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Times awards 38 college scholarships to journalism students
Times staff writer © St. Petersburg Times, published July 23, 1998 The St. Petersburg Times Scholarship Fund recipients were announced Wednesday. The fund, originally called The Poynter Fund, was established in 1953 by the Times Publishing Co. to train, assist and inspire those pursuing a career in journalism. The company publishes the Times and Congressional Quarterly, Florida Trend and Governing magazines. In addition to announcing the recipients on Wednesday, the St. Petersburg Times Scholarship Fund established a scholarship named in honor of Gray McGhee, the newspaper's advertising art director who died July 13. Many of the students spent the summer as interns at the Times. The scholarships reward academic achievement and a commitment to a journalism career. Jennifer Emily received the Poynter Scholarship for a student at Indiana University. The scholarship was named for Nelson Poynter, former Times Publishing Co. chairman, who was a student at Indiana. Sharif Durhams was awarded the Robert T. Pittman Scholarship, named after the retired editor of editorials, for a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Maiya Oldham was awarded the Peggy Mitchell Peterman Scholarship for a student at Florida A&M University. The scholarship is named in honor of the veteran reporter, columnist and editorial writer who retired from the Times in 1996. Jannell McGrew, a student at the University of Alabama, was awarded the Bryanna Latoof Green Scholarship, named in honor of a former Times Reporter who died in May. Others winning scholarships or fellowships for the coming academic year include: Mark Adams, University of Georgia; Angela Brammer, University of Florida; Carlos Cespedes, Florida State University; Laura Ciociola, University of Florida; Joshua Dautoff, Antioch University; Mark Dahl, University of Florida; Ryan Davis, Northwestern University; Ellen Dayspring, University of Central Florida; Robyn Disney, University of South Florida; Nicole Ganzekaufer, University of South Florida, New College; Chad Graham, University of Iowa; Marc Harrell, University of Kansas; Orlando Henlon, Florida A&M University; Tyrese Howard, Wake Forest University; Jessica Hu, Harvard University; Autumn Kindelspire, St. Petersburg Junior College; Sara Kennedy, University of Iowa; Dawn Kettinger, Michigan State University; Whitney LaPolla, University of Florida; Jamie Malernee, University of Florida; Kristin Mayes, Columbia University; Erica Milton, Florida A&M University; Micheline Mendelsohn, Indiana University; Laura Nemec, University of Wisconsin; Cory Resnick, University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Roberts, University of Florida; Mario Rodriguez, University of South Florida; Ubong Silas, University of Florida; Molly Sullivan, University of Northern Illinois; Aprill Turner, Howard University; Michael Weimer, University of Florida; Carl Willis Jr., Florida State University; Alexander Winner, Brandeis; and Steven Woo, Ohio University. In action regarding McGhee, the Times advertising art director who died this month, the Scholarship Fund agreed to make an initial $1,000 donation to the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota where McGhee attended and taught. In addition to the donation, the paper established the Gray McGhee Scholarship, which will be given to gifted interns planning careers related to graphic arts. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually. McGhee died at the age of 36 at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Rehabilitation Institute, Tampa, from complications from treatment for leukemia.
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T. PETERSBURG -- Thirty-eight college students will share $116,200 in scholarships intended to encourage careers in the newspaper industry.
