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Elma Sabo

Instructor in Journalism

Department: Journalism

Office and address: Schar Hall- Communications Bld, Office 005 2850 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

News & Notes

Education

B.A. English, B.A. American Studies, Penn State University

M.A. Journalism, Indiana University

Employment History

Worked more than 20 years as a journalist for newspapers in Indiana and North Carolina, including the News & Record of Greensboro, North Carolina.

Served as a newspaper reporter, editorial writer, op-ed editor and Sunday commentary section editor.

Also has experience in the fields of secondary-school education, book publishing, advertising and public relations.

Free-lance articles have appeared in The Chestnut Hill Local and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Free-lance editing projects include Brian Clarey's The Anxious Hipster and Other Barflies I've Known.

Courses Taught

Media Writing, Communications in a Global Age, Elon 101, Internship co-instructor

Awards

Member of Phi Beta Kappa

Recipient of state newspaper association awards for feature stories and for columns.

Participant in a Rotary International Group Study Exchange to the Philippines.