Elizabeth Manring of Stockton, who graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism, was named a Murray Scholar by the in 2009. As a scholar, Manring received a $5,000 scholarship and an expenses-paid trip to La Quinta, Calif., for the annual Murray Scholars Award Dinner.
Manring, who studied newspaper journalism major and was involved in MU’s music program, wrote a 1,000-word essay that was named the best entry of this year’s competition. Seven college students from 29 participating universities were chosen as recipients of the one-time scholarship, which recognizes outstanding students pursuing careers in journalism, especially sportswriting. Manring is the third Missouri Journalism student to be named a Murray Scholar since the competition began in 1998.
“Liz has one foot in music and one foot in journalism and she makes it work,” said Assistant Professor , sports editor for the . “She’s a fearless reporter who also knows how to tell a good story. I’m very proud of her.”
Reviewed 2013-02-18