From Our Archive
June 19, 2001
Scripps Howard Foundation names "Top Ten" scholarship winners
CINCINNATI -- The Scripps Howard Foundation today awarded $100,000
in scholarships to 10 college journalism students from across
the U.S. who were nominated for the foundation’s Top
Ten Scholarhsip.
Each of the students
will receive a $10,000 scholarship. The scholarship is a
one-time award covering a full academic year.
"The foundation’s Top
Ten Scholarship program was created to identify and reward
the brightest college journalism students in the country,"
said Judith G. Clabes, president and CEO of the foundation.
"This year’s scholarship winners have outstanding
academic and professional credentials and represent a very
bright future for journalism in America."
The winners were selected based on academic achievement and a demonstrated interest in a career in journalism. They also were required to submit a personal essay emphasizing their long-term goals. A special scholarship committee of industry professionals selected the winners.
The "Top Ten" scholarships
are offered annually to full-time students entering their
junior or senior year. To qualify students must be enrolled
for the full academic year in any journalism discipline.
Students are nominated by the colleges and universities
they attend.
This year’s "Top
Ten" winners are:
Ryan Clark, Western
Kentucky University. Clark, a senior from Louisville,
Ky., is features editor for the College Heights Herald,
Western’s student newspaper. He has an internship
at The Baltimore Sun this summer reporting sports and news.
Melissa M.
Harris, Northwestern University. Harris, a senior from
West Chester, Ohio, is a research assistant and clerk for
Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. She has
worked as a reporting intern for The Indianapolis Star and
People Magazine.
Nicole Collins
I’Anson, Florida A&M University. I’Anson,
a senior from Williamsburg, Va., is a copy editor and editorial
page editor for The Capital Outlook in Tallahassee, Fla.
In 2000, she was a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Intern at The
New York Times.
Colleen Jenkins,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Jenkins,
a senior from Clemmons, N.C., is an editorial intern at
the Carolina Alumni Review Magazine. She is working this
summer as a reporting intern at The St. Petersburg (Fla.)
Times.
Nicholas Kowalczyk,
Ohio University. Kowalczyk, a senior from Wakeman, Ohio,
was an investigative reporter for The Post, an independent
student-run daily newspaper in Athens, Ohio. He worked during
the summer of 2000 as an intern at The Beacon Journal in
Akron, Ohio.
Jodie Lau,
Arizona State University. Lau, a senior from Phoenix,
is city editor of The State Press, Arizona State’s
student newspaper. She also has worked as a news anchor
for the campus radio station, KASC-AM.
Andrew Noyes,
American University. Noyes, a senior from Beckley, W.
Va., is a reporter for States News Service in Washington
D.C. and metro and national news editor for The Eagle, American
University’s student newspaper.
Mike Osegueda,
San Jose State University. Osegueda, a senior from Fremont,
Calif., is executive editor of The Spartan Daily, San Jose
State’s student newspaper. He is working this summer
as a sports intern at The Fresno (Calif.) Bee.
Mary Schultes,
University of Kansas. Schultes, a senior from Rolfe,
Iowa, is a copy editor and readers’ representative
for The University Daily Kansan, the student newspaper.
She worked as an intern at The Fort Dodge (Iowa) Messenger
during the summer of 2000.
Matthew Sheehan,
University of Maryland, College Park. Sheehan, a senior
from Sumter, S.C., is editor/vice president of The Diamondback,
Maryland’s student newspaper. He will be working this
summer as an intern at the St. Petersburg Times as part
of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Internship program.
Two runners-up for the
scholarships also were named. They are:
Brian J. Holman,
Indiana University. Holman, a senior from Jeffersonville,
Ind., has worked as a staff writer and reporter for the
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire in Washington D.C.
Emily Wagnitz, Washington
State University. Wagnitz, a senior from Olympia, Wash.,
is a staff writer for the Daily Evergreen, Washington State’s
student newspaper.
Dedicated to excellence
in journalism, the Scripps Howard Foundation is a leader
in industry efforts in journalism education, scholarships,
internships, literacy, minority recruitment/development
and First Amendment causes.
Contact: Vickie Martin, Scripps Howard Foundation,
513-977-3034, vlmartin@scripps.com