Television Academy Members Recognize Student-Produced Programs From Colleges Nationwide and Announce Recipient of $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship
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Making their Mark: Winners of Loreen Arbus Scholarship Continue to Advance Focus on Disability
Since 2010, the Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship, presented at the Television Academy Foundation s College Television Awards, has empowered young creators to tell inclusive, authentic stories that celebrate inclusivity. This article highlights both the first and the most recent winners of the scholarship, founded by Loreen Arbus, President of the Loreen Arbus Foundation and Loreen Arbus Productions. By funding scholarships that elevate social consciousness, her second-generation philanthropy advocates for women and girls plus the world s largest minority, people with disabilities. A longtime board member of the Television Academy Foundation, Loreen holds the double distinction of being the first woman to head programming for a U.S. network (at Showtime and Cable Health Network/Lifetime) – and was twice nominated for an Emmy.
Publisher s Note: This post appears here courtesy of ECU News Services. The author of this post is Erin Ward.
A new ECU scholarship supports students with disabilities. | Photo: Cliff Hollis
Senior theatre major and aspiring actor Haley Sanders loves creating magic for audiences under the dazzling lights of the stage. A double concentration in professional acting and theatre for youth allows her to gain experience in all aspects of theater in both college and community settings.
But off the stage, natural light and fluorescent light like the ones in many classrooms cause Sanders physical pain. Called cone-rod dystrophy, the eye disorder means she has extreme sensitivity to light in addition to difficulty seeing certain colors.