Troutt Brothers Memorial Communications Scholarship

This scholarship was established by John Troutt Jr., publisher and editor of The Jonesboro Sun, and his sons, Bob and Ed (both Arkansas State University journalism graduates), to benefit outstanding journalism students at Arkansas State University. The award is named in memory of Fred Troutt and John Troutt Sr., the brothers who devoted their working lives to operating the newspaper. Their father, W.O. Troutt, acquired an interest in the weekly Craighead County Sun in 1901, then expanded it to daily publication two years later. The Troutt family held full ownership of the newspaper from 1909 to 2000. In 2000, Troutt Brothers Inc. sold the newspaper to Paxton Media Group of Paducah, Ky.