Carson City's Campagni Automotive Group supports student success at WNC
Students at Western Nevada College can count on Carson City Toyota and Campagni Auto Group to support them in their higher education goals at Western Nevada College.
For the seventh consecutive year, Carson City Toyota and the Campagni Auto Group have supported area students pursuing higher education.
Seven students have benefitted from receiving a scholarship from Campagni in 2022-23, including Diego Avina, Erandy Cardenas Avina, Brandon Escobar, Jose Roberto Godinez, Axel Hernandez, Gazille Willis and Jenny Zaragoza Diaz.
Carson City Toyota, part of the Campagni Auto Group, annually provides scholarships to area students to attend Western Nevada College. This financial assistance enables students to pursue their associate degree of choice and careers in auto mechanics.
“The Dick Campagni Automotive Scholarship was created seven years ago to benefit this community by offering local students help in attaining higher education and with the intention of giving these students the best chance of a successful future,” said Jeff Campagni, general manager of the Dick Campagni Auto Group.
As a first-generation college student, Zaragoza Diaz is extremely appreciative of the educational and career opportunities the scholarship provided her.
“Without this scholarship, I would have never been the first-generation Mexican American in my family,” she said. “Not only does it mean a lot to me, but it also means a lot to my family. I am now able to continue my education."
Dick Campagni Auto Group’s dedication and commitment to students seeking higher education goals and professional careers remains steadfast as Carson City Toyota has donated $5,000 to help students attend WNC in fall 2023.
Besides helping high school grads and other auto mechanics students pursue their education goals at WNC, the Campagni Auto Group began providing scholarships for WNC’s Higher Education in Prison program several years ago.
"Campagni Auto Group is leading the way in this community,” said HEP Coordinator Deb Conrad. “They initiated the development of a new program at Northern Nevada Correctional Center, in conjunction with Nevada Department of Corrections, Western Nevada College and Carson Adult High School, to provide a career pathway in the automotive service and repair industry for incarcerated men. Not only did Campagni step forward with the idea, they are providing partnership, expertise and insight as the program moves. “They are also generously providing scholarship funds for incarcerated students who are underserved and often unable to afford to take college courses without financial assistance. This kind of leadership in our community is an inspiration.”
In addition to seeding student success at WNC, the Campagni Auto Group supports the annual WNC Golf for Education Tournament with hole-in-one prizes, including a $10,000 grand prize.
“Western Nevada College cherishes its ongoing partnership with Campagni Auto Group and appreciates the difference its support makes in our students’ lives,” said WNC Foundation Executive Director Niki Gladys.
“Dick Campagni’s team is leading the way in helping students reach for goals that they didn’t think were possible and making it possible for them to become valuable contributors to our communities in the future.”
For information on starting a scholarship in your name, to memorialize a loved one or to simply help change someone’s life, contact WNC Foundation at 775-445-3239 or email niki.gladys@wnc.edu.
In the Photo: Carson City Toyota donated $5,000 to Western Nevada College Foundation for annual student scholarships earlier this month. Pictured, from left, are WNC Interim President Dr. J. Kyle Dalpe, Dana Whaley of Carson City Toyota and WNC Foundation Executive Director Niki Gladys.