In 1990, the Indianapolis Press Club created the Indianapolis Press Club Foundation to support journalism education in Indiana. Each year, the Foundation awards scholarship grants to undergraduate and graduate students and provides support to college journalism programs.

$14,000 in Scholarships and Prizes Awarded at Annual Dinner on Nov. 14

Ten college and high school students received scholarships and prizes, totalling $14,000 this year.

The Indianapolis Press Club Foundation received a record number of entries for both its 2009-2010 scholarships and for the annual Thomas R. Keating Feature Writing Competition, which was Nov. 13-14 2009 in Indianapolis. For the first time, the foundation awarded three scholarships to high school students in honor of longtime board member John H. "Jerry" Lyst.

Top winners were:

Margaret Sutherlin, a senior from DePauw University, who won first place and was awarded $2,500 in the Thomas R. Keating Writing Competition.

Dawn Araujo, a senior from Ball State University, who was awarded a $1,750 Maurice and Robert Early Scholarship.

Courtney Miller, a junior from Indiana University, who received a $1,750 Walter E. and Mary E. Hemphill Scholarship.

Lieren Ehmke, a senior from Lawrence Central High School, who was awarded a $1,500 John H. "Jerry" Lyst Scholarship.

Click here for more information on the foundation's scholarship awards and this year's winners.

Click here for more information on the Keating competition and the winners.

New York Times White House Correspondent Speaks at Annual Dinner

Jeff Zeleny, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, said that while communication technology is changing, the essense of journalism remains the same. Reporting and writing all come down to telling a good and accurate story. 

Jeff Zeleny, a New York Times White House correspondent, spoke about covering Barack Obama's presidential campaign and writing about White House issues.