2001 Mark of Excellence
Region 9 Winners/Finalists

Newspapers

Editorial Writing
Winner: Tanna Berry, Weber State University
— Second Place: James Seamon, University of Utah
— Third Place: Laura B. Weiss, University of Utah

Editorial Cartooning
No awards given

General Column Writing
Winner: Andy Morgan, Utah State University
— Second Place: Kristing Whitley, Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Zeb Carabello, Colorado State University
— Honorable Mention: Josh Hardin, Colorado State University
— Honorable Mention: Michelle Herrick, Colorado State University
— Honorable Mention: Lucas Peerman, New Mexico State University

Sports Column Writing
Winner: Nicole Weiss, "Overrated or just a bad day," Colorado State University
— Second Place: James Seamon, "Requiem for NBA," University of Utah
— Third Place: Jose Carvajal, "XFL: No Thanks!" Weber State University

Spot News Reporting
Winner: Tanna Barry, Jill Halbasch and Linda Cammack, "Our Pearl Harbor," Weber State University
— Second Place: Tiffany Lewis, Gretchen Day, Jeff Oliver and Sally Stakinson, "Y grads witness disaster," Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Thomas Burr, "Guilty verdict in for Ropers," Southern Utah University

General News Reporting
Winner: Miki Meeks, "Black population in Utah increases," Brigham Young University
— Second Place (tie): Thomas Burr, "U.N. free zone," Southern Utah University
— Second Place (tie): Thomas Burr, "Parowan Burning for Torch," Southern Utah University
— Third Place: Becky Waddingham, "Heart tugging tales fuel debate"

Newspaper In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Maria Sanchez-Traynor, "The rising pay scale," Colorado State University
— Second Place: Lucas Peerman, "Uncompetitive salaries cause problems for NMSU faculty," New Mexico State University
— Third Place: Barry, Carvajal, Hiatt, Cummings and Halbasch, Sept. 11 coverage, Weber State University
Honorable Mention — Dana, LaSeur, Owen, Meek and Nash, "An Addiction, Among Us," Brigham Young University
— Honorable Mention: Kirkham, "Getting Priorities Straight," Southern Utah University

Newspaper Feature Writing
Winner: Kathryn Cowles, "Aged to perfection: New old country," University of Utah
— Second Place: Miki Meek, "Life on the streets," Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Aimee Heckel, "Guardian Angels," Colorado State University
— Honorable Mention: Laura B. Weiss, "Decoding destiny," University of Utah
— Honorable Mention: Thomas Burr, "Golden Girl," Southern Utah University
— Honorable Mention: Aimee Heckel, "Observe," Colorado State University

Sports Writing
Winner: Miki Meek, "4th down and graduation to go," Brigham Young University
— Second Place: Jamie Peterson, "Eating disorders are a growing trend among female athletes"
— Third Place (tie): Geoff Grammer, "UTEP proposal falls on deaf Aggie ears," New Mexico State Unviersity
— Third Place (tie): Tanna Berry, "Pom Poms not cream puffs," Weber State University
Honorable Mention — Eric Walden, "For all the marbles," University of Utah
— Honorable Mention: Noah Bond, "Cougar football: then and now," Brigham Young University

Newspaper Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: The Rocky Mountain, Colorado State University
— Second Place: The Daily Universe, Brigham Young University

Best Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Published 2 to 4 times per week)
Winner: The Round Up, New Mexico State University
— Second Place: The Utah Statesman, Utah State University
— Third Place: The Signpost, Weber State University

Best Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Published less than twice per week)
Winner: Mesa State College Criterion, Mesa State College
— Second Place: Chinook, Casper College

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Magazines

Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Winner: Patrick N. Callahan, "Heart to Heart," Mesa State College
— Second Place: Jeremy Mathews, "Sundance: Arctic's Journal," University of Utah
— Third Place: Michelle Herrick, "A Discussion on the War in Afghanistan," Colorado State University

Best Student Magazine published once a year
Winner: Western Slope Survivors, Mesa State College

Best All-Around Magazine
Winner: Red Magazine, University of Utah

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Photography

Spot News Photography
Winner: Erin Madson, "Election Results," Southern Utah State University
— Second Place: Sara-Brianna Shiells, "Case of Mistaken Identity," New Mexico State University
— Third Place: Josh Hardin, Colorado State University

General News Photography
Winner: Thomas Burr, "Qwest pay phones," Southern Utah University
— Second Place: Nathan Hembree, "Candlelight Vigil," Weber State University
— Third Place: Erin Madson, "Fuel's Brett Scallions," Southern Utah State University

Feature Photography
Winner: Josh Hardin, "Break," Colorado State University
— Second Place: Heather Callaway, "Color Sunday," Mesa State College
— Third Place: Aaron Sprecher, "40,400 pounds of food and counting," Colorado State University

Photo Illustration
Winner: Laura Grant and Elena Madrid, "Dealing with stress," New Mexico State University

Sports Photography
Winner: Laura Grant, "The one that got away," New Mexico State University
— Second Place: Aaron Sprecher, "Last-second heroics," Colorado State University
— Third Place: Thomas Burn, "Woody Bowersock," Southern Utah University

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Radio

Radio Spot News
Winner: Clark Building Fire," Marika Krause, Colorado State University

Radio Feature
Winner: Mary Baze, "The History of Riverton," Mesa State College
— Second Place: Tom Lucero, "Race For The Cure Coverage," Colorado State University

In-Depth Reporting
No award given.

Sports Reporting
Winner: Sean Walsh, Mike Welty, Zach Ginsberg, KCSU NCAA Volleyball Tournament Coverage, Colorado State University

Daily Newscast
No award given.

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Television

Television Spot News Reporting
Winner: Adam Atchison, "Steele's Checks Out," Colorado State University
— Second Place: Adam Atchison, "Carter Lake Fire," Colorado State University
— Third Place (tie): Staci McKay, "Anthrax," Weber State University
— Third Place (tie): Jennaca Tesch, "Old Main Waterfall," Utah State University

Television General News Reporting
Winner: Lindsay Palmer, Utah Redistricting, Brigham Young University
— Second Place: Adam Atchison, Diffusing Danger, Colorado State University
Third Place (tie)- Krista Johnson and Adrian Cruz, Kids' Art, Colorado State University
Third Place (tie)- Lindsay Palmer, After the Olympics, Brigham Young University

Television Feature
Winner: Adam Atchison, The Hidden Disease, Colorado State University
— Second Place: Joe Dana, Rockets, Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Russell Olsen, Shakespeare, Southern Utah University

Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Lindsay Palmer, Utah Redistricting, Brigham Young University
— Second Place: Cameron Sawyer, Publish or Perish, Brigham Young University

Television Sports Reporting
Winner: Annie Gardner, Tyson Snow, and Audrey Perry, St George Marathon, Brigham
Young University
— Second Place: Joe Carter and Paul Smith, Campus Television Sports: November 5, 2001, Colorado State University
— Third Place: Tyson Snow, Heath Schroyer, Brigham Young University

Television News Photography
Winner: Robert Gaidecki, Diffusing Danger, Colorado State University
— Second Place: Robert Gaidecki, Emergency Drill, Colorado State University
— Third Place: Peter Richards, Brush Fire, Brigham Young University

Television Feature Photography
Winner: Drew Hancock, Swetsville Zoo, Colorado State University
— Second Place: Robert Gaidecki, Breast Cancer Foundation, Robert Gaidecki, Colorado State University
— Third Place: Robert Gaidecki and Drew Hancock, Corn Maze, Colorado State University

Television Sports Photography
Winner: Jon Stone, Kevin Brown, Joe Carter, and Paul Smith, CTV Monday Sports: Fresno State vs Colorado State, Colorado State University
— Second Place: Annie Gardner, Audrey Perry, and Tyson Snow, St George Marathon, Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Jeff Hertzler, Senior Night, Utah State vs. Cal Poly, Utah State University

Television Daily Newscast
Winner: KBYU News, KBYU/Newsnet, Brigham Young University

Television Non-Daily Newscast
Winner: Friday Edition, KBYU/Newsnet, Brigham Young University
— Second Place: Campus Television News, Jon Stone, Jeff Parden, Melissa Marshbanks and the CTV News Staff, Colorado State University
— Third Place: A-TV News, Department of Journalism, Utah State University

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Online

Online Spot News Reporting
Winner: Leon Paul D'Souza and Will Bettmann, "Ogden awaits word on possible Anthrax contamination," Utah State University
— Second Place: Melanie Bridge, "Two Y students face felony drug charges," Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Leon Paul D'Souza and Will Bettmann, "USU Muslims condemn terrorist attack

Online General News Reporting
Winner: Holli Gunnell, "USU student finds bacteria gene," Utah State University
— Second Place: Leon Paul D'Souza and Will Bettmann, "Terrorists who attacked," Utah State University

Online Feature Reporting
Winner: Ruth Turner, "Breaking the cycle of delinquency," Utah State University
— Second Place: Marcie Young, "Night Patrol," Utah State University
— Third Place: Elizabeth Scully, "Grandpa Still Rocks," Utah State University

Online In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Kristina Whitley, "On Utah's Death Row, Fairness is Debated," Brigham Young University
— Second Place: Kristina Whitley, "Utah has the nation's chemical incinerator," Brigham Young University
— Third Place: Marcie Young, "Movies' seductive lie tells men," Utah State University

Online Sports Reporting
No awards given

Online Opinion and Commentary
Winner: Leon Paul D'Souza, Utah State University
— Second Place: Matthew Flitton, Utah State University
— Third Place: Elizabeth Scully, Utah State University

Best All-Around Online Student Newspaper
Winner: BYU Newsnet, Brigham Young University
— Second Place: The Roundup Online, New Mexico State University

Best All-Around Online Student Magazine
No awards given

Best All-Around Online Student Broadcast Station
Winner: Stephenson Beck, BYU Newsnet, Brigham Young University

Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
Winner: Hard News Café, Utah State University

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2001 Mark of Excellence Region 9 Winners/Finalists

2001 Mark of Excellence
Region 9 Winners/Finalists