May 8, 2012

CLEVELAND - The International Collegiate Licensing Association (ICLA) has announced its 2012 Convention Stipend award winners that will have the opportunity to attend its Annual Convention, Monday-Thursday, June 25-28 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Grant recipients receive a monetary award to help cover expenses associated with registration and travel to the Convention.

"On behalf of ICLA, I would like to congratulate the 2012 Convention Stipend winners and thank all of the applicants who showed interest in the program," stated ICLA President Maggie Harris, director trademark licensing at Vanderbilt University. "Each year, ICLA receives a number of high-quality candidates for both the Convention and Winter Symposium Stipends.  We are glad that we can offer licensing professionals an opportunity to attend both of these key professional development opportunities by providing financial assistance and look forward to continuing to do so in the future."

The following ICLA members are the recipients of the 2012 Convention Stipends:

Carl A'See, South Carolina State University

Deanna Damon, Texas Christian University

Jennifer Hellwig, Pittsburg State University

Aaron Hill, St. Bonaventure University

Jason List, University of California Riverside

Kelly O'Connell, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Rick Pallansch, Towson University

Jordan Sames, University of Detroit Mercy

Beverly Switzer (Watson), Binghamton University

Daniel Tajirian, LaSalle University

About ICLA: ICLA provides educational and networking opportunities, enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics, and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of collegiate licensing. For more information on ICLA, please visit www.iclanet.com. ICLA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 46^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 11 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.