Stiger Technical Scholarship

The field of study I am choosing to pursue is Automotive/ Heavy Medium Diesel Technology also known as Diesel Mechanics at the University of Northwestern Ohio. Afterward, I will be taking their High-Performance Technology courses as well. I have always had a passion for all things automotive from a young age. When I was younger it was mostly street vehicles and high-performance cars such as NHRA and other similar organizations. My interest in diesel didn't start until I was exposed to and around them. This was a truck-pulling event I was invited to by a friend of mine, that already had knowledge of them. Due to attending this event, I gained an interest in the field of diesel. I am passionate about Diesel Mechanics because it is a topic that is a mystery to me. I don't know very much about diesel-powered engines in general nor how they work. I only truly know a few things about them. This includes the use of glow plugs in place of your typical spark plug like you would on a gasoline engine. Along with this you also use different fuels, colored cans, and use of multiple batteries instead of just one. With this being said my lack of knowledge only makes me want to learn about it more. In addition to my willingness to learn the idea of being able to work on something that is bigger in comparison to myself. Diesel engines can be absolutely enormous almost four times the size of a human being, especially with the big truck engines. I find it almost captivating to get to have the opportunity to work on something so large in scale. Being able to begin my career in the diesel field would absolutely be a jump start into future success and countless hours of hard work. This is the critical first of the many stepping stones needed to have a successful career. Along with having a successful career, I would have the opportunity to have an extremely fulfilling work life. This field is not very common for young people to be entering into and is essentially a dying field. In correlation to the lack of people entering, these people are very few and far between will be women making representation in this field even less. However, due to this, the opportunities will be more abundant, and more options along with multiple different pathways for work.