Fox Weather Names Second Annual Scholarship Recipient In Partnership With Mississippi State University
Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, today named Mark Kimoto as its second annual scholarship recipient in partnership with Mississippi State University, announced. The scholarship was first announced in November 2021 as part of a long-term partnership between Fox Weather and Mississippi State. Additionally, inaugural scholarship recipient Haley Meier will join Fox Weather as a meteorologist/multimedia journalist in July following her graduation.
In making the announcement, Sharri Berg, Fox Weather president, said: “We are proud to support the next generation of meteorologists and look forward to welcoming Haley full time to the Fox Weather family while supporting Mark in his academic endeavors. Mississippi State University has long been a champion of STEM studies and we are thrilled to continue our partnership with their best in class program.”
Kimoto completed his freshman year at Mississippi State and is pursuing a degree in geoscience with a concentration in professional meteorology and a minor in communication. He is a member of the East Mississippi Chapter of the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society, for which he was on a committee that helped run the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium. Kimoto is also a National Weather Service trained SKYWARN weather spotter. Originally from Plainview, N.Y., he graduated from Syosset High School on Long Island in 2022.
The scholarship is part of a long-term partnership between Fox Weather and Mississippi State University to support the future of the meteorology industry, the endowment is set up in perpetuity and features a Fox Weather internship along with a dedicated Fox Weather meteorologist to serve as a mentor throughout the process. Preference for the scholarship is given to undergraduates with a proven academic achievement record of a 3.0 GPA or higher. The scholarship will be applied to Kimoto’s 2023-24 school year.
Comments (1)
JohnThelen says:
May 25, 2023 at 5:57 pm
I think it’s great that Fox Weather and Mississippi State University are paying attention to and supporting students and education. Also, as a former student at Mississippi State University, I’m excited to see our university community grow and provide opportunities for students to achieve their goals. Receiving a scholarship can be a significant moment in the life of a student, which confirms his academic achievements and hard work. I studied at this university you can read my essay using https://phdessay.com/read-my-essay/ for that. I wrote about this in detail, since I am a journalist and my first trial job was to write about myself. I just couldn’t help mentioning the university that made a man out of me. It was probably the best choice of my life after high school. I congratulate the second recipient of the scholarship and wish him continued success in his studies and future career.