College Public Relations Association of Mississippi officials seek scholarship applications

by Michael H. Miller

BOONEVILLE, Miss. -- (02/20/2024) — State college public relations officials are doing their part to encourage students to continue their interest in communication at Mississippi's two- and four-year colleges with three $1,250 scholarships.

Students applying for the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM) scholarship must be majoring in one of the following fields of study: public relations, communications, journalism, advertising, mass communications, political communications, crisis management, graphic design or other communication-oriented major.

Scholarships could be awarded to a May 2024 high school graduate, a student entering or enrolled at the state's two-year colleges and to a student entering or enrolled at the state's four-year colleges. The student must also be enrolled full-time at their respective institution.

Scholarship applicants must be in good standing and present three letters of recommendation from individuals connected to their respective academic institutions. This includes college advisers, high school teacher/official, home-school teacher, etc.

Students may also be recommended by an active CPRAM member.

Applicants must attend an accredited higher education institution in the state of Mississippi. With this stipulation, the organization reaffirms the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi's standing to helping Magnolia State students.

Applicants must complete in full the scholarship application and return it to the scholarship committee no later than Feb. 23, 2024.

In addition to the scholarship application, applicants also must include a 500-word essay entitled, "With all the changes being made in the field of Communications, what skills do I have to keep up with these changes?"

Students receiving the scholarship can be awarded the scholarship for more than one year, but they must re-apply every year. The CPRAM scholarship committee reserves the right to make its decision based on need, merit and the number of applicants each year.

CPRAM reserves the right to revoke this scholarship if a student withdraws from school during the award year, changes his/her major, fails to maintain a 2.0 GPA or other grave instances of misconduct.

Committee members will announce the winner(s) during its annual conference held in May. The scholarship will then be awarded for the 2024 fall term.

Northeast Mississippi Community College currently has seven staff members who are part of the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi. They include vice president of public information Tony Finch, graphic artist/designer Raleigh Downs, sports information director Blake Long, public information specialist Michael H. Miller, sports information specialist Ryan Moreland, marketing and public relations specialist and Title IX coordinator Liz Roark Calvery and part-time audio/visual specialist and NEMCCTV assistant Elijah Brooks.

To apply for the College Public Relations Association of Mississippi scholarship, check out http://www.cpram.online/scholarships.html

For more information, contact CPRAM scholarship chairman Steve Diffey at (662) 472-9068 or sdiffey@holmescc.edu.

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