The Rector of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Prof.Dr. Agussani, MAP was again named a familiar figure for the press by the North Sumatra Newspaper Publishers Union.
The press friend figure award was given directly by the Head of Education for the Central Press Union, Syamsuddin Hadi Sutarto, and the Head of North Sumatra, SPS H. Farianda Putra Sinik. SE and Secretary Rianto SH in the Awarding Night event held at the Aryaduta Hotel, Medan, Friday night (29/12). Prof. Dr. Agussani, MAP, won the award along with 19 other figures in North Sumatra.
Several figures also received similar awards. Among them is the Governor of North Sumatra, Edy Rahmayadi, the Military Commander I/BB Major General Achmad Daniel Chardin, the Head of the Regional Police Inspector General of Regional Police Panca Putra Simanjuntak, the Chairman of the North Sumatra DPRD Baskami Ginting, Kajatisu, Deputy Governor Musa Rajekshah.
Awards were also given to DPR-RI member Gus Irawan, Mayor of Medan Bobby Nasution, USU Rector Muryanto Amin, President Director of PDAM Tirtanadi Kabir Bedi, Acting Regent of Langkat Syah Affandin, Regent of Palas Ahmad Zarnawi Pasaribu, Regent of Madina Jafar Sukhairi Nasution and several other figures.
On the night of the Rector’s conferment, represented by Vice Rector III, Dr. Rudianto, MSc. However, previously the Chancellor had expressed his gratitude to the event committee at the hearing meeting.
The Rector of UMSU said that the award for a friend of the press for the second time felt special and was a motivation to continue to build cooperation with members of the press in North Sumatra.
“Thank you for the award given. I hope that the collaboration carried out by UMSU with members of the press can continue to improve education and human resources for the press in North Sumatra,” he said when receiving an audience and an invitation from the event committee.
Head of SPS North Sumatra, Farianda Putra Sinik, emphasized that awarding the Friends of the Press award to 19 figures in North Sumatra was carried out with several criteria, especially the closeness and openness of these figures as public figures with the press.
“In the internal meeting of the SPS North Sumatra board, there was a long debate to decide whether the candidate submitted deserved to receive the Friends of the Press award or not,” said Farianda, who is also Chair of the North Sumatra PWI.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Committee, Hendrik Prayetno, said that apart from giving awards to figures, North Sumatra’s SPS also gave good media awards to several print media in Medan. The winners were determined by a jury chaired by Prof. Lusiana Andriani Lubis with Dr. Arifin Saleh Siregar and Dr. Hasan Syazali.
