This scholarship will be provided to one college student (bachelor’s or higher) currently enrolled in a school program within the state of Florida studying marine science. Our members have a vested interest in the care, conservation and management of our marine resources. The FSDA is fortunate to be in the fishing capital of the world and home to a world-class center for marine science. Ken and Sonia’s spirit touched everyone around them and their contagious optimism and love for life, diving adventures, and the community will be greatly missed. We lost Ken in 2014 and most recently lost Sonia on the eve of 2019. Ken & Sonia were also very active in their dive club the Reef Rowdies, putting together trips and club events for their members. For many years, Ken was the FSDA treasurer and he and Sonia could be found at the FSDA events selling entry and raffle tickets. Ken & Sonia were both avid photographers both below and above the water, their home was filled with their many photographs of their travels and adventures (and the awards they won for many of those photographs). This fund was created to help a deserving student benefit their studies in the field of Marine Research, Education and Protection.įSDA members for almost thirty years, Ken and Sonia facilitated the “Ocean Pals Poster Contest for Children”, which is an environmental education-through-art program as well as participating and assisting at FSDA tournaments and events. To create a legacy, in which to honor the dedication of Ken & Sonia Smith, the FSDA board voted to create the “Ken & Sonia Smith Marine Conservation Endowment Fund”. The FSDA board wanted to honor Ken and his wife Sonia for their years of service to the FSDA.
SONIA SMITH SKIN
The deal was reversed after Smith’s article the next day by Namibia’s finance minister- Calle Schlettwein on 26 June 2018.In 2012, the Florida Skin Divers Association’s (FSDA), long-time member and FSDA treasurer Ken Smith was in failing health.
Her first freelancing article was when she broke a secretive deal between the Namibian government which was without approval and knowledge of treasury. In 25 June 2018, Smith started freelancing for The Namibian. On Smith resigned from the publication to concentrate on her academic path. Smith has, in a relatively short space of time, created a niche for herself in local journalism. Smith has also developed a special interest in news analysis, which includes access to a growing number of commentators and analysts across Namibia. Smith is able to work under extreme pressure, considering that she was the only national/political journalist at the publication, which means that she was required to lead the newspaper consistently. She is able to develop her own diary of stories on a daily basis. Smith developed a core of sources, who supply her with stories that are exclusive in nature and in line with the Namibian newspaper’s news agenda. Passionate about speaking truth to power and exposing wrongdoing, in the interest of her country and its residents, particularly the poor and vulnerable. In October 2015, Smith joined the the oldest newspaper in Namibia which is also weekly, as a political journalist in which she rose to become one of the most trusted investigative journalist in the country.
This is to be mention, to display her ability to source news from available sources and portray it accurately and fairly. Smith also focused on the unfolding Caprivi High Treason trial. In October 2014, Smith joined a weekly tabloid publication as one of its intern between October 2014 to September 2015: Here, she was called upon to write hard news leads, as well as human interest features and court stories, which she excelled at, leading nationwide coverage on the details of high-profile divorce stories. Smith began working for the in 2013 as a Columnist, a weekly newspaper which has now transformed into an online publication. Her parents are from the Namibian Kwanyama and Ngandjera clans. She has previously studied Accounting but due to lack of finance, she had to drop out.
Smith obtained a Bachelor degree in Journalism & Media Technology from Namibia’s University of Science and Technology ( ).
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