Andrew Scher & Candy Crowley Honored at Fitzwater Honors

by Sean Carroll
edited by Abbie Tumbleson

Special guests Andrew Scher and Candy Crowley were honored during the seventh annual Fitzwater Honors Wednesday afternoon in Pierce Hall.

Scher, Executive Producer of the CBS show, “The Doctors” and Crowley, Senior Political Correspondent for CNN were both awarded the Fitzwater Center Medallion for Leadership in Public Communication.

“I am honored to be here tonight and extremely lucky to be receiving this award,” said Scher while speaking to the audience. 

Crowley shared her experience and shared some words of wisdom with the aspiring journalists.

“Whatever sacrifices you make in journalism you will get back. Keep going; in the end you will be surprised where you end up,” said Crowley.

“Excellence requires commitment, dedication, and hard work,” said Kristen Nevious, Director of the Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication during her opening speech.  

The Fitzwater Scholars Medallions for Academic Excellence were the first awards to be given out. The recipients of the medallions were seniors Kevin Flanders, Robert Michaelson, and Abbie Tumbleson. The three seniors had a combined average GPA of a 3.75.

The award for contributions to the public discourse by a New Hampshire high school media advisor was presented to Gordon Lang of Kingswood Regional High School.

“To tell you the truth I never thought I would be teaching journalism but when I transferred to Kingswood I found myself doing just that. I take great pride in my students and the things they accomplish,” said Lang during his acceptance speech.   

Bailey Gaffney took home her first award of the night while Michaelson took home his second award when they were awarded for their contributors to the public discourse.  The award is given to graduating seniors.

“To me Journalism is about bringing people together. Journalism is about what’s happening, people, and life,” said Michaelson.

Marlin Fitzwater and President James F. Birge also spoke at the event.

“The faculty as well as the students should be congratulated on the fine job that they do shaping the young minds of our students,” said Birge.