Michelle Lyn Banta presented with the first Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MICHELLE LYN BANTA TO RECEIVE THE INAUGURAL
ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION
FRED ROGERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Grad Student from UCLA School of Film, Theatre and
Television to Receive $10,000
WHAT: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and its Foundation along with Ernst & Young LLP will jointly present Michelle Lyn Banta, a graduate student at UCLA School of Film, Theatre and Television, with the first Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship. The presentation will be made during an ice cream social reception hosted by the Television Academy's Children's Programming Peer Group and Governors Nancy Steingard and Vicki Ariyasu.
Banta, who is currently in her thesis phase at the UCLA School of Film, Theatre and Television, will receive $10,000 to support her aspiring career in children's media and furthering the values and principles of Rogers' work. In addition to the monetary award, she will be assigned a mentor from the Television Academy's Children's Programming Group who will work with her during the academic year.
WHO: The Scholarship will be presented to Michelle Lyn Banta by Joanne Rogers (Mrs. Fred Rogers), David Newell ("Mr. McFeeley: from "Mister Rogers Neighborhood") and Andy Sale from Ernst & Young.
WHEN: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Press check-in: 6:30 pm
Doors Open: 6:45 pm
Presentation: 7:15 pm
Ice Cream Sundae Bar: 7:30 pm
WHERE: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Television Academy Conference Center
5230 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND:
Robin Mesger/Erica Rubin
The Lippin Group
323-965-1990
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Underwritten by Ernst & Young, the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship was established by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and its Children's Programming Peer Group and is administered by the Television Academy Foundation. Donna Mitroff, long-time member of the Children's Programming Peer Group, children's media consultant and adjunct faculty member at USC's Annenberg School of Education oversaw the administration.
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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was founded in 1946 just one month after network television was born. It is a non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of telecommunications arts and sciences and to fostering creative leadership in the telecommunications industry. In addition to recognizing outstanding programming through its Emmy® Awards, the Television Academy publishes emmy® magazine and through its Foundation, is responsible for the Archive of American Television, College Television Awards, acclaimed student internships and other educational outreach programs.
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