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Capstrat, Raleigh, N.C., has endowed a $100K scholarship program for journalism and mass communication students at the Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded each year from the endowment. Recipients can also intern at the firm. Capstrat CEO Ken Eudy is a 1975 graduate of the school. All students are eligible but there is a preference for minorities. ...Don Tanner and Matt Friedman, partners at Farmington Hills, Mich., PR firm Marx Layne & Co., have left to set up their own shop Tanner Friedman. Info: tannerfriedman.com. ...Luckie Strategic PR, Birmingham, Ala., was tapped to judge international documentaries for the 2007 New York Festivals competiton for the third straight year. Winners are to be announced Jan. 25.

This article first appeared in Jack O’Dwyer’s Newsletter.