Bess Whitehead Scott Journalism Scholarship

Scott Scribes Scholarship for Ages 40 and Older

Bess Whitehead Scott Newsletter

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Bess Whitehead Scott Newsletter

Read the 2009 Newsletter and learn the latest about the BWS schholarships.

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Update about the 2009 Winners

July 31, 2009

Good things are happening to both 2009 Bess Whitehead Scott scholarship winners. The $1,500 scholarships are administered by the Writers' League of Texas.

Philip Perez, 40, the winner of the Scott Scribes Scholarship for Adults Ages 40 or Over, has been named editor-in-chief of the Foghorn, Del Mar College's student publication. Perez also is the founder and president of the Diversity Awareness Organization, working both at the college and in the community of Corpus Christi. His major is Journalism and Radio/Television.

Erika Pedroza, 21, winner of the Bess Whitehead Scott Journalism Scholarship, will use her award to help underwrite the Fall 2009 Baylor in New York program. Pedroza will study film and digital media in the Big Apple, returning to Baylor University in Waco for her last term and then graduation in May 2010.

Guidelines and Applications for the 2010 Bess W. Scott Scholarships are available online at http://www.writersleague.org/scholarships/index.html. The deadline is February 5, 2010. The Journalism award is granted annually to a junior or senior university student pursuing a degree in journalism or a related field. The Scott Scribes award is granted annually to a woman or man age 40 or over pursuing study or a degree in journalism, writing or a related field.

For more information about the scholarships, contact Elaine Davenport at 512.264.9210 or WrtAudShop@aol.com

January 2008

Volunteers Wrap Gifts for Scholarship Fund

SIXTY-ONE League volunteers spent over 300 hours wrapping gifts in December 2008, earning $3,145 for the Bess Whitehead Scott Scholarship Fund. MARTHA MILLER coordinated the project for the fifth year in a row, and scheduled wrappers who worked at five bookstores: the Arboretum, Westlake and Sunset Valley Barnes & Noble; Book People and Borders (Domain) bookstores in Austin.

A huge gold star for wrapping the most hours was shared by KEN LOVELESS, who worked six shifts, and CAMILLE NERADA, who did four. Volunteers with names in all capitals below (21 total) worked two shifts or more.

2008 Volunteers