Cypress, CA (11/12/2010)
- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is now accepting
applications for its annual scholarship program
that provide financial assistance to members of
the National Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow
(ACT). ACT is a national college student association
with more than 350 members located on 17 college
and university campuses across the country. ACT's
mission of fostering professional development
is at the core of the Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program,
now in its third year.
The Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program is broken
out into two individual student scholarships
and one chapter scholarship. All three awards
are aimed at helping students attend the annual
Agricultural Media Summit (AMS), which is the
largest gathering of ag media professionals
in the country and is the ACT students' primary
career development networking opportunity each
year. The conference is hosted by the American
Agricultural Editors' Association (AAEA), the
Livestock Publications Council (LPC) and the
American Business Media Agri-Council - potential
future employers and colleagues of the students.
"This Yamaha scholarship program supports
the professional development of ACT students
while encouraging these future professional
communicators to carry messages of safe, responsible
ATV and Side-by-Side vehicle use into their
future careers," said Steve Nessl, Yamaha's
ATV/SxS marketing manager. "We encourage
all ACT members to get involved and submit individual
and chapter applications for the 2011 program."
For the 2009-10 program, the University of
Florida received Yamaha's chapter award for
the second year in a row, while Kelsey Fletcher
of Texas Tech University and Hailey Harroun
of Oklahoma State University earned the individual
scholarships. The University of Florida's award
helped cover costs in bringing six students
to the 2010 AMS in Minnesota this year, while
the individual scholarships covered all travel
and accommodations costs, plus more, for both
Fletcher and Harroun. The 2011 AMS will be in
New Orleans - a city sure to attract students
from around the country next summer.
"This scholarship program is continuing
to gain steam nationwide especially as more
students see how some of the past winners have
benefited from it," said Dr. Jefferson
D. Miller, ACT faculty advisor and associate
professor of agricultural communications at
the University of Arkansas. "The scholarship
money is really helpful, but the program also
creates great networking and professional development
opportunities for the students who intern at
Yamaha's Info Expo booth at AMS."
Applicants are judged based on merit, need and
quality of submission materials by a review
committee consisting of Yamaha representatives
and members of the AAEA and the LPC. The 2010-2011
application process will run through the end
of February and winners will be announced in
early May 2011.
More information and guidelines, along with
the application form, can be found online at
www.nactnow.org
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