Journalism Professor Awarded 2016 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

Earnest Perry Is One of Five Outstanding Teachers to Be Selected; Receives a $10,000 Check By Nathan Hurst MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (April 5, 2016) — University of Missouri interim Chancellor Hank Foley and Commerce Bank Chairman Jim Schatz today awarded one of the 2016 William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence to Earnest … Continued

Missouri Journalism Student Named ‘Air Force Writer of the Year’

Traci Howells Will Now Compete Against Entrants from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, for the Top Award in the Print Journalist of the Year Category Update April 26, 2016: Traci Howells won second place for the Military Print Journalist of the Year. She competed against active duty, Reserves and National Guard journalists from all Department … Continued

Vox Magazine Wins 7 Regional Society of Professional Journalists Awards

The Winners Represent the Best in Student Journalism By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (April 4, 2016) — The published work of Vox Magazine students has won seven Society of Professional Journalists Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards. The competition is sponsored by the SPJ for the best in student journalism. SPJ Region 7 includes Iowa, … Continued

Missouri Journalism Students Selected as Great Plains Journalism Awards Finalists

Graduate Student Kasia Kovacs Named Student Writer of the Year, Wins $1,250 Scholarship By Ashley Szatala Tulsa, Oklahoma (April 4, 2016) — The Tulsa Press Club has named five Missouri School of Journalism students as finalists for the 2016 Great Plains Journalism Awards, and the press club has recognized one University of Missouri faculty member … Continued

SEC Honors Journalism Professor with Faculty Achievement Award

The Honor Qualifies Glen Cameron as the University of Missouri Nominee for the SEC’s Professor of the Year Award By RoseAnn Sorce MU News Bureau Columbia, Mo. (March 31, 2016) — Glen T. Cameron, Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research and professor of strategic communication in the Missouri School of Journalism, has been awarded the … Continued

Convergence Journalism Professor Honored for Promoting Equality

Amy Simons Recognized at the University of Missouri’s Annual Tribute to Women Awards Ceremony By Kiara Ealy Columbia, Mo. (March 21, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism professor Amy Simons was honored for her advising role for the campus-wide student group Mizzou Women in Media during the Tribute to Women Awards on March 15. The … Continued

Senior Jacob Steimer Wins National Business Journalism Award

The Competition Is Sponsored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers Columbia, Mo. (March 18, 2016) — Jacob Steimer, a senior studying business and economics journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, was named a finalist in the prestigious Best in Business competition for a story he did while interning for The Charlotte … Continued

Tim Tai Accepts First Amendment Defender Award at DC Banquet

Radio Television Digital News Foundation Honors 6 for Their Commitment to Press Freedom Washington (March 17, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism senior Tim Tai was among the distinguished group of six journalists and First Amendment leaders honored by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) for their commitment to press freedom at the 26th … Continued

Column About Disease Shared by Mother, Coach Wins Hearst Award

Junior Aaron Reiss Describes How Cancer Shakes the Foundation of Life for All Family Members By Ashley Szatala Columbia, Mo. (March 17, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism junior Aaron Reiss placed 15th in the top 20 of the sports writing category of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. There were 121 entries from 72 schools … Continued

KBIA-FM Wins Oral Health Champion Award

The Missouri Coalition for Oral Health Recognizes Station’s Stories About Access to Dental Services for Underserved Populations Columbia, Mo. (March 15, 2016) — The Missouri Coalition for Oral Health recognized KBIA-FM with an Oral Health Champion Award for its outstanding coverage of oral health policy and the ways in which limited access to oral health … Continued