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Tire
Industry Association Foundation Offers Dwight Peel Scholarships Funds Support Student Participation in TIA Certified Commercial Tire Service Instructor Training The Tire Industry Association (TIA) Foundation is offering $1,000 scholarships in memory of an exceptional young man who lost his life with the explosion of a large truck tire. The scholarships are designed to educate commercial tire service technicians to avoid the risks associated with servicing commercial tire and wheel assemblies. With the death of Dwight Peel on June 27, 1998, humanity lost a promising young life. Dwight’s story touches the heart of every parent because he was fatally injured when a truck tire exploded and struck him in the head just two days after his 17th birthday on prom night. Dwight was an honors student, star athlete and student union president who aspired to a career in law enforcement. He worked part-time at a tire dealership in Onoway, Alberta, a rural town outside Edmonton in Canada. The scholarships will be awarded to selected TIA members who meet the qualifications set by the TIA Foundation. Companies must use the scholarship to educate employees about the hazards and regulations related to truck tire and wheel service. Dwight Peel Scholarship winners will use the funds to attend TIA’s Certified Commercial Tire Service Instructor Training Program in Louisville, Kentucky, to cover tuition as well as a portion of travel and lodging expenses. Transportation costs prevent many small commercial truck tire dealers from sending employees to TIA’s Certified Instructor Program. Therefore, the Foundation will award Dwight Peel Scholarships to companies with less than $2 million in sales and no available training assistance from their suppliers. “Companies in rural areas are faced with higher travel costs,” says Tom Raben, TIA President. “These scholarships are designed to make TIA’s premier Certified Instructor Program available to commercial truck tire dealers who otherwise could not afford to attend.” The first of ten Dwight Peel Scholarships were awarded on June 27, 2001, the third anniversary of his tragic death. The Dwight Peel Scholarship Application is available from TIA and can be obtained online or by calling 502-968-8900.
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