2002 Mark of Excellence
Region 2 Winners/Finalists

Newspapers

Editorial Writing
Winner: Joshua Riezman, The George Washington University, The GW Hatchet
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: Jeanine Gajewski, Travis Oingenpeel and Jessa Hanebury, James Madison University, The Breeze

Editorial Cartooning
Winner: Seth Casana, James Madison University, The Breeze
— Second Place: Michael Talley, Virginia Commonwealth University, Commonwealth Times
— Third Place: Chandra Anderson, Antijuan Jackson and Tariq Mix, Howard University, The Hilltop

General Column Writing
Winner: Tai Shadrick, Towson University, The Towerlight
— Second Place: Jennifer Hykes, Towson University, The Towerlight
— Third Place: Eric Brandner, Towson University, The Towerlight

Sports Column Writing
Winner: Lauren Silva, "From Left Field" columns, The George Washington University, The GW Hatchet
— Second Place: Hector del Castillo, "In This Corner" columns, Towson University, The Towerlight
— Third Place: Eric Brandner, "Bank Shots" columns, Towson University, The Towerlight

Spot News Reporting
Winner: Jonathan Cribbs and Jason Flanagan, "Shooting of 13-year-old linked to local murders," University of Maryland, The Diamondback
— Second Place: Rachel Leonard and Cleve Wootson, "1 Year Later, New York Still Grieves," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, The Daily Tar Heel
— Third Place (tie): Krissah Williams, "Lobbyists, Pedestrians Dodge Bullets," University of Maryland, The Easton (Md.) Star-Democrat
— Third Place (tie): John Frank, "Man Shot to Death of Rosemary Street," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, The Daily Tar Heel
— Honorable Mention: The Towerlight staff, "Special Edition — Promise Unfulfilled: Perkins Resigns," Towson University

General News Reporting
Winner: Mike Morris with contributons by Cailin McGough, Eric Brandner, Jennifer Hykes and Chris Terry, Series on Resignation of TU's President, Towson University, The Towerlight
— Second Place: The Daily Tar Heel staff, "Carrying On — One Year Later," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
— Third Place: Tamara El-Khoury, "Experts: Search Taking Toll on Officers," University of Maryland, The Montgomery (Md.) Journal
— Honorable Mention: David Clementson and Gayle Bowerman, "NAACP/BSA budgeting protest," James Madison University, The Breeze

In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Alex Kingsbury, Mosheh Oinounou and T. Neil Sroka, "SA forms reveal possible fund misuse," The George Washington University, The GW Hatchet
— Second Place: Laura A. Said, "Slow Justice," University of Maryland, The Daily Record (Baltimore, Md.)
— Third Place (tie): Terra Abrms and Daliz Davies, "Crying Murder," North Carolina Central University, Campus Echo
— Third Place (tie): Gavin Off, "A Pumped-Up Problem," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, The Daily Tar Heel

Feature Writing
Winner: Kellie Dixon, "Speaking from the Inside," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, The Daily Tar Heel
— Second Place: Ayesha Ahmad, "Shucks! Raw Deal for Oyster Lovers," University of Maryland, The Daily Record (Baltimore, Md.)
— Third Place: Catherine Dolinsky, "Olney Reluctant to Join Black 4th District," University of Maryland, The Prince George's (Md.) Journal
— Honorable Mention: Cedric Bowers, "What's in a Word?," North Carolina Central University, Campus Echo
— Honorable Mention: Nick Parker, "Almost Famous," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, The Daily Tar Heel

Sports Writing
Winner: Jamie Agin, "Checking In With the Nation's Most Talented," University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, The Daily Tar Heel
— Second Place: Hector del Castillo, "One play, no time on the clock," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Third Place: Brian Costa, "Student-athlete grad rate drops," The George Washington University, The GW Hatchet

Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper Newspaper (Published 2 to 4 times a week)
Winner: The Towerlight, Towson University
— Second Place: The GW Hatchet, The George Washington University
— Third Place: The Breeze, James Madison University

Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Published less than twice a week)
Winner: Campus Echo, North Carolina Central University
— Second Place: The Bullet, Mary Washington College
— Third Place: No award given.
— Honorable Mention: The Marlin Chronicle, Virginia Wesleyan College

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Magazines

Magazine Non-Fiction Article
Winner: Britt Lake, "Time Out: Taking a year off," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, Blue & White Magazine
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Best Student Magazine (published once a year)
No awards given.

Best Student Magazine (published more than once a year)
Winner: Blue & White, Britt Lake, Editor, University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

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Photography

Spot News Photography
Winner: Andrew Snow, "IMF protests," The George Washington University, The GW Hatchet
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

General News Photography
Winner: Saul Stoogenke, "Students Rally for Solidarity," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Second Place: Saul Stoogenke, "Planning Towson's Next Step," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Third Place: Lisa Johnson, "Protestors Oppose War on Iraq," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Honorable Mention: Lisa Johnson, "Towson Pays Tribute to 9-11," Towson University, The Towerlight

Feature Photography
Winner: Rashaun Rucker, "Dog Days," North Carolina Central University, Campus Echo
— Second Place: Michael Feimster, "Postcards from Harlem," North Carolina Central University, Campus Echo
— Third Place: No award given.

Photo Illustration
No awards given.

Sports Photography
Winner: Lisa Johnson, "Tigers Outduel No. 9 Lehigh," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Second Place: Lisa Johnson, "Hicks' third consecutive shutout spurs TU victory," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Third Place: Steve Lafferty, "Long-time rival Delware stopped," Towson University, The Towerlight
— Honorable Mention: Michael Feimster, "Eagles get blasted," North Carolina Central University, Campus Echo

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Radio

Radio Spot News Reporting
No awards given.

Radio Feature
Winner: Sudhir Kumar, "Alfonso Unresty," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, www.carolinaweek.org
— Second Place: Sabrina Hall, "Enough is Enough," University of Maryland, WMUC Radio
— Third Place: Jeffrey Schonfeld, "Students Driving Drunk," University of Maryland, WMUC Radio

Radio In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Sabrina Hall, "Enough is Enough," University of Maryland, WMUC Radio
— Second Place: Sudhir Kumar, "The Homeless Dilemma," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, www.carolinaweek.org
— Third Place: Sudhir Kumar, "Tuition Increase 2002," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, www.carolinaweek.org

Radio Sports Reporting
Winner: Sudhir Kumar, "Club Football," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, www.carolinaweek.org
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Radio Daily Newscast
No awards given.

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Television

Television Spot News Reporting
Winner: Rishi Barran, "Sniper Strikes Montgomery County," University of Maryland, UMTV
— Second Place: Katie Calautti, "IMF Impact," University of Maryland, UMTV
— Third Place: Kate Ermolovich, "Beltway Chase," University of Maryland, UMTV

Television General News Reporting
Winner: Regina Willis, "Drunk Driving," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
— Second Place: Antonio Viardo, "IMF Protest," University of Maryland, UMTV
— Third Place: Michael Handy, "Loptop Investigation — Part I," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, Carolina Week

Television Feature
Winner: Regina Willis, "Goat Farm B&B," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, Carolina Week
— Second Place: Alex Lawson, "Woolly Worm Festival," University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
— Third Place: Antonio Viardo, "Interfaith House," University of Maryland, UMTV

Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Gretchen Decker, "Food Access," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, WUNC-TV
— Second Place: Brook Young, "Teens in Need of Adoption," Howard University, WHUT-TV
— Third Place: Maryland Newsline, "In-Depth Coverage: Sniper Attacks," University of Maryland

Television Sports Reporting
Winner: Steve Lyerly, "Rugby," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, Carolina Week
— Second Place: Aaron Mesmer, "Tarpley," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, Carolina Week
— Third Place: Brenton Smith, "Libero," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill

Television News Photography
Winner: Agnes Lee, "Massaponax," University of Maryland, UMTV
— Second Place: Christian Sorge, "Shooting Spree," University of Maryland, UMTV
— Third Place: Christian Sorge, "Homeland Security Expo," University of Maryland, UMTV

Television Feature Photography
Winner: Erin Du Poix, "Maple View Farm," University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, Carolina Week
— Second Place: Katie Calautti, "Fire Safety," University of Maryland, UMTV
— Third Place: Christian Sorge, "Pumpkin Patch," University of Maryland, UMTV

Television Sports Photography
Winner: No award given.
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: Christian Sorge, "BB&T Wrap-up," University of Maryland, UMTV

Television Daily Newscast
Winner: Maryland Newsline, University of Maryland, UMTV
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Television Non-Daily Newscast
Winner: Carolina Week, University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

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Online

Online Spot News Reporting
No awards given.

Online General News Reporting
Winner: Maha Ezzeddine and staff, "Back to the Drawing Board — Redistricting in the Old Line State," University of Maryland, Maryland Newsline and Capital News Service
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Online Feature Reporting
Winner: Nicole M. Richardson and Ming-Huey Jeng, University of Maryland, Maryland Newsline
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Online In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Kenny Beck, Reginald Hart and Staff, University of Maryland, Maryland Newsline and Capital News Service
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Online Sports Reporting
Winner: Nicole M. Richardson, Gloria Son, Maha Ezzeddine, Scarlett Morao and Staff, "Farewell to Cole," University of Maryland, Maryland Newsline and Capital News Service
— Second Place: Brian Costa, "Pop Starts String as GW Wins Red Auerbach Classic," The George Washington University, gwhatchet.com
— Third Place: No award given.

Online Opinion and Commentary
No awards given.

Best All-Around Online Student Newspaper
Winner: www.thebreeze.org, Theresa Sullivan, Kevin Marinak and Stephen Cembrinski, James Madison University
— Second Place: Campus Echo Online, Jennie Alibasic, North Carolina Central University
— Third Place: No award given.

Best All-Around Online Student Magazine
No awards given.

Best All-Around Online Student Broadcast Station
Winner: Carolina Week, University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, www.carolinaweek.org
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
Winner: Maryland Newsline, University of Maryland
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.

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2002 Mark of Excellence Region 2 Winners/Finalists

2002 Mark of Excellence
Region 2 Winners/Finalists