LC Journalism Teacher Wins National Press Women’s Award

Elizabeth Granger, adviser to Lawrence Central’s Cub Reporter newspaper, has captured first place in advising student publications from the National Federation of Press Women. To qualify for national competition, Granger had taken first place on the state level through the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana.

It is the third time she has taken first place on the national level.

The NFPW will honor Granger’s accomplishment at its annual convention in San Antonio in September.

In addition, Granger is the 2008-09 Indiana High School Journalism Teacher of the Year.

Granger also won the 2009 Honeycomb award from the Woman’s Press Club of Indiana. It was her second Honeycomb; she was honored with her first in 2005.

The award is the organization’s most prestigious for a writer. It is presented to the WPCI member with the highest number of winning points in its annual communications contest.

Granger won seven first-place awards, three second-place awards and an honorable mention to capture the honor. Among the first-place awards was that for faculty adviser of a school publication.

Her other first-place honors were for feature writing, arts and entertainment, food, history, humorous columns and newspaper photography.