Awards
Lee Wilkins Named a Prestigious Curators’ Teaching Professorship
Columbia, Mo. (Jan. 15, 2009) — Lee Wilkins, a Missouri School of Journalism professor in the radio-television journalism emphasis area, has been awarded one of the University of Missouri‘s most prestigious honors, a Curators’ Teaching Professorship. Wilkins is recognized around the world as an expert in the area of media ethics, and she has conducted … Continued
Associate Professor Stephanie Craft Receives Kappa Tau Alpha Chapter Adviser Grant
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 25, 2008) — Stephanie Craft, associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded a Kappa Tau Alpha Chapter Adviser Research Grant in the amount of $750. She is the first Missouri chapter adviser to receive one of the grants. Craft will use the grant to study how journalists critiqued and … Continued
Missouri Journalism Student, Alumnus Win Awards in Society of Environmental Journalists’ National Contest
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 25, 2008) — Two graduate students from the Missouri School of Journalism – one former and one current – won first and third place in the student category of the Society of Environmental Journalists‘ national awards contest. Gavin Off, MA ’08, won first place for “Lessons in Leniency,” an article published May … Continued
HCD Research Partners with Missouri School of Journalism to Conduct Advanced Consumer Advertising Research
Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 14, 2008) — The Missouri School of Journalism and HCD Research formally announced today that they are joining forces to conduct consumer advertising research studies using sophisticated research techniques and advanced online methodologies. HCD Research is partnering with the Psychological Research on Information and Media Effects (PRIME) Lab, while the project is funded … Continued
Radio-Television Journalism Students, Faculty, Staff Recognized with Regional Emmy Awards, Nominations, Scholarships
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 31, 2008) — The Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recognized Missouri School of Journalism radio-television journalism students, faculty and staff at the 32nd Emmy Awards gala on Oct. 4 in St. Louis. Students Ashley Reynolds and Charlotte Bellis won Emmy Awards in the best student entry category … Continued
Professor and Two Journalism School Alumni Receive Mizzou Alumni Association’s 2008 Faculty-Alumni Awards
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 24, 2008) — The Mizzou Alumni Association (MAA) honored two Missouri School of Journalism alumni and one faculty member at the 2008 Faculty-Alumni Awards during a ceremony on campus on Oct. 10. Among the 17 University of Missouri alumni and faculty who received awards this year are Russ Mitchell, BJ ’82, a … Continued
Professor Emeritus Keith Sanders Wins AEJMC Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism
Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 13, 2008) — Keith Sanders, professor emeritus of the Missouri School of Journalism, received the 2008 Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to mass communication and journalism from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Sanders accepted the award during the organization’s recent business meeting in Chicago. The award recognized Sanders’ … Continued
The Columbia Missourian Wins 28 Awards from Missouri Press Association
By Breanna Holman Columbia Missourian Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 19, 2008) — The Columbia Missourian received 28 awards from the 2008 Missouri Press Association‘s Better Newspaper Contest, the winners of which were announced Saturday. Top row, from left: Traci Angel, Katie Barnes, Charlotte Bellis, Jeff Birnbaum, Katie Harmon, Sarah Horne. Second row: Derek Kravitz, Tori Moss, … Continued
Missouri Journalism Associate Dean Receives Outstanding Educator Award
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 18, 2008) — Missouri School of Journalism Associate Dean Esther Thorson received the 2008 Outstanding Woman In Journalism and Mass Communication Education award at the annual meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) held last month in Chicago. Given by Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism Announces 2008 Winners of the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards
Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2008) — The Missouri School of Journalism today revealed the winners of almost $20,000 in prize money and trophies for the 2008 Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards. Judges cited some of the winners with these comments: “…intensely local, aggressively displayed and thoughtfully segmented.” “…the result is revealing – sometimes heartwarming, sometimes shocking, … Continued