Junior BFA Animation Student, Ilana Schwartz, Wins RAVA Scholarship!
Congratulations one of our talented SoFA students, Ilana Schwartz, who won the 37th Annual Media Scholar Award! This financial scholarship is in the form of a check that he can use anyway she sees fit in her field of study. Ilana was 1 of 6 other students from colleges in the Rochester Metro area that won. As added bonus, she also won the drawing and received a copy of Lightwave 3D 11 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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