Two Texas Advetising Grad Students Awarded The John Mack Carter Media Scholarship

At a recent presentation at the UT System Bauer House, Mrs. Rick Perry, Chancellor Yudof, Vice Chancellor Smith, Vice Chancellor Safady John Mack Carter, and Fran Zone gathered to recognize Ms. Laura Lebel and Andrea Goldman -- the recipients of the first John Mack Carter Scholarship in Media. Ms. Fran Zone established the media scholarship, the John Mack Carter Scholarship, named in honor of Mr. Carter. It is a graduate-level scholarship for women committed to creating "media that makes a difference", and Texas Advertising is a grateful beneficiary of this scholarship.

The scholarship honors John Mack Carter, presently Consultant to The Hearst Corporation. Prior to this assignment, he was the President of Hearst Magazine Enterprises, the division of Hearst Magazines charged with developing new publishing ventures. Mr. Carter founded the division in 1994, after overseeing Hearst's launches of Country Living, Victoria, Country Living Gardener, Smart Money and Marie Claire.

Previously, John Mack Carter had been Editor-in-Chief of Good Housekeeping from 1975 to 1994. Under his leadership the magazine won two National Magazine Awards. Mr. Carter was the recipient of the 1996 Advertising Women of New York Silver Medal Award for his professional and social contributions to the advertising and communication fields. Also, in 1996, Mr. Carter was honored with the Fourth Annual Congressional Families Action for Cancer Awareness Award for his ongoing commitment to cancer awareness. He was also the co-founder of the New York City Race for the Cure. Above all, Mr. Carter has been an ardent advocate of full equality for women. He is committed to helping women with talent in their quest to establish successful careers in Journalism and in Advertising. He received many honors for his work towards this goal.

Fran Zone is the CEO of San Francisco-based Zone Communication. Fran is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, leadership communication expert, and executive coach. She addresses more than 30,000 professionals annually via business conferences, communication workshops, leadership seminars, and message-strategy sessions. Fran's clients include White House staff; Dolby; Genentech; Merrill Lynch; NASCAR; NBC Olympics, and Time Inc.

Fran is a recipient of the Headliner of the Year Award, a national honor for lifetime achievement in the field of communication. Fran's energy and commitment is an inspiration to all who want to make a difference for the present and future generations.

Tiffany Warren, who is the Executive Director of MAIP for the American Association of Advertising Agencies Foundation was also present at the event. Ms. Warren has been a very important part of the industry's effort of recognizing and helping in the growth of talented minority students who want to make a difference in the advertising industry. For more information about the John Mack Carter Scholarship contact Texas Advertising.

11/15/2004