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Horace & Susie Revels Cayton Scholarship
Each year the chapter seeks to recognize a minority student from Washington who demonstrates academic achievement, a desire to practice public relations and financial need with a tuition award of $2,500.
This scholarship was established in 1992 in memory of Horace and Susie Revels Cayton. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Caytons were editors of a popular political newspaper, The Seattle Republican. In later life, after publishing Cayton's Weekly, the couple turned their publishing expertise into a public relations business and were likely Seattle's first minority public relations practitioners.
Criteria
- Minority status – African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino American, Native American, Pacific Islander
- Interest and aptitude in public relations demonstrated by courses taken, activities and/or internships
- Full-time sophomore or junior in the 2009-2010 academic year pursuing a career in public relations who will be a full-time junior or senior during the 2010-2011 academic year at a Washington state college or university (Washington state students attending college out-of-state also may apply if they graduated from a Washington high school or have a parent who currently lives in Washington state year-round.)
- Academic achievement
- Financial need (FAFSA not required)
- Have overcome barriers in pursuit of personal or academic goals
Applicants must include a certified college transcript with the application. Please allow time (1-2 weeks) for your college or university to process transcript requests. Scholarship funds will be paid to the appropriate university department and credited to the recipient.
Take special care to proof your application packet for spelling, grammar and other errors. Your application will be reviewed by public relations professionals and will be held to a high standard consistent with PRSA practices.
Horace and Susie Revels Cayton Scholarship
Past Winners
- 2009 Michelle Tanaka, University of Washington
- 2008 Nina Huang, University of Washington
- 2003 Ashley North, University of Washington
- 2001 Hope Evans, Washington State University
- 2000 Lilian M. Ngatunyi and Alvie McNair, University of Washington
- 1999 Amabel Narvaez and Katrina Tyrrell, Western Washington University
- 1997 Rowena Wong, University of Washington, and Michelle Caballero, Western Washington University
- 1996 Ginny Cheng, University of Washington
- 1995 Heather Follings and Lisa Chiang, University of Washington
- 1994 Sukjoon Sung, University of Washington
- 1993 Billie Washington, University of Washington
