Los Angeles-based Bradlei Smith was selected for this year’s award.
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![The Entrepreneurship Grants program supports winners with financial aid to scale their businesses and increase their societal impact, said Diamonds Do Good. Pictured here are three of the 13 winners, top right is Tresia Shituula, and bottom row left to right, are Monkgogi Moshaga and Mohamed Samu. Tresia Shituula, Monkgogi Moshaga, Mohamed Samu](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a7c9b87301b76a9446f6522747ce5b95.jpg)
The grant provided a total of $100,000 to support 13 entrepreneurs from diamond communities in Africa and India.
![Pictured left to right, Tahnee Barbee, Gigi Sui, and Daniela Villacorta are the winners of the 2024 “Future of Jewelry Making” scholarship. Tahnee Barbee, Gigi Sui, and Daniela Villacorta](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/30d356df29002fb14a25ecd97e526e95.jpg)
The winners were awarded $3,000 each to pursue a professional career in jewelry making and design.
![The deadline to enter with early bird pricing is Sept. 20, and the final deadline is Oct. 9. Pictured is last year’s “Best of Show” award winner in the Spectrum division, a platinum ring featuring a 15.22-carat black opal by Niveet Nagpal at Omi Privé. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the jewelry design contest.](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/bb6eac37b90119e59368710737ba6d91.jpg)
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the jewelry design contest and the deadline for entries has just been extended.
![2025 Gem Awards logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/ec86a039b46819ac9f99bd5a14e7e069.jpg)
Submissions in the categories of Jewelry Design, Media Excellence, and Retail Excellence will be accepted through Aug. 23.
![Caitlin Albritton’s signature pieces are inlaid figures of women. Her collections also include stone inlay rings, pendants, cuffs, and earrings. Collage of Caitlin Albritton and her jewelry](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6c5e6a3f72ebd21afda9b7d9e52d5794.jpg)
Caitlin Albritton won the 19th annual Halstead Grant for emerging jewelry businesses.
![2004 Winners: (top row) G.M. Pollack & Sons, The Gem Vault, (bottom row) Aucoin Hart Jewelers, J. Demere Designs,
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Sponsored by Jewelers of America
![Julius Klein Diamonds has announced a five-year partnership with the Women’s Jewelry Association to offer the Ella Klein Internship to WJA members. Ella Klein internship](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a475eb85c5c987a070cb62c34bc47d33.jpg)
The Ella Klein Internship will take place in New York this summer.
![Jewelers of America is accepting entries for its annual CASE Awards, open to all employees of JA member retailers and suppliers now through July 17. Pictured here is last year’s Supplier “Best in Show” winner, the “Unicorn” ring from Katherine Jetter featuring an 11.77-carat square emerald-cut tanzanite. Katherine Jetter CASE Award winning ring](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a3107d057607803f12b5555c96d26dd6.jpg)
Submissions will be accepted now through July 17.
![These are the 2024 National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame inductees, from left to right: Ron Leitzel and Tonia Leitzel Ulsh of Mountz Jewelers, Craig and Judd Rottenberg of Long’s Jewelers, and Gina Drosos of Signet Jewelers. The 2024 National Jeweler Retailer Hall of Fame inductees](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6fc45d85777a9d245d1f1b4ec20edfc4.jpg)
This year’s honorees include two multi-store independents and the CEO of the world’s largest diamond jewelry retailer.
![Shiona Turini, a consultant, stylist, and costume designer who works with Beyoncé, will be honored at the upcoming Diamonds Do Good gala. Shiona Turini](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/962727e1710341582b323dd2439e56e8.jpg)
Shiona Turini will receive the “Diamond Influence Award.”
![Jewelers of America has named its 2024 “20 Under 40 in Jewelry Retail” class. Jewelers of America 20 Under 40 2024 recipients](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/aa964294608c27c571e432210239c59a.jpg)
The annual list recognizes young professionals making an impact in jewelry retail.
![Zachary’s Jewelers has named the three winners of its 2024 Mother’s Day jewelry design contest, including fifth grader Hannah Rapset, seen here with her mom. Zachary’s Jewelers Mother’s Day Jewelry Contest winners](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/35322109be061ea76b892a474b9c6b34.jpg)
Three fifth graders’ winning designs were turned into custom jewelry pieces in time for Mother’s Day.
![Jewelers of America (JA) has opened the application window for its new bench jeweler scholarship, as well as its ongoing JA Scholarship Program. Jewelers of America logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f281f566632fe646d307ccc7140018ce.jpg)
The Seymour & Evelyn Holtzman Bench Scholarship will provide tuition assistance to two low-income students.
![The scholarship is in honor of Lonia Tate, who was a long-term associate at Ben Bridge Jeweler and the first black president of Executive Women International’s Seattle chapter. Ben Bridge Jeweler Logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/b4f83f58179d8a70fa70cc88b2ef3263.jpg)
It will award a graduating high school student with about $10,000 toward a GIA diploma and an internship with the Seattle-based jeweler.
![The JCK Industry Fund Committee has announced the recipients of its annual grants, totaling $341,000. JCK Industry Fund Logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/a1972ea546c7c99466897075c3ce954c.jpg)
The selected nine organizations have outlined their plans for the funds.
![John Carter, owner of Jack Lewis Jewelers, was announced as the 2024 winner of the Robert M. Shipley Award at the annual Shipley Award luncheon, held Tuesday at AGS Conclave in Austin, Texas. John Carter, 2024 Shipley Award winner](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/7bb663688a287dd7ee2bf4e51317053e.jpg)
John Carter received the AGS’s highest honor Tuesday afternoon at Conclave in Austin, Texas.
![Rank is a sales lead and Tudor experience liaison at Exclusively Diamonds. She previously earned AGS’s Certified Sales Associate designation. Amber Rank](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/8b82f6919337b51adf67ec07654b856b.jpg)
Amber Rank of Exclusively Diamonds will receive mentorship, registration to AGS’s 2024 Conclave, and $500.
![In a ceremony last month, Naomi Sarna’s carved 703-carat “L’Heure Bleu” set a Guinness World Record as the world’s largest cut tanzanite. Its sterling silver base is inspired by the winds of Tanzania’s Great Rift Valley. 703 carat Tanzanite](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/9a723baa73f41f4ee3b9f7826bbe0580.jpg)
Carved by Naomi Sarna, the “L’Heure Bleu” is now the world’s largest cut tanzanite.
![Marina Mekhaeil, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Houston, is the recipient of Zillion’s “Women in STEM” scholarship. Marina Mekhaeil](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/0dfd1be01a6dcc40e9394e36e832de8c.jpg)
Marina Mekhaeil studies engineering at the University of Houston.
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The application window for the annual “Future of Jewelry Making” scholarship is open from now until May 13.
![The Accredited Gemologists Association has announced the return of its AGA Gemological Education Scholarship and AGA Gemological Research Grant awards, which it has not offered since 2019. Accredited Gemologists Association logo](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/af4238af3070947727bfb323c8c22a27.jpg)
Scholarship applications are being accepted now, and the window for the grant will open in May.
![The late Hedda Schupak worked at JCK magazine for 23 years and, later in her career, served as editor of The Centurion newsletter. The WJA Foundation has established a scholarship in her honor to support aspiring communications professionals. Hedda Schupak](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6a3b0ff0f8e90f6407242f71d44c8925.jpg)
It aims to support aspiring journalists, media professionals, content creators, and communicators.
![Maryland-based Zachary’s Jewelers is once again holding a Mother’s Day jewelry contest, inviting fifth graders to submit jewelry sketches that could be turned into a real piece of jewelry. Zachary’s Jewelers Mother’s Day kids jewelry contest](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/f93f0e177e7989a58df1ec6a7a9aef5b.jpg)
Three winners will have their jewelry sketches turned into a real piece of jewelry in time for the holiday.
![First responders Nana, left, and Jennifer won the Black in Jewelry Coalition’s second “Together by Design” contest. As the winners, they received a bespoke yellow diamond engagement ring created by designer Michael Hogan. Nana and Jennifer](https://uploads.nationaljeweler.com/uploads/6b507b3016e960e1a30e5d949b83efed.jpg)
The couple won a bespoke engagement ring set with a 1.44-carat fancy yellow diamond and designed by Michael Hogan.