J-School Scholarship Winners Announced

More than $39,000 in the first wave of scholarship money was awarded to J-School majors for the upcoming 2009 calendar year. We anticipate another $40,000 in scholarship awards will be announced in spring term 2009.

Awards ranged from $4,000 to $500. Additional scholarship money will be distributed later in the Spring 2009 terms for use in the summer and fall terms.

Award winners are:

Albert A. Applegate Scholarship
Amanda Peterka and Jennifer Orlando

Len Barnes AAA of Michigan Scholarship
Gordon Shelter

Joe Fall/Detroit News Scholarship
Michael Caples

Bob Gross Scholarship
Erica Larson

Kyle C. Kerbawy Scholarship
Miron Varhouhakis

W. Cameron Meyers Scholarship
Kelly House

Larry P. Miller Scholarship
Jordan Barnes

Mary Elizabeth Mangner Neil Scholarship
Abby Lubbers

Robert Popa Scholarship
Matt Cimitile
Joey Nowak

Gordon Sabine Scholarship
Ursula Zerilli

Stan Soffin Scholarship
Jessica Lipowski

Susan Goldberg Scholarship
Jessica Lipowski

Victor G. Spaniolo Scholarship
Kristen Daum

Ken Winter Scholarship
Matthew Mikus

Congratulations to all our scholarship winners and thank you to our alumni and donors who fund these scholarships.

Other scholarships will be awarded in the spring 2009 term including the full tuition Mary Adelaide Gardner Scholarship for students who will be seniors in the Fall 2009-Spring 2010. Watch for announcements to apply for this scholarship.

Also journalism majors and any other major within the College of Communication Arts and Sciences are encouraged to enter the Walter and Syrena Howell Essay Contest for a $1,000 prize and a $3,000 scholarship. Only one will be awarded for a 2,500 word essay. This year’s topic for the 2,500 word essay is about bias and its impact in editorial cartoons.

“Editorial cartoons have been a part of daily newspapers’ election coverage for decades, and these caricatures of candidates produce biased messages that can be construed as propaganda. How did this and/or other forms of comedy assist in or combat the circulation of propaganda during the 2008 presidential season? Analyze and cite examples from print and broadcast media (i.e. daily newspapers, Saturday Night Live, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, late night talk shows, etc.).” The deadline for entry is 5 p.m. EST, Friday, January 23 in 305 Com Arts.

Take some time over the holiday break to research and write this essay. We only had five entries last year for $4,000!!! In these lean economic times, we should be swamped with entries.