2010 college scholarship competition

Each year, RTDNAC awards two Dr. John R. Bittner Scholarships, each for $1,000, to currently-enrolled rising juniors or seniors in the Carolinas who are pursuing a major course of study with emphasis in broadcast or electronic journalism.

Two $1,000 scholarships, provided by RTDNAC, are awarded to a qualified student attending a college or university in North Carolina, and to a qualified student enrolled in a college or university in South Carolina.

The scholarship is named after the late Dr. John Robert Bittner, a professor at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who served as executive director of RTDNAC.

THE DEADLINE IS SEPT. 24, 2010

Although there is no formal application form, to be eligible for consideration, a scholarship application must contain the following information:

  • Applicant’s name and year in school.

  • Home and school address of the applicant and telephone numbers.

  • College major.

  • College honors, offices and activities.

  • Any other accomplishments or information the applicant would like to provide.

  • A statement (one-page minimum), signed by the applicant, telling how the scholarship would contribute toward the applicant’s future career goals.

  • The names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two references. Recommendation letters from each of the references should be sent under separate cover directly to the scholarship chair.

  • A certified copy of the applicant’s transcript sent under separate cover directly to the scholarship chair.

Send the application and supporting materials for receipt no later than Sept. 24, 2010, to:

Pete Poore
RTNDAC Scholarship Chairman
Office of Communications
S.C. Dept. of Transportation
955 Park St.,P.O. Box 191
Columbia, SC 29202

(803) 737-1270
(803) 737-1273 (fax)
poorejp@scdot.org

(Faxed or e-mail information, beyond questions to the scholarship chair, cannot be accepted.)