Terry L. Priest Scholarship Application - click to download .pdf

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The Terry L. Priest Educational Scholarship Fund

Terry L. Priest spent his entire professional career seeking ways to provide opportunities to students who are interested in pursuing transportation, logistics, or supply chain careers. He was born in Shoshone, Idaho in 1942. Terry began his employment as an Agent/Telegrapher with the Union Pacific Railroad, with time out for military duty. He then went to work for J.R. Simplot Company as a Corporate Traffic Manager with the provision that they would pay for Terry’s higher education. Terry went on to achieve a bachelor’s degree in business aviation and transportation from Boise State, then a master’s degree in transportation law. During the years, he also studied at Syracuse University and MIT. Terry then went to work for Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado as a Corporate Commerce Manager. After an 18-year career with Coors Brewing Company, he turned to teaching at the University of Colorado at Denver. He held the highest leadership posts at the American Society of Transportation and Logistics, whose mission is to advance transportation education. In addition to the many awards Terry earned over the years, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Colorado Transportation Community for his dedication to transportation education. Mr. Priest passed away on May 19, 2002 at the age of 60. The Terry L. Priest Scholarship Fund was created through donations made by numerous friends and professional associates to an endowed fund established in Terry’s memory.

Terry was a cheerleader for the industry he loved: transportation. He promoted the people in transportation and the industry through his efforts to further education in transportation. From his efforts to introduce high school students to the industry, to his efforts to raise money for college scholarships,Terry was always thinking, talking and promoting transportation. He belonged to and became an officer in almost every transportation organization at both the local and national levels. His most important contribution was his ability to engage the imagination of others about the possibilities of transportation and to involve them in the industry.

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The 2009 TLP Scholarship WINNERS:
Ola Bancole from Michigan State University
and
Westin Deats from Colorado State University

We have established a fund to provide scholarships,promote education in transportation & to remember Terry. Contributions may be sent to:
The Terry L. Priest Transportation Education Fund
c/o The Denver Foundation
950 S. Cherry Street, Suite 200
Denver, Colorado 80246

2010 Scholarship Winners:

Nina Monteen Johnston & Moxin (Sarah) Yang

2011 Winners:

Katlyn Burney (unable to attend the event) - $2500

Katlyn Burney is an undergraduate student at Iowa State University. She is a Supply Chain Management major with an emphasis on Logistics and Operations. An honors student at Iowa State, Katie is very active in the Supply Chain Management Club as well as many other campus clubs and activities. She has obtained industry experience working with the Genesis Systems Group as a material purchasing intern after her freshmen year. This summer Katlyn, will work for ConAgra Foods, Inc. as an Associate Logistics Professional. She has plans for a third internship between her junior and senior years of college.

Zitao (Arthur) Zhang - $2500

Zitao (Arthur) Zhang, a native of Beijing, China, is a 5th-year Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University. Specialized in Transportation & Logistics, his research topic is mainly focused on the transportation investment and pricing decisions. During his Ph.D. study, he also got involved with various internships at Northwest Airlines, CSX Railroads, and Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.
His current interest is to master snowboarding skills!