STUDENT BENEFITS

• Communication World magazine, nine monthly issues from September through May, presenting issues and trends important to communicators.
• Member rates on IABC publications.
• Discounted student rate to attend the IABC International Conference.
• Discounts on monthly IABC Cleveland luncheon meetings and presentations on communication topics.
• Member rates at IABC and IABC Cleveland sponsored seminars and workshops.
• Opportunity to explore career options in business communication.

REBECCA ODELL, 2009 FUTURE VISION SCHOLAR

The Vision Awards will honor the best current and tuture communications professionals June 3 at Windows on the River on the west bank of the Flats. Well-respected broadcaster and community champion, Larry Morrow, will serve as the master of ceremonies.

The Vision Awards will feature Communicator of the Year Robin Ratliff as the keynote speaker and Rebecca Odell as the Future Vision scholarship winner.

Odell (in photo at left), a junior public relations major at Kent State University, scored solid marks in all Future Vision categories in rising to the top on the judges' scorecards. A resident of Cortland, Ohio, Odell joined KSU's University Communications and Marketing in fall 2008 and is the online media manager for PRSSA.  After graduation in May 2010, Odell plans to pursue a career in corporate employee relations or health care public relations. She has worked with Children's Hospital in Akron and will continue there this summer as an intern. Go to IABC Cleveland for more information.

FUTURE VISION AWARD COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP

Calling all students interested in a communications career. Applications are now being accepted for IABC Cleveland’s 2010 Future Vision Award scholarship. The scholarship is open to all current sophomores and juniors attending a four-year college or university.

To be eligible, the students' primary residence or the college/university they attend must be located in the IABC Cleveland geographic area. This includes the 16 counties surrounding the metro areas of Cleveland, Akron, Canton and Youngstown. Click here for an application to review the application for future planning. For more information, contact Kavita Sherman, Future Vision Award chair, 440-668-5461.

Scholarship winners:

2009 – Rebecca Odell, Kent State University
2008 – Angela Kaufman, Bowling Green State University
2007 – Kelly Fenn, Kent State University

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Angela Kaufman, Bowling Green State University, IABC Cleveland Vision Award winner

IABC Cleveland has named Angela Kaufman of Sandusky as the 2008 Future Vision Award scholarship recipient. A Bowling Green State University senior, majoring in Journalism with a Public Relations focus. Kaufman earned $2,000 toward senior year studies, as well as an internship with the Domestic Violence Center of Cleveland. She received her award at IABC Cleveland’s Vision Awards ceremony June 11 at Windows on the River.

Kaufman currently manages a full class load, as well as a full-time job working in retail management. A Dean’s List student and National Scholars Honor Society member, she is involved in such organizations as the American Red Cross, the Association of Health Care Journalists, and the campus Literary Club.

The 2008 scholarship marks the first year the recipient was provided with an internship opportunity to build real-world skills. Ultimately, Kaufman would like to work for the American Red Cross or United Way as an event coordinator and publicist. Her award was made possible by supporters of the Vision Awards silent auction and IABC Cleveland.

Membership is open to part-time or full-time students of colleges or universities and other educational institutions who are working toward a degree and who are not currently working in the organizational communication profession.

Download a student application here, or for more information and an application, contact IABC Cleveland.

• International dues of U.S. $46 per year.
• 50% off international membership dues and exemption from the application fee if you join IABC as a practitioner within one year of graduation.
• No IABC Cleveland dues.