The Society for Marketing Professional Services Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2010 Ron Garikes Scholarship, which provides $1,500 to one student who is majoring in marketing, communications, or public relations and planning a career in professional services marketing.
Students applying for the scholarship must:
- Be enrolled as a full time student
- Have at least a 3.0 grade point average
- Provide a letter of recommendation and
- Write an essay on one of two topics in the scholarship application.
In its second year, the Ron Garikes Scholarship fund was created by the SMPS Foundation in partnership with Karlsberger where Garikes spent most of his 27-year career, most recently leading the firm’s national Laboratory and Technology Group, and as COO of its Birmingham, AL, office.
A Distinguished Life member and a Fellow, Garikes has served SMPS in the roles of National President (1991—92), National Board Secretary, Southeast Regional Director, and Foundation trustee. Garikes is a founding member of SMPS Alabama and was president of that chapter. A contributing author to the three editions of The Marketing Handbook for the Design and Construction Professional, he is also an accomplished industry presenter. Garikes continues to support the SMPS Foundation, is a recent White Paper author, and is currently serving as a White Paper editor.
The SMPS Foundation is proud to honor Ron in this way and to provide this opportunity to encourage students to consider a career in professional services marketing. The complete scholarship application may be found at www.smpsfoundation.org.