To: All the Faithful

From: Canon for Communications

Re: Save the Date

Date: March 22, 2025

Join us as we honor the professionals who tell the truth of what is happening in our nation and around the world. The service of Evening Prayer at All Saints', South Hadley is open to all who support the work of the free press, as well as all members of the press in Western Massachusetts.

The 2025 recipient of the Bishop's Award is Razvan "Raz" Sibii, Senior Lecturer II of Journalism at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Raz holds a Ph.D. and Master's in Communication from UMass Amherst, as well as a B.A. in Journalism/Mass Communication from the American University in Bulgaria. His scholarly, pedagogical and journalistic interests focus on issues of language, identity construction, immigration and mass incarceration. A working journalist, Raz was an opinion columnist for The Recorder, The Hampshire Gazette and The Amherst Bulletin. He is winner of the 2022 SBS College Outstanding Teaching Award, and two-time finalist for the University Distinguished Teaching Award.

Dr. Razvan Sibii; Photo: UMASS

Past Recipient's of the Bishop's Award

WGBY Connecting Point host Carrie Saldo received the first Bishop’s award for journalism excellence in 2019.

Bishop’s Award 2020 recipient Wayne Phaneuf, retired editor of The Republican, Springfield's daily newspaper.

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