Awards
Adam Vogler Named Inaugural Recipient of C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship
The Graduate Student Will Focus His Master’s Project on Non-Citizen Soldiers Columbia, Mo. (May 27, 2016) — A $1,000 scholarship will help photojournalism student Adam Vogler document the lives of American military veterans and active-duty who are not considered U.S. citizens. Vogler’s scholarship is the inaugural award of the C. Zoe Smith Photojournalism Scholarship. Vogler … Continued
Graduate Student Wins Best Short Documentary Award at Film Festival
The 6-Minute Film About a Transgender Girl Has Been Shown at 5 Festivals Columbia, Mo. (May 26, 2016) — A documentary directed by Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Yuting Jiang won the Best Short Documentary award at the QFest NJ LGBT Film and Digital Media Festival in April. The film, “Mazy,” is about a … Continued
Sarah Smith-Frigerio Named Finalist for Campus Excellence Award
The Mick Deaver Memorial Award Recognizes Excellence in Student Relations Columbia, Mo. (May 24, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism Senior Academic Adviser Sarah Smith-Frigerio was named a finalist for the University of Missouri Mick Deaver Memorial Award for Student Relations Excellence. She works with doctoral and online master’s students in the School’s Graduate Studies … Continued
Foreign Press Association Awards Aleksandr Gorbachev $10,000 First Place Scholarship
The Russian Journalist and Fulbright Fellow’s Thesis Was on Business Models of American Digital Longform Publications New York (May 20, 2016) — Aleksandr Gorbachev, MA ’16, has won the first place prize of $10,000 from the Foreign Press Association Scholarship Fund. He was one of five international students to be recognized at the organization’s May … Continued
Jennifer Rowe Wins the O.O. McIntyre Professorship for Teaching Excellence
The Award Comes with a $10,000 Salary Supplement for Next Academic Year Columbia, Mo. (May 17, 2016) — Associate Professor Jennifer Rowe is the 2016 winner of the O.O. McIntyre Professorship at the Missouri School of Journalism. The award recognizes teaching excellence and comes with a $10,000 salary supplement for the 2016-17 academic year. Nominators … Continued
8 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones News Fund Editing Internships
The Program Includes a Paid Summer Internship and $1,000 Scholarship for Returning Students Princeton, N.J. (May 16, 2016) — Eight Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 97 undergraduate and graduate students who have won a nationwide competition for prestigious Dow Jones News Fund editing and reporting internships for this summer. They will work … Continued
Nancy Stockett Receives the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award
Nominators Praise Her Work Ethic, Friendliness and Politeness Columbia, Mo. (May 16, 2016) — Nancy Stockett, circulation office manager for the Columbia Missourian, is the 2016 winner of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award. She was named during a recognition ceremony on May 13 in the Fred W. Smith Forum at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. … Continued
An Interviewing Tool for the Apple Watch Wins RJI Student Competition
Team Recordly Will Present Its Plan to Executives at Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, California, on May 18 Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2016) — Nearly 100 students came to the first speed dating session. Sixteen teams submitted ideas. Ten teams made initial pitches. Five finalists received funds and mentoring to make those ideas a reality. Today, … Continued
Miranda Lee Recognized by the American Advertising Federation
Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2016) — Being considered one of the Top 20 American Advertising Federation (AAF) students is no small feat. Then again, Miranda Lee has never been one to think small. Lee, a strategic communication student heading into her final year, was selected by the Stickell Student Internship Program as one of the … Continued
Missouri Students Give Strong Performance in District 9 Advertising Competition
Student-Led Strategic Communication Team Brings Home Awards for Best Plan Book Design and a Top 3 Finish By Patrick LeBeau Columbia, Mo. (May 4, 2016) — A dedicated team of Missouri School of Journalism strategic communication students was recognized for multiple accomplishments at the District 9 National Student Advertising Competition in Kansas City on April … Continued