Troll Scholarship

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What Is The Troll Scholarship?

Each year, the trustees of the J. Richard Troll Memorial Scholarship Fund grant monetary scholarships to three undergraduate-level college or university students and one graduate-level student of exceptional quality who are majoring in packaging engineering or a related packaging field. The J. Richard Troll Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to honor the memory of the late Mr. J. Richard Troll, a founder of the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters and the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation.

Applications are now open for the 2026 AICC J. Richard Troll Scholarship. The application deadline is Friday, May 29, 2026.

Click here to view application: 2026 Troll Scholarship Application

Students can send their completed application to Chelsea May at cmay@AICCbox.org

2025-2026 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Clayton Gons, Rutgers University – School of Engineering
Second Place: Garrett Belden, Indiana State University
Third Place: Chloe Pound, Appalachian State University

Graduate Student Recipient:

First Place: Tyler Kleinsasser, SD School of Mines & Technology

2024-2025 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Edwin Barrera, University of Texas Arlington
Second Place: Mackenzie Kelley, Clemson University
Third Place: Madison Roberts, Michigan State University

Graduate Student Recipient:

First Place: Tyler Kleinsasser, SD School of Mines & Technology

2023-2024 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Bryanna Thobe, Clemson University
Second Place: Nicole Kelly, Michigan State University
Third Place: Rayna Farkas, California Polytechnic State University

Graduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Jack White, Western Michigan University
Second Place: Prudence Villanueva, Toronto Metropolitan University

2022-2023 Recipients

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Elizabeth Collins, Indiana State University
Second Place: Emily Phu, Rutgers University
Third Place (tie): Kaylena Travitz, Millersville University
Third Place (tie): Lorena Florea, Ryerson University

2021-2022 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

Lauren Toler, Clemson University

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Mary Werner, Clemson University
Second Place: Wallace Layman, North Carolina State University
Third Place: Hannah Emch, Michigan State University

2020-2021 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

Erin Clark, Clemson University

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Jaiden Gorniak, Appalachian State University
Second Place: Jonathan Porter, Virginia Tech
Third Place: Nirav Chhajed, California Polytechnic State University

2019-2020 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

Seena Salehian, California Polytechnic State University

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Erin Wilson, Virginia Tech
Second Place: John Edward Dizon, California Polytechnic State University
Third Place: Morgan Gavin, Clemson University
Third Place: Justin Chan, Ryerson University

2018-2019 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

Eric Brunk, Michigan State University

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Hannah Schultz, Michigan State University
Second Place: Amanda Checkowsky, Michigan State University
Third Place: Austin Liu, Michigan State University

2017-2018 Recipients

Graduate Student Recipient:

Alyssa Harben, Michigan State University

Undergraduate Student Recipients:

First Place: Ryan Knudtson, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Second Place: Trever Gamache, NC State University
Third Place: Lindsay Jessmore, Michigan State University