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Contacts:
Lauren Rochester, SPJ Awards Coordinator, 317-927-8000 ext. 210, lrochester@spj.org
Abby Henkel, SPJ Communications Manager, 317-927-8000 ext. 215, ahenkel@spj.org
INDIANAPOLIS The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce the Region 11 Mark of Excellence Award winners for the 2011 calendar year. The Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best collegiate journalism in the U.S.
SPJ Region 11 includes Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada. This year, the contest received more than 4,000 entries across SPJs 12 regions.
The honorees were awarded certificates on March 31 during the Region 11 SPJ Spring Conference held in Universal City, Calif. First-place regional winners will advance to the national round of judging. National winners will be announced in late April.
The winners are listed below. For additional information on the Mark of Excellence Awards, please contact Awards Coordinator Lauren Rochester at lrochester@spj.org.
REGION 11 WINNERS
Four-year collegesBreaking News Photography First Place: CSU students arrested in protest by Stefan Agregado, California State University, Long Beach
Second Place: Occupy Oakland by Elijah Nouvelage, San Francisco State University
Third Place: CSU board of trustees vote for tuition increase at meeting turned violent by Andrew Lopez, California State University, Northridge
Feature Photography First Place: Homeless with Children by Ryan Loughlin, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: San Francisco Bay Bombers roller derby team throws down at Kezar Stadium -- Man Between Legs by Erik Verduzco, San Francisco State University
Third Place: Earning his stripes by Colin Prenger, University of Arizona
General News Photography First Place: Let It All Hang Out: Folsom participant spitting by Gil Riego, Jr., San Francisco State University
Second Place: Border markets provide passage for undocumented immigrants by Michel Duarte, Arizona State University
Third Place: SDSU Salutes War Veterans by Antonio Zaragoza, San Diego State University
Photo Illustration First Place: Special Food Issue by Louise Leong and Nick Paris, University of California, Santa Cruz
Second Place: Battle for Pride by Isaac Arjonilla, University of California, Los Angeles
Third Place: No award*
Sports Photography First Place: 49ers' late goal wins Big West soccer championship by Steven Carcano, California State University, Long Beach
Second Place: Football steamrolls UC Davis by Beth Easterbrook, Arizona State University
Third Place: Eye on the Ball by Maxwell Buchanan, California Lutheran University
Editorial Cartooning First Place: Gabriel Ivan Orendain-Necochea, California State University, Northridge
Second Place: Chelsea Rash, Arizona State University
Third Place: Sara Donchey, San Francisco State University
Best Student Magazine First Place: Brink Magazine, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: State Press Magazine, Arizona State University
Third Place: No award*
Non-Fiction Magazine Article First Place: Ghosts of El Salvador by Dara Kerr, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: How to Mend a Broken Heart by Shannon Service, University of California, Berkeley
Third Place: Los Angeles River Revival by James Barragan, University of California, Los Angeles
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper First Place: The State Press, Arizona State University
Second Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
Third Place: Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper First Place: The Rebel Yell, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Second Place: Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University
Third Place: The Santa Clara, Santa Clara University
Breaking News Reporting First Place: At epic wreck, another victim by Laura J. Nelson, University of Southern California
Second Place: CSU fee hike incites violent riot by Antonio Zaragoza, San Diego State University
Third Place: Viral YouTube video called "repugnant" by UCLA administration by Kate Parkinson-Morgan, University of California, Los Angeles
Editorial Writing First Place: Daily Bruin Editorial Board, University of California, Los Angeles
Second Place: Krysten Jones, California Lutheran University
Third Place: Kristina Bui, University of Arizona
Feature Writing First Place: Back from Libya by Devin Kelly, University of California, Los Angeles
Second Place: Forgotten but not gone by Chelsea Hawkins, University of California Santa Cruz
Third Place: Stairway to Hell by Devin Hansrote, University of Nevada, Reno
General Column Writing First Place: Aysha Bagchi, Stanford University
Second Place: Casey Given, University of California, Berkeley
Third Place: Kristina Bui, University of Arizona
General News Reporting First Place: For those 'killed' by Social Security Administration error, life's hard by Samantha Bryson, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: Student Art at Risk on HSUs Campus by Derek Lactaoen, Humboldt State University
Third Place: Tattoo parlor case draws First Amendment debate - by Shawn Raymundo, Arizona State University
In-Depth Reporting First Place: Dreamers by Kurt Wagner, Santa Clara University
Second Place: Queasy Eats by The North Coast Journal Staff, Humboldt State University
Third Place: Dream State by The Daily Californian Staff, University of California, Berkeley
Sports Column Writing First Place: Ryan Eshoff, University of California, Los Angeles
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Sports Writing First Place: Scar tissue by Katie Dowd, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: Missy Franklin: The next big thing in American swimming by Kevin Fixler, University of California, Berkeley
Third Place: Go father, go further by Jack Wang, University of California, Berkeley
Best Affiliated Web Site First Place: The Daily Bruin Online (www.DailyBruin.com), University of California, Los Angeles
Second Place: The Daily Sundial Online (www.dailysundial.com), California State University, Northridge
Third Place: The Californian Online (www.dailycal.org), University of California, Berkeley
Best Independent Online Student Publication First Place: Downtown Devil (www.downtowndevil.com), Arizona State University
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Online Feature Reporting First Place: Life on the Light Rail by State Press Staff, Arizona State University
Second Place: Vietnam Medical Mini-documentary by Katie Widner, California State University, Fullerton
Third Place: From Toy Telescopes to the Skycenter by Josh Morgan and John DeDios, University of Arizona
Online In-Depth Reporting First Place: How safe is your food? by News21 Staff, Arizona State University
Second Place: Stateless in the Dominican Republic by News21 Staff, Arizona State University
Third Place: Dream State by The Daily Californian Staff, University of California, Berkeley
Online News Reporting First Place: 24 hours at the border reveals region that defies stereotypes by Cronkite News Staff, Arizona State University
Second Place: Occupy Berkeley Takes to the Streets by Jannon "J.J." Barrow, University of California, Berkeley
Third Place: Scars of War by Selena Larson, Stephanie Paeprer and Lindsay Hoffman, Arizona State University
Online Sports Reporting First Place: Missy Franklin: The next big thing in American swimming by Kevin Fixler, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: Mens hoops tops OSU on emotional senior day by Andrew Gruman, Arizona State University
Third Place: Roller derby teams skate, collide toward championship by Domenico Nicosia, Arizona State University
Online Opinion & Commentary First Place: Vaughn Hillyard, Arizona State University
Second Place: Brendan Capria, Arizona State University
Third Place: No award*
Best All-Around Radio Newscast First Place: Annenberg Radio News, University of Southern California
Second Place: Long Story Short, Daily Bruin Radio, University of California, Los Angeles
Third Place: No award*
Radio Feature Reporting First Place: Who needs a guitar to be a rock star? by Christopher Connelly, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: Johnny D by Nick Gnat, Arizona State University
Third Place: No award*
Radio In-depth Reporting First Place: The War on Drugs by Christopher Connelly, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: Undiagnosed baby in Mattel Childrens Hospitals intensive care supported by donations from Star Wars enthusiasts by Sarah Rogozen, University of California, Los Angeles
Third Place: No award*
Radio News Reporting First Place: Occupy LA coverage by Kyle Tabuena-Frolli, University of Southern California
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Radio Sports Reporting First Place: Men's basketball team reflects on replacing Tyler Honeycutt, Malcolm Lee by Gabriel Basayne, University of California, Los Angeles
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Best All-Around Television Newscast First Place: Cronkite NewsWatch, Arizona State University
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Television Feature Reporting First Place: Crescent City: by Hunter Holcombe and Christopher Connelly, University of California, Berkeley
Second Place: Female Boxing Promoter by Krystal Klei, Arizona State University
Third Place: Symphony Conductor by Dan Neligh, Arizona State University
Television In-depth Reporting First Place: The daily journey by Lisa Ruhl, Arizona State University
Second Place: A line in the sand: The story of two volunteers on the U.S.-Mexico border by Dan Neligh, Arizona State University
Third Place: Medicaid cuts put rural hospitals on tougher financial limits by Matthew Trotter, Arizona State University
Television General News Reporting First Place: American Border Patrol by Kylee Gauna, Arizona State University
Second Place: Bark beetles by Taryn Hale, Arizona State University
Third Place: Head Start expands by Gardenia Coleman, Arizona State University
Television Breaking News Reporting First Place: Occupy Phoenix by Lauren Titus, Arizona State University
Second Place: Conrad Murray guilty verdict by Ivana Dukanovich, Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner and Alexis Zotos, University of Southern California
Third Place: Occupy Light Rail by Ryan Haarer, Arizona State University
Television Feature Photography First Place: Day and night, Santa Monica pier lights up lives of visitors by Daily Bruin Staff, University of California, Los Angeles
Second Place: Symphony Conductor by Dan Neligh, Arizona State University
Third Place: Underground Hotel by Nathan O'Neal, Arizona State University
Television News Photography First Place: A line in the sand: The story of two volunteers on the U.S.-Mexico border by Dan Neligh, Arizona State University
Second Place: Border Rancher by Taryn Hale, Arizona State University
Third Place: Gila River Shelter by Gardenia Coleman, Arizona State University
Television Sports Reporting First Place: Kenny Mitchell by Isaac Easley and Lisa Blanco, Arizona State University
Second Place: ASU lacrosse by Jason Lewis, Arizona State University
Third Place: Jim Brock by Mallory Kidd, Arizona State University
Television Sports Photography First Place: Volleyball smarties by Brandon Kamerman, Arizona State University
Second Place: Inside the mind of a fighter by Rei Estrada, University of California, Los Angeles
Third Place: The new battlefield by Isaac Easley, Arizona State University
Two-year and community collegesBest All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper First Place: The Sun, Southwestern College
Second Place: Aztec Press, Pima Community College
Third Place: The Tempest, Solano Community College
General News Reporting First Place: Former instructor sentenced to 25 years by Tanya Flowers & Emanuel Bergmann, Los Angeles City College
Second Place: Chula Vista seeks ban on sale of synthetic drugs by Marshall Murphy, Southwestern College
Third Place: Sandoval cleared of sexual harassment charges by Albert H. Fulcher, Southwestern College
In-depth Reporting First Place: Investigation Into EducoSoft by Emanuel Bergmann, Tanya Flowers, Thomas Pumphrey and Kalifia Madden, Los Angeles City College
Second Place: Former VP hid, dumped millions by Nicholas Furr, Southwestern College
Third Place: Board fires corner lot construction firm; Union seeks corner lot PLA by Nicholas Furr, Southwestern College
Feature Writing First Place: Faces of Immigration series by Albert H. Fulcher, Ernesto Rivera, Serina Duarte and Angelica Gonzales, Southwestern College
Second Place: One Wolfe show by Alyssa Maness, Sacramento City College
Third Place: Remembering a legend by Tanya Flowers, Los Angeles City College
Sports Writing First Place: Winning the race of her life by Albert Fulcher, Ernesto Rivera and Serina Duarte, Southwestern College
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Editorial Writing First Place: Tanya Flowers and Hyun Chung, Los Angeles City College
Second Place: Sun Editorial Staff, Southwestern College
Third Place: Gisela Lagos, San Diego Mesa College
General Column Writing First Place: Albert H. Fulcher, Southwestern College
Second Place: Amanda L. Abad, Southwestern College
Third Place: Angela Van Ostran, Southwestern College
Best Affiliated Web Site First Place: The Sun Online (www.theswcsun.com), Southwestern College
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Online News Reporting First Place: Occupy Sacramento by L.T. Clayton, Sacramento City College
Second Place: No award*
Third Place: No award*
Breaking News Photography First Place: 99% Protestors confront LAPD by Paul Alvarez, Jr., Santa Monica College
Second Place: Football Bowl Game Brawl by Scott Smith, Santa Monica College
Third Place: No award*
Feature Photography First Place: Lucha Vavoom by Michael Yanow, Santa Monica College
Second Place: Wheelchair bound triathelete denied entry by Chris Alves, Santa Monica College
Third Place: No award*
Sports Photography First Place: National playoffs bound by Larry Gaurano, Pima Community College
Second Place: Getting it off his Chest by Serina Duarte, Southwestern College
Third Place: Full court depress by Jiamay Austria, Southwestern College
Editorial Cartooning First Place: Phillip Temple, Solano Community College
Second Place: Rashid Hasirbaf and Carlos Magana, Southwestern College
Third Place: No award*
* Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best in student journalism. Judges are not required to select first, second or third place winners. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For more information about SPJ, please visit
www.spj.org.
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