b'COVERINGS 19 WRAP UP givenstudentsover$150,000inMinesandTechnology,hewill scholarship funds.bepursuingaMastersdegree in Construction Engineering and Management.TaraWadford,daughterofNyle and Teresa Wadford of NTCA Five-Star Contractor Neuse Tile Service in Youngsville, N.C. Wadford plans toenrollatLibertyUniversity, Tom Ade (l.) receives the Joe A. Tarvermajoring in nursing and minoring Award from NTCA Executive Director Bartin Spanish, and aspires to become Bettiga at the NTCA Awards Night. a physicians assistant.Tom Ade Ceramic Tile ScholarshipNTCAalsoawarded10other Recipients: Since 2016, and due toapplicants $1,000 each. The addi-a generous donation by 2019 Joetional scholarships were made pos-A. Tarver Award winner Tom Ade,siblethroughasponsorshipfrom NTCA has bestowed $5,000 schol- LATICRETE International.arships on children and grandchil-dren of NTCA contractor members seeking higher education to pursue lifegoals.Aspartoftheaward, scholarshipwinnersreceivedan expense-paid trip to the trade show. This year, three winners were cho-sen out of 53 applicants. The win-ners were:RileySullivan,sonofDirkTom Ade Ceramic Sullivan and wife Gwen of NTCATile Scholarship Five-StarContractorHawthorneRecipients included Tara Wadford and Tile in Portland, Oregon. SullivanRiley Sullivan (shown is an international baccalaureatetogether) and Tyler diploma candidate. He plans toKleinsasser.use his scholarship to further his studies,specifi callyfocusingonNTCA Five-Star Contractor 2019 ecosystem protection. Projectofthe Yearwinners: ThisTylerKleinsasser,sonofRogerawardrecognizesNTCAFive-Star Kleinsasser,ownerofTileContractormembersforinstalla-CreationsinRapidCity,S.D.tion excellence in residential and AfterKleinsassergraduateswithcommercialprojectsthatinclude adegreeinCivilEngineeringceramic tile, natural stone, mosa-from the South Dakota School oficsand/orglasstile.Forthefi rst 110 TileLetter | May 2019'