{"id":2283,"date":"2019-06-16T16:31:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T20:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vapc.org\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2019-07-17T13:58:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T17:58:52","slug":"agnes-cooke-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vapc.org\/vapc\/agnes-cooke-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"Agnes Cooke Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Mechelle Hankerson<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Press Women Foundation is pleased to announce Alyse Johnson of Herndon as the 2019 recipient of the Agnes Cooke Memorial Scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is a rising sophomore at Virginia Tech where she is studying multimedia journalism. In her spare time, she contributes to the university radio station, the award-winning campus newspaper, the <em>Collegiate Times<\/em>, and <em>HerCampus<\/em>, a digital publication focused on young women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think with hard work and dedication, anything is possible,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe scholarship is a great opportunity for me because it [allows] me to focus on my studies and do everything I need to do in college without having to worry about the financial aspects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After graduation, Johnson hopes to become an anchor or reporter at a major news network.<\/p>\n<p>The VPW Foundation awards a scholarship every year to a deserving Virginia college student who is interested in pursuing a career in communications. Johnson received a $1,000 scholarship and a year\u2019s membership in VPC.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Professional Communicators, formerly known as Virginia Press Women, is affiliated with the National Federation of Press Women. 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