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NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ANNOUNCES ZIMMERMAN SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Katherine Dempsey
Washington, DC -- The National Press Club, the world's leading professional organization for journalists, announces Katherine Dempsey as this year's winner of the Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship.
Dempsey, a senior at James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia, will receive $5,000 for college.
She is managing editor of her school newspaper, a multi-season varsity athlete and a straight-A student. She impressed the judges with her strong writing skills, her coverage of school financing and her interviews with fellow students about their relatives in the Middle East as protests swept the region. Her recommendations described her as a dogged reporter and a risk-taker with a "constant desire to improve."
"The National Press Club is delighted to assist Katherine Dempsey in her pursuit of a career in journalism," said National Press Club President Mark Hamrick. "She has already shown great ability by adding a compelling voice and determination to her high school newspaper. We look forward to her future successes."
Dempsey will attend Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in the fall.
The Richard G. Zimmerman scholarship is named for a longtime National Press Club member who died in 2008 and endowed a scholarship in aid of high school seniors who wish to pursue a career in journalism. Recipients receive a nonrenewable award of $5,000.