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Beatrice Dupuy
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ANNOUNCES DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Washington, DC -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, announces Beatrice Dupuy as this year's winner of this year's National Press Club Scholarship for Journalism Diversity.
Dupuy, a senior at Cooper City High School in southern Florida, is a Haitian-American who aims to educate and "do journalism that portrays a diverse world" as an objective reporter.
She is Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper, The Lariat, and helped create an online version that went on to win the National Scholastic Press Association's highest honor for online high-school journalism. Earlier this week, she took first place for news writing in the Sun-Sentinel's high-school journalism awards. Dupuy will enter the University of Florida in the fall.
Recommendations by her school advisors and teachers praised her commitment to excellence and the thoughtful, deliberate way she approaches challenges.
"The National Press Club is pleased to support Beatrice Dupuy as she pursues a career in journalism," said National Press Club President Mark Hamrick. "Newsgathering has become more challenging, but it is vital to our free society. It is imperative to encourage young reporters to pursue excellence and encourage their drive and determination."
Dupuy's work samples submitted for review focused on coverage of the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The judges were impressed with an opinion piece that examined the international response to the catastrophe, as well as with her interviews with Haitian students who relocated to her school, school administrators and county officials.
The National Press Club awards up to $10,000 over the course of four years to a high school senior with the aim of furthering diversity in journalism. The scholarship includes a one-time $500 book stipend in the memory of the late Ellen Masin Persina, a club member.
Past Winners
The 2010 scholarship recipient was Mary Susman of Omaha, NE.
Scholarship winners are currently enrolled in Princeton University, Harvard University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Northwestern University, Southwest Texas University and Iowa State University.