About
The WTS Central Florida (WTSCFL) Chapter celebrated 25 years as a chapter on August 11, 2020. During that time, we have enjoyed fantastic industry support, which has allowed us to provide programs for the current and future generations of women in transportation.
A few of our recent accomplishments include:
- Welcomed over 200 chapter members as of March 2024.
- Awarded Gold Circle of Excellence Chapter for seven consecutive years (2017-2023).
- Expanded our chapter’s scholarship program to include Junior College and Trade School awards in 2022.
- Increased our chapter's total scholarship dollar amount to $10,000, which includes two graduate and two undergraduate awards, awarding over 20 undergrad and graduate scholarships over the past five years.
- Launched the WTS-UCF Student Chapter in 2022.
- Celebrated the 25th anniversary of our annual Scholarships and Award Banquet in 2022.
- Increased scholarship funding through new fundraiser event, Chips for 'Ships in 2023.
- Hosted our chapter's largest Swings for Scholarships fundraiser in March 2024.
WTSCFL's Award Winning TransportationYOU Programming
- Awarded WTS International Award for Best TransportationYOU program - E-week Girl Day with Florida's Turnpike Enterprise.
- Celebrated 10 years of our chapter's TransportationYOU programing in 2024, exposing over 200 girls to transportation-related careers.
On February 23, 2023, Engineers Week Girl Day, WTS Central Florida teamed up with Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) to host an exciting event aimed at introducing girls to engineering. We invited and transported 20 female students and their teachers from Seminole County's Milwee Middle School's Pre-Engineering Magnet program to FTE Headquarters at Turkey Lake Plaza for an afternoon of engineering-related activities. READ ON
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