MARS Announces Scholarship Winners
Written by Carolina Worrell, Senior Editor
The Midwest Association of Rail Shippers (MARS) on July 27 announced that it has recently awarded scholarships to 21 college students at its summer meeting.
According to MARS, the 2023 scholarship winners were selected “based on their academic achievement, extracurricular activities, community involvement, and commitment to the programs in which they are enrolled.” The award is open to children and grandchildren of MARS members.
Recipients of the MARS Scholarships are:
- Craig Longardner Scholarship Award: George Counts, Bowling Green State University
- Bernard J. Thomas Honorary Scholarship Award: Madison Pixler, University of Notre Dame
MARS Scholarship Awardees
- Ella Chambers, University of Illinois – UC
- Ryan Barth, Florida Polytechnic
- Elise Blinn, University of Illinois – Springfield
- Madison Plowman, University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Kylee Moore, Baylor University
- Leah Wilson, Iowa State University
- Katelyn Barth, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- Garrett Jackson, Saint Mary’s University
- Audrey Boudreau, Parkland Community College
- Katelyn Kazakevicius, Purdue University NW
- Kristen Murray, Purdue University
- Greyson Fout, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
- Jack Bell, University of Kentucky
- Liam Corcoran, Eastern Illinois University
- William Jenkins, Mississippi State University
- Gracie O’Neill, University of Georgia
- Henry Bell, University of Kentucky
- Erik Kremer, Prospect High School
- Nicholas Keck, University of Toledo
Additionally, the MARS Executive Board has already started to plan for the next Winter Meeting, which is scheduled for January 9-11, 2024 at the Westin Chicago Lombard.
