Allison Ausband — Fellowship Inductee

Allison Ausband continues to use skills she learned when she was a Grady College journalism student.

“I use my education and the skills that I learned at Grady on a daily basis in my 35 year career at Delta,” Ausband said. “From the writing skills, to presenting in front of large audiences, to communicating more effectively, there is no doubt in my mind that these skills have helped propel me into my current position.”

Read more about Allison Ausband here.

Chris Clark — Fellowship Inductee

Anyone who has lived in middle Tennessee from the mid-1960s to 2007, probably knows the name and face of Chris Clark. Clark was the lead news anchor at WTVF in Nashville, a station he joined in 1966.  He retired in 2007 after 41 years, making him one of the longest-tenured anchors in American television history.

Today, Clark is an adjunct professor of broadcast journalism at Middle Tennessee State University.  In 2007, he was appointed to the Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies at the university, leading to his current position as adjunct professor.

Read more about Chris Clark here.

Lindsey Cook — John E. Drewry Young Alumni Award

Lindsey Cook (ABJ ’14) found her knack for journalism in is the details.

“My education and experience at Grady has been invaluable as I started and built my career in data journalism,” Cook said. “From Grady and my work at The Red & Black, I graduated with strong writing skills and an ability to write quickly, which benefited me greatly at the beginning of my career.”

Read more about Lindsey Cook here.

Purvi Farahi — Mid-Career Alumni Award

The task of strategizing for a global brand has always inspired Purvi Farahi (ABJ ’95). Her view of the advertising sphere expanded greatly because of her experiences as a UGA student.

“Exposure to ‘real world’ helped me to better understand the multitude of career opportunities in marketing and advertising,” Fahari said. “A school trip to New York to visit advertising agencies opened my eyes to brand management.”

Read more about Purvi Farahi here.

Eugenia Harvey — Fellowship Inductee

Many describe Eugenia Harvey (ABJ ’82) as a journalist who has impact as a storyteller and a legacy of connections and relationships.

“Being able to grow—whether it is moving into the digital landscape, or learning to work from home, or working with people who politically and socially disagree with you—all of that is a part of having gone to Georgia,” Harvey said.

Read more about Eugenia Harvey here.

Carol Ramos Helton and Dick Helton — Fellowship Inductees

Carol Ramos Helton is equally at home in front of a radio microphone, a television camera or in front of a menagerie of animals who live on the farm in Illinois that she manages with her husband, Dick Helton.

Carol and Dick, who spend part-time at the farm but call Los Angeles home, will be honored as inductees in the Grady Fellowship.

“Dick and I treasure our relationship to the college and our financial commitment,” Carol said.

Read more about Carol Ramos Helton and Dick Helton here.

Dyar Massey — Sanford Circle Inductee

Dyar Edwin Massey, Jr. (ABJ ’37, MA ’38) is one of those people who didn’t let an opportunity pass to get involved and make a difference—both as a student and as a communications professional.

Grady College is proud to honor Massey for his numerous contributions to journalism, education and his community by inducting him into the Sanford Circle, a posthumous honor created to recognize friends of the college whose achievement and generosity of spirit remain with us.

Read more about Dyar Massey here.

Monica Pearson — John Holliman Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award

Most Grady College students arrive seeking knowledge in their chosen field. Monica Pearson (MA ’14) is an alumna because she wanted to share her knowledge of journalism and Georgia.

Pearson is an award-winning journalist who informed generations of Georgians in her 37 years at WSB-TV in Atlanta. She was a broadcast journalist for a total of 45 years.

Read more about Monica Pearson here.

Ken Woo — Fellowship Inductee

Ken Woo has taken the basic skills he learned in film making, photography and editing at Grady College and created an incredibly varied background in his nearly 40 years of serving as director of photography, cameraman and documentary producer.

“I learned a lot of the basics that I still rely on today in photography, film making, editing, writing, and most important, storytelling,” Woo, a journalism major, said. “The technical knowledge I learned about photography applies to all cameras that I work with even with today’s digital equipment, as well as the editing techniques I developed.”

Read more about Ken Woo here.