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APTF to Name Scholarship Winners; First ADA, Fran Hooper Scholarships Will Be Awarded
The American Public Transportation Foundation (APTF) will name the inaugural recipients of two new scholarships during special ceremonies Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the association’s upcoming Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
One new scholarship commemorates the 25th anniversary of ADA and the second honors longtime APTA staffer and business member liaison Fran Hooper.
The ADA scholarship will be awarded to a student or public transit professional in an undergraduate or graduate academic discipline who expresses an interest in working to enhance accessible public transportation.
APTF announced the scholarship during the APTA Annual Meeting & EXPO in Houston with a base goal of raising $50,000 and a stretch goal of $100,000. Thanks to the overwhelming support of numerous businesses and individuals, the scholarship exceeded its stretch goal and currently has received more than $112,000 in donations.
Under the leadership of current APTF Chair Huelon A. Harrison, a task force named a steering committee to take the lead on soliciting donations. Steering committee members include longtime industry leaders Shirley A. DeLibero, Kim R. Green, William Millar, Jerome Premo, Robert H. Prince Jr., Michael J. Scanlon, Beverly A. Scott, Paul Skoutelas, Charles Wochele, Ron Brooks and accessibility advocate Christopher Hart.
With the leadership of APTA’s Business Member Board of Governors (BMBG), which Hooper coordinated for many years, the Fran Hooper Scholarship has received more than $60,000 in donations to date. The scholarship will be awarded to an applicant studying rail engineering with the intent to pursue a career in public transportation, with preference given to a qualified female applicant.
Other named scholarships include the BMBG/Janie Wulkan Scholarship, established by the BMBG and Alan Wulkan, senior vice president, HDR/InfraConsult, in honor of Wulkan’s late wife.
APTF will award the scholarships during a special event with Leadership APTA to highlight these two programs that enhance career development in public transportation.
Last year, the foundation awarded more than $85,000 to 20 students, the largest amount in its history. Since 1988, the APTF’s founding, it has awarded more than $700,000 to more than 200 recipients.
The APTF’s mission is “to increase and retain the number of individuals choosing the transit field as a career by providing scholarships and engagement opportunities to deserving students and transit professionals—our future leaders.”
For details and to make a donation, click here or contact Pam Boswell.
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