Awards
Missouri School of Journalism’s Amy Simons wins Provost’s Award for University Citizenship
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Mar. 20, 2024) — Professor Amy Simons at the Missouri School of Journalism has earned the Provost’s Faculty Mentoring Award, one of the university-wide Provost’s Awards for University Citizenship. The award comes with a $1,000 prize and recognizes Simons’ mentorship of faculty colleagues. “Amy has provided generous and inspiring mentorship … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism doctoral candidate wins coveted dissertation award from American Academy of Advertising
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 18, 2024) — Evgeniia Belobrovkina, a doctoral candidate at the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the American Academy of Advertising’s (AAA) Doctoral Dissertation Grant Competition, a prestigious honor that comes with funding supporting the continuation of groundbreaking research and initiatives. Belobrovkina is the fifth doctoral candidate from the … Continued
A quarter of 2024 Mizzou ’39 recipients hail from Missouri School of Journalism
By Benjamin Miller COLUMBIA, Mo. (March 12, 2024) — Ten seniors from the Missouri School of Journalism are among the 39 winners of the Mizzou ‘39 award. Administered by the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board, the annual award honors high achieving seniors across all majors for their ability to balance leadership, service and academic excellence … Continued
Kathy Kiely wins 2024 Mel Carnahan Public Service Award
Missouri School of Journalism alum Lukas Parrish, a former student of Kiely’s, will also receive a scholarship at the ceremony By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2024) — Kathy Kiely, the Lee Hills Chair in Free-Press Studies, has won the 2024 Mel Carnahan Public Service Award. The award, bestowed by the Carnahan Policy Institute … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism students kick off the Hearst Awards season with multiple wins
By Benjamin Miller COLUMBIA, Mo. (Feb. 5, 2024) — The 64th annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program already features six student winners from the Missouri School of Journalism, with four students placing in the top 10 in their respective categories, kicking off a strong start to the 2023-2024 Hearst award season for the Missouri School of … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism senior Ryan Wilson named one of AAF’s 50 Most Promising Multicultural Students
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Jan. 17, 2024) — A Missouri School of Journalism student has once again been selected as one of the American Advertising Federation’s 50 Most Promising Multicultural Students. For 2024, the honor went to Ryan Wilson, who was chosen out of high-achieving and diverse seniors in more than 140 AAF college … Continued
Kia Breaux, Missouri School of Journalism alum, receives Black Alumni Trailblazer Award
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 20, 2023) — Kia Breaux, BJ ’96, the Midwest regional sales director for the Associated Press, will accept the Mizzou Black Alumni Network’s Trailblazer Award this evening at a 6:30 p.m. ceremony in the Reynolds Alumni Center. The award recognizes Mizzou alums who stand out as role models for … Continued
Columbia Missourian wins 81 Missouri Press Association Awards, the most ever for the Missouri School of Journalism’s community newspaper
By Ryleigh Hindle, Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2023) — The Columbia Missourian dominated at the 2023 Missouri Press Association Awards on Saturday, winning 81 awards overall in addition to the Gold Cup for Class 1 dailies. The total surpasses the Missourian’s previous record of 79 awards set in the 2020 contest. The results … Continued
KBIA wins national Murrow Award for digital projects
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 12, 2023) — KBIA-FM, the Missouri School of Journalism’s NPR-member radio station, has earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award in the Digital category. The honor, awarded annually by the Radio Television Digital News Association, came after the station’s 11th straight regional Murrow Award in the same category. “KBIA … Continued
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NABJ-MU wins Student Chapter of the Year Award from National Association of Black Journalists
L-R: Carrington Peavy, Bethany Cates, Ron Kelley and Amari Foster By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Aug. 15, 2023) — NABJ-MU, the Missouri School of Journalism’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists, won the NABJ Student Chapter of the Year Award during the organization’s annual national convention in Birmingham, Alabama, this month. “Over time, … Continued