Jeffersonville Indiana columinist Carol Baker Dawson receives the National Society of Newspaper Columnist's Will Rogers Humanitarian Award for 2008
United States of America (Press Release) July 4, 2008 --
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National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) News Release: 6/29/2008
For additional information, contact: Robert Haught at email willrogersok@gmail.com; or the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at: http://www.columnists.com
New Orleans, LA —LOCAL COLUMNIST RECEIVES NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
At the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ (NSNC) annual conference in New Orleans recently, Carol Dawson, a writer for The Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) and New Albany Tribune (New Albany, Indiana), was presented the Will Rogers Humanitarian Award by James Rogers, Will Rogers’ great grandson.
The award is given annually by the NSNC to a columnist whose sustained work in civic journalism produces tangible benefits for the community.
Dawson, a resident of Jeffersonville and owner of EEO GUIDANCE, Inc., received a bronze statuette of Will Rogers, a far-sighted philosopher and humorist of the 1920s and ‘30s, who used his forum as a commentator for humanitarian purposes.
Dawson originated her "Extra Miler" column to recognize individuals who do not seek or typically receive public credit for their deeds. During the past four years, she has written her column as a volunteer and has featured more than 150 persons in Southern Indiana and beyond.
In her nomination, corporate communications and management consultant Cindy Kanning wrote: "Carol's columns have generated a number of humanitarian endeavors, but more than that, she came up with a creative idea to call attention to many citizens who are helping others in various ways. Her columns are diverse, featuring all ages, races and ethnicities, individuals with disabilities, military troops overseas, and even animals as therapy dogs.”
Steve Kozarovich, executive editor for The Evening News and The Tribune wrote: “Her columns are truly a compelling read that leave you with examples of the goodness that takes place in our community everyday. By highlighting these Extra Milers, she almost certainly makes our communities a better place through inspiration and example.”
“While this is truly a great honor to have the column recognized by the NSNC, it is the Extra Milers represented in the columns who are really being acknowledged," said Dawson in her acceptance of the award.
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National Society of Newspaper Columnists (NSNC) News Release: 6/29/2008
For additional information, contact: Robert Haught at email willrogersok@gmail.com; or the National Society of Newspaper Columnists at: http://www.columnists.com
New Orleans, LA —LOCAL COLUMNIST RECEIVES NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AWARD
At the National Society of Newspaper Columnists’ (NSNC) annual conference in New Orleans recently, Carol Dawson, a writer for The Evening News (Jeffersonville, Indiana) and New Albany Tribune (New Albany, Indiana), was presented the Will Rogers Humanitarian Award by James Rogers, Will Rogers’ great grandson.
The award is given annually by the NSNC to a columnist whose sustained work in civic journalism produces tangible benefits for the community.
Dawson, a resident of Jeffersonville and owner of EEO GUIDANCE, Inc., received a bronze statuette of Will Rogers, a far-sighted philosopher and humorist of the 1920s and ‘30s, who used his forum as a commentator for humanitarian purposes.
Dawson originated her "Extra Miler" column to recognize individuals who do not seek or typically receive public credit for their deeds. During the past four years, she has written her column as a volunteer and has featured more than 150 persons in Southern Indiana and beyond.
In her nomination, corporate communications and management consultant Cindy Kanning wrote: "Carol's columns have generated a number of humanitarian endeavors, but more than that, she came up with a creative idea to call attention to many citizens who are helping others in various ways. Her columns are diverse, featuring all ages, races and ethnicities, individuals with disabilities, military troops overseas, and even animals as therapy dogs.”
Steve Kozarovich, executive editor for The Evening News and The Tribune wrote: “Her columns are truly a compelling read that leave you with examples of the goodness that takes place in our community everyday. By highlighting these Extra Milers, she almost certainly makes our communities a better place through inspiration and example.”
“While this is truly a great honor to have the column recognized by the NSNC, it is the Extra Milers represented in the columns who are really being acknowledged," said Dawson in her acceptance of the award.
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