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{nomutlithumb}by JULIANNE OLSON
Intern News Reporter

The department of communication at Appalachian State University received a $2,750 scholarship from the Advertising Women of New York Foundation (AWNY), to be awarded to students at the department’s discretion.

Eight colleges and universities, including Appalachian, won the AWNY scholarship. Awardees are selected primarily on the number of students that attend the annual Advertising Career Conference in New York City.

“We were so surprised but thrilled,” Janice T. Pope, communication department chair said. “What makes this especially nice is that so many of our endowed scholarships were hurt by the financial crisis.”

Juniors and seniors graduating after December who have a minimum GPA of 3.20, both overall and in their major, are eligible for the scholarship.

Students must submit a resume and an essay discussing their desire to have a career in advertising, what they hope to achieve through their career and what area of advertising they would like to focus on.

Having past or current membership in the Appalachian advertising club and knowledge of the advertising business will be factors in deciding which students receive the scholarship.

“We may choose one student to receive the entire scholarship, or two students to split the scholarship,” Roger Bodo, Appalachian advertising club adviser, said.

The scholarship application deadline is Sept. 1, which gives the communication department time to notify AWNY of the recipient(s) chosen by Sept. 18.

The recipients of the award will be recognized at the annual conference Nov. 13-14.

Bodo will take a group of students to New York City for the annual Advertising Career Conference, which 700 students from across the country attend.

The conference includes a visit to a large advertising agency in New York City and an opportunity for the students to network with various television, print and/or radio agencies at a reception hosted by AWNY.

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