Interactive Marketing Association Pledges $17,500 for Huizenga School Scholarship

Travis Berger, President of SFIMA, and Andrew Dixon of SFIMA and BGT Partners, presented the check to Jade Chen, NSU’s Manager of Scholarships and Special Events for the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship along with Sachia Persaud, MBA Student and President of the University’s American Marketing Association chapter.

On Oct. 22, the South Florida Interactive Marketing Association (SFIMA), the region’s top forum for interactive professionals, hosted its 7th Annual Nautical Networking Cruise. More than 400 guests were in attendance aboard the Biscayne Lady in Hollywood.  At the Pre-Boarding Party and press conference, the organization presented a check to the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship for the creation of a Future Digital Leaders Scholarship.  The $17,500 pledge will establish a scholarship to be awarded to a graduate student studying entrepreneurship or marketing.  SFIMA will award the $3,500 yearly scholarship for five years.
“There are so many synergies between SFIMA and NSU, we are excited to provide business students with opportunities to become involved with South Florida’s interactive community,” said Travis Berger, president of SFIMA. Further noting, “One of SFIMA’s primary objectives is to grow and support the future leaders of South Florida’s interactive marketing industry, and this partnership with NSU will help achieve that goal.”  The Huizenga Business School is finalizing scholarship criteria with SFIMA’s Board Members and will select the first recipient of the Future Digital Leaders Scholarship in early 2011.

Posted on Monday, November 1st, 2010 at 12:19 pm in News and Upcoming Events, SharkBytes .