HERSHEY, Pa. -- The Museum of Bus Transportation has added three names to its Honor Roll of Benefactors -- Gerald Hausman, Ronald R. Cornell and J. Alex Michaud.

The three join the original list of seven industry notables who helped found the bus industry's only showcase museum of school, transit and intercity buses.

"These three honorees have individually, or through their families and companies, supported and promoted the museum," said board member Bob Beard.

"Museums, by definition, are established to memorialize," Beard noted. "As we continue our growth, we also will continue to recognize those who set the precedents of the great bus industry we all recognize and enjoy today."

Mr. Hausman founded Hausman Bus Sales in the late 1940s and later sold the company to Motor Coach Industries. He died in June. Ronald Cornell was chairman of ABC Companies. He died in August. Mr. Michaud was the owner of Michaud Bus Lines for 40 years, ending in 1988. He died Jan. 1, 2003.

The selection of the three comes as the museum is preparing for its annual meeting Saturday, Oct. 27, at its main facility in Hershey.

The meeting, which is part social event and part business, starts at 9 a.m., when the museum opens, followed by the annual meeting business session at 10. There will be an afternoon bus tour, leaving at 12:30 p.m., preceded by a "quickie lunch."

A highlight of this years meeting will be the unveiling of one of the museum's oldest buses that has been newly restored. The restoration was paid for by an as-yet-unidentified museum member.

That evening, following the afternoon tour of bus facilities in York County and York Springs, Pa., there will be a cocktail party and catered dinner on the museum floor. After an awards ceremony, ABC Companies' sales representative Dave Millhouser will speak. Millhouser also writes a column for Bus & Motorcoach News.

The fee for the day-long event is $60 ($25 of which may be considered a tax deductible donation to the museum), and reservations are required. The fee is payable in advance.

The museum is at 161 Museum Drive in Hershey. To make reservations, go to the museum Website, www.busmuseum.org, or e-mail thebusmuseum@yahoo.com, or call (717) 566-7100, Ext 119.

The museum provides free parking, including room for buses and RVs. The building is ADA accessible.

The names of Gerald Hausman, Ronald R. Cornell and J. Alex Michaud have been lettered onto the museum's memorial annex, which is a mile from the museum. The annex is used to house buses and archives, and serves as a meeting and work place. Twice a year, on the first Saturday in June and the last Saturday in October, the annex is opened to visitors.