Vicksburg's Ayla Verzwyvelt and IberTi’Neil Davis earn Mississippi Trucking Foundation Scholarships – The Vicksburg Post
Published 12:37 pm Friday, August 1, 2025
By Staff Reports
Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation awarded 40 scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year. Vicksburg residents Ayla Verzwyvelt and IberTi’Neil Davis were among the winners.
Over thirty-five years ago, the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship Program was created. The primary objective of the Foundation, a 501(c) (3) charitable corporation designed to receive contributions, memorial gifts, and property, is to promote educational projects related to the trucking industry and provide scholarships to deserving students who have ties to the trucking industry and who are enrolled in scholastic endeavors in the state of Mississippi. This class joins about 500 students who have received this scholarship. Scholarships are offered through the Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation and the following endowments: Mike McLarty, John Fayard, Jr., H. Dean Cotten, G. Larry Kerr, R. Gene Holmes, Vernon and Nancy Sawyer, John D. Stomps, and W. Todd Bates.
This year, the Mississippi Trucking Association held a scholarship awards ceremony in Jackson in July. 2025-2026 MTAF Scholarship Recipients pictured at the luncheon are:
1st Row (L-R): Kathryn Smith of Tupelo (W. Todd Bates Endowment), Owen Fulton of Clinton, Laila Riley of Liberty (G. Larry Kerr Endowment), Lillian Thurber of Brandon, and Keri Eden White of Collins.
2nd Row (L-R): Emily Scarberry of Pelahatchie, Ann Hart Smith of Carrollton, Lydia Williams of Summit, Lydia Haynie of New Albany (Mike McLarty Endowment), Reese Haynie of New Albany (Mike McLarty Endowment), Ayla Verzwyvelt of Vicksburg, and IberTi’Neil Davis of Vicksburg.
3rd Row (L-R): Hayden Smith of Flora, Carrie O’Neal of Saltillo, Bryce Huff of Clinton, Caden Kopf of Brandon, Kimorah Williams of Winona, Ramya Hudnall of Meridian, Kette Stavely of Clinton, and Andrew Hendrichovsky of Coldwater.
Back Row (L-R): Bobby Culwell of Louisville, Smith Evans of Hattiesburg, Joshua Weatherford of Guntown, Landon Sisco of Brandon, Carson Tidwell of Mayhew, Dylan White of Brandon (John D. Stomps Endowment), and Jameson Smith of Brookhaven (R. Gene Holmes Endowment).
Not Pictured are: Russell Blankenship of Okolona, Noah Brand of West Point (H. Dean Cotten Endowment), D’Von Dampier of Clinton, Mary Martin Fair of Starkville, Alvin Giddens of Brookhaven (Vernon G. & Nancy Sawyer Endowment), Rakeem Harris of West Point, Lily Lambert of Wesson (G. Larry Kerr Endowment), Matthew Lott of Union, Ruth Mattocks of Hattiesburg (John Fayard, Jr. Endowment), Alayna Moree of Columbia, Kristin Peters of Hattiesburg (H. Dean Cotten Endowment), Chloe Smith of Collinsville, and Hannah Smith of Brandon.
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