Association of Progressive Rental Organizations

Congratulations to this Year’s Scholarship Recipients!

2015 Scholarship winners
2015 Scholarship winners Sage Buchanan, Coltin Griffith and Mary Cleek with their family members at Fuse’16: APRO’s National Convention and Trade Show
APRO, TRIB, the Tennessee Rental Dealers Association and the Florida Rental Dealers Association awards over 50 students with more than $100,000 worth of college scholarships. The following are listed by association scholarship amount. APRO, TRIB, TRDA and FRDA each funded this year’s education scholarship foundation. APRO Scholarship Recipients: $4,000.00 Jacob Adams Harrison Daniel Shelby Daniel Kiersten Hartley $3,000.00 Elizabeth Lytton $2,500.00 Hannah Hogan $2,000.00 Lydia Allen Andrew Busch John Cleek III Mary Cleek Erin Conachen Tyler Davis Sydney Denman Trevor Dobbs Jacob Furtney Faith Jennings Za’Kazia Morgan Alec Rotert Alana Stewart $1,500.00 Matthew Alberta Nikki Bagoly Alexis Cherry Adam Estep Margaret Gallagher Zach Hyden Giovanni Knight Madeline Lacey Jordan Levy Katrena Martin Austin Maxwell Javontay Moss Alexis Nixon Willard Page Leslie Phelps Lindsay Pristou Laresa Rayner Sean Reed Katelyn Romero Elyse Serrano Marissa Shutt Amber Sigmon Rachel  Sprayberry Adrianna Vasquez Sara Waldbauer Braeden Westhusing Matthew Whittenberg Alyssa Williams Madison Williams $1,000.00 Abigail Wallace $500.00 Nick Elkik Michaela Peterson TRIB Scholarship Recipients: $2,500.00 Atyrus McDonald $2,000.00 Michaela Peterson $1,500.00 Sage Buchanan Nick Elkik Jacob Marcum $1,000.00 Caitlin Miller Abigail Wallace TRDA Scholarship Recipients: $2,500.00 Alexis Doroba Claude Ford Hannah Hogan FLRDA Scholarship Recipients: $2,000.00 Caitlin Miller Abbey Tomaszewski

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Mike Tissot

Countryside Rentals Inc., dba Rent-2-Own

Mike grew up in the rent-to-own industry under the guidance of his father, former APRO President and RTO legend Darrell Tissot. For nearly 25 years, Mike’s innovative leadership has helped expand the family business to more than 40 stores across Ohio and Kentucky while also shaping the industry as a whole.

He has served as President of the Ohio Rental Dealers Association, an APRO board member and Treasurer, and President and Treasurer of the TRIB Group. His contributions have earned him the APRO President’s Award of Excellence and the title of APRO Rental Dealer of the Year.

Outside of RTO, Mike enjoys time at the lake house or in Orange Beach, Alabama, with his girlfriend, Angela Strong McCool. A passionate Cincinnati Reds fan, he rarely misses a game, whether watching or listening alongside his parents. He also takes every opportunity to visit Arizona, where his daughter is currently attending Arizona State University.