Flickinger, Ruth Irwin Career Internship for English
Mrs. Ruth Irwin Flickinger counts both The University of Akron and The Akron Beacon Journal as her alma maters. In the 1930s, the income earned at her job as a cub reporter allowed her to attend The University of Akron, where she achieved a bachelor of arts degree. Her beginnings as a journalist led her into a lifetime career as a writer. After graduating from the University, she wrote as a "ghost author" for the popular Little Big Books published by Saalfield Publishers of Akron. As a wife and mother, she continued to publish freelance stories in publications, including Highlights for Children and Jack and Jill. She also continued to write for Saalfield Publishers. Mrs. Irwin Flickinger established The Ruth Irwin Flickinger Career Internship for English in gratitude for the education she received at The University of Akron and the newspaper job that made it possible for her to attend. The Ruth Irwin Flickinger Career Internship for English was established to assist an upperclassman pursuing a career in print media who is writing for the Akron Beacon Journal.
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