And
the winners are...
Rebecca Mack and Margaret J.
Krauss.
Each senior wins a $1,500 scholarship.
Rebecca, of Washington, Pa., is a Duquesne University journalism
and international relations major who has worked on The Duquesne Duke
and belongs to the International Relations Club and Golden Key
International Honor Society.
Margaret, of Pittsburgh, is an
English writing and Spanish major at the University of Pittsburgh. She
has worked on The Original Magazine and The Pitt News and belongs to the
poetry club, STAND, the Pitt Outdoor Club and the Red Eye Theater
Project. Congratulations to Rebecca and Margaret!
The scholarship committee was chaired by Guild member
Pat Peters.
The two $1,500 scholarships are available to talented
students who want to work in print journalism in fields such as
reporters, copy editors, photographers, paginators or graphics
designers.
Congratulations!
Applicants must be enrolled in
a journalism program or its equivalent. They must attend a four-year
college or university and must have completed four semesters.
Applicants must be from
Western Pennsylvania (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington
and Westmoreland counties) OR must attend a college or university
within those counties.
Here's a complete list of all
winners since the program began. More than $23,000 has been granted
since the program's inception.
Reflecting its steadfast
commitment to the work of tomorrow's journalists, the Guild
increased its financial stipends to $1,500 to each recipient in
2001 -- double their original size.
 |
1996
Kathleen Scanlon and Beth Trapani |
 |
1997
Alex Lewin and Connie Mabin |
 |
1998
Rebecca Riddle and Stephanie Huszar |
 |
1999
Susan Seibel |
 |
2000
Jonathan Evans and Matthew Monaghan |
 |
2001
Elizabeth Bowen and April Johhnston |
 |
2002
Jasmine Gehris and Alison Kepner |
 |
2003
Leslie Hoffman and Erin Pearson |
 |
2004 Amy
Difiore and Megan Duncan |
 |
2005
Lauren L. Hough and Emily E. Leone |
 |
2006
Christina Marie Praskovich and Sarah Vaccarelli |
 |
2007
Brittany McCandless and Sarah Kaufman |
 | 2008
Rebecca Mack and Margaret J. Krauss |