This document profiles 14 recipients of the 2014 Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship. Each recipient lost a parent who was killed or permanently disabled in an accident while working on transportation infrastructure projects. The recipients are pursuing post-secondary education in various states across the US. The scholarship is provided by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Foundation to support the children of highway workers killed or disabled on the job.

1. Alexis Keefe, Wyalusing, Pa.
Alexis’s dad, Bret Keefe, was killed in a car
accident in 2001 while working for the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A
sophomore, she is a marketing major at
Bentley University near Boston.
Kaitlyn Henry, Dennison, Ohio
Kaitlyn’s dad, Gary Henry, was struck by a
construction vehicle and killed in 2013 while
working on a state highway construction
project on Interstate 270 near Columbus.
Kaitlyn is currently attending Ohio University
and is an intervention specialist major.
Leah Barnes, Bronx, N.Y.
Leah’s dad, Donald Barnes, worked for the
New York State Thruway Authority and was
permanently disabled in 1995 when he was
struck by a vehicle. Leah is a junior studying
elementary education at Delaware State
University in Dover.
Lyndsay Morgan, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lyndsay’s father, Steven Morgan, was killed in
a November 2011 accident while working on
Interstate 75 in Florida. She is a sophomore at
Florida Gulf Coast University and majoring in
communication studies.
Vybav Hiraesave, Dover, Del.
Vybav’s father, Vasuki Hiraesave, was killed in a
March 2006 accident while working for the
Delaware Department of Transportation. Vybav,
a junior at the University of Delaware, is a
chemical engineering major.
LaToya Hood, Houston, Texas
LaToya’s father, Paris Hood, was struck by a
vehicle and killed in a February 1998 accident
while working for the Texas Department of
Transportation on I-27. LaToya attends Texas
Southern University and is an education major.
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Family
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Memorial
Scholarship
Recipients
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A first-of-its-kind program that provides post-high
school financial assistance to the children of
highway workers killed or permanently disabled on
the job.

2. For more information on the ARTBA Foundation’s
scholarship or if you are interested in making a
donation to the fund, please contact Kashae
Williams at 202.289.4434 or kwilliams@artba.org.
Joshua Frank, Sterling, Colo.
Joshua’s father, Thomas Frank, was struck and
killed in 1996 while working for the Colorado
Department of Transportation on I-76 near
Sterling. Joshua is attending Wyotech in
Laramie, Wyo., and is majoring in diesel
mechanics and chassis fabrication.
Willie Blevins, Danielsville, Ga.
Willie’s mother, Kathy Blevins, worked for
the Gwinnett County Department of
Transportation. She was painting turn-lane
lines in 2004 when her vehicle was struck and
she was killed. Willie will be attending Georgia
Southern University in Statesboro this fall and
plans to major in biology.
Emily Jones, Billings, Mont.
Emily’s father, Richard Jones, was killed in a
car accident in 2013 while working for Direct
Traffic Control. Emily will attend Montana
State University in the fall and major in
criminal justice.
Kelsey Williams, Chehalis, Wash.
Kelsey’s dad, Samuel Williams, Jr., was killed
in 2000 while working as a flagger for the
Washington State Department of
Transportation. Kelsey will attend Western
Oregon University in Monmouth and major in
fire service administration.
Amy McNeil, Kountze, Texas
Amy’s father, Jeffrey McNeil, was killed in 2005
while working for the Texas Department of
Transportation on U.S. 69 in Beaumont. Amy
attends Lamar State College and will start a
registered nursing program in January 2015.
The ARTBA Building • 1219 28th
St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 • (t) 202.289.4434 • www.artbatdf.org
2014
Lanford
Family
Highway
Worker
Memorial
Scholarship
Recipients