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2001 Mark of Excellence
Region 12 Winners/Finalists
Newspapers | Magazines | Photography | Radio | Television | Online
Newspapers
Editorial Writing
Winner: The Arkansas Traveler editorial board, University of Arkansas
— Second Place: The Daily Mississippian editorial board, University of Mississippi
— Third Place: Matthew Morris, Louisiana State University-Shreveport
Editorial Cartooning
No awards given
General Column Writing
Winner: Chad Lawson, Harding University
— Second Place: Leo Carmody, University of Mississippi
— Third Place: Scott Shackelford, University of Arkansas
Sports Column Writing
Winner: Bert Sanders, University of Arkansas
— Second Place: Larry Holder, Louisiana State University
— Third Place: Dan Taylor, University of Arkansas
Spot News Reporting
Winner: Deidra Lemons, Louisiana Tech University
— Second Place: Emery Carrington and Laura Houston, University of Mississippi
— Third Place: Arkansas Traveler staff,
General News Reporting
Winner: Elizabeth Yoste, University of Mississippi
— Second Place (tie): Denise Malan, University of Arkansas
— Second Place (tie): Heidi Cenac, Louisiana State University
— Third Place: Faith Karimi, Grambling State University
Newspaper In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Elizabeth McFadyen-Ketchum, Middle Tennessee State University
— Second Place: Kevin Brown, Louisiana State University
— Third Place: Denise Malan, University of Arkansas
Newspaper Feature Writing
Winner: Elizabeth Yoste, University of Mississippi
— Second Place: Rebecca Worster, University of Arkansas
— Third Place: Diette Courege, Louisiana State University
Sports Writing
Winner: Kyle Veazey, University of Mississippi
— Second Place: Shawn Chollette, Louisiana Tech University
— Third Place: Dan Taylor, University of Arkansas
Newspaper Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi
Best Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Published 2 to 4 times per week)
Winner: The Reveille, Louisiana State University
— Second Place: The Arkansas Traveler, University of Arkansas
— Third Place: The Herald, Arkansas State University
Best Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Published less than twice per week)
Winner: The Maroon, Loyola University — New Orleans
— Second Place: The Tech Talk, Louisiana Tech University
— Third Place: The Bison, Harding University
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Magazines
Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Winner: Damian Foley, Louisiana State University
— Second Place: Brittain Quibodeaux, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
— Third Place: Meagan Patout, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Best Student Magazine published once a year
Winner: Exposure Literary Arts Magazine, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Best All-Around Magazine
Winner: Vérité, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
— Second Place: Legacy, Lousiana State University
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Photography
Spot News Photography
Winner: Sumerset Bivens, Louisiana State University
— Second Place: Nathan J. Latil, University of Mississippi
— Third Place: Kevin Brown, Louisiana State University
General News Photography
Winner: David Yerby, University of Arkansas
— Second Place: Sean Gardner, Louisiana State University
— Third Place: Nathan J. Latil, University of Mississippi
Feature Photography
Winner: Nathan J. Latil, University of Mississippi
— Second Place: David Yerby, University of Arkansas
Photo Illustration
Winner: Kevin Brown, Louisiana State University
— Second Place: Lindsey diBlieux and Jennifer Wilson, Louisiana State University
— Third Place: Andy Sills, University of Arkansas
Sports Photography
Winner: Paul Kauk, Louisiana State University
— Second Place: Paul Kauk, Louisiana State University
— Third Place: Ricardo Brazziell, Grambling State University
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Radio
Radio Spot News
No award given.
Radio Feature
No award given.
In-Depth Reporting
No award given.
Sports Reporting
No award given.
Daily Newscast
No award given.
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Television
Television Spot News Reporting
Winner: Leahbeth Alford, University of Mississippi
Television General News Reporting
No awards given
Television Feature
Winner: J.D. Schupp, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
— Second Place: Michael Lee Ponton, University of Mississippi
Television In-Depth Reporting
No awards given
Television Sports Reporting
No awards given
Television News Photography
No awards given
Television Feature Photography
No awards given
Television Sports Photography
Winner: David Hotard, University of Mississippi
Television Daily Newscast
No awards given
Television Non-Daily Newscast
Winner: "Arkansas on Campus", University of Arkansas
— Second Place: "Campus Crossfire", University of Arkansas
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Online
Online Spot News Reporting
No awards given
Online General News Reporting
No awards given
Online Feature Reporting
No awards given
Online In-Depth Reporting
No awards given
Online Sports Reporting
No awards given
Online Opinion and Commentary
No award given.
Best All-Around Online Student Newspaper
No awards given
Best All-Around Online Student Magazine
No awards given
Best All-Around Online Student Broadcast Station
No award given.
Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
No awards given
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