$112,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE AWARDED

IBA will award a total of $112, 000 in broadcast scholarships and community college grants to deserving Iowa students for 2007/08, thanks to the generous support of the Quarton-McElroy/ IBA Educational Endowment Fund.

This year five new Iowa students have been selected as recipients of an IBA Broadcast Scholarship...they are: Travis Bockenstedt, Strawberry Point; Joshua Larson, Webster City; Shilo Stockton, Council Bluffs; Leandra Verink, Letts; and Jennifer Winzenburg, Johnston. Each recipient will receive a $4,000 a year renewable scholarship, to pursue an education in broadcasting at an Iowa college or university.

Also, two UNI/Electronic Media students, Mark Anderson of Des Moines and Brandon Neil of Plainfield were selected to receive $4,000 scholarships to continue their Electronic Media studies at UNI.

These students will all be recognized during the IBA Awards Luncheon in West Des Moines on June 28, 2007..