Dr Pepper & 23XI Racing’s SPEED Institute Announce 2022 Tuition Award Recipients - Speedway Digest

Dr Pepper and 23XI Racing today announced the 23 recipients of the 2022 SPEED Institute Tuition Program. The annual program is designed to provide tuition support and opportunities for students seeking to work in motorsports in a variety of fields, including marketing, communications, human resources, finance, engineering and trade disciplines.

The Dr Pepper and 23XI SPEED Institute tuition program was established in 2021. Since 2008, Dr Pepper has awarded more than $13 million in tuition to deserving students.

“Dr Pepper is thrilled to once again provide tuition support to students in partnership with 23XI Racing’s SPEED Institute,” said Derek Dabrowski, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Juices, Teas, Mixers Keurig Dr Pepper. “This continues a long-standing tradition of Dr Pepper supporting students’ educational goals and Dr Pepper is proud of this inspiring group.”

“When the SPEED Institute was created, the goal was to open doors and create opportunities for students to pursue a career in motorsports,” said 23XI Racing President, Steve Lauletta. “Thanks to the support from Dr Pepper, the 23XI SPEED Institute has been able to provide students over $200,000 in tuition support in just two short years. The program began last year with a well-deserving group of students, and we are excited to again partner with Dr Pepper to provide tuition support for students through the SPEED Institute and 23XI Racing. Congratulations to all the 23 tuition winners and we look forward to hosting two of these talented students for internships at 23XI.”

2022 Dr Pepper $5,000 Tuition Recipients
Name	School	Major
Nicolas Banda	The University of Texas	Corporate Communications
Khristian Black	High Point University	Business Marketing
John Bonney	SUNY, University at Albany	Business Administration; Finance & Business Analytics
Noah Cornelius	Appalachian State University	Communication; Electronic Media/Broadcasting
Jose Flores	Universal Technical Institute	Diesel Technology
Angel Garcia	University of Alabama	Mechanical Engineering
Jadyn Godsey	Morgan State University	Civil Engineering
Kennedy Hutchins	UNC Charlotte	Mass Media Communications
Aruoriwo Igbogidi	Morgan State University	Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nicholas Kadela	High Point University	Sports Management
Deyonna Lansden	Middle Tennessee State University	Sports Management & Journalism
Cameryn Love	North Carolina A&T State University	Bioengineering
Skye Mayo	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Aerospace Engineering
Maxwell Neuwrith	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Communications & Environmental Studies
Kareena Nicholson	Morgan State University	Business & Entrepreneurship
Jocelyn Ramirez	Loyola University of Chicago	Entrepreneurship & Finance
Ursula Rice	University of Alabama Huntsville	Mechanical Engineering
Isaac Soria	Cabrillo College	Civil Engineering
Chi Tran	University of Rochester	Business Marketing
Paula Waldeck	NASCAR Technical Institute	Automotive
Christian Walker	UNC Charlotte	Marketing
Luke Welsh	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Computer Science
Johann Wigginton	Berea College	Technology & Applied Design

The two recipients of the 23XI Racing internship will be announced on a later date.

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