SFSU Journalism Students Going Places

Spring 2006 listing of SFSU journalism students' achievements

The journalism students at San Francisco State University have accomplished many achievements. As of Spring 2006, here are some of the internships, scholarships and awards:

* = accomplished with the help of CIIJ

Alejandro Alfonzo (senior)
-News intern, VoIP Magazine, Spring 2006 *

Marie-Pierre Bac (senior)
-Reporting intern, El Reportero, Fall 2005 *

Brian Babcock (senior)
-Managing Editor, Golden Gate Xpress (San Francisco State University), Spring 2006

Kristina Barker (senior)
-Photography intern, BeyondChron.org, Summer 2005 *

Stephanie Barrio (senior)
-Copy editing intern, Dallas Morning News, Summer 2006

Paulette Bleam (senior)
- 2005 Bay Area Star Scholarship, Fall 2005
- Outstanding Intern Award, Fall 2005
- Intern, ABC 7 / KGO-TV, Summer 2005

Florence Brown (senior)
-Managing Editor, Xpress Online (San Francisco State University), Spring 2006

Jason Fritz ( )
-Photography Intern, Riverside Press Enterprise, Summer 2006 *

Uriah Jacquez (senior)
-Photography intern, Peter Menzel (Menzel has shot for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Life, Discover and Geo), Fall 2005 *

Jessica Jones (senior)
-Editorial intern, Chow Magazine, Summer 2005 *

Michelle Le (senior)
-awarded Chips Quinn Scholar, photojournalism intern, Lincoln Journal Star, (Lincoln, Nebraska), Summer 2006 *
-Photography intern, San Mateo County Times, Summer 2005

Zoneil Maharaj (senior)
-Managing editor, Xpress Magazine (San Francisco State University), Spring 2006

Deeann Mathews (alumnae)
-Copy editor, ANG Newspapers, since June 2005 *

Kristofer Noceda (alumnae)
-Online Editorial Associate, Youth Radio, since
-Maria Elena Yuchengco Memorial Journalism Scholarship, Fall 2005 *
-General Assignment reporter/Intern, Tri-Valley Herald, (Pleasanton, CA.), Summer 2005
-AAJA New Media Student Project, AAJA 17th Annual National Convention (Minneapolis, MN), Summer 2005

Caroline Perez (alumnae)
-Multimedia producer, Florida Today, since October 2005
-Chips Quinn Scholar, online intern, Florida Today, Summer 2005 *
-AAJA New Media Student Project, AAJA 17th Annual National Convention (Minneapolis, MN), Summer 2005

Erin Pursell (senior)
- Editorial intern, Sierra magazine, Fall 2005
- Editorial intern, Asian Week, Fall 2005
-Bob Brown Memorial Scholarship For Journalists, 2005
-Frank McCulloch Investigative Reporting Scholarship, 2005
-John and Douglas Fang Memorial Scholarship, 2005
-Copy editing intern, ANG Newspapers, Summer 2005

Natalie Schrik (senior)
-Chips Quinn Scholar, photojournalism intern, Greenville News (South Carolina), Spring 2006 *

Donna Tam (senior)
-News intern, VoIP Magazine, Spring 2006 *

Poh Si Teng (junior)
-Reporting Intern, The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio), Summer 2006
-Reporting Intern, Vallejo Times-Herald, Spring 2006 *
-Director and Managing Editor, theCICAK.com, Fall 2005
-Contributing Writer, Duluth News Tribune, Fall 2005
-Contributing writer, The Star (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Summer 2005
-Otto J. Bos Memorial Scholarship, SF State, 2005 *
-Asian American Journalists Association Grant, 2005 *
-Asian American Journalists Association Chevron Scholarship, 2005 *

Deutcha Wenger (senior)
-Copy editing intern, El Reportero, Fall 2005 *

James Woodard (senior)
-Editor-in-Chief, Xpress publications, Spring 2006

Giselle Velazquez (alumnae)
-Chips Quinn Scholar, reporting intern, Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA), Spring 2006 *
-Reporting intern, Business 2.0 Magazine, Since Fall 2005
-Culture intern, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Summer 2005