Nationwide Tour Host Organization Helps Local Students go to College
Charleston, SC (May 24, 2011) — Twenty-five area high school seniors are now one step closer to their college dreams, thanks to the Student Transportation of America Education Foundation (STAEF). The Foundation, a key host organization for the season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island, recently announced that it has awarded cash scholarships of $1,000 each to students from nine high schools across the Greater Charleston Area. Recipients were selected based on merits of leadership and dedication to their communities, and who are choosing to attend a college or university in South Carolina. In recognition of these achievements, an awards luncheon will be held at the Daniel Island Club on June 10th for the recipients and their parents. Over the past two years, STAEF has raised over $200,000 and awarded nearly 100 scholarships in the communities it serves.
Bishop England High School
Ryan P. Tucker
Lauren E. Roche
Christina C. Grady
Jacklyn R. Pearson
Hanahan High School
Tyler R. Clem
Kaylen S. Mack
Taylor Y. Foore
Summerville High School
Melissa J. Brewer
Sarah A. Brady
Marissa Lynn Pollanen
Kassandra M. Solano
Wando High School
Anderson R. Wiksell
Suzanna M. Kutcher
Allison B. Chisolm
Alexander C. Gex
Academic Magnet High School
Troy Alan McLeod, Jr.
Fort Dorchester High School
Shawn J. Meree
Trinh Mai Chu
North Charleston High School
Triston B. Wilson
Aleena R. Feaster
Burke High School
Samone M. Wright
Melissa M. Henderson
West Ashley High School
Britney R. Sandefur
Michael T. Gaines
Courtenay I. Polite
About Student Transportation
Created in 2003, STAEF is the philanthropic arm of Student Transportation of America, Inc. (STA), the third-largest and most progressive school transportation provider in the country. The Foundation is a public charity that focuses the experience of the company and the talents of more than 7,500 employees on local fundraising and advancing the educational opportunities available to the more than 500,000 students it safely transports daily. The cornerstone of STAEF’s fundraising efforts is the Foundation’s partnership with the PGA TOUR’s season-ending Nationwide Tour Championship at Daniel Island, held in October. For more information about the STA Education Foundation, please visit www.staef.org.
