S C H O L A R S H I P S in Broadcasting and/or Mass Communication

Bob Proctor Scholarship in Broadcasting

Award $1,000.  Recipient must be full-time student at Western Kentucky University. Recipient must be a senior (90 or more hours earned). Recipient must be majoring in Broadcasting. Recipient must possess the personal qualities of character, integrity, dependability, industriousness and human compassion, which produce leaders and merit the honor of the award.

Applicants must complete a scholarship application prior to the academic year for which the individual is applying. Applications will be due in February. The Broadcast faculty will make the selection. The recommendation will be forwarded to the University Scholarship Committee.  Notification of the award will be in the from of a letter form the University Scholarship Committee.  Applications will be available in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting main office MMTH 216.  Click here for application.

Charles M. Anderson Scholarship in Communication and Technology

Award typically $1000.  Applicant must be a full time student at WKU; must be a major in Broadcasting with Television Production or Broadcast Journalism emphasis; must be a sophomore, junior, or senior; and the recipient(s) must possess the personal qualities of character, integrity, dependability, industriousness, and human compassion which produce leaders and merit the honor of the award.   Financial need is to be a consideration.  Applications are due in February. Applications will be available in the School of Journalism & Broadcasting main office MMTH 216. Click here for application

The Broadcast Faculty committee of the whole reviews applications. The faculty review committee may also request an interview. The committee reserves the right to divide the award between qualified applicants.The School will notify the winner of his/her selection and make arrangements for the award to be presented at the Potter College University Awards Day. A School of Journalism & Broadcasting faculty member will present the Award at the Potter College University Awards Ceremony.               

The Julian and Betty Goodman Scholarship

Scholarship of typically $1200 awarded to a student majoring in Broadcast Communication or Mass Communication and pursuing a career in Broadcast News and Public Affairs.

Donors:
Julian Goodman has been one of our most supportive alumni over the years. Mr. Goodman is the first cousin of former WKU President Dr. Dero Downing. Mr. Goodman went into the U. S. Army in World War II and when he finished his duty, went to Washington, D.C. to write for NBC news with David Brinkley and Chet Huntley. In 1966 Goodman became the youngest NBC President in history. He took early retirement in 1979. Mr. Goodman quietly helped get Western into Educational Television in the early 1960s when Dr. Kelly Thompson was President of Western. Mr. Goodman was the second recipient of the American Association of Colleges and Universities award to people who graduated from state institutions and made great contributions to our country. (Lyndon Johnson was the first recipient of this award).

Criteria:

• Student must be a Junior.
• Student must be pursuing a Broadcast or Mass Communication major with an emphasis in news and public affairs.
• Student must have a 3.0 GPA at the time the applications are due.
• Student must give evidence of academic success, indicate potential in leadership, and possess the personal qualities of character, integrity, concern for others, and citizenship that are worthy of an award honoring Mr. And Mrs. Julian Goodman.

Procedures for Application:

• Applications may be obtained online or in the departmental office. Applications are due in early February.   Click here for application
• All applications must be typed, double spaced, and must include an essay on why the student is deserving of the scholarship.

Procedures for Selection and Administration of Award:

The School of Journalism & Broadcasting, will initiate publicity on the scholarship. A Broadcast Faculty committee of the whole reviews applications. The faculty review committee may also request an interview. The committee reserves the right to divide the award between qualified applicants. The committee will make a selection in March. The School will notify the winner of his/her selection and make arrangements for the award to be presented at the Potter College University Awards Ceremony. A School of Journalism & Broadcasting faculty member (or a member of the Julian Goodman or Dero Downing families) will present the Award.