PHIL NOAH SCHOLARSHIP

The Phil Noah Scholarship has been established to provide worthy incentive and encouragement for students pursuing academic training in the fields of mass communications or public relations.

Selection Criteria

Consideration for selection will include academic merit, leadership, dedication and future goals, which must include a career in public relations or mass communications.

Candidates and Criteria

The selected recipient must be at least a junior or have junior standing by next fall at Northwestern, studying in the fields of mass communications or public relations. The student should have at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average based upon a 4.0 scale.

Selection Procedures

The recipient will be selected by the scholarship committee at Northwestern. Nominations for the award may be made by any faculty member in the mass communications program. The scholarship may be shared with more than one recipient if the scholarship committee deems necessary.

MAUDE DRAKE BINGHAM SCHOLARSHIP

The Maude Drake Bingham Scholarship is given to a continuing Northwestern upper division or graduate student who is enrolled full-time. First preference will be given to a speech and theatre major and second preference given to any major within the School of Arts and Sciences. The scholarship recipient must have at least a 3.0 CGPA.

WAYNE LANE SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship was established in 1998 to honor over twenty-eight years of service to Northwestern by Wayne Lane. Former public relations director, Lane is credited with the development of Northwestern's mass communications program. As service to Northwestern and the Foundation, Lane authored the "Centennial History Book" in commemoration of Northwestern's100th anniversary in 1998. This scholarship is awarded to mass communications students who demonstrate personal integrity, dedication to the journalism profession and outstanding performance in the classroom.

TODD DAYTON SCHOLARSHIP

This endowment was established in 2001 in honor of Todd Wesley Dayton by his family and friends. Memorial contributions were also given in honor of Todd after the death of his grandfather Leo Dayton. Todd graduated from Pond Creek-Hunter High School in 1991 and in 1996 graduated from Northwestern with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications. As a result from injuries received in a two-vehicle crash, Todd died on June 3, 2000. The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial assistance to a student majoring in the field of mass communications at Northwestern.

PARTICIPATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Selected recipients are incoming freshmen, sophomores and transfer students.