2021 MEDIA AND JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Fifteen college and one high school student from our region are being awarded scholarships by the St. Louis Press Club and St. Louis Journalism Foundation.
The 2021 scholarships and their winners are:
- $4,000 St. Louis Press Club/St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Lipman Journalism Scholarship - Max Baker, University of Missouri – Columbia
- $2,500 St. Louis Press Club Ronald W. Wade Journalism Scholarship - Micah Barnes, Webster University
- $2,000 St. Louis Press Club Neiman-Marcus Media Scholarship - Meghan Gunn, New York University
- $1,500 St. Louis Press Club Sarah Bryan Miller Journalism Scholarship - Greta Cross, Missouri State University
- $1,500 St. Louis Press Club Summer Internship Scholarship - Becca Newton, University of Missouri-Columbia
- $1,500 St. Louis Press Club Summer Internship Scholarship - Mary Boser, Mayrville University
- $1,500 St. Louis Press Club Donald Burris Journalism Scholarship - Charlotte Renner, Webster University
- $1,500 St. Louis Press Club Karlheinz and Doris Finzel Photojournalism Scholarship - Dasia Chavis, Webster University
- $1,000 St. Louis Press Club Joe Bonwich Media Scholarship - Mark Burbridge, St. Louis University
- $1,000 St. Louis Press Club Joan Foster Dames Women's Journalism and Media Studies Scholarship - Arielle Adams, Southeast Missouri State University
- $1,000 St. Louis Press Club Spring Internship Scholarship - Tirzah Williams, Webster University
- $1,500 FleishmanHillard Journalism Foundation Scholarship - Bethany Spitzmiller, Central Missouri State University
- $1,000 Missouri Professional Communicators and St. Louis Press Club and Journalism Foundation Scholarship - Regan Mertz, University of Missouri-Columbia
- $1,000 United Media Guild Journalism Foundation Scholarship - Ellen Killeen, University of Missouri-Columbia
- $1,000 Times Newspapers and Webster University Journalism Foundation Scholarship - Jasmine Willis, Webster University
- $1,000 St. Louis Press Club High School Journalism Scholarship - Abby Prywitch, Parkway Central High School to attend Indiana University
(selected by the Missouri Journalism Educators' Association)
Scholarship recipients are chosen based on aptitude, interest in pursuing a communications career, academic standing, and financial need. The awards are made in cooperation with the St. Louis Press Club, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Society of Professional Journalist, Missouri Professional Communicators, United Media Guild, Times Newspapers/Webster University, Fleishman-Hillard, and private donors.
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2021 Press Club scholarship applications were due by April 1, 2021.
About the Press Club and Journalism Foundation Scholarships
The St. Louis Press Club awards and funds a variety of scholarships for communications students from the St. Louis metropolitan region. Some are in conjunction with the Journalism Foundation.
These scholarships include:
David S. Lipman Scholarship
$4,000 award
Presented by the Press Club and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
to a journalism student at the University Of Missouri School
Of Journalism
(Selection of the David S. Lipman $4,000 scholarship
recipient is made by the University of Missouri School of
Journalism faculty)
Ronald W. Wade Journalism Scholarship
$2,500 award
Presented by the Press Club and St. Louis Post-Dispatch to
a minority journalism student
Click here to read about Ronald W. Wade and to donate to this scholarship
Neiman Marcus Media Scholarship
$2,000 award
Presented to students pursuing a career in print, broadcast or
digital journalism
St. Louis Press Club Media Scholarships
(5) $1,000 award
For students pursuing a career in print, broadcast or digital
journalism. Sponsored by: St. Louis Cardinals, Edward
Jones, Centene, Drury, Nine Network
Summer Media Internship Scholarships
(2) $1,000 awards
For students pursuing a media career in print, broadcast or
digital journalism
St. Louis Press Club Internship Scholarships
$1,000 award
For communications students each semester interning at St.
Louis Press Club
High School Journalism Scholarship
$1,000 award
For a graduating senior selected by the Missouri Journalism
Educators Association
Karlheinz and Doris Finzel Photojournalism
Scholarship
$1500 award
Presented to a student pursuing a photojournalism career
Journalism Foundation Scholarships
$1,000 and $1,500 awards
From other communications organizations: Missouri
Professional Communicators, St. Louis Chapter of Baseball
Writer’s Association, United Media Guild, Fleishman
Hillard, Times Newspapers with Webster University
Joan Foster Dames Women’s Journalism and Media
Studies Scholarship
$1,000 award
For women pursuing a degree in journalism or media studies
Click here to read the Eulogy for Joan Foster Dames, Click here to donate to the Joan Foster Dames scholarship
Joe Bonwich Media Scholarship
$1,000 award
For students pursuing a media communications career
Click here to donate to the Joe Bonwich scholarship
Donald R. Burris Journalism Scholarship
$1,500 award
For students pursuing a media career in print, broadcast or
digital journalism
Fourth Estate Scholarships
(8) $500 award
Sponsored by: Spire, Sam and Marilyn Fox Foundation,
Missouri Athletic Club, Commerce Bank, Switch, Betsey
Bruce, Wallis Petroleum, Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs
Sarah Bryan Miller Scholarship
$1,000 award
For a student studying both communications and music