Company's Thoroughbred Scholars Program has
awarded over $1.4M since 2022
ATLANTA, July 29,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NYSE: NSC) announced the return of its Thoroughbred
Scholars program, providing college scholarships to more than
100 children of Norfolk Southern employees. The program awards 100
scholarships for up to $10,000 over
four years, along with three additional scholarships for
distinguished students who will receive rewards of up to
$40,000 over four years. Since its
inception in 2022, the Thoroughbred Scholars Program has awarded
over $1.4M in scholarship funding to
its team members' children.
This year's recipients come from 19 states across the company's
network, with 90 of the scholarships reserved for children of
Norfolk Southern's field employees, including conductors,
mechanics, engineers, and other front-line workers who play a
critical role in keeping the company's trains and the U.S. economy
moving safely.
"At Norfolk Southern, supporting our people is important, and we
are proud to be able to extend that to their children," said
Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan H.
Shaw. "Education opens the door to opportunity, and
investing in these bright individuals' dreams also means investing
in the future of the communities we serve."
Norfolk Southern will also award three additional special
scholarships of $10,000 per year,
renewable up to four years for $40,000, for students who have distinguished
themselves in the following areas:
- HBCU Scholar: Awarded to an outstanding student who
intends to pursue their education at a Historically Black College
or University. This year's recipient is Makaya Stubbs of Douglasville, Georgia, who plans to study
health education at Morgan State
University in Baltimore,
Maryland. Her mother, Maya
Stubbs, is a Senior Technology Engineer in Norfolk
Southern's Information Technology Department.
- STEM Scholar: Awarded to an outstanding student who
intends to pursue a degree in science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics (STEM). This year's recipient is Abigail Lafon of Blacksburg, Virginia, who will study
mechanical engineering at the University of
Colorado Boulder. Lafon's father, Aaron Lafon, is a Machinist at Norfolk
Southern's Shaffer's Crossing Locomotive Shop in Roanoke.
- Community Scholar: Awarded to a student who has
distinguished themselves through community leadership and volunteer
work. This year's recipient is Faustina
Barcena of Norcross,
Georgia, who is planning to study neuroscience and behavior
at the University of Notre Dame.
Barcena's father, Frank Barcena, is
Assistant Manager PMO in Norfolk Southern's Information Technology
department.
The Thoroughbred Scholars program is independently administered
by Scholarship America, the nation's largest manager of scholarship
and education support programs for corporations, foundations,
associations, and individuals.
This year's class of Thoroughbred Scholars represent the
following states:
Alabama: 8
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Missouri: 1
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Florida: 1
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North Carolina: 3
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Georgia: 19
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New York: 1
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Illinois: 7
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Ohio: 23
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Indiana: 5
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Pennsylvania:
16
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Kentucky: 3
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South Carolina:
2
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Louisiana: 1
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Tennessee: 2
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Michigan: 2
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Virginia: 9
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About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely
moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today,
it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight
transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability,
Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid approximately 15 million
tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated
team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from
agriculture to consumer goods, and Norfolk Southern originates more
automotive traffic than any other Class I Railroad. Norfolk
Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the
eastern U.S. It serves a majority of the country's population and
manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port
on the Atlantic coast as well as major ports in the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by
visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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