2007 TCI Scholarship Awards

TCI is proud to recognize the following 2007 TCI scholarship award recipients:

Antonia (Tonka) Kozarova
Hooper Memorial Scholarship

Daniel Diaz-Marta
Charlotte Woods Memorial Scholarship

Burku Kreskin
Texas Transportation Scholarship

Elezar Botello
Ginger & Fred Deines Mexico Scholarship

Annalea Krebs
Ginger & Fred Deines Canada Scholarship

Lauren Duran
Denny Lydic Scholarship

Michaelle Michel
Alice Glaisyer Warfield Memorial Scholarship


Transportation Clubs International awards scholarships to students enrolled in accredited institutions of higher learning in a vocational or degree program in the fields of Transportation Logistics or Traffic Management.  

The basis used to award these scholarships are: scholastic ability, potential, professional interest, character and financial need.

 

How TCI scholarships are funded...

TCI scholarships are funded through the generosity of individual contributors dedicated to the future of the transportation industry and by the following scholarship benefactors:

Hooper Memorial Scholarship - $2,000  TCI's first scholarship, awarded in memory of the founder of the first Women's Transportation Club in the U.S. (Los Angeles, CA).

Charlotte Woods Memorial Scholarship - $1,500  Awarded in memory of a former TCI director responsible for the genisis of "National Transportation Week".  Student must be a TCI member or a dependent of a member.

Texas Transportation Scholarship - $1,500  Awarded in memory of Gene Landis of Houston, Texas, to a student who has been enrolled in a school in Texas during some phase of their education (elementary, secondary, or high school).

Ginger & Fred Deines Mexico Scholarships - $2,000  Awarded in memory of Ginger and Fred Deines, to a student of Mexican nationality and enrolled in a school in Mexico or the U.S.  Mr. Deines is a past President of Transportation Clubs International.

Ginger & Fred Deines Canada Scholarships - $2,000  Awarded in memory of Ginger and Fred Deines, to a student of Canadian nationality and enrolled in a school in Canada or the U.S.

Denny Lydic Scholarship - $1,000  Awarded in appreciation and recognition for his dedication to the field of transportation.  He is a past President of TCI and continues to be very active and supportive.

Alice Glaisyer Warfield Scholarship - $1,500  Awarded in appreciation and memory for her dedication to TCI.  She is a past President and Scholarship Trustee.

 

Eligibility

Any student enrolled in an educational program in an accredited institution of higher learning in a vocational or degree program in the fields of Transportation, Logistics or Traffic Management, or related fields, who intends to prepare for a career in these areas is eligible to apply for a TCI scholarship.

 

Determination of Awards

All TCI scholarship awards are based upon scholastic ability, potential, professional interest, character and financial need.

 

Scholarship Applications

TCI Scholarship applications are available at this site.  Click on the "Download" button below to obtain a TCI Scholarship Application.



Application Deadline:

The completed application, with all supporting papers, documents and photograph, must be in the hands of the Awards Committee no later than May 31st.  Winning candidates will be notified well in advance of the formal announcements at the Annual Educational
Conference of Transportation Clubs International in September.

Completed applications with all required supportive paper work and photo must be mailed to:

Transportation Clubs International Scholarships
Attn: Bill Blair
Zimmer Worldwide Logistics
15710 JFK Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77032

BBlair@ZimmerWorldwide.com


The scholarship application supporting paper work includes:

• A certified copy of the applicant's college/university transcript
• Three letters of recommendation
• A small, current photograph (to be used for publication)
• Essay*

* Separately, produce (Microsoft Word file only, please!) and submit an essay of not more than two hundred (200) words, explaining why you have chosen transportation or an allied field as a career path, and outline your objectives.

 

TCI Scholarship Trustees

Bill Blair
bblair@zimmerworldwide.com

Anita Bene
abene@vit.org

John E. Loewer
jloewer@smurfit.com


Make a Donation
to the TCI
Scholarship Fund


 


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