Three new stars in the J-School line-up

Senior Melissa Sanchez won a third place Hearst Journalism Award in the In-Depth Writing Competition. She won for the terrific story she did while working last summer at the Miami Herald.

Two J-School faculty members are among five distinguished journalists to be inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in April. Cheryl Pell and Sue Carter join a stellar induction class for 2007.

Cheryl Pell, Executive Director of the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, has transformed that organization into a nationally and internationally respected scholastic education program. Literally thousands of high school and middle/junior high school students attend conferences and workshops sponsored by MIPA. Hundreds of teachers through the state have earned certification in courses overseen by Pell. She has also led the ongoing fight to restore student press rights to high school students in the state. (That's Cheryl above.)

With a series of documentaries, including her work as co-leader and producer on the successful Polar Trek 2001 where she organized, led and documented 12 women’s ski trek to the North Pole, L. Susan Carter has had a distinguished career in both radio and television news. She launched her career in 1973 and WVIC in Lansing, before moving to ever larger markets eventually working for WXYZ, WWJ and WDIV in Detroit.

Congratulations to Melissa, Cheryl and Sue!!