Awards for The Chart
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 13, 2006
Contact: JR Ledford
(417) 625-9823

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - The Chart , the student newspaper for Missouri Southern State University, brought home a total of 20 awards in a recent competition judged by the Missouri Press Association (MPA).

 

A delegation from The Chart attended the Missouri College Media Association (MCMA) annual convention April 7-9 at the Sheraton Westport Hotel in St. Louis.

 

Missouri Press Association Editor, Kent Ford, presented the awards of the Better Newspaper Contest. The contest was judged by MPA members.

 

More than 25 college newspapers from across Missouri entered the competition.

 

Awards won by the paper’s staff as a whole included First Place. Special Section, First Place Sweepstakes, Second Place Best Overall Newspaper and Second Place, Editorial Page.

 

For more information about the awards, contact Justin (JR) Ledford, adviser for The Chart, at ledford-j@mssu.edu or (417) 625-9823.

 

 

Individual Awards Presented to The Chart, Missouri Southern State University, from MCMA, April 7-8, 2006


MISSOURI

Drexel

Halllie Hocker

Sophomore

Mass Communication

2 nd Place, Sports Columns

 

Joplin

Auriel Brown

Senior

Mass Communication

1 st Place, Newswriting

 

David Haut

Senior

Mass Communication

1 st Place, Regular Column

2 nd Place, Regular Column

 

Dwayne Mactavious

Junior

Graphic Art

2 nd Place, Editorial Cartoons

 

Andy Tevis

Senior

General Studies

2 nd Place, Feature Photography

2 nd Place, Sports Photography

 

 

St. Charles

Jessica MacIntosh

1 st Place , News Section Front

2 nd Place, Page 1 Design

 

Webb City

Randall Benson

Junior

Mass Communication

2d Place, Best Web Page

(thechartonline.com)

 

Adam Fast

Senior

Mass Communication

1 st Place, News Photography

3 rd Place, Feature Photography

 

OKLAHOMA

Tulsa

T.J. Gerlach

Senior

Mass Communication

1 st Place Sportswriting

1 st Place, Photo Page

2 nd Place, Sports Page

Honorable Mention, Sports Column

 

Staff Awards:

1 st Place, Special Section

1 st Place, Sweepstakes

2 nd Place, Best Overall Newspaper

2 nd Place , Editorial Page

 

 

 

 

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