Lower Great Lakes Chapter Scholarships

The Lower Great Lakes Chapter of NATAS offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors from the Chapter area including: Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Bowling Green, Toledo, Lima and Mansfield, Ohio; Erie Pennsylvania; and Indianapolis, Bloomington, Muncie and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Students must plan to attend a four-year college and pursue a career in the television industry. Recipients and their parents are guests at the Emmy® Awards where the scholarships are awarded. The deadline for scholarship applications was February 15, 2012. If you have questions, feel free to contact Phil Hoffman at [email protected]. To view a letter submitted to student advisors with more details on our scholarships, click here. Please note, DO NOT SEND ANY OF YOUR PRODUCTIONS. We do not accept DVD’s, Tapes, etc.

The deadline for applying is February 15, 2012. Student Scholarship Applications are no longer being accepted.

2012 Lower Great Lakes Scholarship Winners

KATIE LAIRD

Every child loves the television and the radio. I sure did when I was a kid. But it was not just the programs and shows I enjoyed, I was always curious as to how it all worked. To be honest with you, I still do not know what exactly I want to be when I grow up, except now, I have a better idea. I know I want to work with people and do something that maximizes my creativity. I met with a career advisor at the local community college and she has steered me in a direction I am truly excited about. I have loved using technology since I took the multi-media class at school. I love the camera work, the sound, piecing everything together to make a product others can enjoy. I am fascinated by the radio. Nobody can see the people talking, but one can really feel as though he or she knows the announcer personally, all by listening. Electronic media will give me the skills and tools I need to apply what I love and turn it into a career I can be successful in. Once realizing that electronic media was the right choice for me, I called my uncle, an Executive Producer for National Geographic Television. Talking to him more about what electronic media is about; I know that it is what I want to do. My best friend's brother is a film and video major at Columbia College in Chicago so I also went to talk to him. Although my uncle and my best friend's brother have a more specific job and major, I still found everything both had to tell me extremely interesting. I have been interested in communications and public relations majors because of the fact that they both work with people. I have also been very interested in writing since grade school. Although I do not wish to go into writing as a profession, I would like my profession to involve writing. I took AP Language and Composition and am currently taking AP Literature. Both classes have only amplified my love of writing. I am truly excited about pursuing a career in something communications, public relations, or electronic media related.

TYLER MARUSCHAK


When I look to the future, I see myself being a newscaster. I want to sit at that desk every night and be reporting the news. I have a natural love for being on camera and talking to people about anything. I plan on going to Kent State University to pursue a degree in Broadcast Journalism. I want to gain a lot of skills with being on camera and editing. My dream is to be on television reporting the news but I also have a love for editing videos which I could also use in the field of Broadcast Journalism.

When I’m not reporting the news on camera I would love to be behind the scenes editing videos and camera equipment. I am thinking about double majoring in Electronic Media Production as well as Broadcast Journalism. I love news stations and all the equipment that comes with it. I want the desirable skills to run anything and everything in a typical news room. I would be happy with any job that I could get doing something in a news room. My experience with my local television channel has taught me that I love being involved in news related things. One day I want to manage my own television station and be able to control what happens in it. Those are my goals for the future and I hope that one day I could be reporting the news to you.