A panel of expert industry judges named Biola University’s Marta Dropping and Patrick Henry College’s Trinity Klomparens the winners of the 2022 Washington Media Scholars Foundation Media Plan Case Competition. Each member of the winning team receives a $5000 scholarship.
Team Concept Crew, Lexi Esterle and Drew Wiltberger of Ball State University Funez were named runners up in the competition and will be awarded $3,000 in scholarships each.
The Mia Guion Scholarship of $2,500 was awarded to Mia Iannucci of Temple University, who was selected via a criterion of “4 P’s” that were found demonstrated in the late Ms. Guion’s life: professionalism, participation, preparation and presentation.
GMMB’s Brad Perseke received the National Excellence in Leadership award, given in recognition of his steadfast support of Washington Media Scholars Foundation since its founding in 2009. This award recognizes an exemplary individual who endeavors to support students and scholarship by partnering with the Foundation, and making a significant impact in the success of our programs and our students.
The final round of presentations took place Thursday, June 9th, and were scored by judges representing major media companies including the National Association of Broadcasters, NBCUniversal, Roku, TEGNA, and GMMB.
Many thanks to all of the talented finalists that participated in this year’s competition. We also thank everyone who made the 2021 Media Plan Case Competition possible—from our sponsors to students, to professors and volunteers.
