Awards

2024

2024: The year in review

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Dec. 18, 2024) — In 2024, the Missouri School of Journalism was a stronger force than ever in hands-on education, community journalism and impactful research. “This year, we gained even more momentum in moving the industry forward as a school rooted not only in the philosophy of learning by doing, … Continued

Shelly Rodgers

Missouri School of Journalism professor Shelly Rodgers named Curators’ Distinguished Professor

Rodgers is the first J-School professor in 21 years to receive this distinction By Austin Fitzgerald COUMBIA, Mo. (Nov. 7, 2024) — Shelly Rodgers, the Maxine Wilson Gregory chair in journalism research at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been named a Curators’ Distinguished Professor. The prestigious, system-wide honor is the highest academic rank bestowed … Continued

Jon Stemmle receives his award from April Fiesler Avery, president of MEMO

Missouri School of Journalism’s Jon Stemmle wins Post-Secondary Professional of the Year Award

Jon Stemmle receives his award from April Fiesler Avery, president of MEMO. By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 5, 2024) — Jon Stemmle, a strategic communication professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the Post-Secondary Professional of the Year Award from the Marketing Educators of Missouri (MEMO), previously known as the Marketing Cooperative … Continued

Teresia Nzau

From the streets of Kenya to Missouri School of Journalism grad student

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (July 31, 2024) — When Teresia Nzau, a doctoral student at the Missouri School of Journalism, learned that she had won the 2024 Inez Kaiser Graduate Students of Color Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the news resonated with her on a number of … Continued

Mizzou’s NAHJ Chapter at the NAHJ national conference in Hollywood. L-R: Dean David Kurpius, Emilia Hansen, Piper Molins, Sophie Rentschler, Tadeo Ruiz, Evan Holden, Matias Remley and Assistant Professor Jeannette Porter.

Update: Mizzou NAHJ named Chapter of the Year

Mizzou’s NAHJ Chapter at the NAHJ national conference in Hollywood. L-R: Dean David Kurpius, Emilia Hansen, Piper Molins, Sophie Rentschler,Tadeo Ruiz, Evan Holden, Matias Remley and Assistant Professor Jeannette Porter. By Austin Fitzgerald UPDATE: Mizzou NAHJ won Chapter of the Year at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference and Expo in Hollywood, California, on … Continued

The AdZou team conducted an Instagram takeover during the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Salt Lake City. To watch their takeover, visit Instagram.com/mujschool.

Missouri School of Journalism’s AdZou team places in top five in National Student Advertising Competition

The AdZou team conducted an Instagram takeover during the National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) in Salt Lake City. To watch their takeover, visit instagram.com/mujschool. By Benjamin Miller COLUMBIA, Mo. (June 17, 2024) — AdZou, the full-service marketing and advertising agency operated by strategic communication students from the Missouri School of Journalism, took fourth place in … Continued

Owen Ziliak

Owen Ziliak, BJ ’24, wins second place at Hearst National Photojournalism Championship

Owen Ziliak photographs a beehive at the REAP Climate Center in Alameda, California, during his Hearst National Photojournalism Championship assignment. By Nate Brown Columbia, Mo. (June 17, 2024) — Recent Missouri School of Journalism graduate Owen Ziliak has won second place in the 2023-2024 Hearst National Photojournalism Championship, which was held June 1-6 in San … Continued