Norfolk Southern Awards 10 College Scholarships

NORFOLK, Va., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ten sons and daughters of employees are receiving college scholarships from Norfolk Southern Corporation as part of the company's annual scholarship program.

Recipient of a National Merit Scholarship is Robert Kesler III, son of Vice President Taxation Robert Kesler Jr. and Robin Kesler, and a graduate of Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, who will attend Princeton University in New Jersey.

Recipients of Norfolk Southern Special Scholarships are: -- Jacob Adams, son of Signal Maintainer Dan Stephens and Cheryl Stephens, and a graduate of Wayne County High School, Monticello, Ky., who will attend University of Kentucky; -- Catherine Ambler, daughter of General Attorney Thomas Ambler and Martha Ambler, and a graduate of Matthew F. Maury High School, Norfolk, who will attend Wake Forest University; -- Sara Bayley, daughter of retired Director Financial Analysis James Bayley and Kay Bayley, and a graduate of Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, Va., who will attend the University of Pennsylvania; -- Richard Booth, son of Assistant Vice President Intermodal Cary Booth and Jane Booth, and a graduate of Norfolk Academy, who will attend the University of Virginia; -- Robert Evans, son of Timekeepers David and Patricia Evans, and a graduate of Hidden Valley High School, Roanoke, Va., who will attend the University of South Carolina in Columbia; -- Catherine Padis, daughter of System Manager Archie Padis and Leslee Padis, and a graduate of Cave Spring High School, Roanoke, who will attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; -- Lindsey Parrish, daughter of Mechanical Supervisor Lex Parrish and Sandra Parrish, and a graduate of Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona, Pa., who will attend Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania; -- Colin Schoeneman, son of Engineer Robert Schoeneman and Beth Schoeneman, and a graduate of Brookwood High School, Snellville, Ga., who will attend Georgia Institute of Technology; and -- Jacqueline Zillioux, daughter of Purchasing Manager Jon Zillioux and Susan Zillioux, and a graduate of Cave Spring High School, Roanoke, who will attend Yale University.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation, an independent, nonprofit organization, selects scholarship recipients. For detailed descriptions of the scholarships sponsored by Norfolk Southern and other corporations, refer to the NMSC Web site, http://www.nationalmerit.org/ .

Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway subsidiary operates approximately 21,000 route miles in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada, serving every major container port in the eastern United States and providing superior connections to western rail carriers. NS operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is North America's largest rail carrier of metals and automotive products.