Paige Crabtree, representing Midwest Transit Equipment in Nixa, Missouri, received the Holly Hoglund Klein Scholarship.
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IC Bus has selected nine high school and college students as recipients for its annual IC Bus Scholarship. The scholarships are awarded to family members of IC Bus dealer employees as a joint effort between IC Bus and its dealer network to demonstrate the company’s commitment to higher education in the communities where their employees live and work. For the upcoming 2022-2023 school year, each student will receive $2,500 to put toward their education expenses.
Levi Rutherford – White’s IC Bus, Mount Airy, N.C.
Gabriel Patrick Johnson – Rush Bus Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Kaleigh Young – Cumberland International, Nashville, Tenn.
Kaylee Foster – Southland Transportation Group, Madison, Ala.
Kaleigh Young, representing Cumberland International in Nashville, Tenn., received $2,500 for educational expenses.
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“IC Bus is honored to recognize the hard work and success of each student by providing the IC Bus Scholarship to further progress each student’s future,” said Trish Reed, vice president and general manager of IC Bus. “Navistar proudly supports communities to help make a better foundation for future generations by giving back to IC Bus dealer employees and their families.”
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