City College of New York Student Recipient of Prestigious Business Wire Scholarship Competition.Business Editors/Education Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2001 In a continuing effort to help young people pursue educational goals, Business Wire has awarded an academic scholarship to a City College of New York “City College” redirects here. For other uses, see City College (disambiguation). CCNY was the first free public institution of higher education in the United States[3] student through its 2001 Business Wire Scholarship Program. Michelle Lopez, of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y., was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for her anti-tobacco public relations campaign, "Kids Can Kick Butt!" As part of Business Wire's 40th anniversary yearlong celebration, college students majoring in public relations were encouraged to participate in Business Wire's first scholarship program to further their studies in the field of communications, public relations and investor relations. "We developed this scholarship program as a means of supporting youth education and celebrating Business Wire's 40th anniversary year," said Lorry I. Lokey, president, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and founder of the company. "Through expressions of writing and creativity, we are helping talented students nationwide pursue their educational pursuits." Entry requirements included a written essay detailing future goals and aspirations and an example of case work in public relations demonstrating writing ability, research capability and a grasp of public relations functions. For this scholarship program, Business Wire partnered with the Public Relations Student Society of America The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), based in New York City, is a pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent Society, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the organization has grown to more than 9,600 members and 285 (PRSSA PRSSA Public Relations Student Society of America ) whose purpose is to cultivate a favorable and mutually advantageous relationship between students and professional public relations practitioners. Business Wire scholarship recipients are members of an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. PRSSA chapter. About Business Wire Founded in San Francisco in 1961 by its president Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations executive, Business Wire has network access to more than 60 international and national newswires, financial information providers and Web-based news services throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. With content from more than 34,000 organizations, including major U.S. corporations, Fortune 1000 and NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on companies, Business Wire remains the fastest-growing and largest independent commercial newswire in the world. The company electronically disseminates full-text news releases for media and investor relations professionals simultaneously to the news media, the Internet, online services and databases, and the investment community worldwide. Business Wire combines a brick-and-mortar foundation with the vision of an Internet company. Business Wire's headquarters is in San Francisco and currently operates 26 bureaus and offices in the United States. In addition to its international offices in Brussels, London, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo, Business Wire maintains strategic alliances and affiliations with dozens of international affiliates and many of the world's leading news agencies throughout Latin America, Europe and Asia. About PRSSA PRSSA is the world's pre-eminent, pre-professional public relations organization. Founded in 1968 by its parent society, PRSA PRSA Public Relations Society of America PRSA Personal Retirement Savings Account PRSA Puerto Rican Student Association PRSA Puerto Rican Studies Association PRSA Park and Recreation Service Area PRSA President of the Royal Scottish Academy , the organization has grown to include 225 chapters in 43 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . It currently has more than 6,500 members. |
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