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2008 SCHOLARSHIP RECEPIENTS ANNOUNCED

Brittany Marilyn Tucker accepts

2008 VAPT Scholarship at Conference

DANIEL NORMAN HUSE

2008 SESPTC Scholarship Winner

“…I know that like Mr. Morris, my mother, who is a school bus driver for York County Schools, would be willing to risk it all to ensure the safety of her school bus kids…”

Standing before the attendees at the banquet of the annual Pupil Transportation Conference held this year in the Virginia Beach Conference and Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Linwood Horne (Hanover County), VAPT Scholarship Chairperson, quoted a line from the essay of the winning 2008 Clyde W. Morris Scholarship entry as he introduced the winner of this year’s scholarship, Brittany Marilyn Tucker.

Ms. Tucker, an 18 year old recent graduate of Tabb High School in Yorktown, VA, together with her parents, Brenda (a veteran school bus driver with York County) and Keith Tucker, were guests of the VAPT at this year’s Conference banquet.

While attending Tabb High School, Ms. Tucker was a member of the National Honor Society, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Spanish Honors Society. She was also a member of the school volleyball team.

Developing a special interest in foreign mission projects through her local church, Ms. Tucker has participated in mission work to such places as Romania and Mexico where she developed a deep appreciation of different cultures and a desire to pursue a study in foreign affairs in college.

Attending James Madison University this fall, Ms. Tucker plans to major in International Studies. “I will put 100% of my (VAPT scholarship) money towards purchasing books and paying for tuition” states Ms. Tucker.

For 2008, The VAPT Board of Directors approved raising the amount of the Clyde W. Morris Scholarship to $2,500.

Mr. Horne also announced the Virginia winners of the Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference’s Buster Bynum Scholarship. Named in honor of R.A. “Buster” Bynum, retired Director of the Virginia Department of Education’s pupil transportation office and current SESPTC treasurer, Virginia is one of fourteen participating states where two $1,000 scholarships are made available to deserving students with a family tie to public school transportation.

The two 2008 Virginia recipients of the Buster Bynum Scholarship include DANIEL NORMAN HUSE and ELIZABETH ALLISON NICELY.

Mr. Huse is a recent graduate of James Madison High School in Vienna, VA and plans to attend the University of Delaware this fall. Mr. Huse’s mother, Elizabeth, is employed by Fairfax County Public Schools.

A recent graduate of Alleghany High School in Covington, VA, Ms. Nicely plans to attend Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge this fall. Ms. Nicely’s mother, Pamela, is employed by Alleghany County Public Schools.

According to June F. Eanes, Director of Support Services for the Virginia Department of Education, the $1,000 Bynum scholarship checks were mailed to transportation personnel in both Fairfax and Alleghany counties to be awarded to Mr. Huse and Ms. Nicely respectively.

The winners for the 2008 Public Pupil Transportation Scholars at Virginia Tech include the following:

Thanh Luu - Fairfax HS - Freshman (Father Van Luu is a bus attendant for Fairfax County Public Schools)

Megan Moretti - Chantilly HS - Junior (Father William Holland is a school bus driver for Fairfax County Public Schools)

Cara Weatherford - Tunstall HS - Freshman (Grandmother is a retired school bus driver for Pittsylvania County)

Brooke Wright - Powhatan HS - Junior (Grandmother is a retired school bus driver for Powhatan County Public Schools).

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