2012 AHP Student Award Contest
2012 AHP Student Award Travel Winners
Sarah Jacobs, Rice University
Kate Light, University of Maryland
Danielle Moritz, William Woods University
AHP Selects Three Students as 2012 Travel Award Winners
History and horse publishing will pair up to provide three talented students with the opportunity of a lifetime as AHP Travel Award Winners. The AHP Student Award Contest provides up to three $750 travel awards to attend the 2012 AHP Ride Into History Seminar in Colonial Williamsburg, on May 31-June 2, 2012. The students will have an opportunity to meet leading equine publishing professionals and discuss career possibilities during the three days of educational sessions and related activities.
American Horse Publications is pleased to announce the three Student Travel Award winners for 2012.
Kate Light, 23, is a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she majors in English. A horsewoman since age six, Kate worked through high school and college to pay for her horse’s upkeep. A job as a therapeutic riding instructor instilled patience, strong work ethics and excellent communication skills. An internship at Practical Horseman led to an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. Although she had to complete her undergraduate studies part-time, she enthusiastically accepted the full-time position as content manager of EquiSearch.com. Her future plans are to continue working in the equine publishing industry, specifically in online content, but she would also like to have an opportunity to write articles for both print and online publications.
Kate is the daughter of Paul Light, New York, and Sharon Light, Maryland.
Sarah Jacobs, 19, is a freshman at Rice University majoring in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology with a double major in English. Her career interest is to become a staff writer for an equine publication or freelance as a feature/news writer in addition to a career in equine veterinary medicine. Wherever Sarah’s career journey takes her, one lesson she learned at a very young age is that if you fall of a horse, you always get back on. That lesson has stayed with her throughout setbacks on her high school magazine, learning new riding skills, or planning out her career goals. In addition to enjoying polo, dressage, trail riding and hunt seat equitation, Sarah is an advocate of helping others and the environment.
Sarah is the daughter of Ann Younker and Matthew Jacobs, both of California.
Danielle Moritz, 19, is a junior at William Woods University where she majors in Communications Journalism & Public Relations and Equine General Studies (Equine Media.) Horses entered her life when she was ten with a horseback riding lesson. She was instantly hooked and began to work hard to become a competitive eventer. After deciding a show career wasn’t for her, she discovered journalism in high school and it became her second passion. Together, horses and journalism led her to equine media. She aspires to gain the knowledge and experience to achieve her greatest dream of becoming an equine journalist.
Danielle is the daughter of Bev and Tom Moritz of Illinois.
The three travel award winners will be interviewed at the AHP seminar and one student will be announced as the 2012 Student Award winner at the Student Award Party on Friday, June 1, 2012. The Student Award winner wins a cash award of $1,000 plus an all-expense paid trip hosted by Publishers Press to one of their Two-Day Customer Education Seminars in Louisville, Kentucky, to have a unique experience to learn the printing process.
The Student Award program, started in 1993, was initiated to promote awareness to students of the career opportunities available in equine publishing. “This program has been a win-win for both the students and the association,” says AHP Executive Director Chris Brune. “Not only does it offer students a chance to learn about a career they may be passionate about, but it also has given equine publishing a long list of talented young people who are an asset to our industry and our association.”
American Horse Publications offers students interested in a career in equine publishing with several opportunities to participate in its association. To request information about any of AHP’s student programs, please contact: Chris Brune, American Horse Publications, 49 Spinnaker Circle, South Daytona, FL 32119; (386) 760-7743, e-mail: ahorsepubs@aol.com. Information is also available online under Students.