Tony and Linda Bonnici met together with Bob Fisher and Adam Sandler to begin the process of establishing the policies and procedures foundation for the NBA Scholarship Committee. The Bonnici's want a diverse group of community leaders and broadcasters to sit on what will be an important "working" committee. Their desire is for the allocation of several significant scholarships to a few deserving students, rather than allocate a nominal scholarship to many.  Their thought is to follow-through the college career of these students, and perhaps allocate another scholarship every year until they have graduated. They are looking for students who are graduating from a Nevada high school and who will attend a Nevada university, college or community college.  The committee will need to formulate criteria including whether financial assistance will be based on merit or need.  Tony and Linda would like to see personal interviews to determine if a student has a deep passion for broadcasting.  Linda has agreed to serve as chairman.  Bob and Adam will coordinate setting up internships at television and radio stations for these scholarship students.

Tony and Linda want statewide representation on the committee.  We currently have a nominal $20,000 in our scholarship fund, and hope to raise an additional $30,000 between now and the end of the year.  It is just the beginning, but with $50,000, we will be able to do something significant.  And with hard work, these broadcaster scholarships will be an important and permanent part of the NBA.