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2008

Boot Camp Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Butler	James E.	St. Leo University	Ottaway Family Fund
Brewington	Kelly	The Baltimore Sun	Ottaway Family Fund
Hyder	Rehan	KDFW-Dallas/Fort Worth	Ottaway Family Fund
McClain	Dani	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	Ottaway Family Fund
Ramirez	Chris	Amarillo Globe-News	NAA Minority Fellowship
Sanchez	Maya	Freelance	Ottaway Family Fund

CAR Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Baltrip	Kimetris N.	Kansas State University	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Kurwa	Nishat	Youth Radio	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Varsalona	Devin C.	The Center for Public Integrity	Jennifer Leonard Scholarship

IRE Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Becker	Amanda	University of Southern California	Jennifer Leonard Scholarship
Crowley	Daniel J.	The Daily Hampshire (Mass.)Gazette	Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship
Evans	Lashaunda	Mississippi Valley State University	James Richard Bennett Scholarship
Gupta	Charu	Cleveland Free Times	Chicago Tribune Foundation Fellowship
Kosena	Jason	Fort Collins Coloradoan	Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship
Malaga	Edna	KSWT-Yuma, Arizona	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Perez	Erica	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Pierrotti	Andy	WSPA-Spartansburg, S.C.	Robert W. Greene Fellowship
Russell	Samantha	Oklahoma State University	James Richard Bennett Scholarship
Sanders	Topher	Ithaca (New York) Journal	Chicago Tribune Foundation Fellowship
Yang Su	Eleanor	San Diego Union-Tribune	Chicago Tribune Foundation Fellowship
Yuille	Brigitte	Florida International University	Jennifer Leonard Scholarship

2007

Boot Camp Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Flores	Rosa	KWTV-Oklahoma City	Ottaway Family Fund
Ibbo-Daddy	Abdoulaye	University of Maryland	Ottaway Family Fund
Lincoln Michel	Karen	Green Bay Press Gazette	NAA Minority Fellowship
Nettles	Adrienne	Fort Worth Star-Telegram	Ottaway Family Fund

CAR Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Brewington	Joy	Catalyst Cleveland	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Herrera	Mauricio	Nieman Fellow and La Nacion (San Jose, Costa Rica)	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Oppenheim	Dana	St. Petersburg Times	Jennifer Leonard Scholarship

IRE Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Brown	Marquita	The Roanoke Times	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Choi	Kyung Young	Korean Broadcasting System	International Fellowship
Diaz	Fernando	(Rochester, N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Hightower	Aaron	The Detroit News	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Johnsen	Britt	Winona (Minn.) Daily News	Jennifer Leonard Scholarship
Lee	Kang Duk	Korean Broadcasting System	International Fellowship
Lengerich	Ryan J	The (Fort Wayne, Ind.) News-Sentinel	Small News Organization Fellowship
Olsen	Lise	Houston Chronicle	Headliners Foundation of Texas Fellowship
Renshaw	Jarrett	The Jersey Journal	Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship
Rosendorff	Dina	Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia)	International Fellowship
Varela	Ana C.	Mundo Hispanico (Atlanta, Ga.)	Philip L. Graham Diversity Fellowship
Wilbert	Lauren	Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal	Jennifer Leonard Scholarship

2006

Boot Camp Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Kumar	Kavita	St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Minority Fellowship
Makori	Peter	The Kansas City Star	Minority Fellowship
Rey	Jay	The Buffalo News	Minority Fellowship
Sherwood	Michelle	KYTV-Springfield, Mo.	Minority Fellowship
Smith	Scott	The (Stockton, Calif.) Record	Small News Organization Fellowship
Wong	Nicole	San Jose Mercury News	NAA Minority Fellowship

CAR Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Kim	Yong-Jin	Korean Broadcasting System	Minority Fellowship
McClendon	David	New Haven Register	Minority Fellowship
Sagara	Eric	Tucson Citizen	Minority Fellowship

IRE Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Augustus	Adrienne M.	WGHP-High Point, N.C.	Minority Fellowship
Catalano	Christian	The (Melbourne, Australia) Age	International Fellowship
Davis	Katherine	KGPE-Fresno, Calif.	Small News Organization
Estus	John	Oklahoma State University	James Richard Bennett Scholarship
Gomez	Lisa Marie	San Antonio Express-News	Minority Fellowship
Hu	Elise	WYFF-Greenville, S.C.	Minority Fellowship
Kovac	Marc	The (Wooster, Ohio) Daily Record	Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship
Lim	Peggy T.	The (Raleigh, N.C.) News and Observer	Minority Fellowship
Muchmore	Shannon	Oklahoma State University	James Richard Bennett Scholarship
Ramirez	Andres M.	KNXV-Phoenix	Minority Fellowship
Shelton	Deborah	St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Minority Fellowship
Simms	Barry X.	WBAL-Baltimore, Md.	Minority Fellowship
Travers	Theo	WSFA-Montgomery, Ala.	Minority Fellowship
Zignego	Virginia	La Communidad News	Small News Organization

2005

Boot Camp Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Bermudez	Esmeralda	The Oregonian	Minority Fellowship
Carey	Liz	The (Florence, Ky.) Community Recorder	Small News Organization Fellowship
Macias	Angela	The Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise	Minority Fellowship
Phan	Hieu Tran	The San Diego Union-Tribune	Minority Fellowship
Rao	Nina	Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader	Minority Fellowship
Seleman	Pricel	Alfred Friendly Press Fellow	Minority Fellowship
Rorholm	Janet	The (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette	Small News Organization Fellowship
Smith	Dave	Fairmont (Minn.) Sentinel	Small News Organization Fellowship
Srivastava	Mehul	Dayton Daily News	Minority Fellowship
St. Louis-Sanchez	Maria	Greeley (Colo.) Tribune	Minority Fellowship
Wahid	Zaheera	The Orange County Register	Minority Fellowship
Wiggins	Gail	N.C. A. & T. State University	Minority Fellowship
Wingett	Yvonne Marie	The Arizona Republic	NAA Minority Fellowship

CAR Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Allen	Marshall	Pasadena Star-News	Small News Organization Fellowship
Anthony	Robert S.	Long Island University	Minority Fellowship
Hidalgo	Jason	Reno Gazette-Journal	Minority Fellowship
Lee	Peter	Pusan (Korea) Daily News	Minority Fellowship
Sifuentes	Edward	North County Times	Minority Fellowship

IRE Conference Fellows

Last	First	Affiliation	Award
Agerbeek	Marjan	Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists	International Fellowship
Armendares	Pedro	Centro de Periodistas de Investigacion	International Fellowship
Chan	Sharon	The Seattle Times	Minority Fellowship
Figueras Negrete	Tere	The Miami Herald	Minority Fellowship
Gabler	Ellen	The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal	Small News Organization Fellowship
Gonzalez	Maria	Ventura County Star	Development Minority Fellowship
McGlathery	Shelley	Louisiana State University	Bennett Scholarship
Morales	Diane	WKMG-Orlando	Minority Fellowship
Rimban	Luz	Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism	International Fellowship
Sternberg	Scott	Louisiana State University	Bennett Scholarship
Toledo	Marcela	El Tiempo	Minority Fellowship
Viscarra	Dante	La Comunidad (Madison, Wis.)	Minority Fellowship
Watson	Rod	The Buffalo News	Minority Fellowship
Wilcock	Dan	Colorado Springs Independent	Small News Organization Fellowship