Faculty also nominate students for awards. Nomination forms are available in the JPRA office in Annenberg Hall. The committee collects the input and matches the most appropriate students to the awards available. Newswriting I will be addressed later in the program. The award was created by colleagues of Carol Simon on her retirement to honor her as a pioneer among female leaders in the communications field in the Philadelphia area.
Students submit work published during past.
Best entries are selected by the judging team of other faculty and area professionals. Each year the name of San Francisco publisher William Randloph Hearst, the Hearst foundation honors college journalists nationwide who participate in and win its competitions in writing, photography and broadcast categories. This is a national award competition. Majors in the accredited JPRA major are allowed to participate. Sports Illustrated for Kids Smart Money Family Fun Martha Stewart Living Cigar Aficionado Students from the department's advertising and magazine concentrations are eligible to receive these scholarships, which are based on overall academic and creative performance in work done in the major.