SMA Foundation Announces 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients  

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION—May 20, 2025
SMA Contact: Julie Hagen 
julie@mytexasmover.com 

AUSTIN, TX— Southwest Movers Association (SMA) Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 scholarship recipients. This year, the Foundation awarded six scholarships totaling approximately $30,000 to deserving students affiliated with SMA member companies. Since the scholarship program was established in 2000, the Foundation has awarded $317,000 in scholarships to 133 recipients.  

This year's recipients are:  

B.J. and Michael Andis Legacy Scholarship Recipient
Isabelle Shackleford 
Weatherford College or North Central Texas College 
Brown Box Movers 

Marx Family Moving and Storage Scholarship Recipients 
Alyssa Brade 
University of Mary Hardin Baylor 
Trailblazer Moving and Storage 

Emmerson Hays 
University of Oklahoma 
Hays Bros. Moving 

SMA Trade and Technical Scholarship Recipient 
Cooper Barefoot 
Fayetteville Technical Community College 
Apple Moving   

SMA Scholarships 
Abigail Navarre 
Texas A&M University - Blinn TEAM
Navarre Moving Company 

Madilyn Navarre 
Texas A&M University at College Station 
Navarre Moving Company 

The 2026-2027 scholarship period will open in Spring 2026. For more information on the SMA Foundation Scholarship Program, please visit SMA’s website. 

The SMA Foundation is a non-profit educational, public relations, research and community service organization created to promote the moving industry in Texas. The SMA Foundation Scholarship Program offers financial education assistance to SMA member employers, their employees and their dependents. The foundation also assists in the funding and development of other programs designed to educate and inform movers and the general public about industry issues.