By Eileen Houlihan, director of Foundation programs, ARTBA
ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation (TDF) Trustees May 13 awarded 16 students financial scholarships for the 2019-2020 academic year through the Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship program. The recipients are:
- Amy (McNeil) Graves, Lamar State College (Port Arthur, Texas)
- Misty McNeil, Lamar Institute of Technology (Beaumont, Texas)
- Cirar Butler, Mississippi Valley State University (Itta Bena, Miss.)
- Jacob Schwarz, Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, Ill.)
- Victoria Markle, Charlotte Technical College (Port Charlotte, Fla.)
- Carolyn (Carrie) Lillis, Oregon State University (Corvallis, Ore.)
- Stan Jones, Clemson University Graduate School (S.C.)
- Hadley Voudrie, Jefferson State Community College (Birmingham, Ala.)
- Kaitlyn Henry, Ball State Graduate School (Muncie, Ind.)
- Caitlyn Rains, Arkansas State University (West Memphis, Ark.)
- Andrea Pair, Harding University College of Pharmacy (Searcy, Ark.)
- Mashawn Blubaugh, Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)
- Willie Blevins, University of Georgia (Athens, Ga.)
- Kristen Jares, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas)
- Jenna Jares, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas)
- Faith Shoemaker, South Dakota State University (Brookings, S.D.)
The scholarship, now in its 20th year, has awarded over $570,000 to worthy children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job. If you would like to make a contribution to the scholarship fund please contact me at ehoulihan@artba.org or visit the Foundation website.
