12 journalists receive $24,000 through Lilly Scholarships Program

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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 (0 Comments)
Posted by: Tiffany McCallen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 5, 2009
Contact: Amy Schiska
Schiska@RNA.org
614-891-9001, ext. 3#

12 journalists receive $24,400 through Lilly Scholarships Program

RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS recently awarded $24,400 through the Lilly Scholarships in Religion program for journalists. Scholarships are awarded to take a religion course at any accredited college, university or seminary in the United States or Canada. Information and a list of winners can be found online.

The next scholarship deadline is Oct. 1. Applications are available online.

Recent awardees include:

Ron Cassie, Frederick (Md.) News-Post, Georgetown University, Theological Issues in 20th & 21st Century
Melissa Evans, The Daily Breeze, Loyola Marymount University, SS: Augustine
Jenny Green, Ottawa Citizen, St. Paul Pontifical University, Intro to the Prophets
Sarah Lanse, WFMY News 2, Gratz College, Business and Workplace Ethics
Linda Leicht, Springfield News-Leader, Missouri State University, Religion and the Body
Eric Marrapodi, CNN, Georgetown University, Intro to Islam
Maidstone Mulenga, Democrat and Chronicle, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity, Ministry to Older Adults
Heather Owens, Landmark Military Media, Hartford Seminary, Biblical Models of Leadership for Today
Kermit Rowe, Springfield News-Sun, Liberty University, New Testament Survey
Scott Shantz, Astral Media Radio Canada, ACTS Seminary, Biblical Hermeneutics
Jamon Smith, The Tuscaloosa News, University of Alabama, Intro to Religious Studies
Ed Stannard, New Haven Register, Sacred Heart University, Research in Study of Religion

For questions, please contact Amy Schiska at 614-891-9001 ext. 3#, or Schiska@RNA.org.

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12 journalists receive $24,000 through Lilly Scholarships Program