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Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ Earns Top Placements in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards

Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ earned top placements in (SPJ) 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards. Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ received five first-place awards and six finalist placements in the Region 4 competition.

The SPJ awards recognize outstanding work in student journalism. Entries are judged by professional journalists. SPJ’s Region 4 comprises Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.

The first-place winners will move on to the national  (MOE) competition among category winners from the 12 SPJ regions. 

Students placed in the following categories:


Breaking News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Finalist: Healing service – by Chelsae Ketchum, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Feature Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Winner: Unbreakable bond – by Leah Klafczynski, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

General News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Finalist: Combat water survival – by Chelsae Ketchum, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Sports Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Finalist: Tangled up – by Rachael Le Goubin, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Best Student Magazine

Finalist: Fusion Magazine – by Brittany Rees, Editor Shelby Nicholson, Art Director Kelli Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University School of Journalism

Non-Fiction Magazine Article

Finalist: Don’t sweat the small things – by Carley Hull, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

General News Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students

Winner: Three hours of fear – by Staff, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Best Use of Multimedia

Winner: Coming home – by Chelsae Ketchum, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Best All-Around Television Newscast

Winner: TV2 News: April 3, 2014 – by Nicole Septaric, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Television Feature Reporting

Winner: Cuyahoga Valley scenic railroad – by Brian Ivey, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

Television Sports Reporting

Finalist: Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ women’s golf team – by Zach Harley, Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 02:43 PM
Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2020 03:03 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Taylor Nickel