Type of Fund
Scholarship
Designation Use
Student Aid
Unit
Public Affairs & Education
Valerie Wiener, a former state senator in Las Vegas, Nev., is both a political and business strategist. Besides serving in Nevada’s state legislature for ten years, she is also an internationally known author, a sought after speaker, and founder and CEO of her own communications firm, “Wiener Communications Group.” Since 1990, Ms. Wiener has won 147 top communications awards at state, national, and international levels, and is listed in 36 “who’s who” national and international publications. The Public Affairs Reporting: Valerie Wiener Award was established to assist an outstanding PAR major in their degree completion. All applicants must be in good academic standing with no pending probation.