O ’ Toole Foundation Renews $ 10,000 Gift to Dow Jones News Fund
The O ’ Toole Family Foundation renewed a $ 10,000 gift to the Dow Jones News Fund to support scholarships given in honor of Dr . Edward Trayes , director of the Center for Editing Excellence at Temple University since 1968 .
The O ’ Toole Family Foundation is run by Terence O ’ Toole and his wife , Paula . O ’ Toole was an intern in the 1979 program at Temple , and today is co-managing partner of Tinicum , Inc ., a New York-based private investment firm .
Trayes Scholarship founders Paula and Terence O ’ Toole . Photo Credit : WSJ . com
Ryan Weber , 2014 Trayes Scholar
Ryan Weber , a Dow Jones News Fund news editing intern at The Washington Post , was named the 2014 Edward Trayes Scholar , the eleventh recipient .
Weber , a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , was trained at the Center for Editing Excellence at Temple University , directed by Dr . Edward Trayes .
Weber was selected by Dr . Trayes for his impressive performance and participation in Fund ’ s news editing training and internship program . His outstanding work led to The Post hiring him full-time as a multiplatform editor in September 2014 .
Ryan Weber The Trayes Scholarship is endowed by Terence O ’ Toole , a 1979 graduate of the Temple residency , through The O ’ Toole Family Foundation of Short Hills , N . J . O ’ Toole began funding the scholarship in 2004 to mark the 25th anniversary of his participation in the program and to honor Dr . Trayes who has directed the program since 1968 .
Past recipients :
• Patrick Smith , 2004 , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , online editor , Omaha World-Herald , interned at The New York Times
• Diego Sorbara , 2005 , University of Missouri , foreign / national desk copy editor , The New York Times , interned at The Hartford Courant
• Mark Coddington , 2006 , Wheaton College , Ph . D . candidate in journalism , University of Texas , interned at The Buffalo News
• Greg Schreier , 2007 , University of Colorado , south regional desk editor , AP , Atlanta , interned at The Associated Press , New York
• Ashley Thomas , 2008 , University of Missouri , east regional desk editor , AP , Philadelphia , interned at The Associated Press , New York
• Robin Kawakami , 2009 , City University , London , Off Duty editor , The Wall Street Journal , interned at The Wall Street Journal , New York
• Joshua Barone , 2010 , University of Missouri , reporter for Esquire , interned at The Wall Street Journal , New York
• Maggie Astor , 2011 , Barnard College , copy editor / web producer , The New York Times , interned at The New York Times
• Ryan Quinn , 2012 , University of South Carolina , Putnam County reporter , The Charleston ( W . Va .) Gazette , interned at the New York Times Regional Editing Center , Gainesville , Fla .
• Ian Carlino , 2013 , Syracuse University , editorial assistant , Thrillist . com , New York City , interned at the New York Times Editing Center , Gainesville , Fla .