Thomas VanHorn is the first in Arizona to receive a Work Ethic Scholarship from Mike Rowe Works Foundation. The Academy of Building Industries and Mohave College graduate is one of only 526 students selected in 2025 from qualifying programs across the country.
From left, Academy of Building Industries Mike Rowe Foundation certified teacher Michelle Trautwein, AOBI and Mohave College graduate Thomas VanHorn and AOBI Superintendent Jean Thomas recently celebrated VanHorn’s receipt of a Mike Rowe Works Foundation scholarship, the first awarded in Arizona.

Thomas VanHorn is the first in Arizona to receive a Work Ethic Scholarship from Mike Rowe Works Foundation. The Academy of Building Industries and Mohave College graduate is one of only 526 students selected in 2025 from qualifying programs across the country.
From left, Academy of Building Industries Mike Rowe Foundation certified teacher Michelle Trautwein, AOBI and Mohave College graduate Thomas VanHorn and AOBI Superintendent Jean Thomas recently celebrated VanHorn’s receipt of a Mike Rowe Works Foundation scholarship, the first awarded in Arizona.
FORT MOHAVE — Once a year, Mike Rowe Works Foundation looks for hardworking men and women who show up early and stay late to keep the lights on, water running and air flowing.
Thomas VanHorn is the first in Arizona to receive a Work Ethic Scholarship from the foundation that recognizes and rewards excellence in work ethic. The Academy of Building Industries and Mohave College graduate is one of only 526 students selected in 2025 from qualifying programs across the country.
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