Coleman receives MTAF scholarship

Special to Wesson News

Bryce Coleman is presented with his MTAF scholarship.

Bryce Coleman of Wesson was recently presented with a Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship Program award, the R. Gene Holmes Endowment.

Over thirty-five years ago, the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation (MTAF) Scholarship Program was created. The primary objective of the Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charitable corporation designed to receive contributions, memorial gifts, and property, is to promote educational projects related to the trucking industry and provide scholarships to deserving students who have ties to the trucking industry and who are enrolled in scholastic endeavors in the state of Mississippi.

Coleman joins about five hundred students who have received this scholarship. Scholarships are offered through the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation and the following Endowments: Mike McLarty, John Fayard, Jr., H. Dean Cotten, G. Larry Kerr, R. Gene Holmes, Vernon & Nancy Sawyer, John D. Stomps, and W. Todd Bates.