Articles by Sherrie Whaley
| May. 2 2012 |
Georgia high school journalism programs recognized at UGA ceremonyHigh school journalism programs across the state were recognized at the 2012 Georgia Scholastic Press Association Awards Ceremony recently held at the Classic Center in Athens and sponsored by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication |
| Apr. 19 2012 |
AP reporter Callimachi receives UGA’s McGill Medal for Journalistic CourageRukmini Callimachi, West Africa bureau chief for the Associated Press, was honored with the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage on April 18 at the University of Georgia Grady College for Journalism and Mass Communication. |
| Apr. 6 2012 |
UGA Voices lecture series concludes with wildlife’s role in health pandemicsAn international ecology expert with a passion for wildlife and life in the bush will deliver this year's final Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture on April 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel. |
| Apr. 4 2012 |
UGA’s Grady College to recognize three distinguished alumniThree distinguished alumni of the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be recognized on May 10 during the college's annual Alumni Awards Brunch. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Georgian Hotel in Athens. |
| Mar. 29 2012 |
Author Harriet Washington to discuss Deadly Monopolies at UGA LectureAcclaimed author Harriet A. Washington will visit the University of Georgia on April 4 to discuss her latest book Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future. Her lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in room 248 of the Miller Learning Center. |
| Mar. 16 2012 |
African meningitis enemy is next UGA Voices lecturerA public health visionary who has spent the past 10 years developing an effective and inexpensive meningitis vaccine for Africa will deliver the next Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture on March 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel. |
| Mar. 15 2012 |
News anchor Monica Pearson to receive UGA’s DiGamma Kappa AwardMonica Pearson, veteran anchor of WSB-TV's Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta, has been named the recipient of the University of Georgia's 2012 DiGamma Kappa Lifetime Achievement Award in Broadcasting. |
| Mar. 14 2012 |
Research center finds new home in UGA’s Grady CollegeThe University of Georgia Center for Health and Risk Communication will now call the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication home. |
| Mar. 5 2012 |
Associated Press reporter to receive UGA McGill Medal for Journalistic CourageA wire service journalist who documented mass killings, exposed child trafficking and illuminated the struggles from earthquakes and hurricanes is the recipient of this year's McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage. |
| Feb. 15 2012 |
Leading cause of blindness topic of next UGA Voices LectureTrachoma starts off looking like ordinary pink eye or conjunctivitis. But left untreated, this bacterial infection causes eyes to ooze, lids to swell and sometimes turn inside out, and leads to permanent scarring that blinds millions of people every year. |
| Feb. 8 2012 |
UGA panel to dissect The SimpsonsJust in time for the airing of the 500th episode of The Simpsons, the University of Georgia's Willson Center for Humanities and Arts and the Peabody Awards will host a television roundtable dedicated to the animated comedy on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. in room 150 of the Miller Learning Center. |
| Feb. 6 2012 |
UGA’s Grady College reaccredited by review teamThe University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has been fully reaccredited after review by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. |
| Nov. 23 2011 |
UGA Grady College awards dean’s medalCol. Bryan Salas, director of U.S. Marine Corps Public Affairs in the Pentagon's Marine Corps headquarters, was awarded the Dean's Medal for Communication Leadership from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the fourth annual Grady Fellows Tribute Evening on Nov. 17. |
| Nov. 22 2011 |
UGA Grady College inducts 2011 Fellowship classTen distinguished communicators were inducted into the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication's Fellowship during a tribute ceremony Nov. 17 in Mahler Auditorium of the UGA Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel. |
| Nov. 18 2011 |
Grady College, Omnicom agencies partner on fellowship programStudents at the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will be the beneficiaries of an innovative new fellowship program designed to address the growing convergence between public relations, marketing and advertising. |