Rukmini Callimachi awarded the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage

Congratulations to Rukmini Callimachi (née Sichitiu) (1997, General Linguistics & Comparative Philology) who has been awarded the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage from the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Ms Callimachi was awarded the medal for being willing to sacrifice frequently her safety for her stories, operating on the principle that tragedies and disasters are important because of the people they affect.

The McGill Medal is named after the late Ralph McGill, who is known for his editorials challenging racial segregation in the 1950s and 1960s.