(Grain Valley, Mo., August  14, 2009) – The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is pleased to announce the 2009 Mary Johnston Scholarship recipients along with a new sponsor, Shell Rotella® heavy-duty lubricants.  Shell Rotella will provide $10,000 in funding for the scholarship program, which is also supported by individual donations. 

The scholarship application process challenged applicants to compose a 500-word essay about how a trucker has influenced their lives, the way that their educational goals reflect their personality and suggestions for how OOIDA can improve the public image of professional truck drivers.  Scholarships are available for children, grandchildren and legal dependents of OOIDA members.

“As a global leader in technology, Shell Lubricants believes that higher education is important to the future of our country and its young people,” said Steve Harman, vice president, Americas for Shell Lubricants.  “We greatly value the many owner/operator truck drivers who are loyal Shell Rotella customers, and we are pleased to assist these deserving sons and daughters of truckers through the Mary Johnston Scholarship.  We congratulate all of the winners and wish them great success as they pursue their academic goals.”

Winners of the 2009 Mary Johnston Scholarships are the following:

	Trevor James is the first place winner. He is the son of OOIDA member Glenn Layh of Winner, S.D. He plans to major in mechanical engineering at South Dakota State University in Brookings. He received a $2,000 scholarship for his first year of school, which he can renew for another three years for a total of $8,000.
	Sarah Sharie Hester of Piggot, Arkansas is the daughter of OOIDA member Scott Hester. She plans to study elementary education at Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge.
	Patrick J. Perryman of Nebo, Kentucky. The son of OOIDA member Anthony “Tony” Perryman, he plans to study pre-accounting, business and economics at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
	Nelson Samuel Schmidt of Tamaroa, Illinois is the son of OOIDA member Andy Schmidt. He will study aviation management at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
	Tiffany Michelle Sirucek of Louisburg, North Carolina is the daughter of OOIDA member Quincy Dondi Sirucek. She plans to study to be a nurse and radiologenic technician.

Runner up for a $1,000 scholarship is Crystal Dawn Danford of Commiskey, Ind. Crystal is the daughter of member Jeffrey Thomas Danford. She will study social work at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is the largest national trade association representing the interests of small-business trucking professionals and professional truck drivers. The Association currently has nearly 160,000 members nationwide. OOIDA was established in 1973 and is headquartered in the greater Kansas City, Mo., area.

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