In New York
March 19, 2007
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Western Kentucky University’s student newspaper and yearbook were recognized Saturday (March 17) at the Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards convocation in New York City.
The College Heights Herald, WKU’s twice-weekly student newspaper, received a Silver Crown for the spring 2006 semester. Michael Casagrande, a December graduate from Louisville, was editor.
The Herald also received 15 Gold Circle Awards while the Talisman, WKU’s yearbook, won 21 Gold Circle Awards.
WKU was among seven schools receiving Silver Crown awards. Others were Kansas State, North Carolina State, Ithaca, Oklahoma, Texas-Arlington and Laramie County Community College. Gold Crown winners were Indiana, Ball State and Santa Ana College.
Versailles senior Heather Mitchell won three first-place awards in the Gold Circle yearbook competition. She won for academic spread, information use of graphics and organization or Greeks spread. Co-designer of that spread was Bowling Green sophomore Libby Isenhower.
Other first-place winners were Tyler Pelan, a December graduate from Louisville, sports action photograph; Sara Holcombe, a senior from Vancleave, Miss., feature photo; and the staff for sports spread.
Placing second were David Degner, a senior from Augusta, Ga., sports action photograph; Bowling Green senior Jeff Giraldo, academic photograph; and Mitchell and Katie Clark, a May graduate from Bowling Green, student life spread.
Isenhower and Mitchell shared a third for student life spread; Clark was third in color spread; Carla DePoyster Winn, a May graduate from Big Clifty, information use of graphics; Nicholasville senior Tina Plunkett and Clark, organization or Greeks spread; and the Talisman staff for mini-magazines.
Receiving certificates of merit were Columbia senior Justin Fowler, sports action photo; Jamestown senior Nancy Heathman, headline writing and academic spread; Mitchell, academic spread; Mitchell and Clark, division page design; Crestwood senior Rachel Droste, organization or Greek writing; and the Talisman staff for theme and concept.
The Herald staff received first-place awards for single subject presentation for special sections and single page black and white subject presentation. The staff also won second in the special section category.
Also placing second was Kat Wilson, a senior from Knoxville, Tenn., for page one design, and Nick Adams, a freshman from Friendswood, Texas, feature photograph.
Certificates of merit were awarded to Casagrande, sports page design; Louisville senior Ashlee Clark and Casagrande, opinion page design; Wilson and Casagrande, front with sports feature page one design; Wilson, feature front page one design; Clark, editorial writing; Shelbyville junior Samantha Hupman, news writing; Louisville senior Danny Schoenbaechler, single subject presentation with color; Greg Barnette, a senior from Birmingham, Ala., Holcombe and Nathan Morgan, a senior from Normal, Ill., photo story; and the Herald staff for overall design and photo story.
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For information, contact Robert Adams at (270) 745-6278.
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