NAFA Foundation 2021 Scholarship recipients The NAFA Scholarship helps make the dream of a college education a reality for the winners. We encourage all NAFA members and their employees to become involved in the scholarship competition.
Aidan Dankanics Major: Supply Chain Management Son of Chuck Dankanics Aero Filter, Inc.
Ryan Quiram
Major: Computer Science Son of Dan Quiram Carpenter Company
Major: Media Arts Daughter of Christopher Zaker Filter Technology
Aidan graduated from De La Salle Collegiate High School and is continuing studies at the University of Michigan State, where he has been accepted to an early admin program for the Supply Chain Management in the college of business. Aidan began work at the warehouse of Aero Filter, Inc. in Madison Heights, Michigan. Working with packaging and product turnover and seeing how a thirty thousand square foot warehouse and thirty employees could do so much, his interest in supply chain logistics grew and he is attending the best supply chain program at Michigan State. Aidan has pushed himself in both academics and athletics from an early age, making him a well-rounded individual. Noting that since the filter industry helped shape his career goals into what they are today, NAFA has played an influential role in his life.
Ryan is majoring in Computer Science at the University of Virginia. After years of volunteering and working with children to teach coding at Code Ninjas®, a business that teaches collegelevel computer coding to kids aged 6 to 14, Ryan realized he wanted to pursue a career in teaching this subject. Ryan was impressed with how quickly children learn (and enjoy learning) code, with many of them seeming to struggle in social situations and helping provide this safe environment is very rewarding. He credits his journey through the Eagle Scouts and his love for skateboarding for giving him the drive and tools to help guide his decision to be a mentor and ultimately being the change he wants to see in the world.
Her father’s “mini me,” Alison uses her inherited traits of confidence, sociable personality, and ability to command attention in her volunteer work allowing her to grow into her strengths. She recognizes her defining trait as her love for the people she meets Hoping to step into a larger role within her father’s company someday, Alison will attend Ohio University to study media arts, with a minor in business.
"I would like to thank NAFA for this amazing opportunity and the support their organization has offered me. Also, I need to thank my parents for pushing me in everything I do in life because nothing would be possible without them." - Aidan Dankanics
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Alison Zaker
"Thank you to the NAFA Scholarship Committee for awarding me this scholarship. I really appreciate that you believe enough in my future to make an investment into it." - Alison Zaker ■
"This scholarship means having more financial capability to achieve my education. It will better equip me to study computer science in college and pursue a teaching career in this area. I am very thankful for being awarded this scholarship." - Ryan Quiram
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