Buck
Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Since
1999, Missouri Outdoor Communicators (MOC) has awarded the
Buck Rogers Memorial Scholarship to a college student interested
in a career in outdoor communications.
The
scholarship honors the memory of E.L. "Buck" Rogers,
a founding member of MOC, who passed away on Dec. 22, 1997,
at the age of 74.
Rogers
was born on Jan. 20, 1923, in Columbia, Mo., to O.R. and
Edith Rogers. He attended Columbia's Hickman High School,
then went on to the University of Missouri-Columbia to earn
both a bachelor's degree in art and a master's degree in
journalism.
Rogers
was a writer for Field and Stream magazine and
later was public relations director at Johnson Motors in
Waukegan, Ill. In 1957, he returned to Columbia to develop
an outdoors travel and fishing promotion and advertising
company. In addition to co-founding MOC, Rogers was a past
president of the Outdoor Writers Association of America
(OWAA), and founder and past president of the Association
of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW). He also was the
author of a political column in the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Currently,
the award includes a $1,500 college scholarship, a one-year
MOC membership and an all-expense paid trip to the annual
conference.
Applications
are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Students wishing to apply may download the application
form and instructions below. Completed applications should
be postmarked no later than June 1, 2008, and mailed to:
