Tag: Awards

Nate Gatter

Junior Wins Nation’s Most Outstanding Collegiate Sports Broadcaster Award

Missouri junior Nate Gatter (left) is the winner of the 2017 Jim Nantz Award as the nation’s most outstanding collegiate sports broadcaster. Nate Gatter Is Studying Sports Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism Columbia, Mo. (May 23, 2017) — Nate Gatter is the winner of the 2017 Jim Nantz Award as the nation’s most … Continued

Caroline Dade

Freshman Caroline Dade Named Outstanding First-Year Discovery Fellow

Journalism freshman Caroline Dade was recently named the Outstanding First-Year Discovery Fellow by the University of Missouri Honors College. The Program Pairs Top Scholars with Students to Learn About the Process of Conducting Research By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (May 23, 2017) — Missouri School of Journalism freshman Caroline Dade was recently named the Outstanding … Continued

Clockwise from top-left: Iuliia Alieva, Alexander Derosier, Sarah Wynn and Rose McManus

6 Missouri Journalism Students Win Dow Jones News Fund Internships

Clockwise from top-left: Iuliia Alieva, Alexander Derosier, Sarah Wynn and Rose McManus The Program Includes a Paid Summer Internship and $1,000 Scholarship for Returning Students Princeton, N.J. (May 18, 2017) — Six Missouri School of Journalism students are among the 85 undergraduate and graduate students who have won a nationwide competition for prestigious Dow Jones … Continued

Natalia Alamdari

Natalia Alamdari Wins $1,500 Copy Editing Scholarship

Natalia Alamdari is one of four U.S. college students to win a $1,500 scholarship. She Is One of 4 College Students in the U.S. to Win This Award Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2017) — Natalia Alamdari is one of four U.S. college students to win a $1,500 scholarship for editing from the American Copy Editors … Continued

Dack and Cheryl Spang

Cheryl Spang Named Recipient of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award

Cheryl Spang, winner of the 2107 recipient of the Amy Lenk Staff Excellence Award, is joined by her husband Dack at the reception. Spang serves as the School’s business manager. Nominators Cited Her Work Ethic, Knowledge and Professionalism Columbia, Mo. (May 18, 2017) — Cheryl Spang, business manager for the Missouri School of Journalism, is … Continued

Photos by Laurie Skrivan, BJ '95

Alumna Laurie Skrivan Wins 2017 RFK Photojournalism Award

At top: “I will carry a gun when I am older – but I will never need to carry one because I am a peacemaker,” says Brandon Albritton (left), 13, a member of the dance troupe the Peacemakers, practicing at the Northwinds Apartments complex in Ferguson. Cynthia Barnett, who lives in the complex, started the … Continued

Lauren Puckett and Cassa Niedringhaus

2 Journalism Students Place in Top 20 in the Hearst Personality/Profile Competition

Lauren Puckett and Cassa Niedringhaus The Contest Drew 114 Entries from 62 Schools By Yue Tang San Francisco (May 9, 2017) — The work of two Missouri School of Journalism students placed in the top 20 in the highly competitive personality/profile writing competition of the 2016-17 national Hearst Journalism Awards Program. Senior Lauren Puckett placed 13th … Continued

Sarah Sabatke and Craig White

2 Journalism Students Win Writing, Art Awards in ‘Rewriting Realities’ Contest

Sarah Sabatke and Craig White The Contest Was Created to Encourage Creative Exploration on the Issue of Identity By Yue Tang Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2017) — Two Missouri School of Journalism students have been named winners in the “Rewriting Realities” art and writing contest hosted by the University of Missouri Multicultural Certificate office. The … Continued

Radio Reporting Lab Offers New Learning Opportunity for Journalism Students

Radio Reporting Lab Offers New Learning Opportunity for Journalism Students

At top, undergraduate and graduate advanced reporters from across the journalism school worked together on radio feature stories aired on KBIA. At bottom, graduate students Erin McKinstry, left, and Catherine Wheeler edit together during a lab. The Course Helps Students Add Audio Skills to Their Reporting Tool Kits Columbia, Mo. (May 9, 2017) — Radio-focused … Continued