Cypress, CA (10/16/2009)
- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is now accepting
applications for its second annual scholarship
program that provides financial assistance to
members of the National Agricultural Communicators
of Tomorrow (ACT). ACT is a national college
student association with 354 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.
The Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program is broken
out into two individual student scholarships
and one chapter scholarship. All three scholarships
are aimed at helping students attend the annual
Agricultural Media Summit (AMS), a professional
development and networking opportunity.
For the 2008-09 program, the University of
Florida received Yamaha's chapter award, while
Whitney Siegfried and Katherine Kuykendall,
both ACT members from Purdue University, earned
the individual scholarships.
"The Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program is
integrating messages of safe, responsible ATV
and Side-by-Side vehicle use into the farming
community by working with current and future
communicators in the agriculture industry,"
said Steve Nessl, Yamaha's ATV/SxS marketing
manager. "Yamaha again congratulates the
inaugural recipients of this scholarship program,
and we've been happy to receive some very positive
feedback from the students. We encourage all
ACT members to get involved and submit individual
and chapter applications."
"This scholarship competition is one of
the most practical scholarship programs I've
seen," said Dr. Jefferson D. Miller, ACT
faculty advisor and associate professor of agricultural
communications at the University of Arkansas.
"It requires students to create an actual
example of journalistic or public relations
work - something they can add to their professional
portfolio. Plus, the reward is that they get
to go network at AMS with the people who will
probably be hiring them in the near future."
The AMS is the largest gathering of crop and
livestock media professionals in the country
and is the ACT's primary career development
networking opportunity each year. The conference
is hosted by the Agricultural Editors' Association
(AAEA) and the Livestock Publications Council
(LPC) - potential future employers and colleagues
of the students.
Applicants are judged based on merit, need
and quality of submission materials by a review
committee consisting of Yamaha representatives
and members of the American Agricultural Editors'
Association and the Livestock Publications Council.
The 2009-2010 application process will run through
the end of February and winners will be announced
in early May 2010. More information and guidelines,
along with the application form, can be found
online at www.nactnow.org.
About Yamaha:
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (YMUS), a leader
in the motorsports market, makes the toughest,
most capable and versatile ATV and Side-by-Side
vehicles. The company's ever-expanding product
offerings also include 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 more
than 4,000 dealers in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1977, 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.
www.yamaha-motor.com
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