Several years ago, I had the privilege of teaching Tom Casey, a wonderful student. After graduation, he started a promising career in journalism. He gained national attention when he bravely resisted pressure to write a story in a way that he thought was ethically wrong and got fired. You can read about it here. Tom died at the age of 26 in a car accident, just before he was to start graduate school. Tom’s parents, a school custodian and a nurse, decided to establish a scholarship for journalism students to honor Tom’s memory. I worked closely with the Caseys, who are beautiful and generous human beings, on making this opportunity a reality.
– A note from Prof. Lisa Phillips
Established by Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Joan Casey in 2016, the Thomas Joseph Casey Memorial Endowed Scholarship for Integrity in Journalism is a scholarship in memory of their son Thomas Joseph Casey to support journalism students studying at SUNY New Paltz. The Fund is established by the Donors in order to provide scholarship support to one or more full time junior(s) majoring in Journalism who bring(s) passion, energy, and integrity to their profession. The student should display competence in Journalism through a GPA of 3.25 in the major as well as overall. It is expected that the student will be endorsed by a faculty mentor in the Journalism department.
The scholarship is for current juniors majoring in journalism. The deadline has been extended until April 20th. Please consider applying. Full application information can be found under the “Scholarships” tab on my.newpaltz.edu.
If you are a journalism minor or a first semester senior (graduating in December 2022) and wish to apply, email me at phillipl@newpaltz.edu