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About TMTA TMTA is a trade organization dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of its members by advocating sound public policies, providing excellence in education, training and information and promoting a safe, dependable and cost-effective motor transportation system to better serve the people of Texas. Chairman: Dudley Baldwin( 806 ) 383-7650dudley baldwin-dist.com Chairman: David Bishop( 817 ) 652-4710dbishop rtioftexas.com Chairman: James Kopeck( 281 ) 991-7572azindustriesllc hotmail.com Chairman: Craig Wilkinson( 806 ) 747-1651cwilkinson robertheath.com Chairman: John Porche( 361 ) 241-3200jporche doradooil.com Chairman: Brent Nelson( 903 ) 534-3422brentnelson brookshires.com Chairman: Dudley Baldwin( 806 ) 383-7650dudley baldwin-dist.com TMTA Foundation TMTA Foundation The TMTA Foundation was established in 1978 to fund education and research projects for the Texas trucking industry. The Foundation is governed by a 15 member Board of Trustees. The mission of this all volunteer organization is to work with TMTA member companies to fund educational and community service programs to enhance the understanding of and image of the Texas trucking industry, with the ultimate goal of positioning trucking as the most vital and necessary industry in Texas. About the Foundation As a part of its program of work, the Foundation provides scholarships to students in the transportation field, in senior college, junior college, and vocational schools. Employees of TMTA member companies, along with their immediate family, are eligible for scholarships, awarded annually. The Foundation is also interested in funding graduate research projects at Texas Universities. Several ideas have been developed by the Foundation that portray a positive image about the Texas trucking industry. These include external projects, such as brochures, public service announcements, industry advertisements and public school programs, and internal projects like driver/employee recognition programs. When possible, the Foundation welcomes the opportunity to join other organizations in their efforts relating to highway safety. The Foundation depends on the support of those within the trucking industry. The proceeds from the annual Foundation golf tournament and silent and live auctions fund the bulk of Foundation activities and projects. The rest of the funds are provided in gifts from member companies and individuals. One type of gift is the corporate gift, which may be earmarked for specific types of research, educational projects, or scholarships. Another is the memorial gift, an appropriate way to honor the memory of an individual or family in the transportation industry. Lastly there are special occasion gifts, a unique way to mark a happy event in the life of a colleague or friend. The support of all these events and projects results in services turned directly back into those who make up our industry throughout the state of Texas. Many of these workers are or have dependents who are pursuing studies toward a higher education. The Texas Motor Transportation Foundation would like to help some of these students in their efforts by providing scholarships to Texas Motor Transportation Association ( TMTA ) company member employees or their dependents. Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of their academic achievement, community involvement and financial need. The Foundation will provide financial assistance for college and trade school students. Scholarships may be used to meet such expenses as tuition, books, and housing. The TMTA Foundation is a non-profit educational, public relations, research and community service organization created by the Texas Motor Transportation Association to promote the truck and bus industry to the people of Texas. TMTA represents more than 1, 200 truck lines and allied industries operating in Texas. Applicants must be high school graduates or seniors, and they must be an employee or a dependent of someone employed b