Winter Park Fla. and Stamford Conn. September 15 2014 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) is pleased to announce it has awarded five $10 000 scholarships to the following Full Sail University students:

• Shane Ross from Huntington IN a current Full Sail student pursuing his Master’s degree in Entertainment Business
• Quinton Long from Baltimore MD a current Full Sail student pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Marketing & Media
• Michael Kiefer from New Haven CT a current Full Sail student pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Film
• Cerita Mays from Willingboro NJ a current Full Sail student pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Recording Arts
• Lucas Campbell from Front Royal VA a current Full Sail student pursuing his Bachelor’s degree in Show Production

WWE has now awarded 11 scholarships to Full Sail University students for a total of $110 000 since WWE’s partnership with Full Sail began in May 2012. These scholarships will be applied toward the recipient’s areas of study within the university.

“We are thrilled to award these five deserving students with scholarships that will help them continue their academic career ” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque Executive Vice President Talent Creative & Live Events WWE. “WWE is incredibly proud of our continued partnership with Full Sail University and these students play an important role in NXT®’s success.”

“The remarkable partnership between Full Sail and WWE has provided a plethora of valuable benefits to our students and graduates since its inception ” said Garry Jones president of Full Sail University. “WWE has continually recognized the dedication of our students through this one-of-a-kind scholarship program and we are humbled to have achieved this milestone together bringing the total amount awarded to over $100 000 through the presentation of these latest five scholarships.”

WWE selected Ross Long Kiefer Mays and Campbell to receive these scholarships for exhibiting exceptional professionalism creative talent and maintaining good academic standing while shadowing professional WWE staff and crew during the production of NXT® events at Full Sail University.

About Full Sail University
Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979 Full Sail has been recognized as one of the 2014 “Top 25 Graduate Schools to Study Game Design” by The Princeton Review one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine and one of the Best Film Programs by UNleashed Magazine. Full Sail was named the 2014 “School/College of the Year” by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges received the “21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning Award” from the United States Distance Learning Association and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com.

Full Sail offers on-campus and online Master’s Bachelor’s and Associate’s degree programs in areas related to Art & Design Business Film & Television Games Media & Communications Music & Recording and Web & Technology. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR® Emmy® GRAMMY® ADDY® MTV Video Music Award and Spike VGX Video Game Award nominated and winning projects.

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Media Contact:
Adam Hopkins
WWE
203-352-8675
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Media Contact:
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Full Sail University PR Manager
407-310-2497
ctanous@fullsail.com

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Michael Weitz
WWE
203-352-8642
Michael.Weitz@wwecorp.com

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