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FSC professor selected as ASNE Institute 
for Journalism Excellence Fellow

LAKELAND, Fla. (Jan. 15, 2003) - Richard Kenney, journalism professor and chair of FSC's communication department, has been selected as a 2003 American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) Institute for Journalism Excellence Fellow. Kenney will begin a six-week residency this summer, working for a newspaper to be chosen by the institute. 

Kenney joined the faculty at FSC in 2001, teaching writing, reporting, editing, media ethics and public relations courses. He serves as department chair and director of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Center for Editing Excellence at FSC, as well as advising the student newspaper and yearbook. Kenney has taught previously at Troy State University, St. Petersburg Junior College, the University of Georgia, and the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg. He has professional experience as a reporter, copy editor, news editor, and managing editor at newspapers including the Lakeland Ledger, St. Petersburg Times, Winter Haven News Chief, the Baltimore Evening Sun, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He has also published in mass media journals and presented at professional conferences. 

The ASNE Institute, now in its ninth year, serves to strengthen the ties between educators and editors. It is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, based in Miami. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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