AKRON, Ohio--June 19, 2002--Roadway Express, Inc. has awarded the GAR Foundation Scholarship to Rebecca A. Nastoff of Brookfield East High School in Brookfield, WI. The GAR Foundation was established in memory of Roadway founder Galen J. Roush and his wife Ruth, and annually sponsors scholarship awards to dependents of eligible Roadway Express employees. The scholarship has a value of $5,000 per year for four years.
Rebecca is the daughter of Jane and Stephen Nastoff. Steve is the office manager for Roadway Express at the Milwaukee, WI, facility.
Honored as one of Brookfield East High School's class of 2002 top scholastic students, Rebecca has maintained an "A" average throughout high school while taking advance placement and honors courses. She attained Honor Roll status each year throughout her high school career. Rebecca was editor in chief of her high school's newspaper, and an active member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Science Club, and Track and Volleyball teams.
Rebecca was chosen by St. Dominic Church as a representative for the National Catholic Youth Conference, in St. Louis, MO, during her sophomore year. In her church, she has been a Christian Formation Center teacher, member of the Bell Choir and Teen Choir, and in charge of event organization for the church youth group.
Included in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, Roadway Corporation (NASDAQ: ROAD), is a holding company dedicated to identifying opportunities to expand the transportation-related service offerings available to customers through the Roadway portfolio of strategically linked transportation companies. Roadway Corporation's principal operating subsidiaries include: Roadway Express, a leading ISO 9002-certified transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods in the two- to five-day regional and long-haul markets. Roadway Express provides seamless service between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico including export services to 66 countries. New Penn Motor Express, a regional, next-day ground less-than-truckload carrier of general commodities serving twelve states in the Northeastern United States, Quebec, Canada and Puerto Rico, with links to the Midwest and Southeast United States and Ontario, Canada. And, Arnold Transportation Services (ATS), an irregular route, dedicated truckload carrier serving short-haul markets in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Southwest regions of the U.S. For additional information, contact the Company at www.roadwaycorp.com.
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