Student Scholarships

2010 Scholarship Winner Britta Svoboda of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, pictured with Tom Graybill of the Business Marketing Association-Milwaukee's University Outreach Committee.

Congratulations to our 2010 Student Scholarship Winner!

BMA-Milwaukee congratulates Britta Svoboda of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on winning the 2010 Student Scholarship.

Britta is a junior at UW-Whitewater currently majoring in Public Relations, with a minor in Marketing. Britta has a 4.0 GPA in her major, and hopes to one day have a career in the field of event planning.

Britta is an active member of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at UW-Whitewater. She is the editor of the organization's "PR Insight Newsletter," and chairs its Professional Development team. Britta is also a member of multiple honor associations, and serves as the PR Chair for the UW-Whitewater Honors Program.

In addition to her many academic accomplishments, Britta also volunteers her time to a variety of community service and leadership programs. In the last year, she has served as a university peer mentor to incoming freshmen and transfer students, and as an Entertainment Intern for the Student Entertainment Awareness League on campus.

"Britta is an excellent student who takes an active role in her school and her future career," said Tom Graybill, Scholarship Chair of the BMA's University Outreach Committee. "The judges were impressed by not only her knowledge, but also by her thirst to learn."

As this year's scholarship winner, Britta will receive a $1,500 academic scholarship, as well as free attendance to all regular BMA meetings for the 2010-2011 season.

"Britta carries on the tradition of excellent BMA scholarship recipients," said Graybill.  "In fact, all three of our finalists were extremely well-qualified, making the decision a difficult one for our judging team."

Barbara Kolb of Mt. Mary College and Danielle Krizan of UW-Whitewater were the other two finalists for the BMA scholarship. Barbara and Danielle will also receive free attendance to all regular BMA meetings in the 2010-2011 season.

About the BMA-Milwaukee Academic Scholarship

BMA-Milwaukee offers an annual $1,500 Academic Scholarship for a student showing exceptional achievement and potential in business marketing communications. Undergraduate Wisconsin college students entering their sophomore, junior, senior years and majoring in marketing, advertising, communications, or an equivalent program with an emphasis on marketing/communications are eligible. Eligible students must have a B (3.0) or higher grade point average - overall or in major. Applicants must meet the BMA's definition of a "student" as specified in the scholarship documents listed below.

Deadline for the 2011 BMA-Milwaukee Scholarship: March 17, 2011