In addition to her work at Elon News Network, Fantaroni is a mentor for the Elon First Generation Society, a network that supports first-generation college students.
Recommendation letters from her professors and advisors praised her leadership acumen, work ethic, and adaptability.
“She has been a reliable and indispensable part of our news organization at Elon University, serving as a reporter, producer, anchor and news director for our broadcast,” said Kelly Furnas, senior lecturer in journalism at Elon University. “But she still flexes her multimedia muscles by contributing regularly to our online, social media, and print products as well. A glance through her portfolio shows that Anjolina has a passion for news and a keen sense of the importance for visual storytelling.”
The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship provides $5,000 annually to a student who demonstrates a commitment to a career in broadcast journalism. The award can be renewed for up to three years. Named in memory of the late Wes Vernon, a radio journalist whose career included national political reporting from Washington, D.C., the scholarship intends to remove barriers for students from backgrounds underrepresented in broadcast journalism.
“Anjolina has already demonstrated a keen sense of visual storytelling and has covered heavy topics with grace and sensitivity,” said Mike Balsamo, National Press Club president. “She is not afraid to put in the hard work to achieve her goals, and we’re thrilled to support her as she continues her broadcast journalism studies.”
In addition to funding, scholarship winners are awarded one-year complimentary membership to the Press Club.
Club scholarships are administered by its nonprofit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute.
Scholarship winners are selected by a group of Scholarship Team volunteer judges, led by Team Leads Erin Looney and Caitlin Mullaney. The jjudges for the Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship were Debra Silimeo and Malini Wilkes.
