UNL students win Advertising Federation scholarships

Three University of Nebraska-Lincoln students were awarded scholarships by the Advertising Federation of Lincoln and a fourth won the Ad Camper of the Year award.

Jennifer Boldra, a senior advertising major from Omaha, received the $1,000 Pam Holloway-Eiche Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established as a tribute to Pam Holloway-Eiche, who founded the student Ad Club at UNL in 1977 and was instrumental in establishing other student ad clubs across the country.

James Sevcik, a junior advertising major from Prairie Village, Kan., received the $1,000 Joyce Ayres Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established as a tribute to Warren Joyce Ayres, president and founder of Ayres & Associates in Lincoln. Ayres founded the Lincoln Admen's Gridiron in 1939 that evolved into the Advertising Federation of Lincoln in 1951.

Morrel Wax, a sophomore marketing major from Omaha, received the $1,000 Cultural Diversity Scholarship. The scholarship was established to encourage minority students to continue their education in advertising and marketing, as well as encourage people from all nationalities to pursue a career in the advertising industry.

Nels Sorensen, a senior advertising major from Fairbury, won a new award, Ad Camper of the Year. This award was created to honor a student who has participated in Ad Camp and has worked with and for the Advertising Federation of Lincoln for the past year. Sorensen won free registration for Ad Camp and gift certificates. Sorensen had a graphic design internship at Lambriar Vet Supply in Fairbury.

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