¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students and Student Media won multiple awards and scholarships this spring across a range of different awarding bodies. Winners and finalists were selected from a wide range of formats, media types and genres of writing. Students were honored by media associations, professional associations and press clubs.
Society of Professional Journalists Region 4 Mark of Excellence Competition
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµSociety of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism every year with their Mark of Excellence awards. Region 4 consists of Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students won a number of awards this year including:
Radio News Reporting
Winner: . Can midwives help? — by Jenna Bal, Ideastream Public Media, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Radio In-Depth Reporting
Winner: — by Grace Springer, Sophia Lucente, Collaborative News Lab, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Best Ongoing Student Magazine
Winner: — by Staff, ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµBurr, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: — by Alexandra Manthey, KentWired.com/TV2, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Best All-Around Television Newscast
Winner: News for Dec. 7, 2023 — by Staff, KentWired.com/TV2, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Editorial/Opinion Writing
Finalist: , KentWired.com/ ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Science/Environment/Climate Reporting
Finalist: — by Alton Northup, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr/KentWired, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ University
Ohio Collegiate Newspaper and Website Competition
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµOhio News Media Association & Ohio News Media Foundation established the annual Ohio Collegiate Newspaper and Website Competition to recognize the achievements of Ohio’s college and university newspapers. This year ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Student Media were finalists for four awards, winning two.
- Best Website (Finalist): Kentwired.com
- In-Depth Reporting (Finalist): Izzy Schreck
- News Coverage (2nd Place): ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr, Staff of the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµr
- Opinion Writing (2nd Place): Virginia Doherty
Akron Press Club Scholarships
This year was an exciting one for ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students for the Akron Press Club Scholarships. Of the 10 scholarships awarded, seven went to ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students, a testament to the quality of the education provided in MDJ and the quality of students that populate our classrooms and newsrooms.
John S. Knight Scholarship
Named for former the editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, John S. Knight, each of these scholarships are for $5,000 and went to four ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ students.
- Mariah Alanskas
- Alton Northup
- Tanner Poe
- Isabella Schreck
Russ Pry Scholarship
¾«¶«Ó°ÒµPress Club also awards the Russ Pry scholarship in honor of the Summit County executive who supported the Press Club and who died in 2016. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµRuss Pry scholar is ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ student Aden Graves.
Louis Gitsin Thong Scholarship
Through the generosity of Aileen Thong, a retired U.S. Army physician, in tribute to her father, the late Louis Gitsin Thong, the Akron Press Club awarded two more scholarships. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµThong scholars are:
- Destiny Tores
- Chloe Wilson-Henline
Elizabeth Bartz Scholarship
Made possible by Elizabeth Bartz, president and chief executive of State and Federal Communications. ¾«¶«Ó°ÒµBartz scholar is Macy Rosen.