Scholarships

The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Announces New Scholarship in Honor of the 4 Journalists Lost in Helicopter Crash.

The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter announced at the 30th Annual Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards on October 6, 2007 that it will form a new scholarship in honor of the 4 journalists (Jim Cox, Scott Bowerbank, Craig Smith and Rick Krolak) we so tragically lost in the helicopter crash in Phoenix this past summer. The scholarship will memorialize not only these individuals but others we have lost in the past as well. Details regarding the scholarship will be available soon. If you would like to donate to the fund please contact our chapter office at 623.935.9637.

2007 Walter Cronkite Scholarship Recipients

Each year, the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards four one thousand dollar scholarships to deserving students of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University.

This year, the recipients are Erika Flores, Toby Phillips, Matthew Pagel, and Eric Fink.

Erika Flores has worked at Channel 8 KAET as a production assistant and her ideal career would be to be a reporter for 60 Minutes or 20/20. Erika would also like to work for a travel show someday. Erika transferred to Arizona State from Central Arizona College. Her extracurricular activities include being in the drama club and student government. She has also gained professional media experience as an intern with Telemundo as an on-camera reporter.

Toby Phillips envisions himself traveling abroad and possibly participating in the Peace Corps. Toby feels this experience would encourage him to become a foreign correspondent for a national or international news agency. Toby came to Arizona State from Albuquerque, New Mexico and has worked at the student radio station, The Blaze 1260 AM. Toby is active in the Leadership Scholarship Program, NATAS and the ASU Student Foundation. He also made the Cronkite School’s Dean’s List.

Matthew Pagel has been involved with Sun Devil TV Channel 2 working as a member of the technical staff for “Devils on the Deuce”, as well as anchoring for the college football-based show, “Sun Devil Sidelines”.  His ultimate goal is to be a news anchor or sports broadcaster in a major market. Matthew has interned at Fox Sports Net and his extracurricular activities include playing sports, snowboarding and officiating soccer.

Eric Fink was part of the inaugural Cronkite Village where he enjoyed living with other Cronkite School students and going on field trips to various media outlets in Phoenix. Like Toby, Eric has also been a staff member on the Blaze radio station. He hopes to become a broadcaster for one of the national television or radio networks and would love to call sporting events such as the Super bowl or the World Series. Eric also has an interest in becoming a news anchor and one day would like to cover election results for a national presidential or congressional election.

Congratulations to our 2007 Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter NATAS Scholarship recipients.

Regional Scholarships

ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter awards four $1000.00 scholarships each year to 4 students attending the Walter Cronkite
School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. The students must be enrolled and active in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism to apply for scholarships. Please contact the ASU Scholarship Office at 480.9654845 or the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter office at 623.935.9637 for more information.

National Scholarships

The Foundation of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards one $40,000 college scholarship to a high school student planning to pursue a career in television or a related field each year. Deadline for 2007 is November 5, 2007. The John Cannon Memorial Scholarship is open to any graduating high school senior planning to major in communications at a four-year college or university. For more info and for an application to this National Scholarship, please go to http://www.emmyonline.org/foundation/scholarship_application.html

Danielle Schafer, Inaugural Recipient of the John Cannon Memorial Scholarship - Four Years Later.

After graduating from the University of Arizona in May, Danielle got married and moved to Philadelphia. She is currently completing an internship in Public Relations at the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau while interviewing for PR positions around the city. She has been keeping her NATAS ties strong and is still incredibly grateful for everything NATAS has done for her and looks forward to giving back to the organization in the future.

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