McCormick Fellowship
The McCormick Fellowship Initiative is an innovative executive development program for high-performing multicultural senior
managers and executives in the news media. Its goal is to increase both the number and the impact of
influential minority executives in the news business. More than just an executive training program, the initiative
offers fellows a multifaceted experience designed to assist the fellows individually in their careers and also
give other news media leaders the benefit of the wisdom and insights the fellows have to offer.
The most recent reports produced by the McCormick Fellows are:
Diversity and the Next Generation (2006)
Looking Inward, Going Forward (2005)
Leading The Way: Making Diversity Real (2004)
Executives Of Color: What It Takes To Succeed (2003)
Do We Check It At The Door? (2002)
These reports, along with a blog and helpful diversity links, are featured on the Fellows' Web site at:
www.mtfellows.org
Eligibility
McCormick Fellowships are for executives of newspapers, broadcast stations and news companies.
Editorial candidates must have approximately 10 years or more experience in the news business and
should be at the level of assistant managing editor or higher at newspapers or newspaper companies,
or the equivalent at their television stations, groups or companies. Applicants from the business side
should have at least 10 years of professional experience and have reached the level of assistant director.
Fellows must be leaders within their organizations and be seen by their organizations as key players in the
future. The fellowships are open to African American, American Indian, Asian American and Hispanic executives.
Application Process
Application forms are available on the
web site:
www.mtfellows.org Applications must be
postmarked by June 1.
The Fellowship Year
Eight fellows (four from the newspaper industry and four from the television industry) are selected each October for a fellowship year that begins in January.
Executive Development Programs
Fellows attend the premier leadership programs for media executives. Newspaper executives attend the four-week Advanced Executive Program and broadcast executives attend the seven-day Management Development Seminar for Television Executives, both conducted at the Media Management Center (MMC) at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois (which is located about 30 minutes from downtown Chicago).
Fall Forum
Each October, all current and former McCormick Tribune Fellows gather for a two-day retreat at the McCormick Foundation’s Cantigny conference facility in Wheaton, Illinois. At the Fall Forum, fellows discuss issues raised in the fellows’ survey and make recommendations to the industry on diversity. The resulting "State of the Industry" report is disseminated widely to industry leaders. The Fall Forum also includes developmental sessions and speakers to further enhance participants’ leadership skills.
Expectations
Fellows must participate in all events during the fellowship year and they may be asked to discuss the "State of the Industry" report at industry events. Their mentors must attend the January Forum and agree to work with their fellows throughout the year.
Advanced Executive Program
The Advanced Executive Program (AEP) is a three-week training seminar for senior executives in the newspaper industry, developed by Northwestern University’s Media Management Center. The program concentrates on five subjects: strategy, journalism, marketing, critical decision making and leadership. Leading professors illuminate these concepts:
- Strategy and strategic planning
- Demographic changes and how they affect readership
- Marketing, brand development and brand management
- Managerial accounting and activity-based costing
- Financial analysis, decisions and support
- Innovation and new product development
- Leadership skills, negotiating, dispute resolution and change management
The importance of journalism is interwoven throughout most coursework.
Management Development Seminar
The Management Development Seminar for Television Executives is a seven-day program for senior executives from television stations, groups and networks conducted by Northwestern University’s Media Management Center. It promotes management literacy and gives a broader perspective on the television business by bringing cutting-edge ideas from other sectors and media. Courses incorporate lectures, discussions, simulations, case studies, exercises and interactive sessions with industry leaders.
The seminar provides participants with the tools and vision to implement the goals of their organizations more effectively. The curriculum includes:
- Strategic management
- Negotiating, decision-making and conflict resolution
- Managing diversity
- Competitive marketing for television
- Managerial accounting
- Financial management
- Strategic alliances
- The changing business environment
- The changing regulatory environment
- Leadership
- Managing change
Learn more about the Management Development Seminar for television executives.
McCormick Fellows
Class of 2008
Rodney Brooks
Carole Carmichael
Johnita Due
Jayme Ribeiro Neto
Orlando Rosales
Terrence Williams
Sharon Wilmore
Shiree Woody
Class of 2007
Teri Arvesu
Edwina Blackwell Clark
Alli Joseph
Mike Kellogg
Leslie Patterson-Tyler
DeShong Perry
Mizell Stewart
Jill Williams
Class of 2006
Frank Burgos
Bill Church
Allison Hunter-Williams
Dale Lockett
Barbara Lopez-Nash
Julian Posada
Donna Rogers
Cambra Ward
Class of 2005
NeCorey Anderson
Denise W. Bates
Emily E. Chambers
Araceli De Leon
Katharine J. Fong
Sharon J. Prill
Julie Green Topping
Tracy A. Wright
Class of 2004
Gisselle M. Acevedo-Franco
Ramona C. Alexander
Dorothy M. Bland
Shirley M. Carswell
Michael D. Jung
Gordon Peppars
J. Wendy Thompson
Cam B. Trinh
Class of 2003
Cristy Garcia-Thomas
H. Renee Hampton
Tharon L. Honeycutt
Emilio Marrero
Cheryl R. Olive
Mark E. Russell
Tina Alexander Sellers
Don Wyatt
Class of 2002
Eva Aguirre Cooper
Michael Days
Tonnya Kennedy
Larry Olmstead
Jeff Wolfe
Kim Young
Class of 2001
George M. Benge
Lorraine Branham
Eduardo B. Fernandez
Jonathan A. Garcia
Frank C. Gihan
Beverly Shepard
Helga M. Silva
Stephen C. Thompson
Class of 2000
James L. Clifton
Sidmel K. Estes-Sumpter
Astrid J. Garcia
James V. Greer
Maria E. Gross
Michael E. McCullough
Maurice A. Mineart
Jan Pierre Pallares
Rod B. Richardson
Class of 1999
John Garcia
Jandell Herum
Retha Hill
James F. Lawrence
Sandra Long
Lincoln Millstein
Steve C. Padilla
Reid Sams
Ricardo E. Trotti
Lawrence E. Young
Class of 1998
W. Faye Butts
Charles L. Cammack, Jr.
Edward E. DeBerry
Charlene H. Li
Steven Malave
David P. Pego
Catherine Shen
Everton J. Weeks