Four students from Anne Arundel Community College selected as ‘Crosby Marketing Scholars’
Crosby Marketing Communications selected four students from Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) to participate in the Crosby Marketing Scholars Program. Founded in 2022, the $100,000 scholarship program seeks to create greater opportunities for students from all backgrounds to pursue degrees and careers in advertising and public relations.
The 2025-2026 scholarship recipients are:
– Amirah Brown, a Communications student, aspires to be a public speaker and author, empowering women and children.
– Octavia Carr, a Studio Arts major, aims to become a creative director and communications strategist, blending creativity with purposeful storytelling.
– Chenlle Raghunanan, studying Communications and Nursing, seeks to create meaningful and accessible health education content.
– Micah Walker, a Film Studies and Media Production major, aspires to be a director, creating films that explore beauty and hardship through storytelling.
Each year, the Crosby Marketing Scholars Program offers AACC students a two-year scholarship providing financial support to pursue studies related to marketing, public relations, creative writing, graphic design, multimedia/video production, and web design. Students also receive ongoing guidance from AACC professors and are paired with a Crosby staff member who provides mentoring and career advice.
At the end of a student’s two-year participation in the program, they may be considered for internship opportunities at Crosby to gain additional professional experience.
“Supporting these students who are the next generation of talent in the advertising and public relations industry is really rewarding,” said Raymond Crosby, President and CEO of Crosby Marketing Communications. “We are excited to guide this new group of scholars in their career development and look forward to the contributions they will make in our field.”
AACC students interested in applying for the Crosby Marketing Scholars Program should visit the scholarship page on the AACC website.
Crosby provides integrated advertising, public relations, social media, and digital marketing services through specialized practices in Healthcare, Government, Nonprofits & Causes, and Military & Veterans. The firm ranks #23 on O’Dwyer’s list of national communications firms, #1 for nonprofits and #11 for healthcare, and is #10 on GrowthLab’s list of Top 100 firms serving the federal government. Crosby has also been named as a Top Workplace by the Washington Post for nine consecutive years. To learn more, visit crosbymarketing.com.
Anne Arundel Community College is an award-winning, fully accredited public two-year institution serving approximately 40,000 students each year through classes offered throughout Anne Arundel County, Md., and online. AACC offers national and regional studies leading to a degree, certificate, industry credential, transfer to a four-year institution, career enhancement, and lifelong learning.
IN PHOTO: AACC students (pictured center) Amirah Brown, Octavia Carr, Chenlle Raghunanan, and Micah Walker are pictured with their mentors from Crosby Marketing Communications, including staff from the agency’s creative, digital and account teams.
