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Region 5 Mark of Excellence Awards winners announced in Louisville
Contacts:
Matthew Kent, SPJ Program Coordinator, 317-920-4788, mkent@spj.org
Jennifer Royer, SPJ Director of Communications and Marketing, 317-361-4134, jroyer@spj.org
INDIANAPOLIS The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 5 with 2018 Mark of Excellence Awards winners.
SPJs Region 5 comprises Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Honorees received award certificates the weekend of April 6 at the Region 5 Conference. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other regional MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions.
National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at the Excellence in Journalism conference in San Antonio.
MOE Awards entries are judged by professionals with at least three years of journalism experience. Judges were directed to choose entries they felt were among the best in student journalism. If no entry rose to the level of excellence, no award was given. Any category not listed has no winner.
School divisions are based on student enrollment, including both graduate and undergraduate: Large schools have at least 10,000 students and small schools have 9,999 or fewer students.
The list below details all Region 5 winners. If you have any questions regarding the MOE Awards, contact Matthew Kent via email or phone at 317-920-4788.
This list reflects the spelling and titles submitted in the award entries.
Newspapers
Breaking News Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: Bomb threat at University of Kentucky by Staff of Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Finalist: Reports of a man with a gun on campus by Staff of The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
Finalist: Lenti makes sudden exit after more than 30 years by Shane Rene and Benjamin Conboy, DePaul University
Breaking News Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: Butler victim advocate Sara Minor to resign from university by Marisa Miller, Butler University
General News Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: Student: I didnt want there to be a girl after me by Mackenzie Manley and Sam Rosenstiel, Northern Kentucky University
Finalist: Salvadoran woman finds refuge in Evanston church, attempts to reunite with daughter by Julia Esparza, Northwestern University
Finalist: Lawmakers in last-minute push to make members of Congress liable for sexual harassment by Libby Berry, Northwestern University
General News Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 students
Winner: Butler Dining Services by Staff of The Butler Collegian, Butler University
Finalist: Flooding affects Midwest by Zoλ Berg and Maia Gibson, University of Indianapolis
Finalist: Future Greyhound victim of Florida school shooting by Abby Land, University of Indianapolis
In-Depth Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: She saw something by Rick Childress, University of Kentucky
Finalist: Eminent domain by Laurel Demkovich, Indiana University
Finalist: Campus Safety stopped and frisked mostly minorities and mostly innocent people in the last two years by Michael McDevitt, Loyola University Chicago
In-Depth Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 students
Winner: Butler cheer coach suddenly dismissed after 19 years and nobody will say why by Dana Lee, Butler University
Feature Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: The man in black by Jack Evans, Indiana University
Finalist: Answering the call by Liz Meuser, Indiana University
Finalist: Meet Hotel Tangos new cat Fatty. His tail was allegedly bitten off by an alligator. by Sarah Bahr, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Feature Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: Theatre seniors direct works for Student Engagement Series by Maia Gibson, University of Indianapolis
Finalist: Queer life in the Butler Bubble by Camille Arnett, Butler University
General Column Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: Andrew Henderson, Western Kentucky University
Finalist: Jane Recker, Northwestern University
Finalist: Marissa Martinez, Northwestern University
General Column Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: Madeleine Lucchetti, Butler University
Finalist: Byron Mason, DePauw University
Sports Column Writing
Winner: Abigail Schnable, Loyola University Chicago
Finalist: Henry Redman, Loyola University Chicago
Sports Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: A new hope by Jordan Guskey, Indiana University
Finalist: Donors match by Casey McCarthy, Western Kentucky University
Finalist: NU grad earns fellowship with MLB commissioner, hopes to become leagues first female GM by Benjamin Rosenberg, Northwestern University
Sports Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: Butlers Matt Howard at a crossroads in professional basketball career by Drew Favakeh, Butler University
Finalist: Student athletes expected to follow drinking policies set by department and team by Joslyn Fox, DePauw University
Editorial Writing
Winner: Staff of Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Finalist: The Daily Northwestern Editorial Board, Northwestern University
Finalist: Staff of Loyola Phoenix, Loyola University Chicago
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: The Daily Northwestern by Staff of The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: The Ball State Daily News by Staff of The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
Finalist: Loyola Phoenix by Staff of Loyola Phoenix, Loyola University Chicago
Finalist: The DePaulia by Staff of The DePaulia, DePaul University
Magazines
Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Winner: Diagnostic deficit by Elizabeth Guthrie, Northwestern University
Finalist: The star of Norwegian knitwear by Emma Sarappo, Northwestern University
Finalist: Laughing matters: How and why female comedians crack jokes about sexual harassment by Megan Lebowitz, Northwestern University
Best Student Magazine
Winner: North by Northwestern by Staff of North by Northwestern, Northwestern University
Finalist: We Demand Change by Staff of Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Finalist: BlackBoard Magazine by Staff of BlackBoard Magazine, Northwestern University
Art/Graphics
Breaking News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: Pension protest by Silas Walker, Western Kentucky University
Finalist: Noblesville Schools lockdown by Stephanie Amador, Ball State University
Finalist: Kentuckys win over Florida by Arden Barnes, University of Kentucky
Feature Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: The meaning of heritage by Stephanie Amador, Ball State University
Finalist: Piano player by Jorday Prather, University of Kentucky
Finalist: Cape-able by Silas Walker, Western Kentucky University
Feature Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: Hidden spaces by Tilly Marlatt, DePauw University
Finalist: Dawgs with style: Alexa Renfro by Adam Cvik, Butler University
Finalist: Funky hair by Meghan Olson, Southern Connecticut State University
Editorial Cartooning
Winner: Samuel Myers, University of Kentucky
Finalist: Ethan Gerling, University of Indianapolis
General News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: MLK commemoration includes new arts festival by Noah Frick-Alofs, Northwestern University
Finalist: Rainbow vigil by Arden Barnes, University of Kentucky
Finalist: She was beaten and robbed three blocks from Loyola. Campus cops didnt tell students. by Michael McDevitt, Loyola University Chicago
General News Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: Stevoncé at the Annual Drag Show by Kyle McGinnis, University of Indianapolis
Finalist: Flooding affects Midwest by Zoλ Berg, University of Indianapolis
Photo Illustration (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: The marijuana double standard by Terence K. Lightning Jr., Ball State University
Finalist: Centuries in the making by Katherine Pach, Northwestern University
Finalist: Pause ends for 12 Ball State IFC fraternities, 1 left on probation by Stephanie Amador, Ball State University
Sports Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students
Winner: Football: Isaiah Bowsers big day gives Northwestern much-needed offensive spark by Noah Frick-Alofs, Northwestern University
Finalist: Captured: Northwestern football at Music City Bowl by Allie Goulding and Lauren Duquette, Northwestern University
Finalist: Ball State vs. Eastern Michigan by Paige Grider, Ball State University
Sports Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students
Winner: LaVall Jordan by Jimmy Lafakis, Butler University
Radio
Radio Feature
Winner: Every students dream? How some high school students really feel about four-day school weeks by Mia Mamone, Northwestern University
Finalist: Plane crash: 3 years later by John Murray, Illinois State University
Finalist: Secretary of State preview by Ashley Antonini, Illinois State University
Radio News Reporting
Winner: E-cig wrap by Ashley Antonini, Illinois State University
Finalist: Trump Tower lawsuit by Avery Van Etten, Northwestern University
Finalist: Redbirds rising by Blake Haas, Illinois State University
Radio Sports Reporting
Winner: NCAA ISU volleyball recap by Julie Martin, Illinois State University
Finalist: Meat the birds: Keyshawn Evans by Neil Doyle, Illinois State University
Radio In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Cascade leaves the WIC by Abby Carpenter, Ally Low, Mary Grace Cusumano and Shelby Schoen, DePauw University
Television
Television General News Reporting
Winner: Improve NU challenge by Emanuella Evans, Northwestern University
Finalist: Muncie Police toy box by Emerson Lehmann, Ball State University
Finalist: Prescription drug abuse by Andrew Lamparski, Indiana University
Television Feature Reporting
Winner: Outcry art exhibit by Melody Mercado, DePaul University
Finalist: Race in the limelight: How Charlottesville is moving forward by Michelle Baik, Northwestern University
Finalist: Local circus by Meredith Struewing, Indiana University
Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Compressor station divides: A series by Michelle Baik, Northwestern University
Finalist: Van Dyke verdict by Rosbelis Quinones, DePaul University
Television Sports Reporting
Winner: DePaul Loyola basketball by Evan Rogerson, DePaul University
Finalist: DePaul Tennis team by Paul Steeno, DePaul University
Finalist: Woman sports reporter by Agathe Muller and Jennifer Nazha, DePaul University
Best All-Around Television Newscast
Winner: Good Day DePaul by Karyn Lacey and Daniele Laguckaite, DePaul University
Finalist: Northwestern News Report by Staff of Northwestern News Report, Northwestern University
Finalist: NewsLink Indiana Election Night 2018 by Seth Tocco, Tanner Holbrook, Cameron DeBlasio and Emily Poe, Ball State University
Online
Online News Reporting
Winner: Tennessee death row inmates ask for electrocution over lethal injection. Its a form of protest. by Stavros Agorakis, Northwestern University
Finalist: The marijuana double standard by Riley Eubanks, Ball State University
Finalist: Whats left behind by Brynn Mechem, Ball State University
Online Feature Reporting
Winner: The pride of Paoli by Laurel Demkovich, Emily Berryman and Hannah Boufford, Indiana University
Finalist: Abandoned citizens: One research teams fight against the U.S. deportation system by Darby Hopper and Ashley Hackett, Northwestern University
Online In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Never the same by Helen Gibson, Western Kentucky University
Finalist: Our Music My Body brings conversations about consent to music festivals, shows by Marissa Nelson, DePaul University
Finalist: Making a good grade in mental health is an increasingly tough assignment by Rusmus Straka, Western Kentucky University
Online Opinion & Commentary
Winner: Letting it linger by Cody Corrall, DePaul University
Finalist: The butterfly effect by Mikayla Rose Price, DePaul University
Online Sports Reporting
Winner: Look what he was able to do: The growing legend of Isaiah Bowser by Davis Rich, Northwestern University
Finalist: Drifting under the radar by Samantha Smith, DePaul University
Finalist: Sliding into tradition by Riley Eubanks, Ball State University
Best Affiliated Web Site
Winner: The Ball State Daily News by Staff of The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University
Finalist: Ball Bearings by Staff of Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Best Independent Online Student Publication
Winner: Fourteen East Magazine by Staff of Fourteen East Magazine, DePaul University
Finalist: READ Magazine by Staff of WKU SJ&B, Western Kentucky University
Finalist: Fleischaker-Greene First Amendment scholars: The right to protest by Staff of F-G Scholars, Western Kentucky University
Best Use of Multimedia
Winner: Diary of a derby mom by Merritt Mclaughlin, Ball State University
Finalist: Gaining momentum: March for Our Lives across the nation by Staff of Fourteen East Magazine, DePaul University
Finalist: A walk up Michigan Avenue by Christopher Silber, DePaul University
Podcast
Winner: Shooting at Mercy Hospital hits home for nursing students by Christopher Hacker, Loyola University Chicago
Finalist: ReTale Is the customer always right? by Dylan Van Sickle, DePaul University
Videography
Online/Digital News Videography
Winner: A video portrait of election day in Evanston by Staff of The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University
Finalist: Protests erupt during Kavanaugh confirmation vote by Beverly Banks, Dorothy Mills-Gregg and Brock Hall, Northwestern University
Online/Digital Feature Videography
Winner: Life of Rohingya refugee in Chicago by Poppy Shen and Hangda Zhang, Northwestern University
Finalist: NU alumna protests against Chicago-based poke chain by Jessica Liu and Christopher Vazquez, Northwestern University
Finalist: Beyond the binary: NU transgender students face obstacles navigating the housing process by Christopher Vazquez, Northwestern University
Online/Digital Sports Videography
Winner: Sights and faces of Fight Night 2018 by Grace Pritchett and Michelle Hanks, Western Kentucky University
Broadcast News Videography
Winner: The wild is closer than it appears by Tilly Marlatt, DePauw University
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