Press Releases

November 30, 2009

The deadline for the annual Susan C. Murray Memorial Women's scholarship is rapidly approaching. All application for the scholarship must be received by February 26, 2010. This ASLRRA four-year college scholarship is open to daughters and granddaughters of ASLRRA Railroad and Associate Members in good standing. The namesake was an executive at Commonwealth Business Media who was instrumental in the creation and early success of the ASLRRA's annual exhibition, and who unfortunately passed away in January 2003.


Past winners are:

  • Amanda Dawn Simmons, granddaughter of Tommy Joe Alexander from Jefferson Warrior Railroad
  • Dina McKenney, daughter of Rob McKenney from the former Georgia & Florida RailNet
  • Kathryn Medlock, daughter of Mike Medlock from Klutts Equipment
  • Marion Joy, daughter of Christine Joy from Union Switch & Signal
  • Kristin Wegner, daughter of Mark Wegner from Twin Cities & Western Railroad
  • Margot Sidman, daughter of Mark Sidman from Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC

Click here for the application form. Please contact Kathy Keeney (kkeeney@cbizmedia.com) with any questions about the scholarship program.