Jennifer Rogers joins RPC staff
Mary Margaret Moorhead - Staff Writer

Jennifer Rogers, a Ball State University journalism student, has joined the Ripley Publishing Company staff as a summer intern, according to Publisher Linda Chandler.

"We're excited that she's here, and we are looking forward to working with her," Chandler said. "She's a very talented young lady."

The daughter of Jeff and Jane Rogers of Versailles, Jennifer completed her freshman year at Ball State, where she is majoring in Journalism Graphics. In addition to her classes, she has worked on the Ball State Daily News and Expo, the campus magazine.

The Journalism Department named her as one of the "rising stars in journalism" at the end-of-the-year awards banquet. She was also inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, scholastic honorary society for freshmen, as a result of a 3.8 GPA and making the Dean's List for the fall semester.

A 2004 graduate of South Ripley High School, Jennifer ranked third in her class scholastically and served as editor of the student newspaper Raiders Riot. She was the recipient of the Harry Thompson Memorial Scholarship, the Moorhead Print Media Scholarship, and the Ohio Rod Journalism Award.

During her high school days she was a member of Young Confeder
ates and the Flag Corps as well as National Honor Society.

She is a member of the Versailles Baptist Church, where she has served as president of the American Baptist Youth and participated in the choir. Jennifer received both the Laughery Association Brotherhood scholarship and the American Baptist Women's Ministry scholarship in the state of Indiana.

Concerning her internship at Ripley Publishing Company, Jennifer said, "The experience of actually working on a newspaper will be invaluable for my journalism career. I look forward to learning a great deal from the assignments and activities at the newspaper office."

WANDA ENGLISH BURNETT PHOTO

Jennifer Rogers is excited as she begins the summer as an intern at Ripley Publishing Company. She has completed her freshman year at Ball State University where she is majoring in Journalism Graphics