WKU Journalism Students
Receive Awards In SPJ Contest
April 30, 2003
Bowling Green, Ky. - Fourteen Western Kentucky University students and recent graduates received awards in the 2002 Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence competition.
The College Heights Herald, WKU's student newspaper, was named Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (published two to four times a week) in the competition that includes Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. Editors for the contest period were Brian Moore and Caroline Lynch, both of Louisville.
The Herald's online version was named Best All-Around Online Student Newspaper.
First-place winners advance to the national SPJ competition.
Results (all from College Heights Herald unless noted) are as follows:
Editorial writing: Caroline Lynch, a Louisville graduate, first
Sports column writing: Kyle Tucker, a senior from Clarksville, Tenn., first; Kyle Hightower, a Paducah junior, second.
Spot news reporting: Rex Hall Jr., a Louisville senior, "Father, mother, young son die in murder-suicide," The Tennessean, third.
General news reporting: Taylor Loyal, a graduate from Roanoke, Va., "Buried Dreams," third.
In-depth reporting: Dave Shinall, a Bowling Green senior, "Study shows mold in FAC may be harmful," second.
Sports writing: J. Michael Moore, a junior from Franklin, Tenn., "Another crushing loss," second; Ryan Clark, a Louisville graduate, "The chase for an ace," Atlanta Journal Constitution, second.
Magazine non-fiction article: Dave Shinall, "Fishing for Answers in the Neuroscience Laboratory," The Western Scholar, second.
Spot news photography: Thomas Cordy, a senior from Huntsville, Ala., "Student hit on University," first; Robyn Larsen, a graduate from Idaho Falls, Idaho, "A total loss," second; Henrik Edsenius, a senior from West Des Moines, Iowa, "Klan rally draws few supporters," third.
General news photography: Jenny Sevcik, a LaGrange senior, "Life's Rhythm," second.
Photo illustration: H. Rick Mach, a senior from Sterling, Va., "Career search," first; Cassandra Shie, a graduate from Sterling, Va., "Keys to Success," second; Jenny Sevcik, "Birth control," third.
Sports photography: Robyn Larsen, "Home Grown," second.
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