• Congratulations to the 2019 Rodeo Scholarship Winners

    The International Lineman's Rodeo Association was able to give out 10 $2,000 scholarships to aspiring linemen this year.
    Oct. 18, 2019
    2 min read

    The International Lineman's Rodeo Association (ILRA) has partnered with its sponsors to give out $20,000 in student scholarships. For example, the proceeds from a SnapOn toolbox raffle at the 2019 Lineman's Expo are donated to the ILRA Scholarship Fund. 

    Here are the 10 $2,000 scholarship winners. 

    Billy Begnaud Scholarship (Sponsored by Snap-on Tools)
    Thomas J. Morris
    Jackson, Tennessee
    North American Lineman Training Center

    Gaylord Robinson Scholarship Sponsored by Snap-on Tools
    Paul McDowell
     Lees Summit, Missouri
    Metropolitan Community College

    Jim Hamilton Scholarship Sponsored by Pacific Gas and Electric                                                  
    Echo Haskins 
    Nompa, Idaho   
    Northwest Lineman College                                                                                                                  

    Bob Rengal Scholarship  (Sponsored by Snap-on Tools)
    Benjamin Nelson
    Clinton, Illinois
    Lincoln Land Community College

    John Beaver Scholarship Sponsored by J. F. Electric                                                                                 
    Nicklas Kraml
    Farmington, MN
    Dakota Community College

    ILRA Scholarship in Memory of Brandon Orozco Sponsored by My Brothers Keeper                             
    Trace Torgersen
    Escalante, Utah
    Northwest Lineman College

    ILRA Scholarship Sponsored by Bashlin                                                                                            
    Aidan Francis
    Richmond Twp, Michigan
    Alpena Community College

    ILRA Scholarship in Memory of Justin Kropp  IBEW #47 Sponsored by Jelco   
    Jared G. Barry
    Wilson, New York
    Southeast Lineman College

    ILRA Scholarship in Memory of Albert Dubreuil Sponsored by the Family of Albert Dubreuil                            
    Cory Gilliland
    National Grid                                                                                                  
    Metamora, Illinois
    Lincoln Land Community College     

    ILRA Scholarship Sponsored by Snap-on Tools                                                                                              
    Tyler Andrew Johns
    Georgetown, Tennessee
    Southeast Lineman College

    Here is the 2019 design for the toolbox that is being raffled off at the 2019 International Lineman's Expo.                                                                                                              

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