"I am both excited and honored to be awarded the Tip Murphy Scholarship for Leadership Excellence. This opportunity to apply for the Emerging Leaders Program at Thunderbird School of Global Management will allow me to experience the dynamic educational programs developed by this globally renowned graduate school. It makes me proud to represent Sunshine Bouquet Company and I look forward to improving my leadership skills at a time when we face complex challenges in the international floriculture industry."
"I would like to thank those involved in the selection process for the Tip Murphy Scholarship. It is a great honor to be selected and recognized as an emerging leader in the produce industry. Having the opportunity to meet and interact with other leaders in this industry will be a great thrill and one that I am really looking forward to. I will definitely do my best to live up to the scholarship's namesake, Tip Murphy, as a leader for years to come in the industry."
Patrick Morris
Produce Buyer, Rouses Supermarkets
2011 Tip Murphy Legacy Fund scholarship recipient
Scholarship winner, Julia Inestroza, shares her experience as a Leadership Symposium attendee
Build Your Leadership Capacity
Tip Murphy Scholarship for Leadership Excellence
Recognizing that strong leaders drive the future of the produce industry, the Tip Murphy Scholarship
for Leadership Excellence (TMSLE) supports emerging leaders by advancing their careers through
development of leadership skills and is funded by the generous donations of supporters of the Tip Murphy
Legacy Fund. The fund was created in 2008 to honor the life and career of Tip Murphy, a beloved 15 year
veteran of the produce industry.
This program, now in its 3rd year, covers the cost of registration and associated hotel expenses to ONE of a growing
number of PMA and Foundation leadership events including:
Be willing to share his/her experience to donors at the Tip Murphy Memorial Golf Tournament (flight and hotel paid)
Be willing to recruit future applicants for the scholarship
For the 2011 year, two scholarships will be awarded. The application deadline is November 4, 2011.
Applications will be reviewed anonymously by a Scholarship Advisory Council and all applicants will be
notified by the PMA FIT Executive Director of the selection decision by November 22, 2011.
To learn more about eligibility requirements and the application process, please carefully review the application document.
Click here to learn how to support the Tip Murphy Scholarship for Leadership Excellence.
"I am so proud to have been a part of this Leadership Symposium and it would not have been possible without the help of the Tip Murphy Scholarship Program. I am very thankful for all of the hard work and dedication Mr. Murphy showed for our industry and for those who continue in his spirit."
Nichole Towell
Marketing Manager, Duda Farm Fresh Foods
2009 Tip Murphy Legacy Fund scholarship recipient
Tip Murphy Legacy Fund Contributions
$2,500
Progressive Produce Corporation
$1,700
Kimberly WolFert
$1,000
Jim & Marcia Leimkuhler
James Prevor
$500
DMA Solutions, Inc.
Matthew Enny
Mann Packing Co., Inc.
Spezzano Consulting Service, Inc.
$350
Pro Sales Industries, Inc.
$250
Karen Caplan
$200
Cheryl M Quigley
$100
Buurma Farms Inc.
Steven and Karen Bindas
David and Katherine Dussouy
Fazio Marketing, Inc.
$50
Shelly Belstra
Jason and Lynda Domenico
Ira and Jill Mazer
Tip Murphy Legacy Fund Pledges
$30,000 Pledge
Chiquita Brands North America
Naturipe Farms LLC
Paramount Citrus Association
Ready Pac Foods, Inc.
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