By Eli Hughes —
Matthew Keck, the Louisville Cardinal’s news editor, received the Lewis M. Conn Scholarship for College Journalism Students. Keck is a senior at U of L and has served as news editor since the summer of 2019.
The scholarship is provided by the Louisville chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and is awarded annually to one college student in the Louisville area. Keck won based on his cover letter, resume, writing samples and a recommendation letter.
Keck discovered his passion for journalism when he took his first news writing class in the fall of 2018.