Scholarships
C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship to Support Master’s Students
The Funding Will Help Those in the Final Stage of Completing Their Degree Program By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2015) — By the time Professor Emerita Zoe Smith retired from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2008, she had more than 30 years of experience in the research and history of photojournalism. Smith … Continued
Scripps Scholarship Recipient Tim Nwachukwu to Intern at Newsday
The Photojournalism Major Will Receive a $3,000 Stipend and $500 Scholarship By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (April 13, 2015) — Tim Nwachukwu, a photojournalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the winner of a 2015 Scripps Howard Foundation scholarship. He will serve as a summer multimedia intern for Newsday, a newspaper with one … Continued
New Endowed Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Alumnus Larry Moore
The KMBC-TV Newscaster Will Be Honored as an Outstanding Kansas Citian By Annie Rees Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 2, 2014) — The Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City have selected Larry Moore, noted newscaster on KMBC-TV, to be the 50th recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Kansan Citian Award. Moore, MA ’68, joined KMBC-TV in … Continued
63 Walter Williams Scholars Begin Studies at the Missouri School of Journalism
The Group Includes AP Scholars, Bright Flight Scholars and National Merit Winners By Caroline Murray Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2014) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed 63 new Walter Williams Scholars into the program on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in Neff Hall. The scholars hail from 18 states across the country. To be considered for … Continued
Senior Michael Shaw Wins $5,000 Jim Murray Memorial Foundation Scholarship
The Award Recognizes Students Interested in a Sports Writing Career Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 20, 2014) — Michael Shaw, a Missouri School of Journalism senior, is one of five national winners of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation scholarship. Shaw, a print and digital news major, will receive a $5,000 award and a trip to the Santa … Continued
Sarah Darby Receives the $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism
She Is Focusing Her Convergence Journalism Studies on Emerging Media Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 1, 2014) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Sarah Darby is the 2014 recipient of the $5,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism. She is focusing her convergence journalism studies on emerging media and is earning a minor in entrepreneurship. Professor … Continued
Zahra Rasool Wins O.O. McIntyre Fellowship, Will Tell the Stories of Women Empowering Change in India
The Honor, with its $12,000 Stipend, Is the Highest Postgraduate Award Offered by the School Columbia, Mo. (May 12, 2014) — Zahra Rasool will tell the stories of women empowering change in India as the winner of the O.O. McIntyre Fellowship. It is the highest postgraduate award given by the Missouri School of Journalism. The … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Place Second and Third in the Enterprise Reporting Category of the Hearst Multimedia Competition
The National Contest Attracts Entries from 106 U.S. Colleges and Universities San Francisco (March 21, 2013) — Dak Dillon and Sarah Hoffman from the Missouri School of Journalism are top 10 winners in the Enterprise Reporting multimedia competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. Dillon, BJ ’12, receives a … Continued
Madeline O’Leary Is Awarded the $10,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (May 14, 2012) — Madeline O’Leary, a dual major in print and digital news and economics, is the recipient of the $10,000 Donald W. Reynolds Scholarship in Business Journalism for an incoming junior at the Missouri School of Journalism. In her application O’Leary said her interest in business journalism was born in part … Continued
Doctoral Student Is Awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship
Liz Lance Will Study Bengali in Dhaka This Summer Columbia, Mo. (May 2, 2012) — Doctoral student Liz Lance has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Bengali in Dhaka this summer. Lance, MA ’11, was one of 631 students selected from nearly 240 U.S. colleges and universities. More than … Continued