AIKEN EQUINE ALLIANCE
Front Row Left to Right Agreement
Signers:
Dr. Ralph Byington (Dean School of Business Administration
USCA )
Dr. Tom Hallman (Chancellor USCA)
Sam Thomas (Exec. Director
AEA)
Back Row Left to right Witnesses:
Tim
Simmons (President Security Federal Bank)
Cot Campbell ( President Dogwood
Stable, Inc.)
Hon. Fred Cavanaugh (Mayor of Aiken, S.C.) |
AIKEN EQUINE ALLIANCE (AEA) AND
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN (USCA) SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
AGREEMENT EXECUTED TO COOPERATE ON AN EQUINE EDUCATION
PROGRAM. |
This program establishes an Equine Studies
Management Concentration in the USCA School of Business Administration to
benefit Aiken Area students and Equine Businesses. The AEA/USCA agreement
recognizes the value and economic impact of the Equine industry in the Aiken
area. The primary purpose of this agreement is to motivate and provide
assistance to students and faculty in the continuation and further development
of South Carolina and the Aiken area as a recognized center of Equine
excellence. The program is expected to be a common denominator among all Aiken
citizens whether an Equestrian, Equine Business owner or just interested in
Aiken's future.
The long term goal of the agreement is to develop
sufficient funding to endow a Chair of Equine Studies in the School of Business
Administration. Beginning in the 2007 spring semester AEA will provide
competitive Scholarships and Internships to USCA for qualifying students
registered in business administration who express an interest in pursuing the
Equine Studies Emphasis in the Management Concentration. AEA will also
coordinate Aiken Area Equine Businesses in offering Internship employment for
students pursuing Equine Studies.
Students doing approved Internship
employment with Aiken Area Equine businesses can earn credits toward their USCA
degree in Business Administration with an Equine Emphasis in the Management
Concentration. Aiken Area High School Seniors planning on registering in USCA
in the spring of 2007 and students already registered in USCA Business
Administration may apply for the AEA Scholarship program.
Businesses
and individuals wishing to contribute to the funding of the Chair for Equine
Studies or funding Equine Studies scholarships for students can
CLICK HERE FOR DONATION
TYPES AND INSTRUCTIONS
Equine related businesses or
individuals wishing to offer Internship opportunities for students
should
CLICK HERE
FOR AN INTERNSHIP EMPLOYER APPLICATION FORM
ALL ABOUT
AEA
The Aiken Equine Alliance (AEA) is a non-profit
organization incorporated in South Carolina on November 3, 2004. It has been
long recognized that the Aiken, SC area has become an acknowledged center of a
diverse variety of equine related interests, activities, and businesses. The
AEA was founded to provide a focal point for the mutually beneficial growth and
world wide recognition of the Aiken area and its individual equine groups. The
AEA's mission supports the promotion of Aiken as the premier location in the
southeastern United States for equine activities and as a leading equine
education center. It is anticipated that the efforts of AEA will benefit the
State of SC and the Aiken area in particular in:
1. Bringing all
related equine activities together to help each other in publicizing the Aiken
regional community as a unique equine community.
2. Helping Aiken and
other surrounding Counties and their municipalities as well as Lower Savannah
Council of Governments to promote tourism and the broader utilization of area
recreational, educational and accommodation facilities.
3. Enhance the
ability of Aiken area centers of learning, including USCA and Aiken Technical
College, to become leading equine education institutions.
4. Be a real
economic plus for Aiken and Aiken County.
5. Assist in the Aiken area's
continued development as an outstanding location for business development and
equine interest related retirement opportunity.
6. Support Aiken Area
organizations and individuals in developing equine related skills and
participation in equine related competitions.
The AEA supplements the
existing individual equine organizations in that the focus of AEA is more a
strategic long term approach to regional development by emphasizing
international recognition of the uniqueness and variety of Aiken's equine
expertise
CLICK
HERE TO JOIN THE AEA AND/OR COMPLETE AN INFORMATION & EQUINE INTEREST
FORM
If you are interested in learning more about AEA or
helping with future activities send in your Information and Equine Interest
Form and contact us at:
Aiken Equine Alliance
252 Willow Lake
Drive
Aiken SC 29803
Telephone: (803)
644-3094
AEA COUNCIL OF ADVISORS:
Charlie Bostwick, Aiken Polo Club; Cot
Campbell, Dogwood Stables; Fred Cavanaugh, City of Aiken; Rick Cram,
Progressive Show Jumping; Joannah Glass, Sporting Days Farm; Robert N. Hall
(DBHS), Fulmer International; Tom Hallman, USC Aiken; Lisa Handy, Carolina
Equine Clinic; Mike Hunt, Aiken County; Mack Miller, Trainer (Retired); Lydia
Rose, Aiken Saddlery & Supply; Warren Scherer, Polo; Tim Simmons, Federal
Security Bank; Ron Stevens, Aiken Training Track; Sam Thomas, Aiken Equine
Alliance; Jack Wetzel, H-N-D Carriage Stable; Fred Wright, Real Estate