Awards
Kelsey Whipple Wins $400 Romero Prize for Outstanding Magazine Journalism
By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2011) — Master’s student Kelsey Whipple is the winner of the 2011 Don Romero Prize for outstanding magazine writing. She will receive a $400 cash award. Don Romero served on the Missouri School of Journalism faculty for many years, and two of his former … Continued
MU Tap Day Honors 21 Journalism Students and a Faculty Member
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2011) — During the recent 84th annual Tap Day on the University of Missouri campus, 21 Missouri School of Journalism students and one faculty member were tapped into five of the six University of Missouri’s secret honorary societies. Top row, from left: Adrianna Amato, Charles Davis, Jayme Gardner, Evan Glantz, Maggie … Continued
Photojournalism Student Wins First Student Sports Shooter Annual Portfolio Competition
Senior Patrick Fallon’s Sports Portfolio is Selected out of 118 Entries By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2011) — Patrick Fallon, a senior photojournalism student, won the first Student Sports Shooter Portfolio Competition. Hosted by the Sports Shooter Academy, this award recognizes the best student and professional sports photographers of … Continued
MU to Award Honorary Degree to Journalist Byron Calame, BJ ’61
By Kate McIntyre MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (April 20, 2011) — Over the past four decades, Missouri native and University of Missouri alumnus Byron E. “Barney” Calame has dedicated himself to the practice of ethical journalism and to the education of aspiring journalists. For his work in the field of journalism, the University of … Continued
17 Students Honored with SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards
By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 20, 2011) — The published work of 17 Missouri School of Journalism students has earned Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards, a competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists for the best in student journalism. Several students received multiple awards. Radio-television journalism students won 19 … Continued
Barbara Ifshin Receives the MU Excellence in Education Award
Strategic Communication Faculty Member Cited for Work with MOJO Ad Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2011) — Barbara Ifshin, a member of the strategic communication faculty and director of account management and planning for MOJO Ad, is a recipient of the 2011 Excellence in Education Award at the University of Missouri. Members of the campus community … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professor Awarded 2011 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Mike McKean Is One of Five MU Teachers to Be Recognized By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (April 7, 2011) — Mike McKean knew he had been nominated for one of the William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence, but he did not know when the winners would be announced. The “when” … Continued
Barone Wins $1,000 Scholarship for Editing
By Maggie Walter Associate Professor Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2011) — Josh Barone, a senior print and digital news major, won a $1,000 scholarship for editing from the American Copy Editors Society during its annual conference, held this year on March 17 to 19 in Phoenix. Barone was one of five students selected for the … Continued
Senior Theo Keith to Receive a SABEW ‘Best in Business’ Award
Columbia, Mo. (March 28, 2011) — The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) will honor a Missouri School of Journalism senior with a “Best in Business” award during the group’s April 7-9 annual convention in Dallas. The competition honors excellence in business and financial journalism across all news platforms. Theo Keith won in … Continued
Photojournalism Student Places in Top Ten of Hearst College Multimedia Competition
Senior Journalism Student Eve Edelheit Wins Second National Award for Her Multimedia Project, “Defying A Stereotype.” By Dolores Obregon Planning and Communications Staff Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2011) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Eve Edelheit placed in the top ten in the college multimedia category at the 51st annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation‘s Journalism … Continued