FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York Women in Communication Honors 2005 Matrix Awards Winners;
Record Amount in Scholarships granted at the 35th Anniversary Event
Hosted by The New York Times!
Award Recipients Included Nina DiSesa, Linda Fairstein, Christiane Amanpour, Amy Gross, Marjorie Scardino and Edie Falco
New York, April 11, 2005 – New York Women in Communications, Inc. (NYWICI) honored today the 2005 Matrix Award winners at a luncheon held at The Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom. The awards acknowledged outstanding women who have distinguished themselves in the fields of advertising, arts and entertainment, books, broadcasting, magazines, newspapers, online media and public relations. The 2005 Matrix Awards’ 35th anniversary event was hosted by The New York Times.
“Each year at the Matrix Awards, we celebrate Woman Who Change the World,” said Jyll Holzman, senior vice president of advertising, The New York Times, and president, NYWICI. “This year’s Matrix Awards winners are women who are changing their industries as well as the world. They are not only making magazines, newspapers or movies, they’re making new opportunities for women everywhere. They are making history.”
Also at the Matrix luncheon, the NYWICI Foundation, now in its fifth year, announced the names of 16 scholarship winners, for a total of $100,000–a record high–to talented women pursuing careers in the communications industry. “We are committed to changing lives with scholarships, through internships, mentoring and special opportunities,” explained Joannie C. Danielides, president, Danielides Communications, Inc. and president, NYWICI Foundation.
Awarded this year were two memorial scholarships, The Glamour Ruth Whitney Scholarship, named after Glamour magazine’s legendary editor and past Matrix winner, and the Judy Corman Memorial Scholarship and Internship established by Scholastic, the global children’s publisher and entertainment company, in memory of the public relations veteran and former Matrix winner who helped make Harry Potter a household name. In addition, the winners of two Interpublic Group scholarships and summer internships were announced.
This year’s 2005 Matrix honorees are as follows:
Advertising:
Nina DiSesa
Chairman
McCann Erickson |
Broadcasting:
Christiane Amanpour
Chief International Correspondent
CNN |
Online Media:
Wenda Harris Millard
Chief Sales Officer
Yahoo! Inc. |
A&E:
Edie Falco
Actor |
Magazines:
Amy Gross
Editor-in-Chief
O, The Oprah Magazine |
Public Relations:
Charlotte R. Otto
Senior Vice President & Global External
Relations Officer
Procter & Gamble |
Books:
Linda Fairstein
Lawyer/Author |
Newspapers:
Marjorie Scardino
Chief Executive
Pearson PLC |
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New York Women in Communications, Inc., founded in 1929, is a not-for-profit organization of nearly 1,000 communications professionals dedicated to promoting the highest standards throughout the industry and to providing education and leadership for the next generation. The membership encompasses senior executives and other experienced communicators from a wide range of enterprises, as well as young professionals and students. More information is available on www.nywici.org.
Contact:
Julie Livingston/Diane McNulty
NYWICI
(212) 297-2133
nywicipr@nywici.org
