2012-13 USITT-NBS Scholarships to Attend the National Conference in March
What a wonderful turnout for scholarship applications this year! It’s so exciting to see so many students apply for an opportunity to help cover the costs of attending the USITT Conference. Seventeen applications were received this year and with a tie in the voting, the NBS board is electing to give out 2 NBS Scholarships this year instead of 1!
But first a little bit of recognition and thanks to help make the scholarships happen. I have to say ‘thank you’ to USITT, all of our NBS members, SECOA, and Norcostco/Stage Technology for making these scholarships possible. Without the membership and corporate sponsorship we would not be able to offer the number of scholarships that we do and in an amount to truly help offset the expenditures of travelling to the annual conference.
Secondly I would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to our scholarship reading committee – Jerry Kraft, Kit Mayer, Mickey Henry, Mike Messer, and Todd Edwards – for taking the time to review all of the scholarship applications and accomplish the difficult task of selecting the ones to receive scholarships.
Thirdly I would like to say ‘thank you’ to all of the students that applied for USITT-NBS Scholarships. The opportunity to attend the annual conference is a wonderful one and we certainly wish that we could offer more money and more scholarships to help cover the expenses involved, especially in the years when the annual conference is so far away.
Lastly I would like to say ‘thank you’ to all of the faculty/staff that encouraged their students to apply for the scholarships. Thank you for recognizing the value in student attendance of the annual conference and offering guidance to your students to help them get there.
The winners of the 2012-13 USITT-NBS Scholarships to attend the 2013 USITT Conference are:
The SECOA Scholarship (2 scholarships)
Jessica Van Kempen, Gustavus Adolphus College
Katherine Takata, College of Saint Benedict
The John Mullen Scholarship from Norcostco/Stage Technology
Jenna Graupmann, University of Northern Iowa
The USITT NBS Scholarship (2 scholarships)
Anna Michel, Gustavus Adolphus College
Josie Liebenow, Minnesota State University Moorhead
The NBS “Doughnut” Scholarship
Kcarie Ingerson, North Dakota State University
Congratulations to all!
Find out the details about the NBS Student Scholarship Program