Background
Wasowicz-Pringle, Lidia Cherie was born on April 3, 1951 in Krakow, Poland. Daughter of Kazimierz and Janina (Wronska) Wasowicz.
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Lidia Cherie Wasowicz-Pringle
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Children, Alexandra Judith, Christina Janine. Bachelor of Arts with honors, U. Utah, 1973. Reporter, Deseret News,1970-1972.
Intern Salt Lake City Tribune, 1972, copy editor, 1972-1973.
United Press International reporter, Salt Lake City, 1973-1975. News reporter, broadcast editor Pacific division United Press International, San Francisco, 1975-1978, news reporter, editor, 1978-1981, California desk editor, division desk editor, 1982-1983, Pacific Division Science editor, since 1983.
Rotary Club scholar, 1969. Russel South. Marriott scholar, 1969-1973.
Westminster College Honors at Entrance scholar, 1969-1970.
Minute Women scholar, 1970-1971. Maude May Babcock scholar, 1971-1972. Sherwood Music School scholar, 1969-1973.
Outstanding California Journalist award, 1979.
Award for outstanding coverage Mount Saint Helens Volcano, 1980. United Press International award for outstanding coverage of drug abuse in Marin County,1980.
1st place competition in news reporting Peninsula Press Club, 1981, 1st place in investigative reporting, 1983, Certified of Merit for specialty Story, 1984. 1st place feature writing competition California State Fair, 1981.
Award for outstanding investigative reporting on California.prisons, 1981.
Stanford University and National Endowment for Humanities professional journalism fellow, 1981-1982. 1st place Lincoln Steffens Journalism award for investigative reporting, 1984.
Career
Editor, since 1983; Journalist award, 1979.
Achievements
Membership
Member Women in Communications, Mortar Board, International Platform Association, Smithsonian Associations, Planetary Society, Astronomical Society Pacific, Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Tau Alpha, Sigma Delta Chi (secretary-treasurer 1972-1973).
Connections
Married Douglas Hall Pringle, November 13, 1982. Children, Alexandra Judith, Christina Janine.
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Polish -
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Award, 1979; award for outstanding coverage Mountain. Award for outstanding coverage of drug abuse in Marin County,1980. Award for outstanding investigative reporting on California.tempSpaceAward for investigative reporting, 1984.Award, 1979; award for outstanding coverage Mountain. Award for outstanding coverage of drug abuse in Marin County,1980. Award for outstanding investigative reporting on California.tempSpaceAward for investigative reporting, 1984.