Carol Ann Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund

Carol Harrison was a freelance journalist and women's collegiate basketball coach who lived in Humboldt County for 30 years. After earning her degrees in political science from UC Davis (BA) and journalism from UC Berkeley (MJ), Harrison spent 25 years at three colleges as a women's basketball coach; 16 of those years at Humboldt State. At 48, she returned to her roots to successfully coordinate an election campaign to pass a local bond measure and then became the health, education and travel section editor for The Eureka Reporter.  After the paper folded, Carol split her time between freelance journalism, college teaching, marketing/PR consultation for local nonprofits, and working for Area 1 Agency on Aging. To honor Carol and her love of writing, this scholarship will be awarded to a Humboldt County female graduating high school senior planning to attend a four-year college or university to study journalism or communications. A preference will be given to print journalists. (2018)