The Richmond Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America announced that two VCU mass communications students have been named as recipients of the Richmond Public Relations Foundation scholarships. Shana Bernabela and Cassie Ann Williams, both seniors majoring in PR, were recognized at the November 28 PRSA membership luncheon. Each received a $1,000 check.Bernabela is the winner of the Bill Dietrick Memorial Scholarship.
The Newport News native has completed five internships including ones with Warner Music Group, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Average Girl Magazine. She maintains a 3.4 GPA and plans to pursue a career in New York City in the entertainment PR industry after her May 2008 graduation.
Williams is the winner of the David Hurdle scholarship.
A double major (her second major is Spanish), she maintains a 3.0 overall GPA. She serves as treasurer of VCU’s PRSSA chapter. Among her accomplishments are a semester studying abroad in Seville, Spain. The Danville native will graduate in May 2008 and hopes to pursue a graduate degree in the VCU Strategic PR Program.
The Richmond Public Relations Foundation solicited scholarship applications from students attending numerous other area colleges and universities offering a PR curriculum including the University of Richmond, Virginia Union University, Virginia State University, Longwood University and Randolph Macon College.
