The Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit (MSED) recently awarded $5,000 in scholarships to two students from area universities. The scholarships represent MSED’s continuing effort to support students pursuing an education in sales and marketing.

 

The 2012-2013 MSED scholarship recipients were: Vanessa Barrios of Ypsilanti, Mich. and Brittany Bodi of Toledo, Ohio.   Each recipient received a $2,500 scholarship from the organization.

 

“We congratulate these students for their academic focus and achievement, which has earned them not only scholarships, but our highest praise,” said Kathryn J. Brennan, MSED Education Committee chair and president of The Brennan Group. “We are committed to giving back to the bright, young people who will become tomorrow’s business leaders.”

 

According to Brennan, the winning students demonstrated outstanding academic achievements, as well as community involvement and active participation in campus activities. Most notably, the scholarship recipients are working to help pay for their education.

 

Barrios, a senior at Eastern Michigan University, is on the Dean’s academic list with a 4.0 grade point average. She has held a variety of sales jobs in retail. Her goal is to work in supply chain management for a multi-national company.

 

Bodi, a senior at the University of Toledo, has won several sales achievement awards.  During two-and-a-half years as a membership specialist for a health club, she honed her sales skills while earning funds for tuition.

 

The MSED scholarship program, founded more than 10 years ago, has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships. In January of each year, scholarship information is distributed to the dean of the business school at each of the participating local colleges and universities. The business school submits the names of qualified students to the MSED Education Committee who then interviews the area’s top juniors and seniors. Upon completion of these personal interviews, the most outstanding applicants are chosen by the committee for the awards. Students and advisors interested in more information should visit the MSED website at www.msedetroit.org.