Eight university students from around the country who have shown promise in the field of business journalism were today awarded $4,000 scholarships from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism.
After being nominated by a faculty member on the basis of achievements, each student wrote a theme and provided published works to indicate proficiency in and an aptitude for business journalism. This is the inaugural year of the scholarships, which are for the 2008-2009 academic year.
“Quality business journalism starts at the university level and through these scholarships we hope to foster ongoing improvement of the field,” said Andrew Leckey, director of the Reynolds Center, located at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. “The nominating professors also deserve credit for going the extra mile to encourage the talent of outstanding students.”
The business journalism scholarship recipients are Jason Borseth of the University of Missouri; Eliot Caroom of City University of New York; Charles Cutter of Indiana University; Amanda Getchel of Ball State University; Wee Sui Lee of New York University; Ashley Macha of Arizona State University; Carlos Macias of Baruch College; and Brigitte Yuille of Florida International University.
