The Friends of The Stanford Daily recognized nine Daily staffers last month with its annual scholarships.

“We had a very strong field of applicants,” said Friends of The Stanford Daily Scholarship Coordinator Christy Wise ‘75. “The Daily is lucky to have so many talented writers and editors.”

Wise said the award money can help students who take summer internships in journalism, noting that such internships are traditionally low-paying.

“The Friends of The Stanford Daily hopes the presence of these awards offers support to student journalists,” she said. “Most awards are focused on Daily staff, so it’s really quite the opportunity.”

News desk editor Shelby Martin ‘08 was chosen as the 2008 Friends of the Stanford Daily/San Jose Mercury News summer intern.

“I’m very grateful to The Friends of The Stanford Daily,” Martin said. “I will try to write articles worthy of their readership.”

The $6,000 Harry Press Stanford Daily Award, given to a Stanford Daily staffer of junior class standing with demonstrated financial need and the intention to enter professional journalism, was awarded this year to both Andrea Fuller ‘09, the managing editor of news, and Natalie Jabbar ‘09, a current columnist and a former managing editor of Intermission.

“I’m especially honored to win this award after getting a chance to sit down with Mr. Press and talk about his many years as a journalist,” Jabbar said. “I am not only looking forward to the opportunities that have opened up to me thanks to this financial assistance but also to his continuing mentorship.”

News desk editor Devin Banerjee ‘11 won the Julius Jacobs Friends of The Stanford Daily Award, a $1,000 award given to a student new to The Daily who shows promise in the field of journalism. Banerjee said he was surprised when he won.

“I applied thinking it would be a long shot,” he said. “But I was honored to be recognized along with fellow members of The Daily who had previously inspired me to pursue student journalism.”

Honorable mention for the Jacobs award went to Kamil Dada ‘11, a senior staff writer and editor of World and Nation.

Editor in Chief Julie Klein ‘09 won the $1,500 Newton E. and Nancy B. Wise Stanford Daily Award, given to a Stanford Daily staff member seeking a summer internship at a small- to medium-sized newspaper.

The $1,000 William F. Woo Award, given to a Stanford student who has demonstrated excellence in opinion writing for The Stanford Daily, went to managing editor of opinions Katie Taylor ‘08.

Former Editor in Chief James Hohmann ‘09 took home the $2,000 George Caulfield Stanford Daily Award, given to a Stanford Daily writer or editor of sophomore or junior class standing. Honorable Mention for the award went to former managing editor of opinions and former head copy editor In Ho Lee ‘09.