The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF), the charitable affiliate of APTA, will honor 14 scholarship recipients at its 2013 Gala, 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, during the Annual Meeting in Chicago.

The ceremony, hosted by the APTF Board of Directors, will feature the scholarship presentations and informal comments from the winners regarding their career aspirations in public transportation.

This year, APTF will award its newest named scholarship, the Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG)/Janie Wulkan Memorial Scholarship, for the first time to a female applicant committed to a career in public transportation. The BMBG and Alan ­Wulkan, senior vice president HDR/InfraConsult, and member of the APTA Executive Committee and BMBG, each contributed $50,000 to co-establish the scholarship, named in honor of Wulkan’s late wife.

The cost is $100 per person. To purchase tickets, visit the APTF website and click on “Get Your Tickets Here” under APTF Gala 2013. Proceeds benefit the APTF scholarship fund and are tax deductible to the legal extent allowable.

Founded in 1988, APTF has as its mission to increase and retain the number of young professionals pursuing careers in public transportation. It has awarded more than 125 scholarships to date.

For more information, contact Pam Boswell.