Awards
Frank Karel, JM 1961, won the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy by Grantmakers In Health (GIH) at its annual meeting in San Francisco in February. He was recognized for his work in health communications.
Larry Horne, ADV 1971, manager of communications at Clay Electric Cooperative in Keystone Heights, and Wayne Mattox, JM 1972, editor of publications at Clay Electric, were honored in 2004 with the Edgar F. Chesnutt Award by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. They won it for their communications plan.
Carolyn J. Feimster, PR 1977, president of CJF Marketing International, recently won the “Shopping Tourism Person of the Year” award from the Shop America Alliance.
David W. Johnson, TEL 1980, reporter and primary anchor at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, recently won a local Emmy for public affairs reporting. He lives in Pittsburgh with wife Nancy and their sons, Michael and Eric.
Susan Budd Towler, PR 1985, vice president of community relations for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, recently won the 2004 PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) Silver Anvil Award. She and husband Jim have a four-year-old daughter, Emma.
Kelley Benham, JM 1997, won the Ernie Pyle Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation for her human interest writing in the St. Petersburg Times. She won the Pyle trophy and $5,000 for a collection of stories, including a profile of Terry Schiavo.
Stephanie Sinclair, JM 1998, of the Corbis photo agency recently won one of two top prizes at the Visa Pour L’image international photojournalism festival in Perpigan, France. She and her photos from Iraq were recently featured on “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”
