Press Release The Tanonaka International Journalist Scholarship:

A UNY’s Student Received a Journalist Scholarship

Larasati, a first semester student of Yogyakarta State University (UNY), received a scholarship in journalism “The Tanonaka International Journalist Scholarship”.

Dalton Tanonaka, who sponsored the scholarship, is a famous journalist who has many contributions to Indonesian journalism. He is also the co-anchor of Metro TV’s groundbreaking weekly English-language program “Indonesia Now.” After the student meets program criteria and demonstrates need, an initial Rp. 5,000,000 cash award will be given, followed by monthly stipends of Rp. 1,000,000. This scholarship is provided for a student graduated from Senior High School in Lombok.

After an interview process was held in Lombok on August 11, 2007, a candidate named Larasati from Praya, Central Lombok was successfully selected to receive this scholarship. The scholarship was being administered by the non-profit Center for Civic Education (CCE) based in Jakarta.

Laras has been accepted in Yogyakarta State University (UNY) through a regional best student selection known by PBU (Pemilihan Bibit Unggul) in Lombok. Thus, the award ceremony of this scholarship was done in Karang Malang Campus of Yogyakarta State University, Rektorat Building 2nd Floor, on August 28, 2007. This was attended by Prof.Sugeng Mardiyono, Ph.D. (the Rector of Yogyakarta State University), Dr. Herminarto Sofyan (Vice Rector III), the Vice Dean of Language and Art Faculty, Dalton Tanonaka, William Ryan (Director of CCE Indonesia), and Larasati Miranti as the one who got the scholarship.

“I want to help the next generation of journalists in this country get the education to enter the profession,” said Tanonaka, who established a similar scholarship in the United States. The scholarship was established in memory of Tanonaka’s father, Thomas, who died in November 2006. Tanonaka joined Metro TV in June 2006, having previously worked for CNN International, CNBC Asia and NHK in Tokyo.  He is also a columnist for the Jakarta Post Weekender Magazine.

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