Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, announced recipients of its 2023 Bay Transit – Rappahannock Community College Scholarships on April 17. The scholarship winners were recognized at a ceremony held at the RCC Warsaw campus and hosted by college president Dr. Shannon Kennedy and board president Jamie Tucker.
The Bay Transit – RCC Scholarship is paid for with funds generated from sponsorships of Bay Transit’s annual “Art in Transit” judged competition, as well as a $1,000 match from the RCC Educational Foundation. The scholarship is awarded each spring to one or more of Bay Transit’s frontline employees, the employee’s children, or employee’s grandchildren, who are, or will be, attending RCC.
The scholarship is one of several measures Bay Transit has taken to bolster their ongoing frontline employee recruitment and retention efforts to help ensure continued excellent customer service standards during the ongoing tight labor market. Bay Transit Director Ken Poll...