What Is The Troll Scholarship? 

Each year, the trustees of the J. Richard Troll Memorial Scholarship Fund grant monetary scholarships to three undergraduate-level college or university students and one graduate-level student of exceptional quality who are majoring in packaging engineering or a related packaging field. The J. Richard Troll Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to honor the memory of the late Mr. J. Richard Troll, a founder of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation.

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Applications are due by Friday, May 30, 2025.

2024-2025 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Edwin Barrera, University of Texas Arlington
  

• Second Place: Mackenzie Kelley, Clemson University 

• Third Place: Madison Roberts, Michigan State University

Graduate Student Recipient:

• First Place: Tyler Kleinsasser, SD School of Mines & Technology

2023-2024 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Bryanna Thobe, Clemson University

• Second Place: Nicole Kelly, Michigan State University 

• Third Place: Rayna Farkas, California Polytechnic State University

Graduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Jack White, Western Michigan University

• Second Place: Prudence Villanueva, Toronto Metropolitan University  

2022-2023 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Elizabeth Collins, Indiana State University

• Second Place: Emily Phu, Rutgers University 

• Third Place (tie): Kaylena Travitz, Millersville University
• Third Place (tie): Lorena Florea, Ryerson University

2021-2022 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

• Lauren Toler, Clemson University 

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Mary Werner, Clemson University

• Second Place: Wallace Layman, North Carolina State University 

• Third Place: Hannah Emch, Michigan State University

2020-2021 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

• Erin Clark, Clemson University 

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Jaiden Gorniak, Appalachian State University

• Second Place: Jonathan Porter, Virginia Tech 

• Third Place: Nirav Chhajed, California Polytechnic State University

2019-2020 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

• Seena Salehian, California Polytechnic State University 

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Erin Wilson, Virginia Tech

• Second Place: John Edward Dizon, California Polytechnic State University 

• Third Place: Morgan Gavin, Clemson University

• Third Place: Justin Chan, Ryerson University

2018-2019 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

• Eric Brunk, Michigan State University

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Hannah Schultz, Michigan State University

• Second Place: Amanda Checkowsky, Michigan State University

• Third Place: Austin Liu, Michigan State University

2017-2018 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

• Alyssa Harben, Michigan State University
  

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

• First Place: Ryan Knudtson, University of Wisconsin-Stout

• Second Place: Trever Gamache, NC State University

• Third Place: Lindsay Jessmore, Michigan State University

Questions?

For more information about the J. Richard Troll Scholarship, please contact Chelsea May at 703-836-2422 or cmay@aiccbox.org.