Hino Trucks announces scholarship recipient

Hino Trucks, Novi, Michigan, has announced the winner of their 2020 Hino Motors Novi Educational Foundation scholarship.

To be eligible for the Hino Motors scholarship, an applicant must be a Novi High School student admitted to a college or university in the fall, complete an essay on what leadership means to them and participate in extracurricular activities.

Out of over 35 students who applied for the scholarship, Vinaayak Puliyadi was chosen as the recipient based on his submission essay and meeting the other requirements. Puliyadi plans to attend Penn State University to study mechanical engineering.

“Thank you to everyone at Hino for creating this opportunity,” he says. “My dreams always lied in learning as much about the world as possible and begin research as a freshman.  Because of this new opportunity, I can finally relieve some of the stress on doing work-study and instead focus more on achieving this goal.  My future goals beyond college will be to change the world we live in with further progressing technology in our vehicles.”  

This is the second year of the scholarship, which is part of a 10-year $25,000 program.

“We have an opportunity and responsibility to empower our young adults in our community especially during this national time of need,” says Joe Whalen, director of human resources for Hino Trucks.  “We are proud of all the Novi community students that have had their senior year cut short.  These accomplished students are continuing to shine and persevere in spite of unprecedented circumstances.”