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8th annual scholarship reception 2010

28 Apr

The San Diego Association of Black Journalists celebrated its eighth annual scholarship reception Friday, handing out scholarships to high school and college students to continue to build careers in journalism.

Recipients were joined by members of the community, family, friends, SDABJ members and other local media professionals.

Lincoln High School journalism teacher Daniel Camacho received the largest award for the night, a Masters degree from National University.

Joseph Young was awarded the Ozzie Roberts scholarship. Jarred Powell and Jennifer Bowman received community college scholarships while Strongman Osom, a senior at Point Loma High School, got the SDABJ scholarship.

In total, more than $50,000 in scholarships were handed out.

Awards were also handed to young photographers Katelyn Griffin and Shannon Edwards for top pictures in our first photo contest.

Great thanks to our gold sponsors:
National University; NBC 7/39; and the San Diego Union Tribune

Friends of SDABJ include:
The San Diego Padres; Olympic Training Center; Target; Starbucks, SeaWorld; The San Diego Zoo; Fox 5 News; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; San Diego Airport Authority; Dave & Busters; George’s Camera; Coca Cola; Channel 10 News and Sirius Fitness/Conscious Comedy Explosion

The night’s food was provided by:
Urban Solace
Barrio Star
Sammy’s Woodfire Pizza
Harney Sushi
Adams Avenue Grill

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2010 National University/SDABJ scholarships winners

20 Apr

Come celebrate our scholarship winner’s Friday April 23 at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center on 9388 Lightwave Avenue from 6 to 8 p.m.

Awards will also be handed out to finalists in our photo contest sponsored by George’s Camera.

Don’t miss your chance to win an iPad, tickets to the Ellen Show, lunch with Judge Judy and many other prizes provided by sponsors.

Food provided by:
Urban Solace
Barrio Star
Sammy’s Woodfire Pizza
Harney Sushi
Adams Avenue Grill

The evening’s keynote speaker will be Sports Illustrated writer Jim Trotter.

Tickets are $25 online, $35 at the door. The San Diego Association of Black Journalists is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

National University scholarship winner Daniel Camacho, teacher at Lincoln High School
My parents immigrated to the U.S. in the seventies from Colombia. A product of the San Diego Unified School District, I graduated from Hoover High School in 1992. In 1996, I received a bachelors degree in Political Science from San Diego State University and Masters in Education in 2003. I have been teaching for the past 11 years, at Point Loma, La Jolla, Hoover, and now Lincoln High School – where I am currently the A.S.B, Yearbook, and Journalism advisor for the school’s online news service – www.voicesoflincoln.com

I feel very fortunate to go back to school and become a better teacher for my students.

Ozzie Roberts Scholarship winner Joseph Young
Born in 1989, Joseph Michael DeAngelo Young is the oldest of three children. He has been active since graduating from high school in 2007, and hopes to make steps toward online and new media in the future. He is currently the Creative Director for an online magazine and attends Southwestern College and San Diego State, where he majors in Interdisciplinary Studies.

San Diego Association of Black Journalists high school scholarship winner Strongman Osom
Strongman Osom is the commissioner of Activities at Point Loma High School and wants to become a TV news reporter. Born and raised in San Diego, he will attend California State University, Northridge in the fall.

Community college scholarship winner Jennifer Bowman
The 20-year-old Southwestern College student is the News editor for the school newspaper, The Sun, and an intern at The San Diego Union-Tribune. A native of San Diego, Jennifer’s interests include writing, politics, fashion and photography. She plans to transfer to San Diego State University in the fall and pursue a career in political reporting. She has two sisters and a brother.

Community college scholarship winner Jarred Powell
Jarred lives with his wife and four children in Vista, Calif. and is the sports editor for Palomar College newspaper, The Telescope. In the near term, he wants to be a prep sports reporter for a print or online media outlet with the ultimate goal of becoming a columnist.

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See you at the April 23 scholarship reception, buy tickets now

07 Apr

Join the SDABJ and local media professionals April 23 to celebrate local young journalists and hand out more than $50,000 in scholarships, including a full ride bachelor or masters degree to National University’s School of Communication.

The reception will be held April 23 at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center at 9388 Lightwave Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Visit our PayPal site to purchase tickets to the event, $25 a piece, $35 at the door.

The event will be April 23 at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center at 9388 Lightwave Avenue from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A keynote speaker or guest speaker will be announced soon.

Here are pictures from last year’s reception.

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April 23 Scholarship reception tickets now on sale

23 Mar

$25 online, $35 at the door

The scholarship reception, where we will hand out scholarships worth more than $50,000, will be April 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at National University’s Spectrum Academic Center at 9388 Lightwave Avenue in San Diego.

Keynote speaker to be announced.

All payments are done safely and securely through our PayPal account.

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Black San Diego SDABJ Photo Contest

25 Feb

Ever wonder who is black San Diego?

What does black San Diego look like?

The San Diego Association of Black Journalists wants to know what YOU think represents black San Diego.

Ahead of the arrival of thousands of black journalists for the 2010 National Association of Black Journalists convention in July, the San Diego Association of Black Journalists is holding a photo contest to show the faces, experiences and lives of African Americans or people of African descent in San Diego.

Photo contest winners will be announced at our annual scholarship reception Apr. 23 where more than $50,000 in scholarships will be awarded to aspiring journalists. To apply any of the four scholarships, check out the applications here.

All submissions must be in on or before Apr. 16.

Top photos will be posted to sdabj.org. The top 10 will be on display at the scholarship reception. First, second and third place photographers will receive $150, $100 and $50 gift certificates respectively thanks to our sponsor George’s Camera, San Diego’s premiere photog shop.

Top submissions will be selected by local professional photographers.

Judge 1 – David Poller, former photo editor at Union Tribune

Judge 2 – David Brooks, multimedia editor Union
Tribune

Judge 3 – Khari Johnson, freelance writer, photographer and video producer

Professional photographers are invited to participate as are students, amateur photographers and really anyone in the community with a good eye and perspective to share.

Participants are encouraged to take pictures across San Diego County that illustrate a large range of themes.

All submissions must be e-mailed to sdabjphotocontest@gmail.com at 300 dpi and 12×18 dimensions. Include a few sentence caption for each photo.

Please help us by spreading the word to friends, colleagues or members of the community by clicking here to download, print and post copies of the flier on the local billboard, calendar area etc.

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SDABJ now opens application process for scholarship fund

24 Jan

SDABJ continues to support journalistic excellence by providing scholarships to graduating high school seniors and college students. SDABJ is embarking to fulfill that essential part of our mission by working with corporations and private individuals to channel resources to students that need assistance to fulfill their dream of becoming a journalist.

Click here for 2010 National University scholarship form

Click here for 2010 SDABJ Scholarship form

SDABJ was designated as a charitable organization by the IRS and the State of California which makes donations tax deductible. All donors will be recognized for their participation in The San Diego Association of Black Journalists Scholarship Program.

Here’s what you missed last year.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

The San Diego Association of Black Journalists has several scholarships. They are geared toward high school and college students and older students who are not currently in the journalism field. To be eligible, high school and college applicants must currently attend or have graduated from a high school in San Diego County. National University applicants must have 3 years of residency in San Diego County.

To purchase tickets to this year’s scholarship reception, visit our safe and secure PayPal account below. $25 online, $35 at the door.

Scholarships are as follows:

1. $1,500 Ozzie Roberts scholarship scholarship to a college journalism student at a four-year institution

2. $1,000 scholarship to a high school student planning to pursue a journalism or related career at a four-year institution

3. $300 scholarship to a journalism student at a community college

4. A scholarship worth $40-50,000 to National University good for tuition for four years at the School of Media and Communications

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