Category: Scholarships


  • Lauren Schoepfer is a four-year recipient of the Terrence J. Miller Annual Journalism Scholarship. As a senior student pursuing graphic design at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Lauren maintained her position on the dean’s list. “I would not have been able to fully commit to my studies without the generosity of the Terrence J. Miller Scholarship.…

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  • Melissa Gomez – University of Florida I spent this past summer in Las Vegas, interning with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and its sister publication, El Tiempo, for 10 weeks through a partnership with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. I had the chance to profile interesting folks of Las Vegas, attend court cases and I…

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  • For 2016-17, we have three new scholarship students, who are also honorary members of the Press Club of Southwest Florida. The two new students who have been awarded the 2016-17 NPC Terrence J. Miller $1,000 Renewable Journalism Scholarship are Tamica Jean-Charles and Jaynie Louise Tice.     Tamica is a graduating senior from Naples High…

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  • Jaynie Louise Tice, a junior in the FGCU journalism program and a 2013 graduate of Palmetto Ridge High School, Naples, applied for one of the Press Club of Southwest Florida Terrence J. Miller $1,000 annual journalism scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year. The NPC Scholarship Committee met, interviewed Tice and voted to award one of…

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  • Lauren Schoepfer is an NPC scholarship recipient. As a former intern under Jay Schlichter at the Naples Daily News, Lauren honed her craft and is now a senior student at University of Central Florida in Orlando. She majors in emerging media. Lauren is a published writer and photographer. NPC founding member Rhona Saunders serves as Lauren’s mentor. The…

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  • Because we have provided scholarships to 21 journalism students to-date, Phil Beuth dubbed our recent fundraising campaign “21 More.” Two of this year’s students — Oscar Santiago and John Wix — graduated in December, leaving four others still plugging away. Provided they continue to meet their obligations, we’ll fund these four for the 2016-17 school…

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  • Dear fellow members, As we all recall, in 2007, the Press Club of Southwest Florida began an ambitious program to provide scholarships for journalism students. Over the past eight years, we have had the pleasure of sponsoring 21 students in what has become a very successful activity, reflecting positively on the club. Young persons from almost…

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  • Six knowledgeable media professionals sat at tables in a room at the FGCU Cohen Center on Thursday, Oct. 29, for a panel presentation for 50 journalism students at FGCU. The panelists spoke and the students listened, took notes and asked questions. Jon Parla, General Sales Manager, Beasley Media Group-SWFL, started the conversation by talking about internships.…

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