June 9, 2006

WSU journalism program gets gift in late News editor's honor

The journalism program at Wayne State is expected to receive a $10,000 check from the Old Newsboys' Goodfellows Fund today in honor of Mike McCormick, a longtime editor at The Detroit News. McCormick died last year. The funds will be used for scholarships at the university's Journalism Institute for Minorities. Ben Burns, director of the Journalism Department, will accept the check from McCormick's wife Sharon and the couple's children. A dedicated supporter of the Old Newsboys Goodfellows' annual fundraising campaign, McCormick edited and designed the special edition of the newspaper sold on Goodfellows Sales Day.

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