Scholarship Program

At the October 2022 Board of Director’s Meeting, PBA chair, Tammy Wolf-Baker, proposed a new member benefit program, an Annual Scholarship for members, their employees, and employee’s families. 

The goal of the PBA scholarship is to support Operator Member education goals and to encourage the pursuit of formal education. Formal education includes trade certification, specialized training and of course, college. There will be two annual scholarships awarded in the amount of $1,000 each. 

Criteria for Eligibility:

Those eligible to apply for scholarships are employees or the dependent children of employees for Members who own and operate buses. The eligible employee must have been employed for at least one year by January 1 in the year in which the scholarships are awarded. 

Those eligible to apply must already be registered to a full-time college, professional school, or trade school at the time of application. They must also hold a minimum GPA of 3.0 or, if a professional school, the equivalent of a B grade.

Application and Selection:
The PBA Executive Committee accepts applications between January 1 and April 30 annually. 

The Executive Committee is comprised of the Board of Director Officers, the Immediate Past President and two (2) Chair Appointees. Our Executive Director will be the point-of-contact for questions and submission of applications.  The winners or the parents of the winners must still be employed at the time the winners are selected.

IMPORTANT:  If you can’t commit to attending the event where we are presenting the awards, your scholarship application will not be included when the committee is making their selection of winners.

  • 2025 Scholarship recipients were Katie Kimmel, referred by Operator Member Wolf’s Bus Lines and Karina Kunkel, referred by Operator Member Anderson Coach & Travel.  Read the press release!
  • 2024 Inaugural Scholarship recipients were Michelle Welch, referred by Operator Member Fullington Trailways and Edward James Bankston, referred by Operator Member Anderson Coach & Travel.  Read the press release!