Rosemary Kelly is congratulated by members of the Hellinger committee at the award dinner. |
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The 1972 Mark Hellinger Award, given to Rosemary Kelly, took place on Spetember 29th at The Plaza in New York City. A winner of a Newspaper Fund Scholarship funded by the Wall Street Journal that allowed her to study at Ohio State University and work as a copyediting intern for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Kelly worked over her summers for the Towanda Daily Review in her hometown of Towanda, Pennsylvania. She also was the recipient of a Gannett Newspaper Scholarship.
While a student, Kelly served as the commentary and editorial editor before becoming editor-in-chief of The Bona Venture.
After graduation, she worked as a member of the editorial staff at the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.