Cypress, CA (7/30/2012)
- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., has named the recipients
of its fourth annual Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program.
The chapter award has been granted to the Illini
Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) Chapter
at University of Illinois, while Danielle Smith
of University of Arkansas and Bailey Toates of
Oklahoma State University have both earned individual
scholarships. As recipients of the individual
scholarships, the students have the opportunity
to serve as interns for Yamaha during the 2012
Ag Media Summit (AMS) next month in Albuquerque,
NM.
Yamaha’s scholarship program was launched
in 2009 to provide financial assistance to members
of the ACT, a national collegiate student association
with the mission of fostering professional development
and skills.
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 AMS. As
the largest gathering of crop and livestock media
professionals in the country, the AMS is the primary
career development networking opportunity for
these ACT students each year. This industry event
is hosted by the American Agricultural Editors’
Association (AAEA), the Livestock Publications
Council (LPC) and the American Business Media
Agri-Council.
As part of the application process, students were
asked to incorporate important ATV and Side-by-Side
(SxS) vehicle safety messages within an appropriate
real-life farming/agricultural scenario into practical
communications pieces such as a feature story,
brochure or press release.
“The high quality of the applications that
we receive each year speaks to the dedication
that these students and chapters have for careers
in agricultural communication,” said Steve
Nessl, Yamaha’s ATV and SxS group marketing
manager. “Yamaha is proud to support these
students while promoting the safe, responsible
and productive use of farm equipment.”
Previous Yamaha-ACT Scholarship winners come from
Canada’s University of Guelph, Oklahoma
State University, Purdue University, Texas Tech
University and the University of Florida.
About Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), is
a leader in the motorsports market. The company’s
ever-expanding product offerings includes ATVs
and Side-by-Side vehicle, motorcycles, outboard
motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, boats,
outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of dealers
in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations in Tennessee and
Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.
