Top of the World Announces Scholarship Winners and Awards

NORMAN, Okla., June 5, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Top of the World, the leader in collegiate apparel and headwear, awarded three high school seniors a scholarship and three universities a custom hat and T-shirt for their incoming freshman classes after the Declaration Days social media campaign that ran from April 1-May 1.

Daisy B., attending The University of Oklahoma, was awarded the grand prize scholarship, Kenzie S., attending Montana State University, was awarded the second-place scholarship and Andy T., attending Cornell University, was awarded the third-place scholarship.

"It feels amazing to know there are people who genuinely care about making a difference in me reaching my educational goals, said Daisy B. "It is a true blessing. This scholarship is definitely making a dent in my cost of tuition at The University of Oklahoma. It's significant to me, and this win has made me feel truly special."

In addition to scholarships, Top of the World awarded a class hat and class t-shirt to the top three universities with the most declarations. Those universities are The University of Alabama, The University of Oklahoma and Florida State University.

"For Declaration Days this year, we involved some of our marketing students and other campus partners to develop a strategy and to make our campaign as strong as it could be," said The University of Alabama Social Media and Marketing Team. "It was fun to see the creative ways students from all the schools made their declarations, and we loved learning more about some of the students who will be on our campus this fall. We are thrilled to be the 2019 champions! Roll Tide!"

Declaration Days began in 2016 and has since flourished into an annual initiative that partners with colleges and universities across the country. This year marked the most successful Declaration Days campaign to date with an estimated 33,000 high school seniors from 150-plus schools sharing their future college news using #DeclarationDays across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

"As a college-focused company, we couldn't be happier to see how much Declaration Days grew this year and how many students took part in it," said Renata Kukowski, Top of the World Vice President of Marketing and Licensing. "Such widespread participation was really driven by our university partners that really rallied around the idea and gave students an amazing platform to proudly declare their universities."

About Top of the World
Top of the World is one of the largest licensees within the collegiate licensing and broader headwear and apparel industry. It has led the collegiate licensed headwear market for over three decades and expanded into apparel in 2017. As of 2018, Top of the World is one of only 33 companies worldwide to be accredited by the Fair Labor Association, the highest level of FLA affiliation, for its commitment to social responsibility and the highest standard of business practices with its partnering factories. Top of the World holds more than 700 college and university licenses and has offices in Oklahoma, Michigan and Ohio.

SOURCE Top of the World