Ryan J. Guay Memorial Tuition Scholarship

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When Ryan J. Guay graduated from Oak Hill High School in Wales, Maine in 2002, he was sure he wanted to go to college to learn the media and recording industries, hoping to someday use his love of music (he was a drummer), and work in the recording industry. Ryan attended the New England School of Music in Bangor, Maine for a full year.

It was during the summer after that first year of college that Ryan decided the recording industry was not for him. He had a friend attending MMI in Orlando and Ryan decided to give that a try. He loaded up his pick-up truck with his four-wheeler in the back and his mattress strapped on top of it. Ryan always had a passion for motor sports, and he had fixed up his pick-up truck with a lowering kit, air bags for suspension, painted bright orange and green, etc. As his mom recalls, it was quite a site seeing that truck piled high with his belongings -- he drove from Maine to Florida like that!

Ryan had always owned dirt bikes while growing up, and while attending MMI in 2005, he purchased a Harley Davidson. After the accident that ended Ryan’s life, the family purchased the Harley from the insurance company and Ryan’s two brothers, Greg and Tom, are re-building it to the custom chopper Ryan would have liked. And each January since 2007, the family has held a fundraiser featuring Ryan's brothers Greg, a talented classical guitarist and instructor from South Carolina, and Tom, a bass guitarist from Maine, to raise money for this scholarship in Ryan’s memory.

Objective:

As a young adult pursuing his dream to become a certified technician, Ryan found his passion – mechanics. In 2005, Ryan started school at the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando, FL, and later was on the Dean’s list with a 4.0 GPA. Tragically in January 2006, at the age of 22, he was struck and killed while riding his motorcycle to work. This $1,000 tuition grant-in-aid was established by Ryan’s family to help a student from Maine pursue their educational goal of becoming an automotive or motorcycle mechanic. It is hoped that Ryan’s memory, his generosity and his passion for motorsports will be kept alive through this annual scholarship award.

Criteria for awarding the scholarship:

Applicants meeting ALL the criteria below may apply for this $1,000 grant-in-aid (applied to the student’s tuition, prorated over the entire term of the student’s program). There are limited funds for this tuition scholarship during the funded period. To be eligible, a student must:

• be a current student in good standing attending school at any UTI/MMI automotive or motorcycle campus
• have completed at least 6 months of your educational program
• have graduated from a High School in the state of Maine
• have a career goal to be an automotive or motorcycle mechanic
• submit your completed application with essay by the appropriate deadline date*. (See below for details)

Process and Rules:

Information regarding this scholarship will be posted on the UTI Foundation website and linked to the UTI Corporate website.

Any student meeting the criteria may apply. Students will submit their completed application with essay to the UTI Foundation. Students who apply and meet all requirements will be considered for this grant-in-aid. Determinations of who will receive the award will be based on a complete review of all applications received prior to the deadline.

Of those applications received, each will be reviewed for completeness and authenticity of all information provided. Of those viable applications, the award will be distributed to the student who most closely aligns with the scholarship’s criteria/objectives, as expressed in the essay portion of the application. All viable applications will be reviewed by the UTI Foundation and a representative of Ryan Guay’s family. Applicants will be notified via U.S. mail.

The UTI Foundation does not discriminate against or tolerate the harassment of any potential applicant, or student on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or any other legally protected status in the provision of its courses, programs, services or activities.

DEADLINE INFORMATION:

By FAX: Applications must be received by July 18
By MAIL: Applications must be postmarked no later than July 18
Fax to: 623-445-9501, Attn: UTI Foundation
Mail to: UTI Foundation, 20410 N. 19th Ave., Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85027
Questions: Please call 623-445-0889

The number of awards is limited. This program may be altered or discontinued at any time at the discretion of the UTI Foundation.

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