Awards
KBIA, KOMU Faculty and Students Win Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
Columbia, Mo. (May 5, 2009) — Faculty and students of two of the Missouri School of Journalism’s news outlets recently won seven regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, competing against professional news organizations throughout the area. KBIA, an NPR-member station, won five awards, including one in the category of overall excellence. Three students were among the … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Places Second Overall in 2008-2009 Hearst Competition, Wins $5,000 in Prizes
Matthew Harris Wins First Place in the Writing Competition and $2,000 in Prizes Columbia, Mo. (May 4, 2009) — The Missouri School of Journalism placed second overall in the 2008-2009 Hearst Journalism Awards Program, one of the most elite national collegiate journalism competitions. In total, five of the School’s students placed in the Intercollegiate Writing … Continued
13 Students Honored with SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards
Columbia, Mo. (April 28, 2009) — The published work of 13 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. SPJ Region 7 includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. This year, … Continued
Magazine Journalism Junior Named a Harry S. Truman Foundation Finalist
Columbia, Mo. (April 27 2009) — Taylor Rausch, a junior who is studying magazine journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, recently earned the distinction of being selected as a 2009 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation finalist. The foundation funds an annual scholarship for 65 students across the nation who plan to pursue a career in … Continued
Graduate Student Earns Prestigious Smith/Patterson Fellowship in Health Communication
Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2009) — Growing up in rural Marthasville, Mo., in a family of nurses, doctors and pharmacists, the new Smith/Patterson Fellow at the University of Missouri learned about health and science every night around the dinner table. Teresa Shipley, inspired by these conversations, responded to these challenges in her own way – … Continued
Missouri Journalism Professor Awarded 2009 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
Jennifer Rowe Is One of Five MU Teachers to Be Recognized Columbia, Mo. (April 8, 2009) — University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton and Commerce Bank Chairman Jim Schatz today awarded one of the 2009 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence to Jennifer (Moeller) Rowe, associate professor in the MU School of Journalism. Deaton, … Continued
CBS News Anchor Russ Mitchell to Accept Missouri Honor Medal, Host Master Class
Columbia, Mo. (March 30, 2009) — Russ Mitchell, BJ ’82, a CBS News anchor, will accept the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism on Friday, April 3, at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia. The medal, first given in 1930, is one of journalism’s most prestigious awards. Mitchell will present a master … Continued
Global Journalist and a Healthcare Publication Created by Magazine Journalism Students Take Top Awards in a Statewide Contest
Columbia, Mo. (March 16, 2009) — Publication professionals from around the state of Missouri attended the 2009 Ranly Awards ceremony and gala recognizing outstanding magazines, newsletters, and Web sites, e-zines and e-letters during the Missouri Association of Publications 5th Anniversary Publishing Summit at the Holiday Inn Select Executive Center in Columbia on March 5 and 6. … Continued
Charles Davis Named National Journalism Teacher of the Year by the Scripps Howard Foundation
Cincinnati (March 13, 2009) — Charles Davis, associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the Scripps Howard Foundation‘s Journalism Teacher of the Year. He is among the winners of the organization’s annual National Journalism Awards, honoring the best in print, Web and electronic journalism and journalism education in 2008. Davis also serves as … Continued
Journalism Senior Named in National Top 10 by the Associated Press Sports Editors
Columbia, Mo. (March 12, 2009) — Missouri School of Journalism senior David Ubben won a top 10 ranking in the national Associated Press Sports Editors contest. His entry was entered in the explanatory story category of newspapers with an under-40,000 circulation. This is the third year in a row that the Columbia Missourian reporters have … Continued