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COMTO’s college scholarship program began in
2004 and has evolved from providing three scholarships
of $500 each in 2004 to $1,000 - $3,000 per student.
Over the past seven years COMTO has awarded over $130,000
to minority students. Student’s applicants do
not necessarily have to have transportation-oriented
courses of study, but the scholarship essay portion
of the application process required that they demonstrate
a link between their career plans and the transportation
industry. Scholarships are awarded at COMTO’s
Annual December Holiday Dinner and Dance. Applications
for the year are usually available for on the website
around late September.
Click
here for the 2011 Scholarship Program application |
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During the summers of 2005 and 2010,
this chapter was selected to participate in the COMTO
national internship initiative, COMTO’s Inside
Track for Youth (CITY) Internship Program, supported
by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). College
students were paid during the 10-week program and interned
with regional transit agencies such as BART and AC Transit.
Interns were given challenging and
meaningful work experiences and were mentored by agency
professionals. In addition to their daily assignments,
the interns received valuable opportunities to interact
with transportation officials during their orientation,
COMTO meetings and during a recognition program. |
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For the past six years COMTO has held an annual Industry
Awards Program. The 2010 Industry Awards Program was
combined with the Annual December Holiday Dinner and
Dance, which took place on December 10, 2010 at the
Oakland Marriott Hotel. The Annual Awards Program acknowledged
individuals, private firms and public agencies that
are leaders in promoting COMTO’s mission. Industry
award recipients for 2010 were:
- Lifetime Achievement Award – LaVerda O. Allen,
Founder, Principal and CEO of the Allen Group
- Minority Business Enterprise– Ghirardelli
Associates
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