NTCA BENEFITS BOX Tom Ade Ceramic Tile Scholarship The Tom Ade Ceramic Tile Scholarship has been established by the NTCA to provide educa- tional opportunities for children or grandchildren of NTCA Contractor Members. The scholarship’s name- sake, Tom Ade, is a former NTCA Regional Director and a previous recipient of the NTCA Ring of Honor and Tile Person of the Year awards. Through his generosity and support of training and educa- tion, funds have been earmarked to launch this scholarship. The scholarship will encompass a contribution to the educational institution of choice for the win- ning applicant. In addition, NTCA will cover travel and registration costs to attend Coverings, where the award will be presented, to be held next year in Orlando, Fla. from April 9-12 at the Orange County Convention Center. The winning applicants will be recognized dur- ing the NTCA Awards reception. It is mandatory for the recipient to be present at the awards ceremony to receive the award; otherwise an alternate recipient will be named. Funds are made possible through the generous donations of NTCA members; total donations will determine the num- ber of scholarship recipients each year. Applications will be reviewed by a com- mittee of the NTCA Board of Directors and members of NTCA staff. Recipients receive a $4,000 cash award. Additional $2,500 scholar- ships may be awarded, based on donations made to the Association Scholarship Fund. Following are the winners of the 2018 Tom Ade Ceramic Tile Scholarship, all of whom received a $4,000 cash award: Heather Sinclair, Olivia Owen, Nicholas Certeza, Hannah Stovall and Madison Walker. The application deadline is March 1, 2019. Visit this link for scholarship information and application: https://www.tile-assn.com/page/ TomAdeScholarship or contact Bart Bettiga at bart@tile-assn.com if you are interested in supporting the scholarship program with a donation.. Tom Ade 102 TileLetter | December 2018