NAHJ HELPS THAT "NEXT GENERATION" OF LATINO JOURNALISTS BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO 30 STUDENTS
Washington – The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is awarding scholarships totaling $75,000 to 30 students for the 2003-2004 academic year. This includes a new scholarship named after Univision network co-anchor Maria Elena Salinas.
NAHJ awards several different scholarships to students through the association’s Rubén Salazar Scholarship Fund. Through several fundraising efforts and generous donations from our members, corporate sponsors and others, NAHJ raises money to award these scholarships.
Donation for NAHJ’s Scholarship Fund and Educational Programs are accepted year-round.
This year’s recipients are:
NAHJ Maria Elena Salinas Scholarship
Awarded for the first time in 2003, this scholarship is made possible through a $5,000 donation from Maria Elena Salinas. Her donation has been matched by Univision news. This scholarship is awarded to students who are pursuing careers in Spanish-language broadcast journalism. The recipients of this scholarship are also given the opportunity to intern with Univision:
Recipients:
Crystal Ayala-Cruz, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras campus
Isela Luévano, California State University-Fullerton
NAHJ Newhouse Scholarship
Thanks to support from Newhouse Newspapers, NAHJ awards this two-year scholarship to two college sophomores who are pursuing careers in English-language newspaper journalism. These students also have the chance to intern at a Newhouse newspaper during the summer following their junior year. They also work on the NAHJ Latino Reporter convention newspaper.
2003-2004 recipients:
Marcela Carerra, Hofstra University
Melissa Navas, Contra Costa College
NAHJ Newsroom Bound Scholarship
Through this scholarship, NAHJ awards money to these students for two years while placing them into newsroom internships and offering newsroom training through our convention internship programs. Following their third year in this program, NAHJ attempts to place these students into newsroom jobs.
2003 recipient:
Gloria Gallardo, St. Mary’s University
NAHJ-Washington Post Scholarship
Working with The Washington Post’s Young Journalists Development Project, NAHJ identifies high school seniors in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area who are committed to journalism careers. These students receive a four-year scholarship from NAHJ that is made possible by The Post. These students also have an opportunity to take part in NAHJ’s convention internship programs.
2003 recipient:
Carolina Acevedo, Roosevelt Senior High School
NAHJ General Scholarships
NAHJ offers general scholarships to deserving high school seniors, undergraduates and first-year graduate students who are committed to pursuing careers in journalism.
2003 recipients:
Vanessa Alonso, University of Florida
Sergio Avila, University of Southern California
Victor Calderon, Georgetown University
Alondra Canizal, Muscatine High School
Christopher Castillo, LBJ Liberal Arts & Science Academy
Gina Chavez, University of Texas at Austin
Ambar Espinoza, American University
Miguel Garcia, El Monte High School
Ernesto Garrido, University of Texas at Austin
Nicholas Green, Edina High School
Monica Guzmán, Bowdoin College
Christopher Huffman, New Mexico State University
Michelle Martinez, St. Edward’s University
Zayra Morales, Florida International University
Mario Roldan, University of Texas at Austin
Sylvette Santiago, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Ashley Surdin, University of California-Berkeley
Angela Treviño, The John Cooper School
Kory Vargas Caro, Stanford University
Rachel Zavala, Paul the IV Catholic High School
Beginning in early October of 2003, NAHJ will offer a new award, the NAHJ-ABC News/Joanna Bistany Memorial Scholarship. Bistany was a vice president at ABC News who was committed to newsroom diversity. This scholarship will be awarded to Latino students who are pursuing careers in English-language television as producers or reporters. The scholarship is made possible through a donation from ABC News.
The NAHJ scholarship fund is named in memory of Rubén Salazar. He was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and news director of the Spanish-language television station KMEX. Salazar was covering the Chicano Anti-Vietnam War Moratorium in East Los Angeles in 1970 when he was killed by a tear-gas projectile fired by a deputy sheriff. For journalists of color, his legacy symbolizes the continuous fight to integrate mainstream media and ensure accurate and fair coverage of Latino issues. More than thirty years later, the spirit of his work lives on in the inspirations and accomplishments of past and current NAHJ scholars. Since the inception of the fund in 1986, NAHJ has awarded more than half a million dollars in scholarships to more than 400 Latino students.
NAHJ is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. Established in 1984, NAHJ seeks to advance employment and career development opportunities for Latino students. NAHJ also encourages the study and practice of journalism by Latino high school and college students.
