Tom Atwell - RAVA Winner
Tom with his parents
Congratulations one of our talented SoFA students, Tom Atwell, who won the RAVA Student Scholarship Award! This financial scholarship is in the form of a check that he can use anyway he sees fit in his field of study. Tom was 1 of 6 other students from colleges in the Rochester Metro area that won. As added bonus, he also won the drawing and received a copy of Avid media Composer 6 software.
About RAVA
For over 30 years, members of the Rochester AudioVisual Association and media related businesses in the Rochester area have contributed annually to the RAVA Student Scholarship Award. Since 1976 RAVA have financially helped outstanding college students pursue a course of study in media communications. To date, dozens of college students have received over $50,000 from their membership. More information about RAVA can be found here: http://www.myrava.com/
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