History of Fisher Body Craftsman’s Guild, National Scholarship Winners (1931-1968)
Research by Jeanie Jacobus using www.
1931 Senior
Raymond S. Doerr, 1931 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Battle Creek MI (age 19).
Albert W. Fischer, 1931 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Waukegan, IL (age 18).
1931 Junior
Howard Jennings, 1931 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Denver, CO (age 15).
Donald C. Burnham, 1931 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Pittsburgh, PA (age 15).
1932 Senior
Gordon L. Drummond, 1932 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Washington, DC
Franz Ibisch, 1932 -1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Columbus, Wisconsin
1932 Junior
Raymond Smith, 1932 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Laughton, Oklahoma
Fred Friederich, 1932 -1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Rochester, New York
1933 Senior
Charles W. Gadd, 1933 -1st national senior scholarship, $5,000 award, Spokane, Washington.
Jack W. Wicks, 1933 – 1st national senior scholarship, $5,000 award, St. Paul, MN
Joseph Olafson (20) 1933 -1st national senior scholarship, $5,000 award, Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada. (coach) Tied with David Tennent of London, Ontario, Canada.
David Tennent, 1933 – 1st national senior scholarship, $5,000 award, London Ontario, Canada (coach)
1933 Junior
E. Stanley Knochel, 1933 -1st National Junior, $5,000 award, Baltimore, MD
Myron O. Webb, 1933 -1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Arkansas City, Kansas
Richard H. Guthrie (16) 1933 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, London, Ontario, Canada
1934 Senior
Franklin S. Atwater, 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, New Britain, CT
Frank F. Hines, 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Blacksville, WV
J. Ross Farquharson 1934 -1st National Senior Scholarship. $5,000 award, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Robert W. Strauss, 1934 – 2rd National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Warsaw, IN
Robert W. Henderson, 1934 – 2nd National Senior scholarship, $2,000 award, Riverside CA (19)
Allan E. McLean, 1934 -2nd National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
Norman L. Larzelere, 1934 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Flint, MI.
Bert Marvin, 1934 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Kansas City, (MO or KS).
Lawrence Drebert, 1934-3rd national senior scholarship, $1,000 award, Edmonston, Alberta, Canada.
Donald McSorley, 1934 – 4th national senior scholarship, $500 award, Lansing, MI.
Truman Cottom, 1934 – 4th national senior scholarship, $500 award, Port Arthur, TX
Vernon Parrish, 1934 – 4th national senior scholarship, $500 award, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1934 Junior
Bartholomew Mandel, 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Detroit, MI
Robert H. Hellman, 1st National Junior scholarship, $5,000 award, Indianapolis, IN
Harold Rasmussen, 1934 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada.
Stuart W. Hitzelburger, (15) 1934 -2nd national Junior scholarship, $2,000 award, Racine, WI
Dale Miller, 1934 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Portland, OR
Nicholas Dudkoff, 1934 -2nd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Richard Jensen, 1934 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Metuchen, NJ.
Thomas H. Clark (13), 1934 – 3rd national junior scholarship, $1,000 award, Marion, Ohio.
Andre Leprehen (Leprohon) 1934 – 3rd national junior scholar, $1,000 award, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Andrew Walter, 1934 – 4th national junior scholarship, $500 award, Lebanon, PA
Victor De Cenzo, 1934 – 4th national junior scholarship, $500 award, Detroit, MI
Jerome Lanouette, 1934 – 4th national junior scholarship, $500 award, Quebec, Canada.
1935 Senior
Kenneth Jensen, 1935 – 1st national senior scholarship, $5,000 award, Metuchen, NJ
Ralph H. Munson, 1935 – 1st National senior scholarship, $5,000 award, St. Paul, MN
Mervyn Reilly, 1935 – 1st National senior scholarship, $5,000 award, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
1935 Junior
John Imbody (15) 1935 -1st national junior scholarship. $5,000 award, Marion, Ohio.
Francis Gadd, 1935- 1st national junior scholarship, $5,000 award, Park Water, Spokane, WA
Robert M. Rasmussen, 1935 – 1st national junior, $5,000 award, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
1936 Senior
Henry Byron Larzelere (19) 1936 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Flint, MI (coach).
Ralph B. Schreiber (18) 1936 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Fairbault, MN (coach).
1936 Junior
John (James) H. Doney (16) 1936 – 1st national junior scholarship, $5,000 award, Seattle, WA.
Ralph Kyllonen (16) 1936 – 1st national Junior scholarship, $5,000 award, Monessen, PA.
Coaches and Model Cars 1937, 1946 and 1947
1937 Senior
Charles Bangert (19) 1937 – 1st national senior scholarship, $5,000, London, OH (model car)
Edward F. Sendek (19) 1937 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Monessen, PA (coach)
1937 Junior
Theodore “Teddy” Mandel (14) 1937 -1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Detroit, MI
Orville G. Backey (15) 1937 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Sheboygan, WI (coach)
1946 Senior
Vincent J. Rauth, 1946 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, York, Nebraska (19) car
Leo C. Peiffer, 1946 – 1St National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Cedar Rapids, IA, (17) coach
Walter Edwin Roth, 1946 2nd national senior scholarship, $3,000 award, Detroit, MI (18) coach
David Wayne Whitman, 1946 – 2rd national senior scholarship $2,000 award, Jackson, MI (18) car
1946 Junior
Roger H. Oetting, 1946 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Detroit, MI (age 14) coach
Eugene F. Schwietz, 1946 -2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, St. Paul, MN (15) coach
Virgil Max Exner, Jr., 1946 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, South Bend, IN (age 13) car
Robert J. Hartlieb, 1946 – 1st National Junior scholarship, $4,000 award (tie), Allentown, PA (age 15) car
Charles Clayton Bradley, 1946- 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, South Bend, IN (14) car
1947 Senior
Charles M. Jordan (19) 1947 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Whittier, CA (model car)
William Bowman (17) 1947 – 2nd national senior scholarship, $3,000 award, Los Angeles (Bell), CA (coach)
Donald A. Stumpf (19) 1947 – 2nd National Senior scholarship, $2,000 award, Buffalo NY (model car)
Michael Welther (16) 1947 -1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award (GM son), Detroit, MI (coach)
Donald F. Schonholtz (18) 1947-1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award (dupl.), Hutchinson, KS (coach)
1947 Junior
James F. Mariol (15) 1947 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Canton, OH (car)
Douglas C. Brown (12) 1947 -2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Hatboro, PA (coach)
Philip J. Rauth (14) 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, York, Nebraska.(car)
John R. Chadima 1947- National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award (dupl.), Cedar Rapids, IA (coach)
Robert Welther (15) 1947 -1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award (GM son), Detroit, MI age 15 (coach)
1948 Senior
Harvey E. Whitman (18) 1948 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Jackson, MI.
Howard H. Eichen, (17) 1948 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, San Francisco, CA.
Leon P. Levand (19) 1948 – 3rd national senior scholarship, $2,000 award, Washington DC.
Howard K. Graves (20) 1948 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, South Bend IN.
1948 Junior
Thomas C. Goad (16) 1948 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award (GM son), Birmingham, MI
Ronald W. Johnson (16) 1948 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award (dupl., Portland, OR
Harold L. Simon (16) 1948 -2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, San Antonio, TX
Paul E. Jaquish II (14) 1948 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Saginaw, MI.
Richard A. Norton (16) 1948 – 4th National Junior scholarship, $1,000 award, Chicago, IL
1949 Senior
Elia “Russ” Russinoff, (18) 1949 – 1st national senior scholarship, $4,000 award (GM son), Detroit, MI
Howard Assel (19) 1949 – 1st national senior scholarship, $4,000 award (dupl.), Canton, Ohio
Bertrand “Bert” Ray, 1949 – 2nd national senior scholarship, $3,000 award, Austin, TX
Herbert Gray (19) 1949 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Wisdom, KY (dupl.)
Robert Cihi, 1949 – 3rd national senior scholarship, $2,000 award, Yonkers, NY.
Lew Wallace Jacobs III, 1949 – 4th national senior scholarship, $1,000 award, Fayette, MO.
1949 Junior
William A. Ogram, 1949 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Tallahassee, FL
Clair P Smith, Jr. (15) 1949 – 2nd National Junior scholarship, $3,000 award, York, PA
Gale P. Morris, 1949 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, (dupl.), Portland, OR (age 13)
Roger D. Teter, 1949 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Elkins, WV (GM son) age 14.
Robert Meditz, 1949- 4th national junior scholarship, $1,000 award, Malvern, NY.
1950 Senior
Robert A. Cadaret (19) 1950 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Los Angeles, CA
Forbes R. Powell (18) 1950 – 2nd national senior scholarship, $3,000 award, Ardmore, PA
Albert M. Mandel (18) 1950 -3rd national senior scholarship, $2,000 award, Detroit, MI.
James A. Fishback (19) 1950- 4th national senior scholarship, $1,000 award, Harrisonburg, VA
1950 Junior
Ronald C. Hill (15) 1950 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Los Angeles, CA.
Elbert Valentine (16) 1950 – 2nd national junior scholarship, $3,000 award, Detroit, MI.
Kenneth J. King (15) 1950 – 3rd national junior scholarship, $2,000 award, Wilmington, DE.
Benjamin B. Taylor (15) 1950 – 4th National Junior Scholarship. $1,000 award, Maple, NC.
1951 Senior
Paul H. Richardson (19) 1951 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Red Wing, MN.
Webster S. Benner (17) 1951 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Lakeland, FL.
Edward F. Taylor (16) 1951 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Oklahoma City, OK.
Hugh D. von Delden (19) 1951 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Highland Pk., CA.
1951 Junior
Gordon D. Williams (14) 1951 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Highland Pk., CA.
Leonard C. Bellanca (14) 1951 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Wilmington, DE.
Anthony S. Hendrick (15) 1951 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Rockville Center, NY
Fenton L. Bagley (15) 1951 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Van Wert, Ohio
1952 Senior
William D. Morgan (19) 1952 -1st National senior scholarship, $4,000 award, New Albany, IN.
Clare N. Mahannah (19) 1952 – 2nd National senior scholarship, $4,000 award, St. Paul, MN.
Charles J, Burton (19) 1952 – 3rd National senior scholarship, $4,000 award, Arkansas City, KS.
James R. Powers (18) 1952 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Lubbock, Texas.
1952 Junior
Gerald H. Grabcheski (15) 1952-1st National Junior scholarship, $4,000 award, Elizabeth, NJ.
William A. Keyser, 1952 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, (15), Perrysville, PA.
William Endow (15) 1952- 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Hood River, OR.
Robert C. Relyea (15) 1952 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Delmar, NY.
1953 Senior
Raymond P. Wykes, 1953 -1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Medford, MA
Frank E. Bloemke, 1953 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, St. Louis, MO
Wilfred C. Keagy, 1953 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, New Enterprise, PA
Henry F. Rom, 1953 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Burnsville, MN
1953 Junior
Warren M. Bakken, 1953 – 1st National Junior scholarship, $4,000 award, Grand Forks, ND
Arnold L. Joslin, 1953 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Raleigh, NC
Thomas A. McDonnell, 1953 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Stockton, CA.
Robert H. Leger, 1953 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Sulphur, LA.
1954 Senior
Gary A. Graham (19) 1954 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Bellingham WA
William C. Bailey, 1954 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Kansas City, KS.
Aime S. De Reggi, (19) 1954 – 3nd National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Wilmington, DE
Jerry G. Sutton, 1954 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Fresno, CA
1954 Junior
James C. Fry (15) 1954 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Clinton, IL.
Charles W. Pelly, 1954 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Los Angeles CA
Stanley T. Denek (15) 1954 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Detroit, MI
John W. Bartley, 1954 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Huntington Valley, PA
1955 Senior
Milton J. Antonick (19) 1955 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Mt. Vernon, OH.
Robert F. McDonnell (18) 1955 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Stockton, CA
John Stein (19) 1955 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Chicago, IL.
John E. Holding (18) 1955 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Medford, MA. (4th place tie)
Wallace E. Bakken (18) 1955 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Grand Forks, ND.
1955 Junior
Thomas F. Greene (15) 1955 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Media WA.
Adrian A. Bruno (15) 1955 -2nd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Rochester, NY.
Anthony Caracciolo (15) 1955 -3rd National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Trenton, NJ.
Carl C. Ulmschneider (15) 1954 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $1,000 award, Lodge Pole, NE.
1956 Senior
William A. Moore (19) 1956 -1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Mar Vista, CA.
Murray Milne (19) 1956 -2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award (GM son), Detroit, MI.
Jerry H. Winkley (19) 1956 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, (dupl.) Rollins, MT.
John Jack Pink (19) 1956 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Grosse Pointe Park., MI.
Joseph S. (F.) Greene (19) – 4th National Senior scholarship, $2,000 award, Medina, WA.
1956 Junior
Bryce Arden Miller (15) 1956 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Detroit, MI
Charles S..Winslow (15) 1956 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Springfield, MA
Charles A. Gibilterra (15) 1956 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Los Angeles, CA
Michael E. Barricks (15) 1956 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Chicago, IL
1956 Styling
E. Arthur Russell (18) 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Los Angeles, CA.
Richard R. Sylvester (18) 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Lynnville, IA.
David W. Cosper (19) 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, South Bend, IN.
Herman I. Rauth (18) 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, York, NE.
Gary A. Grabowski, 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Denver, CO.
David H. Koto (18) 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Birmingham, MI.
Craig E. Hodgetts (19) 1956 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award (GM son), Cincinnati, OH.
Thomas O. Montemurro (17) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Kenosha, WI.
Raymond C. Fry (19) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award (dupl.), Akron, OH.
David D. Cano (19) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Phoenix, AZ.
Andris Strelnieks (19) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Indianapolis, IN.
Donald Fisher (19) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Erie, PA.
Source: Complete 1956 Guild National Awards reported by “The Times-Independent” newspaper, Moab Utah August 9, 1956.
1957 Senior
E. Arthur Russell, 1957 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Los Angeles, CA. (19)
William F. Marks, 1957 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Twin Falls, ID. (19)
Ricard R. Sylvester, 1957 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Lynnville, IA. (18)
David H. Koto, 1957 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Birmingham, MI.
1957 Junior
Daniel C. Greene (15) 1957 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Medina, WA
Barry E. Herr, 1957 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, St. Louis, MO
John B. Di Ilio, 1957 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, (dupl.) College Station, PA.
Malvin E. Meador, 1957 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award (GM son), Denver, CO.
Chris Pappas (15) 1957 – 4th National junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Youngstown, OH.
1957 Styling
Paul Tatseos, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Boston, MA
Norman B. Law, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Miami, FL
Terry R. Henline (17) 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Neligh, NE
James T. Sampson (18) 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Jackson, MI
Tony Joy, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Youngstown, OH.
Gerald A. Luedtke, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (20)
Patrick O. McKittrick, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Indianapolis, IN
Herbert L. Adams III, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Chicago, IL
Tony Bell, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Abilene, TX
Alton Johnson, 1957 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Melrose, LA
1958 Senior
James T. Sampson (19) 1958 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Jackson, MI
Terry R. Henline (18) 1958 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Lincoln, NE.
Paul Tatseos, 1958 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Boston, MA.
Kenneth H. Kaiser, 1958 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Tacoma, WA.
1958 Junior
Roger E. Ingalls, 1958 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Portland, ME.
Gary W. Law (15) 1958 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award¸ Miami, FL.
Kenny G. Saylor, 1958 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Allen Park, Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Ferraioli (15) 1958 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Brooklyn, NY.
1958 Styling
Gerald A. Simone, 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Providence, RI.
John M. Sparnicht, 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Hempstead, NY.
David C. Byram, 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, age 19, St. Paul, MN.
Walter F. O’Neill (20) 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Springfield, NJ.
Daniel Braun, 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Fond du Lac, WI.
Norbert C. Ostrowski (20) 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Oak Park, Michigan.
Peter Soroos (18) 1958 National Styling Scholarship $1,000 award, Detroit, MI
Norman J. Greene, 1958 National Styling scholarship, $1,000 award, Medina WA
Joseph H. Kempf (16) 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Speedway, IN.
Albert Wignall (19) 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Jackson, Mississippi.
Robert J. Eckholm, 1958 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Elmhurst, Illinois.
Senior 1959
Frederick W. Parker, 1959 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Lexington, MA.
William R. Molzon, 1959 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, from Ohio.
Albert H. Wignall, 1959 -2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award,
Gary B. Robertson, 1959 – 3rd National Senior scholarship, $3,000 award, (age 20)
William D. Scott, 1959 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Acton, IN
1959 Junior
Robert Jackson (15) 1959 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Livonia, MI.
William L. Ferraioli (15) 1959 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Brooklyn, NY.
George E. Lawson (15) 1959 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Susanville, CA.
Raymond M. Craun (15) 1959 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Camden, SC.
1959 Styling
Victor M. Bogdan, 1959 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Detroit, MI.
Richard W. Smith, 1959 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, West Virginia.
Note: 8 others missing
1960 Senior
Peter G. Wiinikka (20) 1960 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Stockton, CA.
Ronald C. Pellman, (19) 1960 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Snyder, NY. (19)
Robert E. Cass (17) 1960 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Kirkwood, MO.
Daniel E. Braun (19) 1960 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Fond du Lac, WI.
1960 Junior
Thomas J. Ferraioli (15) 1960- 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Brooklyn, NY.
Ace Edward Fogarty (16) 1960 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award (dupl.), Sarasota, FL.
Donald F. Held, 1960 – 2nd national Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award (GM son), Livonia, MI.
Richard S. Wehrman (16) 1960 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, St. Louis, MO.
Eugene G. Simone (16) 1960 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Providence, RI.
1960 Styling
Robert G. Aikins (17) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Suitland or College Park, MD
Thomas L. De Fazio (20) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Philadelphia, PA (age 19)
Allan L. Flowers (19) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Ft. Wayne, IN.
Darwin Hawthorne (19) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Greggton, Texas.
Richard Lee Beck (17) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Louisville, KY.
Newell G. Bringhurst (18) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Midvale, UT.
Robert G. Sirna, 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award (GM son), Fenton, MI.
Richard K. Held (19) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award (GM son), Livonia, MI.
Donald R. Shriner (17) 1960 national Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Allison Park, PA.
Barry E. Pedersen (19) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Poulsbo, Washington
William Hope (17) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Albuquerque, NM
Dennis Piazkiewicz (19) 1960 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Chicago, IL.
1961 Senior
Ronald J. Will (18) 1961 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Hobart, IN (18)
Alexander Nagy (18) 1961 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Glendora, CA.
Richard K. Held (20) 1961 -3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award (GM son), Livonia, MI.
Lonzo Travis Kirkland (20) 1961 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award (dupl.) Starke, FL.
Linden Harding (21) 1961 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000, South Sioux Falls City, NE.
*1961 Class Photo and Caption: 1960-1961 Scholarship Award Winners, Official Guildsman Newsletter.
Detroit Free Press July 19, 1961 suggested Victor Bogdan was the recipient of $3,000 senior duplicate award in light of Richard K. Held being GM son. Bogdan may have been too old by 1961.
1961 Junior
Anthony V. Simone (15) 1961 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Providence, RI.
George Hall (15) 1961 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Pomona, CA.
James W. Green (15) 1961 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Atwood, Ohio.
John T. Marvin (16) 1961 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award (GM son), Detroit, MI
John D. Marasa 1961 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, St. Louis, MO.
*1961 Class Photo and Caption: 1960-1961 Scholarship Award Winners, Official Guildsman Newsletter.
Detroit Free Press July 19, 1961 suggested Gerald Forcier was the recipient of $3,000 senior duplicate award in light of John T. Marvin being GM son.
1961 Styling
Joseph B. Arnold, 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Atlanta, GA.
Gregory Mikeo (17) 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Grindstone, PA.
Kaizo Oto, 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Fresno, CA.
George W. Ptaszek, 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Providence, RI
Patrick B. Saturday 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Michigan City, IN
Harry E. Schoepf, 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Manchester, NH.
Robin B. Wilson, 1961 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Oregon
1962 Senior
Roy R. Dickey (21) 1962 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Kansas City, MO.
Thomas L. Covert, 1962 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Michigan City, IN
Kaizo Oto, 1962 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Fresno, CA.
Allan L. Flowers, 1962 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award (dupl.), Ft. Wayne, IN
Harold A. Kram (20) 1962 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award (GMI student), Clayton MO.
1962 Junior
Kernie D. Erickson (15), 1962 -1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Wichita, KS.
Raymond C. Cannara, 1962 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award (dupl.), St. Petersburg, FL.
David R. Morgan 1962 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award (GM son), Fairview Pk. OH
Richard S. Wehrman, 1962- 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award (dupl.), St. Louis, MO.
Robert Olszewski (15) 1962 -3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award (GM son), Flint, MI.
William G. Schaeffer, 1962 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award (dupl.), Davenport, IA.
Donald Collyer, 1962 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Menlo Park, CA.
1962 Styling
Michael R. “Bobby” D’Mura (18) 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Flagstaff, AZ.
Ronald R. “Ronnie” Steinhilber (18) 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Wayne, NJ.
Jerome Grunstad, 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award,
Paul H. Peterson, 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award,
Reynald L. Chaput (20) 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Los Angeles (Bell), CA.
Philip D. (E.) Bonine (20) 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Cassopolis, MI
Michael A. Bruckdorfer (20) 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, St. Louis, MO
Richard J. Johnson 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award,
Wade H. Barrineau 1962 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award,
1963 Senior
Robert E. Davids (19) 1963-1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Del Mar, CA (age 19).
David J. Goetz (21) 1963 – 2nd National Senior scholarship, $4,000 award, Davenport, IA.
George W. Ptaszek 1963 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Providence, RI.
Robert G. Aikins (20) 1963 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Suitland, MD.
1963 Junior
Richard A. Pietruska (16) 1963 – 1st National junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Stamford.
Raymond E. Hagen, 1963 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, New Brighton, MN
Stephen K. Lauderback (16) 1963 – 3rd National Junior Scholar, $3,000 award (GM son), Kettering OH.
Ted L. Aldave 1963 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award (dupl.), Susanville, CA.
Donald E. Schaeffer (13) 1963 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Davenport, IA
1963 Styling
Barry Raphael Axelrod (17) 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Los Angeles, CA.
James S. Bieck, 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, San Gabriel, CA
Bonner W. Griner, 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Hialeah, FL
Ronald R. Klawitter, 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Peoria, IL.
Burnic M. Owens, 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award. Georgetown, SC
Walter Mac Stewart, 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Fairmont, WV
Kenneth C. Swenson (20) 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Flint, MI
Michael L. Burns (Mike Burns), 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Seattle, WA
Michael C. Meldrum (16) 1963 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Fair Haven, MI
Rodney S. White (17) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Nashville, TN
Other 1963 National Winners, Unknown Award
Correct name Robert K. Lee, of New York or Nevada
1964 Senior
Thomas H. Semple, 1964 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Medford, OR
Michael B. Antonick, 1964 – 2nd National senior scholarship, $4,000 award, Mt Vernon, OH (19)
Richard L. Beck (20) 1964 -3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Louisville KY (20)
Michael S. Reese, 1964 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Long View, Texas (age 16)
1964 Junior
Richard R. John, 1964 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Arlington VA. (13)
John M. D’Mura, 1964 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Flagstaff, AZ. (13)
Melvin B. (F.) Gable, 1964 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, Gig harbor, WA
Walter E. Peeler, 1964 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Anderson, IN (15)
1964 Styling
Geza A. Loczi, 1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Scottsdale, AZ
Rowland Kanner, 1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Alabama.
Richard Ray, 1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Hazel Park, MI
Dennis Dean Bibler,1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Johnston, IA
Ronald E. Pietruska (15) 1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Stamford, CT
Joseph W. Cantalano, 1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Cheektowaga, NY
Joel Shusman (16) 1964 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Long Meadows, MA
1965 Senior
Geza A. Loczi (21) 1965 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000, Scottsdale, AZ (21)
Paul H. Peterson, 1965 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000, Pittsburgh, PA (20)
Tom Strine (21) 1965 – 3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000, Mansfield, OH
Jeffrey B. Wehking (21) 1965 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Ypsilanti, MI.
1965 Junior
Dwight G. Conger (15) 1965 – 1st National Junior scholarship, $5,000 award, Grosse Pointe, MI
Michael A. Pietruska (12), 1965 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 (dupl.), Stamford, CT
James E. Cotter, 1965 (15) – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000, Mansfield, OH (GM son)
Kenneth C. Wehrman (14) 1965 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, St. Louis, MO.
1965 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award
1965 Styling
Kenneth A. Kelly, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, St. Petersburg, FL
Frederick J. “Bud” Magaldi, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Malden, MA
George S. Prentice (21) 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Columbus, Ohio.
Glenn R. Hagen (16) 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, New Brighton, MN
H. John Hambrock, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Ft. Peirce, FL
John Barbour, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Minneapolis MN
James Hammang, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Illinois.
Jared T. Kanemaru, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Wahiawa, Hawaii.
Stephen M. Paulson, 1965 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Upton, MA
1966 Senior
Ovid Osborn Ward (21) 1966 -1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Roanoke, VA.
John M. Mellberg (20) 1966 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Park Ridge, IL.
Kenneth A. Kelly (18) 1966 -3rd National Senior Scholarship, $3,000 award. St. Petersburg, FL.
Joseph Wayne D’Mura (20) 1966 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, East Gary, IN.
1966 Junior
Dale A. Gnage (15) 1966 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Rochester, NY.
Bruno N. Botterelli (16) 1966 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Chicago, IL.
Lawrence T. Hagen (13) 1966 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award, New Brighton, MN.
Leonard A. Constance (15) 1966 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Flint, MI (GM son).
Carl L. LaRoche (15) 1966 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award (dupl.), Franklin, NH.
1966 Styling
John F. Faust, 1966 National Styling Scholarship, Junior Division, $1,000 award, Lapel, IN.
Michael G. Czyzewski (17) 1966 National Styling Scholar., Senior Division, $1,000 award, Detroit, MI.
Lance D. Prom, 1966 National Styling Scholarship, Senior Division, $1,000 award, Vancouver, WA,
Karlin S. Wong, 1966 National Styling Scholarship, Senior Division, $1,000 award, Torrance, CA.
Frederick Duddles, 1966 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Highland Park, MI
Kenneth S. Sterns, 1966 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000, Cranston, RI (20)
William John Lewandoski (21) National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Austin,TX.
1967 Senior
David C. Goelz 1967 1st – National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, age 20, Burbank, CA.
Stephen M. Paulson 1967 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award,
Jerome A. Svitek, 1967 – 3rd National Senior scholarship, $3,000 award, age 20, Celina, OH.
Ronald E. Pietruska, 1967 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, age 18, Stamford, CT.
1967 Junior
John F. Faust (15) 1967 -1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Lapel, IN.
Roger Bartlett (15) 1967 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Des Moines, Iowa.
1967 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award,
David G. Catalano 1967 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, Cheektowaga, NY, age 13.
1967 Styling
Robert W. Lawhn, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000, age 20, Houston, TX.
George F. Stosky (16) 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, age 16, Salem or Warren, OH.
Terry P. Graboski 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000, Miami FL.
Allen Hess, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, age 20, Salt Lake City, UT.
(Also, common name: Allen Hess 1967 Morgan UT or West Chester PA)
John A. Lewis, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award and Third State Indiana, Senior Division, $50 cash award, Indianapolis, IN. (deceased)
Dennis A. Little, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Ohio. (3rd state Ohio award winner)
Spencer L. Mackay, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, California, age 17.
James W. Stengle, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Enid OK.
Larry K. Eby, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Takoma, WA.
Bruce Claypool, 1967 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Burbank, CA.
1968 Senior
Grant L. Onnie (18) 1968 – 1st National Senior Scholarship, $5,000 award, Highland Park MI
Larry K. Eby, 1968 – 2nd National Senior Scholarship, $4,000 award, Takoma, WA
George F. Stosky (17) 1968 – 3rd National Senor Scholarship, $3,000 award, Salem, OH.
Steward D. Reed, 1968 – 4th National Senior Scholarship, $2,000 award, age 20, Traverse City, MI.
1968 Junior
Mike H. Steed (14) 1968 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award (dupl.), Portland, OR.
David C. Constance 1968 – 1st National Junior Scholarship, $5,000 award, age 15, Flint MI (GM son)
Peter Porvanznik, 1968 – 2nd National Junior Scholarship $4,000 award, age 15, Hastings, MN.
Keith P. Wohland, 1968 – 3rd National Junior Scholarship, $3,000 award,
John A. Dulac, 1968 – 4th National Junior Scholarship, $2,000 award, age 13, White River Junction, VT
Joe A. Stengle (15) 1968 – 4th National junior Scholarship, $2,000 duplicate award, age 15, Enid, OK.
1968 Styling
Tom W. Graboski, 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Miami, FL.
Edmund H. Anthon III (19) 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Akron, OH (deceased).
Robert L. Menking, 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, age 20, Round Top, TX.
John P. Rozsypal, 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award. age 17, Flint, MI.
Philip J. Yurow, 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, age 19, Highland Park, MI.
Mark D. Mazanski (16) 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Union City, CT
Bernard J. “Bernie” Breuer, 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Wisconsin.
David J. Kirkland, 1968 National Styling Scholarship, $1,000 award, Starke, Florida.
REFERENCES/SOURCES:
1931 National coach competition winners, Photo and caption, Book 1, page 33.
1932 Photo of National winners and caption; “Model Coach Makers Awarded Scholarships at Detroit,” The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, August 29, 1932.
1932 National winner names; “Canadian Boys Head Parade,” The Leader-Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, August 23, 1932
1933 Photo and caption; National Scholarship winners, “Scholarships are Awarded,” The Victoria Daily Times, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
1933 Photo and caption; National Scholarship winners with William A. Fisher, The Boston Globe, Boston, MA, August 21, 1933.
1934 National Scholarship winners named; “Scholarship Is Awarded to Marion Boy,” The Marion Star, Marion Ohio, August 23, 1934.
1934 National Scholarship winners named; “Montreal Youths Share Big Prized,” Nicholas Dudkoff, Verdun, Awarded $2,000 and Andre Leprehen $1,000, 1934 article, unknown name newspaper.
1935 National scholarship winners named; “Young Craftsmen Convene in Quebec,” The Boston Globe, Boston MA August 23, 1935.
1935 National scholarship winners named; “Skilled Craftsmen Due in City Today for Guild Meeting,” The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 21, 1935.
1936 National Scholarships winners named: “Four Youthful Coach Builders Get $5,000 Scholarships at Cleveland, by C.L. Kern, The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis IN, August 27, 1936.
1936 National Scholarship winners named; University Scholarships of $5,000 each Bestowed on Four Youths, Lansing State Journal, Lansing, MI.
1937 National Scholarship winners named; “Fisher Announces Four Scholarships,” Detroit newspaper, 1937 (day unknown).
1937 National Scholarship winners named; “$5,000 Scholarships Awarded Four Boys for Model Cars,” by James T. Sullivan, The Boston Globe., Boston MA, September 1, 1937. (2 car and 2 coach)
1946 National Scholarship winners named; “Popular Mechanics” magazine, October 1946.
1947 National Scholarship and Regional winners named; “Contest Winners Visit Detroit,” The Call-Leader, Elwood, Indian August 25, 1947.
1947 National Scholarship winners named; “Coach Contest Winners Listed by Fisher Body, “August 25, 1947.
1948 National Scholarship winners named with 3 photo; “Fisher Rewards Boys,” Detroit Free Press, August 25, 1948.
1949 National Scholarships winners named; (article with photos of Elia “Russ” Russinoff of Detroit and other top senior scholarship winners was sent to Chris Shires at Gilmore. Presumably article was from Detroit News, date unknown as Russinoff was from Detroit.
1949 Walter C. Leuschner, Obituary, FBCG, miniature model coach designer, founder, Judge, leader, January 29, 1949.
1949 National scholarship winner named; “$3,000 Award is Won by Wisdom, Kentucky Boy (Herbert Gray (age 19)), “The Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY, August 25,1949.
1950 National Scholarship winners named; “2 Detroiters Win Fisher Scholarships,” Detroit Free Press, August 18, 1950.
1951 National Scholarship winners named; “Eight Share $20,000 in Model Car Contest,” Detroit Free Press, Detroit MI, August 15, 1951.
1952 National Scholarship Winners named; Article Title Unknown, Detroit Free Press, August 20, 1952.
1953 National Scholarship winners provided by Wilfred C. Keagy Collection, 1953 national winner.
1954 GM Fisher Body Car Show booklet (hand-out) with 1954 national winners and their models.
1954 Audio Recording, 78 rpm record to DVD, NBC-TV July 20, 1954.
1955 Memo from Anthony Caracciolo with 1955 national winners and their awards and reference “Young Men” magazine, February 1956.
Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 5, May-June 1955
Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4.
Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1.
1956 National and Styling Scholarship winners named; “$43,000 in Scholarships Awarded by Fisher Body,” by Fisher Body, The Times-Independent, Moab UT, August 9, 1956.
1956 Photo of National Winners and caption, Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 4., No 2.
1956 Photo of National Winners and caption, Book 1, page 191
1957 Photo of National Winners and caption, Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 1., Convention Issue.
1957 National Styling Scholarship winners, Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 2 Nov.-Dec. 1957
1957 Photo of National Winners and caption, Book 1, Page 196
Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 3 Jan.-Feb 1958.
1958 National and Styling Scholarship winners, Guildsman Newsletter, Vol. 6, No. 1.
1959 National Scholarship winners named; “Livonia Youth, 15, Wins Top Model – Car Award,” Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI July 29, 1959.
1960 National Scholarship winners named; “Livonia Brothers Win $5,000 in Fisher Contest,” Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI July 27, 1960.
1961 Photo of National Winners and Caption, John T. Marvin’s brother gave to J. Jacobus at the Gilmore 4/7/19.
1962 Various 1962 newspaper articles : Tampa Bay Times (Cannara), Quad-City Times (Schaeffer), St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Harold A. Kram, Jr. and Roy R. Dickey), Arizona Daily (Bobby D’Mura), Detroit Free Press (Bonine, Olszewski, Dickey and Erickson)), The News (Steinhilber), News-Journal (David R. Morgan) and the Journal and Courier (Covert and Flowers).
1963 International Model Builder’s Museum in Sandy UT had copies of Press Releases for 21 of the 1963 national scholarship winners.
1963 National Scholarship winners named; Unknown Title, by Fred Olmsted, Free Press Automotive Writer, Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI July 31, 1963.
1964, 1965, 1967 and 1968 – Research by Jeanie Jacobus using www.newspapers.com. Various period-vintage newspaper articles. McFarland Guild Books 1 & 2; FBCG : An Illustrated History & Inside the FBCG. Guild Mailing Lists, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Reunions and online Bio Sketch notes.
1966 Photo of National winners and caption, Guild Book 1, page 112