Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications 

The Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University, is a bright light in an industry eager for diversification -- and on campus, where it now has the largest enrollment of any program at the university. Former Dean Tony Brown established the Academy of Writing Excellence in 2006. The program is giving its students majoring in print, broadcast, advertising and public relations an edge. A focus on excellence has resulted in higher admission and retention standards, a concentration on writing skills, and expanded internship opportunities for the students.

Foundation grants have upgraded the broadcast studio and computer labs, engaged visiting professionals and provided scholarships and program support. The Foundation also supports the annual Scripps Career Day, when executives from The E. W. Scripps Company meet with students about careers.

To learn more, visit the school's Web site at www.hamptonu.edu/shsjc/

Scripps Howard Visiting Professional

Drew Berry has a way of lighting up a place, wherever he goes. A professional broadcast journalist who served as vice president and general manager of Scripps' WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Mr. Berry also served several terms as a Foundation trustee.

Today he runs his own broadcast talent agency and is the Foundation's Visiting Professional at the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton University, a school founded on his watch as a trustee of the Foundation. His extensive involvement was a labor of love that now extends to teaching and mentoring Hampton students.

His leadership and commitment is a beacon to all and now especially to aspiring young communicators who are benefiting from his talent and experience -- and his particular dedication to young people of color. He really connects to students, and in turn those students rave about how his willingness to share makes him the perfect role model.