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Journalism program, creative writing head among ‘Hot 100’
UGA appears twice in Writer’s Digest magazine’s list of “Hot 100: The Best Stuff For, By and About Writers.” UGA ranks fourth on a list of the top journalism programs, and a book edited by UGA assistant professor Julie Checkoway ranks first on a list of books about writing.
The Writer’s Digest staff ranked UGA’s journalism program fourth in a top five that also included Northwestern University, Columbia University, the University of Missouri and Ohio University.
“It’s gratifying when professionals in the national media acknowledge the excellence of our journalism program,” said Kent Middleton, head of the journalism department. “Our diverse faculty members earn this recognition through their daily commitment to teaching, guiding student careers, producing excellent publications, maintaining professional associations and engaging in scholarship.”
Also included in the Writer’s Digest Hot 100 is a collection of essays edited by Checkoway, head of UGA’s creative writing program. Creating Fiction: Instruction and Insights from Teachers of the Associated Writing Programs offers insights from some of America’s best writers, including Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners.
Geology receives NSF grant
The geology department has received a two-year grant from the National Science Foundation to provide partial financial support for upgrading the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) facilities for mineralogical research.
Equal matching funds have been provided by the UGA Research Foundation, making available $82,784 for the upgrades. Paul Schroeder of the department of geology will oversee the installation of new data-acquisition hardware, X-ray tube and software upgrades for the XRD system. He will also oversee the installation of a new FITR bench, detector and data-analysis system.
“These upgrades will allow continued analytical support for the geological research and teaching program,” says Schroeder. “Approximately 50 geology students a year receive practical and theoretical training with these analytical methods. The XRD and FTIR labs are commonly used by geological industries, so students who receive training in the methods are placed at a competitive advantage in the job market.”
Scholarship honors Coverdell
Georgia agricultural leaders are establishing a scholarship honoring the late U.S. Sen. Paul Coverdell. The scholarship will be presented annually to a student in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
“This scholarship is being established in Sen. Coverdell’s name by the agricultural associations and industries in Georgia,” says Gary Black, president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council. “It is a unified effort to recognize all that the senator did for agriculture in the state.”
Coverdell, who served on the Senate agricultural committee and provided significant leadership in the Senate on agricultural matters, was seen by many as Georgia agriculture’s strongest champion.
The scholarship was announced at the National Symposium on the Future of American Agriculture hosted by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Aug. 10-11 in Athens.
To create the endowed scholarship, a minimum donation of $25,000 is needed. More than $10,000 was raised in the first two days. Contributions may be made to the University of Georgia Foundation and designated to the Coverdell Scholarship. Mail contributions to Louise Hill, Office of Development, Four Towers, Campus. Questions about the scholarship may be directed to Hill at 542-3390 or louhill@uga.edu.
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