The Alan Read Professional Development Award is for 2 selected recipients who are looking for a way to advance their professional development by taking a class, attending a conference or workshop, or by some other similar event.

What's the criteria?

• You must be a PMA Member
• You must not be a PMA Board member
• Event/Training/Class must align with the mission and goals of PMA
• You must be willing to present 3-5 things you learned in a short (5-10 min.) presentation after the Event/Training/Class as a way of sharing the knowledge you've gained with other PMA members
• You cannot have won this award the previous year
• The award must be used for an Event/Training/Class in 2018

When is the deadline?

• The deadline to submit an application will be the same deadline as the 2017 Markie Award entries. TBD later this year.

How can I apply?

• Applicants must fill out and print this application. Alan Read Professional Development Award
• Turn in the application to one of the PMA board members before the deadline at a PMA member meeting.

The chosen recipient of this award will be announced at the PMA Markie Awards Meeting in November (Date TBD).

For questions, clarifications, comments, and concerns, please email pma.bowlinggreen@gmail.com.

The Lou Turley Memorial Scholarship is for a Free 3 Hour Course at WKU and is an award of the Professional Marketing Association of Bowling Green. The value of scholarship this year is $1185.

Who is eligible?

• You must be a student at Western Kentucky University.
• You must be accepted as a major or minor in one or more of the following programs: Advertising, Broadcasting, Corporate and Organizational Communication, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Marketing, Public Relations, or Sales or have an interest pursuing a career in marketing.
• You must have a minimum 2.8 cumulative grade-point average.

When is the deadline?

• The deadline to submit an application is March 25, 2016.

How can I apply?

• Applicants must apply online via the WKU TopDollar Scholarship portal.
• To apply for the scholarship, applicants must complete the standard Western Kentucky University scholarship application via the TopDaollar portal. Also include with a two minute video of the applicant making a presentation on a current marketing topic that interests you. The video should be posted to YouTube, Vimeo, or other public video site and the link provided as a part of the application process.

For questions, clarifications, comments, and concerns, please email pma.bowlinggreen@gmail.com.