Environmental journalism students receive honors

Four students affiliated with Michigan State University’s Knight Center for Environmental Journalism were recognized for outstanding work in environmental reporting.
The students are among those who received awards April 21 at the MSU School of Journalism’s annual convocation at the Kellogg Conference Center on campus. They include:

  • Jenny Kalish, who received the Edward J. Meeman Award recognizing outstanding work by an undergraduate student and who now works at Waste & Recycling News.
  • Matt Hall, a J-School graduate student, who was recognized with a Michael A. and Sandra S. Clark Scholarship for Environmental Journalism.
  • Heather Hartmann, an undergraduate J-School student, also awarded a Michael A. and Sandra S. Clark Scholarship for Environmental Journalism.
  • Celeste Bott, an undergraduate J-School student, who was honored with the Donald F. and Katherine K. Dahlstrom scholarship for outstanding environmental reporting by a Capital News Service reporter.