Diane Granat Yalowitz Bio for Cherub Scholarship Recipient
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Diane Granat Yalowitz Bio for Cherub Scholarship Recipient Diane Granat Yalowitz, born in Chicago in 1954 and raised in New Jersey, was always interested in writing. She attended Northwestern University’s National High School Institute journalism program in 1971, and went on to graduate from the Medill School of Journalism in 1975. Her experiences in the Cherub program remained a fond memory and she made lifelong friends on the Evanston campus. Diane’s parents attended Northwestern University, as did her husband and two sisters. Her older son is a 2007 graduate of Northwestern, and her younger son is a member of the class of 2011. Diane’s professional career began at the Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, Ill. While there, she won a Ford Foundation Journalism Fellowship to study education. From 1979 to 1981, she was the Daily Herald’s Washington, D.C. correspondent. She was a regular freelance contributor to the Washington Post before joining Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, where she covered Congress, national politics and federal policy. Diane then worked for the Washingtonian Magazine, beginning in 1986. As a senior editor, she wrote about race, religion, philanthropy, medicine, education and housing. She was a three-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. Words were Diane’s medium. She chose them carefully and cared about every one of them. But her writing was never about just the words. Her journalism was always trying to point us towards a better world; a place where we would be more generous in thought, word, and deed, and where we would have the courage to take on the deep issues of faith, culture, and ethics. Diane took on the best and most difficult topics. Her articles delved into the core of our being. What were the stories of Washington’s different immigrant communities? Had the idealism and legislation of the Civil Rights Movement translated into true equality and cooperation in Washington, D.C.? When did the cutting edge treatments of serious illness betray the ethical and moral obligation to the patient? The interests of her family led to many of her articles on finding good medical care, housing and education. The Society of Professional Journalists and the National Education Writers Association presented Diane with awards for her journalistic accomplishments. She won many other awards, including the Golden Hammer Award from the National Association of Home Builders. After winning an Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellowship in 2002, Diane began researching a book on Sears, Roebuck and Co. philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who was a pioneer in providing quality education for black children in the pre-World War II American South. Diane’s social conscience was never far below the surface of what she did. She set high standards for herself as a writer and as an individual. She was an alumnus of the Leadership Washington program, which brings together Washington, D.C. leaders to address regional issues. Diane was a fellow at the Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families at the University of Maryland, volunteered with the D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, and was an active participant in her synagogue. Through journalism, Diane addressed issues of importance to her community, brought attention to those in need, and gently taught people more about themselves. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2011 2011 -> Voices of the Old Sea Norman Lewis 2011 -> Malevil Robert Merle 2011 -> The Elephant Keeper’s Children Peter Hoeg 2011 -> Jv packet •Mars Colonization Affirmative •Mars Colonization Negative 2011 -> Registration Form (Rev. 8-86) omb no. 1024-0018 2011 -> All America Looks Up to Virginia;” Virginia and the Declaration of Independence 2011 -> Rao bulletin 2011 -> Christopher Columbus was born between 25 August and 31 October 1451 in 2011 -> The Battle of Frenchtown (1855), Washington Territory: the Political and Demographic Context rev 9/4/11 2011 -> Seti aff •seti neg •Asteroids Aff Download 5.82 Kb. Share with your friends:
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