The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF), the charitable affiliate of APTA, will honor 18 scholarship recipients at its 2013 Reception, 6-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, during the Annual Meeting in Chicago. The award presentation will be held during the Opening General Session Monday morning.

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. 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 website and click on “Get Your Tickets Here” under APTF Reception 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 Pamela Boswell.