Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Susan Bitter Smith/Southwest Cable Communications Association Scholarship
Susan Bitter Smith/Southwest Cable Communications Association Scholarship

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The Susan Bitter Smith/Southwest Cable Communications Association Scholarship is established in recognition of the Association's long tenured Executive Director Susan Bitter Smith's service to Arizona State University through her roles as a Past Chair of the ASU Alumni Association, a Past Chair of the ASU Walter Cronkite Endowment Board, an Honorary Chair of the ASU MBA Alumni Association, and a recipient of the ASU Alumni Achievement Award. The Susan Bitter Smith/Southwest Cable Communciations Association Scholarship supports students at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Impact of donor support
- More learners can pursue higher education. Thanks to our donors, more than 7,000 ASU students have received upwards of $32 million in scholarships with more than $39 million raised.
- More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
- Important initiatives continue. More than $320 million in new gifts and commitments support ongoing initiatives at ASU.
- The spirit of generosity abounds. In the past year, more than 100,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors stepped forward to help the ASU community.

Our family believes in giving back and sharing the blessings we have received financially and through our time."