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Congratulations to the 2009-2010 NC Triangle Chapter Scholarship Winners!

WTS NC Triangle Chapter is pleased to award Arlaidra J. Salter with the chapter’s 2009-2010 undergraduate scholarship. Arlaidra is a student at North Carolina A&T State University, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in transportation with a focus in Transportation Supply Chain Management. Arlaidra participated in the Air Force JROTC program throughout her high school career, serving in various leadership roles, including Co-Color Guard Commander and Flight Commander. She currently belongs to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Student Roundtable, and shows off her Aggie Pride as a member of the NC A&T Blue Reign Dance Team. Arlaidra has demonstrated the leadership experience, work ethic, and focus necessary for a successful career in the transportation field, making her a deserving winner of this year’s undergraduate scholarship.

Lindsay K. Maurer is the recipient of WTS NC Triangle Chapter’s graduate scholarship award for 2009-2010. Lindsay is enrolled in the Master of City and Regional Planning program at UNC Chapel Hill, with a concentration in transportation and land use planning. Lindsay’s accolades from her undergraduate studies at Centre College in Kentucky include graduating Summa Cum Laude and winning the Gavin Easton Wiseman Valedictorian Prize, among numerous other achievements.  Lindsay’s current efforts involve studying the complex relationships between land use and transportation, with the career goal of helping communities and regions overcome the problems associated with municipal fragmentation, disinvestment in transit, and policies that have increased dependency on automobiles. Lindsay’s academic accomplishments, experience, and strong sense of her future as a leader in the transportation field are just a few of the many reasons she has been selected as this year’s graduate scholarship winner.