Some fantastic news over Spring Break for the Collegian Media Group. Seven of our staffers placed in the Region 7 competition for the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. These journalists competed against top students from elite journalism programs in the Midwest and are now finalists for the conference at Iowa State in mid March.
Please congratulate the following Collegian and Manhappenin’ staffers:
Finalist, General Column Writing, Kyle Hampel, The Collegian
Finalist, Sports Column Writing, DeAundra Allen, The Collegian
Finalist, Sports Column Writing, Nathan Enserro, The Collegian
Finalist, Feature Photography, Meg Shearer, Manhappenin’ magazine
Finalist, Feature Photography, Emily Starkey, Manhappenin’ magazine
Finalist, Photo Illustration, Olivia Bergmeier, Manhappenin’ magazine
Finalist, Photo Illustration, George Walker, Manhappenin’ magazine
Finalist, Sports Photography, Cooper Kinley, The Collegian
Along with these individual achievements, the 2017 Royal Purple yearbook titled “If You Think About It” is one of eight finalists in the country for the prestigious Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker award, honoring the best of collegiate work in yearbooks.
Thank you to all JMC staff that have devoted countless hours to fine-tuning the craft of our talented journalists and staffers on the north side of Kedzie Hall. We look forward to announcing even more awards between now and the end of the school year!