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Scholarship
program
In
2004, the COMTO Northern California Chapter held it's first
annual scholarship awards fundraiser and holiday event, awarding
scholarships to three undergraduate students of color. The program
has grown steadly, expanding in the number of students receiving
scholarships and in award amounts.
In 2005, scholarships were awarded to eight students.
In 2006, $15,000 in scholarships were awarded to 13 students.
In 2007, $30,000 in schoarships were awarded to 20 students.
In
2008, $30,000 in scholarships were awarded to approximately
20 students.
The COMTO Northern California Chapter will again award scholarships
at the 6th Annual Holiday Dinner and Dance on December 11th,
2009. The 2009 Scholarship Program is currently accepting scholarship
applications. If you wish to apply for the 2009 Scholarship
Award please download the scholarship application, if needed.
Applicants must postmark mail in their scholarship application
by November 13, 2009. Students selected for a scholarship will
be contacted by the 2009 Scholarship Program Committee prior
to the 6th Annual Holiday Dinner and Dance event and on approximately
December 1, 2009.
If you have questions regarding the 2009 Scholarship Program
please feel free to email: comto.norcal@gmail.com.
DOWNLOAD
FALL 2009 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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Internship
Program
During 2005 this chapter
was one of two COMTO chapters competitvely selected
to participate in a COMTO national internship initiative,
COMTO's Inside Track for Youth (CITY) Internship
Program. This program was supported with funding
from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) and from Parsons Brinckerhoff,
Quade and Douglas, to support public transportation
career opportunities for minority college students.
Eight college students were hired for 10-week summer
internships at transit agencies, private transportation-related
consulting firms, including Parsons Brinckerhoff,
Quade and Douglas, Bechtel, San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART),
The Allen Group, and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority.
COMTO interns were given
challenging and meaningful work experiences and
were mentored by professionals at each of the agencies.
In addition to their daily assignments the interns
received valuable opportunities to interact with
transportation officials during their orientation,
various field trips, COMTO meetings, and a closing
recognition program, where the keynote speaker was
Mr. William D. Smith, President of the Parsons Brinckerhoff,
Americas Infrastructure Company.
During 2006 COMTO
provided referrals to assist\minority students to
connect with internships with transportation companies
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Annual
Awards Program
The 3rd Annual Awards Recognition Program sponsored by the Northern
California Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation
Officials (COMTO) is scheduled for Thursday, August 16th, 2007
from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00
p.m at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. The Awards Recognition
Program will acknowledge individuals, private firms and public
agencies that are leaders in promoting the mission of COMTO
in Northern California. Awards Nomination Applications will
be distributed to COMTO members via electronic mail and will
be due by July 6th, 2007. Please use the following link to view
our events
page.
Annual Awards Program
Northern California COMTO held its 5th Annual Industry Awards
Program on August 13th, 2009 at the Carnelian Room in San Francisco
. The Awards Program acknowledged individuals, private firms
and public agencies that are leaders in promoting COMTO’s
mission. Approximately 200 people attended this very successful
gala, which also raised $30,000 for COMTO’s 2009 scholarship
program. Industry award recipients for 2009 were:
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Lifetime Achievement Award – Mary King, Assistant General
Manager, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- Private
Employer of the Year – Jacobs Engineering Group
- Public
Employer of the Year – California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans)
- Employee
of the Year – Albert Yee, Director, Highway and Arterial
Operations, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
- Minority
Business Enterprise – Merriwether and Williams Insurance
Services
- Special
Recognition Award – Honorable Bevan Dufty, Chair, San
Francisco County Transportation Authority & Member, San
Francisco County Board of Supervisors
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