Flagler senior wins journalism scholarship

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Flagler College senior Amber James

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (03/01/2012)(readMedia)-- Flagler College senior Amber James was recently awarded a $2,000 Florida Capitol Press Corps Barbara L. Frye Scholarship, an honor based on merit and dedication to a journalism career.

James serves as the treasurer of the Flagler College Society of Professional Journalists, Senior Editor of the Flagler College Gargoyle and Vice President of Phi Omicron, the Flagler College Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society.

"The Barbara L. Frye Scholarship ... gave me the boost I needed, both financially and confidence wise," said James, who is currently interning at WJXT Channel 4 in Jacksonville. "I knew that I had people backing me and recognizing that I had great potential and a lot of talent."

Barbara L. Frye was the Tallahassee bureau chief for United Press International for 38 years, and the first woman to work full time in the Florida Capitol Press Corps. She was also a member of the inaugural 1990 class of the Florida Press Association Hall of Fame.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 24 majors, 29 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review regularly feature Flagler as a college that offers quality education at a relatively low cost; tuition is $22,500, including room and board. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for the historic beauty of its campus. The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, built in 1887 as a luxury resort by Henry Flagler, who co-founded the Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.

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