From June 20 to 27, our chapter will hold an election to fill officer positions and seats on the board of directors for the coming year.
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2 Virginia college students awarded summer journalism fellowships
Grant Johnson, a graduating senior at James Madison University, and Merrill Hart, a junior at the University of Virginia, have been selected as 2024 summer newsroom fellows by the Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation.
Student fellowship funding and new SPJVA board member
The SPJVA board has allocated $1,500 to the SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation in support of the foundation’s fellowships for college journalists doing summer internships. Also, Reynolds Hutchins, editor of The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, was appointed to finish out the term of board member Hawes Spencer.
Students, apply for support for summer internships
The Virginia SPJ,SDX Educational Foundation invites applications from college students for fellowships to support journalism internships during the summer of 2024.
Nominations open for 2023 and 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
We are taking nominations for the SPJ Virginia Pro Chapter’s 2023 and 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors “a journalist or friend of journalism of exceptional character and dedication to the craft” — a person who “has made outstanding contributions to Virginia journalism.” The deadline has been extended to March 15, 2024.
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