{"id":1351,"date":"2023-07-28T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otaef.com\/?p=1351"},"modified":"2024-04-15T14:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T14:20:02","slug":"steed-standard-transport-and-ota-education-foundation-honour-driver-with-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otaef.com\/steed-standard-transport-and-ota-education-foundation-honour-driver-with-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Steed Standard Transport and OTA Education Foundation Honour Driver with Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1351\" class=\"elementor elementor-1351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-238cae5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"238cae5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-780d8a44\" data-id=\"780d8a44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a83a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57a83a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 26-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<figure id=\"attachment_1363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1363\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1363 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/otaef.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Lebold_no-caption.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary Lebold, as a young man embarking on his career at Steed Standard Transport c.1962. Photo provided by Steed Standard Transport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Steed Standard Transport and OTA Education Foundation have partnered to establish a new scholarship that honours the life and legacy of Gary Lebold, a professional driver who worked for the Stratford-based trucking company for more than 50 years. Gary passed away in 2021.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The scholarship will be managed and offered through the OTA Education Foundation and awarded annually using criteria established by the Foundation in conjunction with Steed Standard Transport.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cGary worked for us from 1964 until he retired in 2018\u201d, said James Steed, president of Steed Standard Transport, and vice-chair of the OTA Education Foundation, adding that he started driving when he was only 18 years old and continued to drive with Steed Standard Transport until his early seventies, spanning three generations of Steed family members. \u201cGary will be remembered as a kind-hearted and generous soul who was a mentor and leader,\u201d continued Steed, and we are \u201chonoured to establish this scholarship in memory of someone who was such a vital member of the Steed Standard family.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Steed Standard Transport is just one of thirteen organizations to endow a scholarship with the OTA Education Foundation, according to Betsy Sharples, the charity\u2019s executive director, stating that \u201cthis scholarship embodies one of the key purposes for endowing a scholarship, and is a wonderful way to recognize and acknowledge the memory of someone who was so committed to both the trucking industry and the company he was employed with for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The scholarship will be awarded annually to a third-year student who is enrolled in the business program <em>Supply Chain and Operations Management <\/em>\u00a0at Conestoga College. 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