April 16, 2001

Three WKU Students Honored In Hearst Competition

Bowling Green, Ky. - Three Western Kentucky University students have been honored in the 41st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program.

Thomas Cordy, a junior from Huntsville, Ala., finished 10th and received a $500 award for picture story or series. Daniel Wallace, a senior from Louisville, finished 16th in the third and final Hearst photo contest.

Jacob Bennett, a senior from Brandenburg, finished 20th in personality/profile writing.

After five of six writing competitions, Western was ninth. Final results in the Hearst competition will be announced later this month. Western finished first overall in the broadcasting portion of the contest and tied for second in photojournalism.

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