ANN ARBOR—Twelve American journalists have been named Michigan Journalism Fellows for 1996-97, according to program director Charles R. Eisendrath, former foreign correspondent for Time. The Fellowships provide full tuition and $30,000 stipends for a full academic year of individualized study at the University of Michigan. Privately financed, the program’s support comes from leading news organizations, foundations and individuals. Additional international Fellowship recipients will be named next month.

Selected in a national competition by a board of distinguished faculty and journalists, the winners and their areas of study are:

Emilia Askari, 36, free-lancer, global warming and the transportation industry.
Dennis Cauchon, 38, assistant national editor, USA Today, the history of false ideas.
Christina Cheakalos, 39, writer, Atlanta Journal- Constitution, public policy and the disaffected.
Nancy Colasurdo, 34, sports writer and columnist, Trenton
Todd Duncan, 47 graphics director, Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, newspaper management, business and technology.
Joyce Hackel, 36, Africa correspondent, Christian Science Monitor Radio, the utility of international humanitarian aid in ethnic conflicts.
Carol Hanner, 38, assistant managing editor, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, visual literacy and reader comprehension.
Billy House, 37, state capital correspondent, Gannett News Service, Albany, N.Y., state school financing and governance.
Robert McClure, 37, staff writer, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Sun- Sentinel, environmental resource and economic policy.
Mark McDonald, 44, senior staff writer, Dallas Morning News, global business trends.
Bill Rose, 48, editor, Tropic, the Miami Herald’s Sunday magazine, Latin American history.
Eric Sorensen, 38, staff writer, Spokane (Wash.) Spokesman- Review, facility and community in the information age.

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