FOARE Scholarship Program

The Allman Family Business Development, Marketing and Sales Scholarship Endowment recognizes the important link between sales, marketing and business development that are the hallmark of the family’s experience within the OOH industry. Established by Don and Cathy Allman, the scholarship reflects the Allmans’ passion for sales, marketing, and business development. The Allman Family Scholarship Endowment will provide a scholarship to a student with a direct connection to the OOH industry who is enrolled in a business management or business-related program and seeking to forge a career in sales, marketing, and business development.

Having worked at Foster and Kleiser and TDI, Mr. Allman joined Titan Worldwide in 2002 as its President and CEO. In September 2015, Titan merged with Control Group to become Intersection, where he served as Vice Chairman. Out of home advertising has been integral to Don and his family for nearly 40 years. Don met his wife, Cathy, while she was working for Foster and Kleiser (now Clear Channel) in Pittsburgh, PA.

Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to receive the scholarship. Candidates for the scholarship will be evaluated on the basis of their academic performance and career goals. Candidates also are required to submit an additional essay about business development and their career aspirations.

This scholarship is awarded to a student currently attending a law school or who has been accepted into a law program and is committed to enroll in a law school. It recognizes the life work of Eric Rubin who has been generally acknowledged as the nation’s leading authority on out of home advertising law, and he is recognized for developing this distinct area of media law. For decades he served as legal counsel for the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Applicants must complete an additional essay.

The Joseph Zukin Jr. Educational Opportunity Scholarship was established in 2021 to recognize the work ethic and commitment to community engagement that were hallmarks of the life of Joseph Zukin Jr., who was inducted into the OAAA Hall of Fame in 2013. His career in out of home advertising began in 1968. Prior to his death in 2018, Mr. Zukin built a small out of home company into Meadow Outdoor Advertising that owned billboards in four states.

Mr. Zukin’s career spanned more than half a century and included starting several business ventures, including an amusement park, service stations, and radio stations – all of which reflected and contributed to the unprecedented economic boom in California following World War II.

Throughout his successful career, Mr. Zukin also demonstrated a commitment to local functions and charities. In the 1960s, Mr. Zukin funded a scholarship for college bound students of Ravenswood High School in East Palo Alto, CA. That scholarship was meant to assist and encourage underprivileged students to attend college. One of Mr. Zukin’s defining traits was his compassion for others, especially those who might need a helping hand. He always believed in treating all people with respect and honesty and that all people are equal.

The Joseph Zukin Jr. Scholarship for Entrepreneurship in America will be awarded to any student – graduate or undergraduate – whose academic record and community activities reflect the entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by Mr. Zukin in his lifetime. Special consideration will be given to students from marginalized communities related to race, color, sexual orientation, gender, socio-economically disadvantaged, and people with physical/mental disabilities.

The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of financial need, academic performance, and community/extracurricular activities. Applicants should be self-motivated and demonstrate initiative. Applicants must complete an additional essay and provide a written reference.

The Nancy Fletcher Leadership Scholarship is awarded to a woman with a direct connection to the OOH industry who has demonstrated leadership qualities and skills. The scholarship recognizes the work of Nancy Fletcher, who served for 28 years as the President and CEO of the Out Of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). An attorney and former billboard company executive, Ms. Fletcher began her career as a lobbyist in the Minnesota State Legislature.

Before joining OAAA, Ms. Fletcher served as senior vice president for Patrick Media Group. She previously spent more than a decade with Naegele Outdoor Advertising in various capacities, including serving as president/general manager of the Minneapolis/St Paul division and general counsel for the parent corporation.

The scholarship is designed to recognize and encourage young women with OOH industry connections to aspire to leadership positions. Candidates for the scholarship must demonstrate through their academic life, community activities, and career goals the passion and leadership qualities and skills that helped shape Ms. Fletcher’s career as an industry leader. Applicants must submit an additional essay identifying a woman, other than a family member, they admire and why.

The Reagan Family Scholarship Endowment awards up to $5,000 to a qualified graduate student(s) studying city or urban planning or a similar discipline, preferably enrolled at the University of Utah or the University of Texas. Students enrolled at other academic institutions also are eligible if there is no qualified candidate for the scholarship from the two preferred schools.

Candidates for the scholarship will be evaluated on the basis of their academic performance and career goals. Candidates are required to submit a one-page essay outlining their career goals in city and urban

planning. Candidates may be expected to participate in an interview with the Selection Committee.

The scholarship recognizes the contributions of the Reagan Foundation, a Utah-based non-profit organization, to the OOH advertising industry. (Note: The deadline for receipt of applications for the Reagan Family Scholarship Endowment is May 15, 2026.)

FOARE has designated a scholarship for a student studying political science, communications, law, or a related discipline. Known as the Ruth Segal Scholarship, the scholarship is named after a long-time member of the Out Of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) staff, who worked tirelessly as an advocate to educate federal and state policymakers about the OOH advertising industry. Applicants must complete an additional essay to qualify for the scholarship.

The Vern and Elaine Clark Out Of Home Advertising Industry “Champion” Scholarship Endowment is provided to a student with a direct connection to the OOH industry who is enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate academic program. Candidates for the scholarship must demonstrate through their academic life, community activities, and career goals the skills and talents that made Vern Clark, a long-time industry champion, successful in his efforts.

The scholarship honors Mr. Clark, who died in 2011 at the age of 81, and served as a mentor for future leaders of the industry. He did not attend college, but his respect for knowledge and education was enduring. He personified loyalty, persistence, and a strong work ethic. Mr. Clark was an effective advocate for the OOH industry; achieved numerous victories in the U.S. Congress on behalf of the industry; and was a leader of the industry’s national trade association. Applicants must submit an additional essay focused on community service.