/news-archive/tag/timothy-edwards/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:41:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/08/17/tre-day-scholarship-donation/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 13:41:17 +0000 /news/?p=71454 ... Radio DJ Tre’ Day celebrates 40th birthday with $10,000 scholarship donation]]> As Power 92 radio deejay Travis Rowan reached his milestone 40th birthday on July 23, he decided to celebrate his big day with an investment in the future.聽 He donated $10,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for the for students in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Mass Communication. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is definitely one of the beacons of light in the city,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 think of all my great memories here and how it changed me from a boy to a man, and I know it can do that for so many other kids growing up in maybe rough and tough neighborhoods and areas of the city.鈥� Dr. Timothy Edwards, chair of the School of Mass Communication, and Christina Smith, director of development for the College of Social Sciences and Communication, were both unaware of what Tre鈥� Day was planning when he asked for a meeting and were both delighted and surprised by the donation. 鈥淭re鈥� Day has been a great representative of the School of Mass Communication and 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in terms of supporting students,鈥� Edwards said. 鈥淗e also guest speaks and serves on the advisory board. He鈥檚 a great example of an alum staying connected.鈥� Tre鈥� Day began his radio career in 1996 right out of high school. The name of his popular radio personality was given to him by his basketball teammates after hitting 11 three-pointers in a single game. While a full-time student at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, Tre鈥� Day worked his way up from an internship to a full-time position at KIPR 92.3 FM, where he currently works as both the assistant program director and the host of the popular afternoon drive show, 鈥淭ake it to the House.鈥� Education has always been important to Tre鈥� Day, who graduated with a 4.0 GPA in 2000 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mass communication. Tre鈥� Day, who was once supported by a scholarship from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, has continuously and generously invested in education through his longtime scholarship program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Much of the scholarship money is raised over Labor Day weekend with the 鈥淭reDay.com Charity Classic,鈥� which features a tennis tournament, celebrity party, and silent auction. He has also donated equipment for two new audio production studios at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The next will be Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. Tre鈥� Day鈥檚 scholarship is open to students in the Department of Mass Communication pursuing a degree in film, radio, or television and who graduated from an Arkansas high school. Freshman applicants will have preference, but upper-level students are eligible. In the upper right photo, Tre’ Day (middle) presents Christina Smith (right) and Dr. Timothy Edwards (left) with a $10,000 donation to the TreDay.com Scholarship Project, which benefits students in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Mass Communication.聽]]>