Ohio University Student Wins $1,500 Innis Maggiore Scholarship

CANTON, Ohio (February 25, 2005) - Jessica Folger of Canton, a senior at Ohio University, has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from Innis Maggiore Group, a Canton-based advertising and public relations firm.

Innis Maggiore awards a $1,500 scholarship each year to a college student from Stark County who is pursuing a career in advertising or marketing communications.

Ms. Folger also received a $500 scholarship from the Cleveland Advertising Association.

Innis Maggiore Group is an advertising and public relations firm with nearly 50 associates at offices in Canton and Youngstown, Ohio. The company more than doubled in size between 2000 and 2004, when capitalized billings exceeded $27 million. In 2004, Advertising Age ranked Innis Maggiore the fastest-growing agency in northeastern Ohio for the third straight year. Key clients include Aultman Health Foundation, Flower Factory, Forum Health, NEOUCOM, Nickles Bakery, Parker Hannifin, Progressive Foam Technologies, Republic Engineered Products and Smithers-Oasis Co. Innis Maggiore is a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Direct Marketing Association, the National Investor Relations Institute and the Public Relations Society of America.