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Young Leaders Scholarship 2004ASBPE has announced recipients of its fourth annual Young Leaders Scholarship. ASBPE’s Young Leaders Scholarship sponsors up to five young editors, allowing them to attend the the annual editorial conference. “We had more applicants than we’ve had in past years,” noted Robert Freedman, ASBPE president, “The competition was strong — many solid applications — making the choice a tough one.” The award is open to all business-to-business publication editors under the age of 30. Applicants are required to submit a resume, short essays, letter of recommendation, and writing samples. Recipients received hotel accommodations, meals, and complimentary registration for the annual ASBPE National Editorial Conference and Awards of Excellence Banquet. This year’s recipients were:
Her editorial experience also includes freelance editing several construction business books, including What Renters Want and the Sales Manager’s Bible. Katy graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1999 with a B.A. in journalism.
Her experience also includes work for the Journal Star in Peoria and the Daily Herald in the Chicago suburbs.
He also edits two successful biweekly e-mail newsletters: Progressive Distributor Dispatch and MRO Wired. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism. Paul lives in Madison, Wis., where he enjoys classical fiction, cooking, snowboarding and working on his 1965 Buick Electra 225.
Promoted from her position as editorial assistant for the company’s three magazines after six months, Robin now handles CA’s columns and website news updates as well as writing articles for PCB Update, UPMG’s online newsletter. Robin has worked in Atlanta for the publisher UP Media Group since receiving her B.A. from Emory University with highest honors in English and History. She is also president of the Atlanta Heat rugby team—a great way to relieve stress.
Before joining Alexander & Edwards, Eric was an editor with the U.C. Berkeley college yearbook and a freelance writer for AsianWeek. Eric graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 2000 with a B.A. in English. About the Young Leaders ScholarshipASBPE started the annual Young Leaders Scholarship to help young editors who are just starting their careers. It is open to all business editors, including print and Web. Scholarships pay the conference and hotel room costs for up to five worthy applicants per year. (Transportation to and from the conference, any non-conference meals, and other incurred costs are the responsibility of the winners or their individual publishing companies.) Scholarship recipients also receive a free one-year membership to ASBPE if they are not already members. Qualifications for the scholarship include the following:
The application deadline is generally in early spring each year. A call for entries is mailed out to ASBPE members and posted on this site. To get more information about the scholarship, please email info@asbpe.org or call (630) 510-4588. See the winners in these categories: Young Leaders Scholarship winners
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Katy
Tomasulo, managing editor for ProSales and Tools
of the Trade. These monthly and bimonthly trade magazines for the
construction industry are published by Hanley Wood, LLC, in Washington,
D.C. During her four-year career at Hanley Wood, Katy also served as
associate editor for Remodeling, ProSales, and Custom Home
magazines, and as assistant editor for Builder, Building Products,
and Residential Architect magazines. 
Allison
Perlik, a senior editor at Restaurants & Institutions
magazine. R&I is a bimonthly publication with more than
154,000 subscribers. She joined publisher Reed Business Information
in 1998 as a staff editor at Security Distributing & Marketing
magazine after graduating summa cum laude from Bradley University in
Peoria, Ill. In addition to regular coverage of the chain restaurant
beat, food trends and other foodservice-related topics, Perlik compiles
the magazine’s daily e-newsletter.
Paul
Markgraff, web editor at the Fort Atkinson, Wis., branch of
Cleveland-based Pfingsten Publishing LLC. He maintains five business-to-business
trade publication web sites, including MROToday.com, ProgressiveDistributor.com,
ContractorToolsAndSupplies.com, Construction-Purchasing.com and ValueAddedPartners.org.
Robin
Norvell, assistant editor of Circuits Assembly, a
monthly trade magazine for electronics assembly professionals. 
Eric
Wong, associate editor at Apartment Finance Today
and Affordable Housing Finance. The two trade publications
are owned by Alexander & Edwards Publishing Inc. and serve investors
and developers of market-rate and affordable multifamily housing.
Lifetime
Achievement Award