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Florida Southern College graduate
awarded internship at Poynter Institute

LAKELAND, Fla. (July 3, 2001) — Florida Southern College graduate Jen McKibben was selected to intern at the Poynter Institute, a journalism school in St. Petersburg, Fla. The six-week fellowship includes a $1,950 stipend.

McKibben, who graduated in April, will write for an on-line publication and receive critiques from journalists on her writing and reporting skills.

McKibben was a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Sigma Tau Delta, both international honors societies. She edited Florida Southern's literary magazine "Cantilevers," served as features editor on the student newspaper, and participated in the Mechanicals, an art club at FSC.

McKibben is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McKibben, who reside in Alpharetta, Ga.

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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