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Oklahoma City’s Tio Chuy’s Auto Sales Award Scholarships in Honor of Family Patriarch.

Last year, Rich Barnard, president and CEO of Tio Chuy’s Auto Sales, LLC surprised his family with a special announcement. Not only was his company starting a scholarship at Moore Norman Technology Center, the scholarship was named after the family patriarch, Joseph R. Barnard.

The Joseph R. Barnard Memorial Scholarship was awarded to six (6) Moore Norman Technology Center students who will each receive a $1000 scholarship. This scholarship will allow our students to purchase tools, pay for certification exams, and cover other expenses that may otherwise present barriers to entering the workforce in their chosen field.

The second group of students to receive the scholarship are; Elizabeth Adams, Surgical Technology; Joshua Ware, Chason Brassfield, and McKenzie Fleehart from Automotive Service Technology; Riley Cole, Aviation Maintenance Technology; Londyn Robb, Esthetics.

Moore Norman Technology Center inducted 353 students into the National Technical Honor Society Wednesday, April 10 at the Franklin Road Campus. All adult and high school career program students are listed in the NTHS Induction Program. The induction ceremony included a drive through celebration with fun activities and food trucks.

"It was incredible to recognize the largest group of MNTC students that qualified for NTHS in a fun atmosphere. We had the best MNTC faculty and staff cheering them on." stated Traci Hopper, CareerTech Student Organization Coordinator. 

Students were nominated by their instructor based on criteria such as academic excellence, attendance, character and work ethic.The National Technical Honor Society honors excellence in workforce education. The society is the acknowledged leader in the recognition of outstanding student achievement in workforce education.