The American Bus Association Foundation announced its 2019 ABA Foundation Scholarship recipients. Each year, the ABAF awards $100,000 in scholarships to ABA member employees, their dependents and future leaders of the industry.
“The ABA Foundation Scholarship program is one of the most important ways that we give back to our industry and cultivate our future leaders,” said Peter Pantuso, president of the ABA Foundation. “We are proud that since its inception, the ABA Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 300 students.”
Meet the Scholarship Class of 2019:
Bus and Tour Operator Scholarship
Madison North
Premier Coach Co Inc.
Milton, Vt.
David Alexander
Anderson Coach & Travel
Greenville, Pa.
Adam Strassburg
Lamers Bus Line
Green Bay, Wis.
Sofia Gulick
Dartmouth Coach
Lebanon, N.H.
Sydney Gladney
Sun Diego Charter Company
National City, Calif.
Samantha Amenta
DATTCO, Inc.
New Britain, Conn.
Ashlynn Peachey
Lowee’s Group Tours
Harrisburg, Pa.
ABA Member Scholarship
Peter Hoyle
Southwest Hospitality Management
Mesa, Ariz.
Allison Sartini
Best Western Orlando Gateway Hotel
Orlando
Tanner Carson
City of Goodlettsville
Goodlettsville, Tenn.
Brianne Guldin
TEMSA North America
Orlando
Chloe Fraley
Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nicole Franchi
Visit Fairfax
Fairfax, Va.
Hannah Burns
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Cleveland, Ohio
Driving the Future Scholarship
Sebastian Stange
Compass Coach Inc./Xpedition Travel
Cedar Springs, Mich.
Academic Merit Scholarship
Grant Timm
Missouri Historical Society/Missouri History Museum
St. Louis
Lucas Colon
SUNY College at Buffalo
Buffalo, N.Y.
Diversity Scholarship
Johana Stubbs
The Ritz Carlton Golf Resort of Naples
Naples, Fla.
Peter L. Picknelly Scholarship
Hayley Rader
Anderson's Coach and Travel
Greenville, Pa.
Ron Cornell Scholarship
Jade Vigil
All Aboard America
Mesa, Ariz.
Yellow Ribbon Scholarship
Victoria Steeves
Dattco, Inc.
New Britain, Conn.
For more information on the ABAF scholarship program, visit https://www.buses.org/aba-foundation/scholarships. The 2020 scholarship season will open in early December. Reminder, ABAF Scholarships are open to ALL employees of ABA members and their dependents. Scholarships are also available for future leaders in the industry.