June 2011 J-School Life Award-Winning Faculty and Students: 2010-2011 Awards and Recognitions How Do You Say "Tiger?" J-School Home to Languages from All Over the World The J-School's Arts-in-Depth Series: Adding Color to Black and White Professional Partnerships: Developing Next-Generation Solutions for Industry MU's Secret Societies: Outstanding Students and Faculty Inducted on Tap Day Snowmageddon: Reporting Through the 2011 Snowstorm Staying Current: J-School Approves 16 New Courses J-School Quiz: Ten Quick Questions on the World's First School of Journalism Alumni Crooked Cops, Massive Floods and Catchy Songs: J-School Alums Receive Prestigious Awards Dreams Happen: Alumna Wins Pulitzer Prize Less Than Four Years Out Of College From Beats to Best-Sellers: Three J-School Alums Write New York Times Best-Selling Biographies From College Roommates to Successful Journalists: Major Garrett, BJ '84, and Mark Russell, BJ '84 Sidebar: My Reflections on Press, Freedom and Responsibility Major Garrett, BJ '84 Mark Russell, BJ '84 A Legacy of Impeccable Ethics: Barney Calame, BJ '61, Receives L.H.D. Degree Refusing to Compromise: Alumni Uphold Principles While Facing Censorship Students Networking Across the Nation: Media Trips Provide Exposure to Industry Profile of Nick Gass: First Undergraduate Selected for ABC News Kaplan Fellowship Profile of Nikki Tekeei: Journalism, International Relations and Fluency in French Profile of Patrick Fallon: Finding His Responsibility in Photojournalism Project 573: 12 Students + 6 Emphasis Areas = 1 Capstone Faculty Mentoring Relationships: Passing the Lessons Along Transforming Journalism: Faculty Develop Ideas for the RJI Fellows Program Links Mizzou Alumni Association J-School Website Contact Us About the Magazine Magazine Credits/ Letter from the Student Editor January 2011 Edition

J-School Home ... The J-School Magazine: June 2011 ... 2010-2011 Awards and Recognitions 2010-2011 Awards and Recognitions Missouri School of Journalism students and faculty earned more than 160 top awards and recognitions in writing, design, research, design, strategic communication and other areas during the 2010-2011 academic year. The following list outlines these international and national distinctions. Story Links AdZou Alexia Foundation American Advertising Federation American Copy Editors Society American Journalism Historians Association Associated Press Sports Editors Association for Journalism and Mass Communication Big 12 Bridgestone Safety Scholars Video National Contest College Photographer of the Year Columbia Missourian Dow Jones News Fund Emmy Award Eramus EuroMedia Award Fox News College Challenge Fox Sports Hearst Journalism Awards Institute for Public Relations Intel International Communication Association Kansas City Press Club KBIA KOMU Missouri Broadcasters Association Missouri Press Association National Communication Association National Press Photographers Association National Research Council News21 Pulitzer Center Radio Television Digital News Association Society of American Business Editors and Writers Society of Professional Journalists State University of New York Student Society for News Design Student Sports Shooter University of Missouri University of Wisconsin-Madison UWM School of Journalism and Mass Communication YouTube Alexia Foundation International Winner of Alexia Foundation Grant American Advertising Federation, Kansas City Chapter Silver ADDY for "The J-School: Celebrating One Hundred Years in Journalism and the Reynolds Journalism Institute Dedication" Commemorative Book American Copy Editors Society $1,000 Copy Editing Scholarship (one of five national winners) American Journalism Historians Association The Robert Lance Award for the Outstanding Student Paper Honorable Mention, Best Paper on Women's History Competition Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Nafziger-White-Salwen Dissertation Award, given for top dissertation Top Paper, Korean American Communication Association Top Student Paper, Scholastic Journalism Division Top Faculty Paper, the James J. Murphy Memorial Award, Cultural and Critical Studies Division Top 3 Paper, Communication Theory and Methodology Division First Place, Best of Entertainment Studies Interest Group President's Award 44 Peer-Reviewed Papers Accepted for Presentation Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Student Magazine Contest Second Place, Start-up Magazine Project: Team Third Place, Start-up Magazine Project: Team Third Place, Consumer Magazine Article: Feature Honorable Mention, Consumer Magazine Article: People Associated Press Sports Editors Annual Award Competition Top 10, Columbia Missourian Sports Section (Winners Listed Without Order) Associated Press Sports Editors National Sports Journalism Contest First Place, Breaking News Second Place, Explanatory Writing Third Place, Explanatory Writing Third Place, Feature Writing Honorable Mention, Feature Writing Bridgestone Safety Scholars Video National Contest Second Place College Photographer of the Year Gold, Sports Portfolio Gold, Domestic Picture Story Silver, Domestic Picture Story Bronze, Sports Action Award of Excellence, Feature Award of Excellence, Portrait Dow Jones News Fund The 2010 Edward Trayes Scholar (Given to the Top Summer Intern) Seven students selected as summer interns. Emmy Award, Regional Regional Student Emmy: Production-News Regional Emmy: Best Photographer News-No Time Limit Walter Cronkite Mid-America Scholarship (One of Two National Winners) Eramus EuroMedia Award Gareth Harding, Brussels program director, for innovative e-magazine he publishes. Fox News College Challenge National Winner Fox Sports "Every Game Matters" was the winning concept chosen by Fox Sports for its 2011 Big 12 promotional campaign. The campaign was developed by an AdZou team. Hearst Journalism Awards: Monthly Competitions Fourth Place, Broadcast Features Competition I Fourth Place, In-Depth Writing Fifth Place, In-Depth Writing Seventh Place, Feature Writing Tenth Place, Multimedia Hearst Journalism Awards: National Championship One of five finalists in television championship competition. Institute for Public Relations Top Student Paper Award International Communication Association Top Paper Award, Health Communication Division Presented 12 Peer-Reviewed Papers International Communication Association and National Communication Association, Joint Health Communication Divisions Dissertation of the Year Award International Research Campus-Wide Competition Top Student Paper Award Kansas City Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists KOMU, Television Station of the Year Gold, Feature Silver, Feature Bronze, Feature Gold, Photojournalism Silver, Photojournalism Bronze, Photojournalism Gold, Sports Silver, Sports Gold, Documentary Program Gold, Regular Franchise Feature Honorable Mention, Newscast Missouri Broadcasters Association for KOMU-TV Gold, Feature Gold, Photojournalism Gold, Sports Gold, Documentary Program Gold, Regular Franchise Feature Silver, Photojournalism Silver, Sports Silver, Feature Bronze, Feature Bronze, Photojournalism Honorable Mention, Newscast Missouri Press Association for the Columbia Missourian First Place, Best Investigative Reporting First Place, Best Feature Story First Place, Best News Photo First Place, Best Photo Package First Place, Best Ad Idea/Promotion of an Advertiser First Place, Best News Content First Place, Best Sports Pages First Place, Best Business Story First Place, Best Rural Life/Agriculture Story First Place, Best Sports Feature Story Second Place, General Excellence Second Place, Best Special Section Second Place, Best Sports Photo Second Place, Best Story about History Second Place, Best Business Story Third Place, Best Front-to-Back Design Third Place, Best News Story Third Place, Best Feature Story Third Place, Best News Photo Third Place, Best Business Story Third Place, Best Coverage of Government Third Place, Best Rural Life/Agriculture Story Third Place, Best Story about Education Third Place, Best Investigative Reporting Third Place, Best Information Graphic Third Place, Community Service Honorable Mention, Best Feature Story Honorable Mention, Best Column-Serious Honorable Mention, Best Story about the Outdoors National Press Photographers Association Monthly Contest Second Place, April 2011 Audio Slideshow Second Place, December 2010 Multimedia Project Third Place, March 2011 Audio Slideshow Third Place, February 2011 Multimedia Project Third Place, January 2011 Audio Slideshow National Research Council Identified School's doctoral program as among the best. Harold L. Nelson Award for achievement in mass communication research. Awarded by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Esther Thorson, recipient News21 One of 11 national interns. Project: Report, an international partnership of YouTube with the Pulitzer Center and made possible by Sony VAIO and Intel. Grand prize winner Radio Television Digital News Association Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards KBIA, Overall Excellence KBIA, Audio Reporting: Hard News KBIA, Audio Investigative Reporting KOMU, Video News Commentary KOMU, Website Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Award Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards First Place, Non-Fiction Magazine Article First Place, Radio In-Depth Reporting First Place, Television In-Depth Reporting First Place, Television Sports Reporting First Place, Television Breaking News Reporting First Place, Television Feature First Place, Television General News Reporting First Place, Television News Photography Second Place, In-Depth Reporting Second Place, Radio Feature Second Place, Radio Sports Writing Second Place, Television In-Depth Reporting Second Place, Television Sports Reporting Second Place: Television Breaking News Reporting Second Place, Television Feature Third Place, Radio Feature Third Place Television Sports Reporting Third Place, Television Breaking News Reporting Third Place, Television Feature State University of New York Research Project One professor recognized as a Top 50 Communication Scholar in this survey that analyzed productivity of 2,000 researchers in all communication fields at 100 universities. Student Society for News Design First Place, Multi-Page Story Package (Features Topic) First Place, Photo Story Design (One Page or One Spread) First Place, Newspaper Cover Design (Broadsheet Format) First Place, Display for Multimedia Second Place, Student Designer of the Year Second Place, Photo Story Design (One Page or One Spread) Second Place, Multi-Page Story Topic (News or Sports Topic) Second Place, Information Graphics (Single or Combination) Second Place, Cover of a Magazine or Newspaper Special Section Second Place, Mini-Site/Special Section of a News Website Third Place, Student Designer of the Year Third Place, Interactive or Animated Infographic Third Place, Photo Story Design (One Page or One Spread) Third Place, Multi-Page Story Package (Features Topic) Third Place, Newspaper Cover Design (Broadsheet Format) Honorable Mention, Newspaper Page Design (Single Inside Page or Double Truck) Honorable Mention, Sports Page Design (One Page or One Spread) Student Sports Shooter Annual Portfolio Competition First Place University of Missouri Excellence in Education Award (Faculty) William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (Faculty) Mizzou Alumni Association Faculty-Alumni Award (Four Recipients) Mizzou 39: 20 journalism seniors inducted into this group of campus' top 39 seniors. Hesburgh Scholarship: Journalism students received two of the four awarded. Tap Day: 21 journalism students and one faculty member inducted into five of the six secret honor societies on campus.   Profiles in Success  Submit a Profile In-depth looks at life after J-School. Class Notes  Submit a Class Note Shorter updates and recent alumni photos. 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Feature Stories   Video Segments James Baggett, BJ '83 James Balog Kat Bear, BJ '10 Cathleen Black D.W. Cole Walt Denny, BJ '74 Linda Eatherton, BJ '72 Dorothy Gaiter, BJ '73 Ignacio Gomez Leslie Harris, BS '98 Myron Kandel James Kennedy David Kindred Audrey Marrs Kelly McArthur Regina McCombs Maggie Meyer, BJ '07 Craig Newman, MA '81 Ken Paulson, BJ '75 Larry Postaer, BJ '59 Sandy Rowe Travis Smith Veronica Toney David Von Drehle John A. Walsh, MA '69 Richard N. Ward Katiy Woolard, BJ '08