Congratulations to the newest recipients of the 2020-2021 Landstar Scholarship. The Landstar Scholarship Fund was established to recognize outstanding undergraduate achievement and civic involvement. Since 1995, Landstar has recognized and awarded 366 scholarships totaling more than $902,000.

An independent selection committee of professors from the University of North Florida (UNF) in Jacksonville, Fla. carefully evaluated 53 eligible applications this year and chose 13 of those applications to receive a Landstar Scholarship. This school year, 10 applicants will receive scholarships in the amount of $3,500 and three will receive a scholarship in the amount of $5,000.

 

$3,500 Scholarships

Casey Austin

Son of Landstar BCO Allan Austin 

Incoming Junior

Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.

 

Eveé Blake 

Daughter of Landstar Operator

Arden Blake

Incoming Senior

Oakwood University in Huntsville, Ala.

 

Andrea De La Cruz

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Fabricio De La Cruz

University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Tex.

 

Allison Gunter

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Keith Gunter

Incoming Senior

Springfield College in Springfield, Mass.

 

Lavleen Mader

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Rupi Mader

Incoming Senior

University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada

 

Aleona McQueen     

Daughter of Landstar Employee

Natarsus McQueen

Incoming Junior

Claflin University in Orangeburg, S.C.

 

Gabrielle Russell

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Allison Russell

Incoming Junior

University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz.

 

Carolina Segura

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Jose Segura

Incoming Senior

Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Tex.

 

Brianna Trevino

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Alfredo Trevino

Incoming Freshman

University of Texas in El Paso, Tex.

 

Marko Vukadinovic

Daughter of Landstar BCO

Predrag Vukadinovic

Incoming Freshman

Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ill.

 

$5,000 Scholarships

Caleb Ashley

Son of Landstar Agency Employee

Michael Ashley   

Incoming Freshman

Morehead State University in Morehead, Ken.

 

Lauren Meyer

Daughter of Landstar Agent

Jon Meyer

Incoming Freshman

Indiana University Bloomington in Bloomington, Ind.

 

Kayla Putzke

Daughter of Landstar Agent

Brian Putzke

Incoming Freshman

Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. 

 

Scholarships are available to children of full-time Landstar employees, independent business capacity owners (BCOs) and independent agents as well as employees of BCOs and agents currently under contract with a Landstar company. Children of deceased Landstar employees, BCOs or agents who died while employed by or under contract with Landstar are also eligible for scholarships. Children of Landstar officers are ineligible to apply for the scholarship fund. 

The scholarships awarded are based on a student’s academic excellence, community service and extracurricular activities. Eligible candidates must be enrolled in high school and plan on attending a two- or four-year college or university or must already be enrolled in a two- or four-year college or university and have successfully completed a minimum of 12 credit hours. All candidates must plan to enroll for at least 12 credit hours at an accredited two- or four-year college or university during the academic year for which the scholarship may be granted, and must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

 

Landstar agents raised $15,620 in the 2020 Agent Convention raffle with proceeds going toward the Landstar Scholarship Fund. Watch the Landstar blog, the LINK newsletter and LandstarOnline this fall for announcements about the deadlines to apply for the 2021-2022 Landstar Scholarship Fund.