For more than 20 years, the ASBPE Educational Foundation has sponsored the Young Leader Scholarship (YLS) program. For 2024, the Foundation selected three scholarship recipients: Holden Galusha, Zachary Phillips, and Alexander Utano.

The 2024 Young Leader Scholars are under the age of 30, have spent at least two years in B2B media and plan to work in it for a career. As part of the scholarship, they attended ASBPE’s 2024 National Conference, “Evolve or Die. The Next Wave of B2B’s Digital Transformation.”

“We are honored to once again support up-and-coming leaders in B2B media,” says Amy Fischbach, past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation. “The three YLS recipients for 2024 exemplify the qualities of leadership and a passion for the journalism industry.”

Holden Galusha is associate editor of Lab Manager, a publication of Lab X Media Group, that covers technology and other issues of concern to those who oversee lab operations. He went to Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio, and has been in B2B media since early 2022. He’s leveraging his knowledge to help his publication’s readers understand how to use tech to better manage their lab operations.

Zachary Phillips is editor of Construction Dive, an Industry Dive publication for developers and other professionals in the commercial construction business. He’s a graduate of the University of Maryland and has been a B2B journalist for five years. In that time, he’s won two national gold ASBPE awards for his coverage of OSHA regulations and hiring practices in the construction industry.

Alexander Utano is associate editor of ACR Bulletin, a publication of the American College of Radiology. He’s a graduate of Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. He’s been in B2B media since early 2022. Before that, much of his focus was on sports, as both a player – in hockey – and as a journalist, covering a variety of sports in a variety of multimedia formats.

If you would like to apply for next year’s scholarship, stay tuned to ASBPE’s website and newsletter for details. If you would like to support the Young Leader Scholarship program, please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the ASBPE Educational Foundation.