Arkansas Trucking Association

Carl Tapp Technician Scholarship

The Arkansas Trucking Association Scholarship Fund is a 501c3. Donations to the Carl Tapp Technician Scholarship are considered charitable and tax deductible.

The mission of the Arkansas Trucking Association is to protect, promote and serve the collective interests of the trucking industry in Arkansas. The ATA Maintenance & Technology Council exists to focus on these specific areas of the industry. Carl Tapp was a founding member and the first chairman of the Council.

To continue Carl’s legacy of empowering the next generation of technicians, it is our intent to provide assistance for young, bright minds to pursue a path to success in our industry, an industry that has certainly provided those successes for all of us. It is because of his passion and commitment to our industry and its technicians that the Carl Tapp Technician Scholarship Fund was created in 2017.

The Carl Tapp Technician Scholarship Program supports aspiring techs in their education and certification pursuits at Arkansas institutions that produce workforce-prepared diesel technicians.

Click here for a list of additional Funding Opportunities for Arkansas Diesel Tech Programs.

The 2024 Carl Tapp Technician Scholarship applications are now closed.

Meet the 2024 Recipient

Award Recipients

2024 recipient:

• Shawn Frasier – recent graduate of Cabot High School, currently attending ASU Beebe, Searcy campus

2023 recipients:

• Bass Burroughs – attending ASU Beebe, Searcy campus, employed by Distribution Solutions, Inc.
• William Warren – attending ASU Beebe, Searcy campus, employed by CalFrac Well Services

2022 recipients:

• Will Wade – graduate of ASU Beebe, Searcy campus, employed by Rush Truck Centers
• Cole Goodeaux – graduate of ASU Beebe, Searcy campus, employed by Fountain Lake School District
• Colton Bell – graduate of Northwest Technical Institute, employed by Distribution Solutions, Inc.

2021 recipients:

• Caiden Sallee – attended Northwest Technical Institute, moved into another field of study
• Ricky Watkins – graduate of Northwest Technical Institute, employed by Riggs Caterpillar
• Channlyn Vaughn – graduate of ASU Newport, employed by Arkansas Department of Transportation

2020 recipient:

• Mac McConnell – graduate of ASU Beebe, Searcy campus, employed by McConnell & Son

2019 recipient:

• Ryan McKnight – graduate of Northwest Technical Institute, employed by McKnight's Emergency Wrecker Service & Equipment Hauling

2018 recipients:

• Colt Dickard – graduate of Northwest Technical Institute, employed by Rush Truck Centers
• Konner Hodges – graduate of Northwest Technical Institute, employed by McKee Foods Transportation

Donors: Click Here to Donate to the Scholarship Fund

THANK YOU TO OUR CARL TAPP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND DONORS

We began this scholarship fund to financially support students preparing to enter the future workforce. With the support of the companies and individuals listed above, it is our goal to identify and encourage as many possible to share our passion for trucking.

501c3
We are proud to announce the newly created 501c3 Arkansas Trucking Association Scholarship Fund.
Now, donations to the Carl Tapp Technician Scholarship are considered charitable and tax deductible.

FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

$105,740 Donations Received to Date
$97,500 Awards in Scholarships

For more information, contact Sarah Newman, sarahnewman@arkansastrucking.com.