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Volunteer Wrappers B E S S W H I T E H E A D S C O T T Collect $3,300 for Scholarships Donations ixty-seven volunteers spent Davenport, Nancy Eskridge, Jorjanna 350 hours wrapping books and Price, Beth Sample, Terri Schexnayder, Welcome Scholarship Fund News gifts during the 2010 holiday Donna Snider and Susan Violante. n addition to holiday giftwrapping, S AUSTIN, TEXAS DECEMBER 2011 season. Their hard work and well-earned Other gift wrappers included Robin the only other income source for the tips generated just over $3,300 for the Allen, Susan Anderson, Joanna Athey, BWS Scholarship Fund is private do- Bess W. Scott Scholarship Fund. Stephanie Barko, Cory Barnett, nations.I Please remember the scholarship Terri Schexnayder Dorothy Barnett, David Boyd, program during these holidays. coordinated the project, Ray Bronk, Nita Lou Bryant, Gifts are welcome by check or credit Four BWS Scholarships scheduling wrappers to work Emily Carter, Lana Castle, card. Checks should be made to the “BWS at four Austin bookstores: Audel Cayce, Kathy Rose Cen- Scholarship Fund” and mailed to the th BookPeople and Barnes & ter, Shelli Cornelison, Dyanne & following address. To charge a donation, Awarded in 20 Year Noble at the Arboretum, Westlake Javier Cortez and Claudia Corum. visit www.austincf.org/bwsfund. and Sunset Valley. Every year, BWS Also Colleen D. Ellis, Nora Evans, Ann Thanks for your support! elebrating two decades of narrative non-fiction at the Mayborn Caitlin Giddens— volunteers wrap customers’ books and Gallaway, Helen Ginger, John & Debbie helping students achieve Graduate Institute of Journalism. Baylor University Bess W. Scott Scholarship Fund gifts for tips. Gonzales, Diane Hernandez, Angero Holt, educational goals, the Bess Giddens, 21, has Austin Community Foundation On behalf of the student writers who Cyndi Hughes, Jackie Kelly, Janet Kilgore, Whitehead Scott Scholar- Kellie Salome— been an editor of 4315 Guadalupe, Suite 300 have won scholarships over the last two Leila Levinson, Jim Bob McMillan, Fred ship Fund issued $6,000 in St. Edward’s The Round Up year- Austin, Texas 78751 decades, the BWS Fund thanks all the & Nancy Meredith, Mark Mitchell, Peggy scholarshipsC in 2011. University, Austin book and a reporter volunteers for their time and interest in Murphy and Joann Odenwelder. The scholarship program was While managing and for The Lariat. The supporting these scholarships. Annual Finally Jeffee Palmer, Roberta founded in 1991 to honor Bess Whitehead bartending at the junior journalism and creative writing giftwrapping in bookstores has been Preston, Margaret Price, Lois Qualben, Scott, a pioneering journalist who in Continental Club, major from Tyler has written for the the leading component of fundraising Carolyn Reding, Mindy Reed, Cheryl 1915 was the first woman to land a news Salome earned as- Wacoan magazine and an East Texas since 1994. Rhodes, Betty Rogers, Doris Rogers, reporting job at the Houston Post. Her sociate degrees in human services and newspaper. She plans to earn a master’s The special wrapping elves in 2010 Kathy Sargent, Pat Saunders, Gihye Shin, long career in reporting, teaching and creative writing at Austin Community in journalism and work as an interna- were Ken Loveless and Camille Nerada for Gina S. Shirley, Mary Gordon Spence, public relations culminated in 1994 with College. She wrote for and edited the tional reporter. each handling five shifts. Anne Stol, Susan Tedter, Therese Trikilis, her election to the Texas Women’s Hall of student publication, The Rio Review. Volunteers who wrapped three or four Jo Virgil, Katy Washburn, Brad Whit- Email: [email protected] Fame at age 103. The 47-year-old is pursuing a bachelor’s Web: www.austincf.org/bwsfund Application Deadline: shifts were Sally Baker, Ann Cabot, Elaine tington and Blaine Williams. In honor of the program’s 20th degree in creative writing and rhetoric. anniversary, four scholarships of $1,500 Feb. 3, 2012 BWS Journalism each were awarded in 2011. uidelines and applications Scholarships for the Bess W. Scott Austin Community Foundation NONPROFIT ORG. Scott Scribes Scholarships G 4315 Guadalupe, Suite 300 U.S. POSTAGE Nick Dean—Baylor Scholarships are available. PAID for Ages 40 and Older University, Waco Austin, Texas 78751 Visit www.writersleague.org/ AUSTIN, TEXAS Elizabeth Langton— The Baylor senior, PERMIT NO. 0658 scholarships, email BWSfund@ University of North 21, has worked on RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED gmail.com or call Texas, Denton the student news- 512-444-4950. After the Dallas paper, The Lariat, as a reporter, editor Morning News ter- and editor in chief. Dean launched the minated her reporter paper’s blog, Twitter and Facebook position, Langton, accounts. The journalism and political 41, of Plano returned to her alma mater, science major from Taylor wants to the University of North Texas, to pursue work in Washington, D.C., as a reporter a master’s degree. She has studied covering federal courts.

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BWS Scott Scribes winners. From left: Elizabeth Langton (2011), Nereida BWS Journalism winners. From left: Caitlin Giddens (2011), Erika Pedroza BWS party planners. First row, from left: Karen Trikilis, Diane J. Hernandez, Taylor Skaar and Angela Smith. Second row: Reyes (2006), Kellie Salome (2011), Margaret Anderegg (2008), Keynote (2009), Kristen Tribe (1997), Keynote Speaker Karen Tumulty, Drew Kent Cummins (magician and MC), Jorjanna Price, Sally Baker, Angero Holt, Karen Tumulty (speaker), Mark Mitchell, Speaker Karen Tumulty, Marcella Taylor (2004), Mimi Boelter (2005) and Wasson (1993) and Fred Afﬂerbach (2005). Beth Sample, Elaine Davenport, Blaine Williams and Jo Virgil. Not pictured, Fred Afﬂerbach. Pennie Boyett (2010).

upporters and former 70 attendees, including a dozen BWS Tumuty said she came to appreciate just a monetary award, it really is the scholarship in 2001 to encourage BWS Scholarship BWS winners gathered in recipients from around the state. Enter- Bess Scott by reading her memoir, You knowledge that someone else is buying writers 40 and older. Committee, 2011 Austin on Oct. 1, 2011, tainment included a silent auction, music Meet Such Interesting People, and learn- into your dream.” While the program began under

to celebrate 20 years of by Esther’s Follies’ Shannon Sedwick and ing that Bess struggled to understand the Elaine Davenport, co-founder and the Writers’ League of Texas, the BWS Elaine Davenport, co-chair scholarshipsS awarded in memory of a feat of magic. True crime writer Suzy changing technology of her day. “Despite current co-chair of the BWS Fund, Fund is now afﬁliated with the Austin Jorjanna Price, co-chair Bess Whitehead Scott. Since 1991, Spencer was the choice of BWS support- today’s scary digital age and shrinking recalled the genesis of the scholarships: Community Foundation. )UHG$IÀHUEDFK the BWS Fund has issued a total of ers to be “sawed in half”’ by magician and newsrooms,” she said, “I like to think Bess “When Bess was 100, we threw a party Special thanks to the top donors Sally Baker $44,000 to 41 aspiring journalists MC Kent Cummins—all to raise money would have seen its potential to meet and and raised enough money to kick off a of the 20th anniversary year: Stanley Betty Sue Beebe and writers. for a good cause. engage with people.” scholarship fund. The BWS Fund was Seaton, Elaine Davenport, Angela Beth Sample To mark the anniversary, the BWS The highlight was keynote speaker Tumulty also spoke of the strong inspired by her career, which spanned Smith, Mimi Boelter, Katherine Taylor Skaar Fund held a fundraiser at St. Edward’s Karen Tumulty, a national correspondent women who inspired Bess and how Bess news reporting, screenwriting, teaching Travis, and Bruce Whitehead & Angela Smith University to toast current and past schol- of the Washington Post who is covering always knew that someone shared her and managing an ad agency.” Kathy Myers (in memory of Elbert Jean West arship winners and the many volunteers the 2012 presidential race. The San dreams: “And that is the extraordinary Davenport said the BWS program Whitehead). Also Jo Virgil, Camille Vera Preston-Jaeger, emeritus who have helped with fundraising. Antonio native and University of Texas thing about what we’re here for today started with one scholarship a year Nerada, Sally Baker, Glenn Lewis and

Called “Celebrating Scholarships graduate has also worked for the Los and why she would be so honored with for an upperclassman majoring in Ray Bohrer. Proceeds will be used for Newsletter editor: Jorjanna Price for Scribes,” the party drew more than Angeles Times and TIME. these scholarships—because this is not journalism, then added a second future scholarships. Designer: Michele Mason

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2 BWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND NEWS BWS SCHOLARSHIP FUND NEWS 3 Volunteer Wrappers B E S S W H I T E H E A D S C O T T Collect $3,300 for Scholarships Donations ixty-seven volunteers spent Davenport, Nancy Eskridge, Jorjanna 350 hours wrapping books and Price, Beth Sample, Terri Schexnayder, Welcome Scholarship Fund News gifts during the 2010 holiday Donna Snider and Susan Violante. n addition to holiday giftwrapping, S AUSTIN, TEXAS DECEMBER 2011 season. Their hard work and well-earned Other gift wrappers included Robin the only other income source for the tips generated just over $3,300 for the Allen, Susan Anderson, Joanna Athey, BWS Scholarship Fund is private do- Bess W. Scott Scholarship Fund. Stephanie Barko, Cory Barnett, nations.I Please remember the scholarship Terri Schexnayder Dorothy Barnett, David Boyd, program during these holidays. coordinated the project, Ray Bronk, Nita Lou Bryant, Gifts are welcome by check or credit Four BWS Scholarships scheduling wrappers to work Emily Carter, Lana Castle, card. Checks should be made to the “BWS at four Austin bookstores: Audel Cayce, Kathy Rose Cen- Scholarship Fund” and mailed to the th BookPeople and Barnes & ter, Shelli Cornelison, Dyanne & following address. To charge a donation, Awarded in 20 Year Noble at the Arboretum, Westlake Javier Cortez and Claudia Corum. visit www.austincf.org/bwsfund. and Sunset Valley. Every year, BWS Also Colleen D. Ellis, Nora Evans, Ann Thanks for your support! elebrating two decades of narrative non-fiction at the Mayborn Caitlin Giddens— volunteers wrap customers’ books and Gallaway, Helen Ginger, John & Debbie helping students achieve Graduate Institute of Journalism. Baylor University Bess W. Scott Scholarship Fund gifts for tips. Gonzales, Diane Hernandez, Angero Holt, educational goals, the Bess Giddens, 21, has Austin Community Foundation On behalf of the student writers who Cyndi Hughes, Jackie Kelly, Janet Kilgore, Whitehead Scott Scholar- Kellie Salome— been an editor of 4315 Guadalupe, Suite 300 have won scholarships over the last two Leila Levinson, Jim Bob McMillan, Fred ship Fund issued $6,000 in St. Edward’s The Round Up year- Austin, Texas 78751 decades, the BWS Fund thanks all the & Nancy Meredith, Mark Mitchell, Peggy scholarshipsC in 2011. University, Austin book and a reporter volunteers for their time and interest in Murphy and Joann Odenwelder. The scholarship program was While managing and for The Lariat. The supporting these scholarships. Annual Finally Jeffee Palmer, Roberta founded in 1991 to honor Bess Whitehead bartending at the junior journalism and creative writing giftwrapping in bookstores has been Preston, Margaret Price, Lois Qualben, Scott, a pioneering journalist who in Continental Club, major from Tyler has written for the the leading component of fundraising Carolyn Reding, Mindy Reed, Cheryl 1915 was the first woman to land a news Salome earned as- Wacoan magazine and an East Texas since 1994. Rhodes, Betty Rogers, Doris Rogers, reporting job at the Houston Post. Her sociate degrees in human services and newspaper. She plans to earn a master’s The special wrapping elves in 2010 Kathy Sargent, Pat Saunders, Gihye Shin, long career in reporting, teaching and creative writing at Austin Community in journalism and work as an interna- were Ken Loveless and Camille Nerada for Gina S. Shirley, Mary Gordon Spence, public relations culminated in 1994 with College. She wrote for and edited the tional reporter. each handling five shifts. Anne Stol, Susan Tedter, Therese Trikilis, her election to the Texas Women’s Hall of student publication, The Rio Review. Volunteers who wrapped three or four Jo Virgil, Katy Washburn, Brad Whit- Email: [email protected] Fame at age 103. The 47-year-old is pursuing a bachelor’s Web: www.austincf.org/bwsfund Application Deadline: shifts were Sally Baker, Ann Cabot, Elaine tington and Blaine Williams. In honor of the program’s 20th degree in creative writing and rhetoric. anniversary, four scholarships of $1,500 Feb. 3, 2012 BWS Journalism each were awarded in 2011. uidelines and applications Scholarships for the Bess W. Scott Austin Community Foundation NONPROFIT ORG. Scott Scribes Scholarships G 4315 Guadalupe, Suite 300 U.S. POSTAGE Nick Dean—Baylor Scholarships are available. PAID for Ages 40 and Older University, Waco Austin, Texas 78751 Visit www.writersleague.org/ AUSTIN, TEXAS Elizabeth Langton— The Baylor senior, PERMIT NO. 0658 scholarships, email BWSfund@ University of North 21, has worked on RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED gmail.com or call Texas, Denton the student news- 512-444-4950. After the Dallas paper, The Lariat, as a reporter, editor Morning News ter- and editor in chief. Dean launched the minated her reporter paper’s blog, Twitter and Facebook position, Langton, accounts. The journalism and political 41, of Plano returned to her alma mater, science major from Taylor wants to the University of North Texas, to pursue work in Washington, D.C., as a reporter a master’s degree. She has studied covering federal courts.

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