Winner of Albert P. Weisman Award!

The Albert P. Weisman Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1974 to encourage Columbia College students to complete projects in all fields of communications. The fund is named after the late Al Weisman, a trustee of Columbia College and one of Chicago's best-known and respected communicators. He was a journalist, publicist, teacher and mentor to many young people. The Fund is intended to perpetuate his commitment to nurturing interest in all aspects of communication.

Professional communicators from Chicago Communications evaluate all projects. Each project is considered in terms of creativity, potential contribution to its field of communications, and how it may further the applicant's scholastic and professional development. The Weisman Scholarship judges consider project applications and interview information based on many different criteria. The following are of note: 1) thoroughness of application 2) sense of vision and creativity 3) possibility of scholastic and professional growth for the applicant and 4) practicality and accuracy of timetable and budget estimations.

Bloom's "Global Rock!" received the Albert P. Weisman Award in 1998/1999. The album was completed in 1999, mastered for distribution in 2002, and released on DWMDWM of 2003.