Pursuing a college degree is a little easier for nine new Landstar Scholarship recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year. The recipients’ names were revealed in April at Landstar’s annual Agent Convention.

Since 1995, Landstar has awarded 401 scholarships totaling more than $1 Million to the children of Landstar agents, BCOs and employees. The scholarship fund was established to recognize outstanding undergraduate achievement and civic involvement.

An independent selection committee of professors from the University of North Florida evaluated the applications and chose nine of those applicants to receive $5,000 each.

$5,000 Scholarships:

CALEB ASHLEY
Child of Landstar ACX Agency employee Mike Ashley
Rising Senior, Moorehead State University

EMILY BENNETT
Child of Landstar Agent Rick Bennett
Incoming Freshman, Undecided

KRYSTAL COTA
Child of Landstar BCO Jorge Cota Fregozo
Incoming Freshman, Undecided

DELANEY ELLIOTT
Child of Landstar Agent Tony Elliott
Rising Junior, Francis Marion University

CHELSEY FONTENOT
Child of Landstar XKI Agency Employee Stacy Fontenot
Rising Junior, Louisiana State University

JOSHUA MONTGOMERY
Child of Landstar BCO Jason Montgomery
Rising Senior, University of Mississippi

PRANAV NADELLA
Child of Landstar Employee Anitha Gogineni
Rising Junior, University of Central Florida

MACI ORBIN
Child of Landstar Agent Michael Orbin
Incoming Freshman, Undecided

ORA WILLIAMS
Child of Landstar Agent Caroline Williams
Incoming Freshman, Undecided

Watch the Landstar blog, the LINK newsletter and LandstarOnline.com this fall for announcements about the deadlines to apply for the 2024-2025 school year.

Scholarships are available to children of full-time Landstar employees, independent 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.