miller, Blue Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio
\u2022 Rachel Morgan, Modern Office Methods, Cincinnati, Ohio
\u2022 Paige Moris, Copiers Northwest, Seattle, Washington
\u2022 Elaina Nicholas, Memphis Communications Corp., Memphis, Tennessee
\u2022 Bailey Nutter, Eakes Office Solutions, Grand Island, Nebraska
\u2022 Becca Nutter, Eakes Office Solutions, Grand Island, Nebraska
\u2022 Makray Palecek, EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, Wisconsin
\u2022 Liam Paulic, Blue Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio
\u2022 Greyson Pew, Fisher\u2019s Technology, Boise, Idaho
\u2022 Ethan Reyes, Gordon Flesch Co. Inc., Fitchburg, Wisconsin
\u2022 Mattelena Rice, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Abigail Robel, Forward TS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
\u2022 Holland Robertson, R.K. Black Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
\u2022 Isabella Salinas, UBEO LLC, San Antonio, Texas
\u2022 Nealy Sankey, Memphis Communications Corp., Memphis, Tennessee
\u2022 Kaiden Schmidt, Hoosier Business Machines Inc., Jasper, Indiana
\u2022 Kelsi Seltenreich, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Christian Shamblin, American Business Systems Inc., Morehead, Kentucky
\u2022 Abby Shanafelt, Da-Com Corp., Saint Louis, Missouri
\u2022 Daniela Valderrama, Copiers Northwest, Seattle, Washington
\u2022 Collin Willeford, DOCUmation, San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Patriot Pack scholarship recipients for the 2026-27 school year and their sponsoring BTA member dealerships are as follows:
\u2022 Emma Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Sara Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma
\u2022 Nick Marigo, Kyocera Document Solutions Northern California, Santa Rosa, California
\u2022 Christian Shamblin, American Business Systems Inc., Morehead, Kentucky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BTA Scholarship Foundation is supported by continuing contributions from individual dealers, as well as manufacturers and distributors. If you would like to donate to the BTA Scholarship Foundation, click here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on BTA scholarships, click here<\/a>, or to learn about Patriot Pack scholarships, visit here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About BTA<\/strong>
Founded in 1926, the Business Technology Association<\/a> serves office technology dealerships, resellers, manufacturers, distributors and service companies. Its core members \u2014 office technology dealerships \u2014 consult, sell and service hardware, software and supplies with the primary goal of helping businesses optimize business document and information workflows. Through the association’s various educational programs, information, research, legal services, publications and guidance, BTA member dealerships are positioned to be the premier source of the office technology used by businesses throughout the United States every day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kansas City, MO (July 23, 2026) \u2014 The Business Technology Association has announced its 2026-27 scholarship winners. Fifty students were awarded scholarships. This year, BTA awarded two $3,000, two $2,000, and 46 $1,500 scholarships to qualifying children of full-time employees of current BTA member dealerships. The Patriot Pack awarded one $10,000, one $7,500 and two $3,500 scholarships, made possible through the BTA Scholarship Foundation, to office technology U.S. military veterans, their children and grandchildren. Since the 1984-85 school year, the BTA Scholarship Foundation has awarded 1,682 scholarships to deserving students, totaling $2 million. On Feb. 23, 1968, the Dorothy R. Ames Scholarship Fund was announced in honor of Ames at her retirement dinner in Great Neck, Long Island, New York, for her many contributions to the industry. Ames retired as the executive vice president of the Ames Supply Co. Ultimately, the fund became the BTA Scholarship Foundation, benefiting the sons and daughters of employees of BTA member dealerships nationwide. Scholarship recipients are chosen each year by an impartial and independent evaluator. The BTA scholarship recipients for the 2026-27 school year and their sponsoring BTA member dealerships are as follows: \u2022 Rithik Aggarwal, Function4 LLC, Sugar Land, Texas\u2022 David Aulisio, Automated Business Solutions, Warwick, Rhode Island\u2022 Emily Aulisio, Automated Business Solutions, Warwick, Rhode Island\u2022 Ethan Bishop, Systel Business Equipment, Fayetteville, North Carolina\u2022 Avery Bowe, EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, Wisconsin\u2022 Diane Bradley, UBEO LLC, San Antonio, Texas\u2022 Gillian Bunse, UBEO LLC, San Antonio, Texas\u2022 Benjamin Burch, Duplicator Sales & Service Inc., Lexington, Kentucky\u2022 Mirabella Carrara, Printsmart Office Solutions, Milford, Massachusetts\u2022 Gradin Cogswell, Current Office Solutions, Bryan, Ohio\u2022 Allison Couch, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Maddux DeWinter, Gordon Flesch Co. Inc., Fitchburg, Wisconsin\u2022 Devin Doeden, Century Business Products, Sioux Falls, South Dakota\u2022 Ellen Dotzler, Gordon Flesch Co. Inc., Fitchburg, Wisconsin\u2022 George Elliott, Systel Business Equipment, Fayetteville, North Carolina\u2022 Alyssa Ericson, EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, Wisconsin\u2022 Cam Evans, Allied Document Solutions & Services, Swedesboro, New Jersey\u2022 Avery Gregory, Centriworks, Knoxville, Tennessee\u2022 Olivia Gonzales, Fisher\u2019s Technology, Boise, Idaho\u2022 Noah Hearn, Purvis Business Machines, Meridian, Mississippi\u2022 Nadia Heitkemper, Advantage Print Solutions, Evansville, Indiana\u2022 Jack Holt, Applied Innovation, Grand Rapids, Michigan\u2022 Kelsey Holt, Centriworks, Knoxville, Tennessee\u2022 Haylea Ledbetter, Systel Business Equipment, Fayetteville, North Carolina\u2022 Alexa Leitzel, Central Office Service and Supply Inc., Clay Center, Kansas\u2022 Emma Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Sara Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Riley Mancuso, LDI Connect, Jericho, New York\u2022 Nick Marigo, Kyocera Document Solutions Northern California, Santa Rosa, California\u2022 Magnolia Miller, Blue Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio\u2022 Rachel Morgan, Modern Office Methods, Cincinnati, Ohio\u2022 Paige Moris, Copiers Northwest, Seattle, Washington\u2022 Elaina Nicholas, Memphis Communications Corp., Memphis, Tennessee\u2022 Bailey Nutter, Eakes Office Solutions, Grand Island, Nebraska\u2022 Becca Nutter, Eakes Office Solutions, Grand Island, Nebraska\u2022 Makray Palecek, EO Johnson Business Technologies, Wausau, Wisconsin\u2022 Liam Paulic, Blue Technologies, Cleveland, Ohio\u2022 Greyson Pew, Fisher\u2019s Technology, Boise, Idaho\u2022 Ethan Reyes, Gordon Flesch Co. Inc., Fitchburg, Wisconsin\u2022 Mattelena Rice, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Abigail Robel, Forward TS, Milwaukee, Wisconsin\u2022 Holland Robertson, R.K. Black Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma\u2022 Isabella Salinas, UBEO LLC, San Antonio, Texas\u2022 Nealy Sankey, Memphis Communications Corp., Memphis, Tennessee\u2022 Kaiden Schmidt, Hoosier Business Machines Inc., Jasper, Indiana\u2022 Kelsi Seltenreich, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Christian Shamblin, American Business Systems Inc., Morehead, Kentucky\u2022 Abby Shanafelt, Da-Com Corp., Saint Louis, Missouri\u2022 Daniela Valderrama, Copiers Northwest, Seattle, Washington\u2022 Collin Willeford, DOCUmation, San Antonio, Texas The Patriot Pack scholarship recipients for the 2026-27 school year and their sponsoring BTA member dealerships are as follows:\u2022 Emma Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Sara Lewis, Standley Systems, Chickasha, Oklahoma\u2022 Nick Marigo, Kyocera Document Solutions Northern California, Santa Rosa, California\u2022 Christian Shamblin, American Business Systems Inc., Morehead, Kentucky The BTA Scholarship Foundation is supported by continuing contributions from individual dealers, as well as manufacturers and distributors. If you would like to donate to the BTA Scholarship Foundation, click here. For more information on BTA scholarships, click here, or to learn about Patriot Pack scholarships, visit here. ### About BTAFounded in 1926, the Business Technology Association serves office technology dealerships, resellers, manufacturers, distributors and service companies. Its core members \u2014 office technology dealerships \u2014 consult, sell and service hardware, software and supplies with the primary goal of helping businesses optimize business document and information workflows. Through the association’s various educational programs, information, research, legal services, publications and guidance, BTA member dealerships are positioned to be the premier source of the office technology used by businesses throughout the United States every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[1994],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70244"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70244"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70246,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70244\/revisions\/70246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}