ReMA PSI Chapter Awards 21 Scholarships, Debuts Nini Krever Academic Award

The ReMA Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapteris awarding $55,000 to 21 students in its annual scholarship program, matching its record total from last year. This year's scholarship total includes one $5,000 grand-prize scholarship and 20 $2,500 merit scholarships. Notably, 2026 marks the debut of the Nini Krever Award for Academic Excellence, which is the PSI Chapter's grand-prize scholarship. The award is named in honor of Nini Krever of The Wilmington Group, who has served as PSI's Scholarship Committee Chair for decades and who continues to lead the program.

The 2026 winners, along with their sponsoring ReMA/PSI Chapter member company/location and the school they will attend, are as follows:

$5,000 Nini Krever Award for Academic Excellence Winner

• Anya Muminovic, Sonoco Recycling (Raleigh, N.C.); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$2,500 Merit Scholarship Winners

• Arian Arvandi, CellMark (Shelton, Conn.); University of Toronto or Imperial College London
• Lauren Bailey, Smurfit Westrock (Chattanooga, Tenn.); Lee University (Cleveland, Tenn.)
• Mia Beeler, Pratt Recycling (Conyers, Ga.); Georgia College & State University (Milledgeville, Ga.)
• Comauri Bryant, Graphic Packaging International (Macon, Ga.); Middle Georgia State niversity (Macon, Ga.)
• Taylor Chisholm, Pratt Industries (Staten Island, N.Y.); Fordham University (Bronx, N.Y.)

• Anthony Costanzo, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions (Norwalk, Conn.); University of North Texas (Denton, Texas)
• Christopher DiPlacido, Pioneer Industries International (Kinnelon, N.J.); Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.)
• Kyndal Fox, Bloomberg LP (Wilmington, N.C.); Cape Fear Community College & University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Alexander Hicks, Pratt Industries (Conyers, Ga.); University of Georgia (Athens, Ga.)
• Ryan Ho, The Wilmington Group (Parsippany, N.J.); New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, N.J.)
• Lilly Krasinski, Smurfit Westrock (Marietta, Ga.); Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Ga.)
• Bella Lowry, International Paper (Memphis, Tenn.); Mississippi State University (Starkville, Miss.)
• Andrew Maloney, International Paper, Cedar River Mill (Cedar Rapids, Iowa); Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa)
• Ivan Mata, PADNOS (Holland Mich.); Adrian College (Adrian, Mich.)
• Bridget Shaffer, International Paper (Prattville, Ala.); University of Oregon (Eugene, Ore.)
• Gabe Shumaker, Circular Services (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Arizona State University (Tempe, Ariz.)
• Collin Sims, Graphic Packaging International (West Monroe, La.); Schreiner University (Kerrville, Texas)
• Chris Taveras, Pratt Industries (Staten Island, N.Y.); Kean University (Union, N.J.)
• Sarah Woodin, Graphic Packaging International (Kalamazoo, Mich.); Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
• Caroline Young, Graphic Packaging International (Macon, Ga.); University of Georgia (Athens, Ga.)

Winning students can use the PSI scholarship funds to pay for certificate or degree programs at technical, trade, and vocational schools as well as two-year or four-year post-secondary institutions.

The PSI scholarship program is open to students who are dependents of employees in the recycling divisions of PSI Chapter member companies (though dependents of company owners or principals are not eligible).