2015-Hearst Championship Finalists Named

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2015  HEARST  NATIONAL  CHAMPIONSHIP  FINALISTS  ANNOUNCED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the 29 journalism students from across the country who will compete in the 55th annual National Writing, Photojournalism, Radio, TV and Multimedia Championships held in San Francisco, June 1 – 5, 2015.

The finalists include eight writing finalists, six photo finalists, five radio finalists, five TV finalists and five multimedia finalists chosen from the monthly competitions, selected from more than 1,100 entries submitted this year.  At the Championship, the finalists will participate in various spot assignments chosen by our judges, competing for additional scholarship awards ranging from $1,500 to $5,000.

The 2015 National Championship Finalists are:

WRITING FINALISTS

Emilie Eaton, Arizona State University
Hannah Fleace, Indiana University
Evan Hoopfer, Indiana University
Megan Jula, Indiana University
Michael Majchrowicz, Indiana University
Samantha Schmidt, Indiana University
Faiz Siddiqui, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Cody Stavenhagen, Oklahoma State University

PHOTO FINALISTS

Leah Klafczynski, Kent State University

Callaghan O’Hare, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Andrew Renneisen, Syracuse University

Timothy Tai, University of Missouri

Carolyn Van Houten, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Zachary Wittman, Central Michigan University

RADIO FINALISTS

Charles J. Shelton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Logan Heley, University of Southern California

Parth Shah, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Madelyn Beck, University of Montana

James Torrez, University of Florida

TV FINALISTS

Anastassia Olmos, University of Southern California

Susanna Black, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Megan Thompson, Arizona State University

Jeremy Harris, Brigham Young University

Landon Miller, University of Nevada, Reno

MULTIMEDIA FINALISTS

Jessica Boehm, Arizona State University

Katie Meek, Western Kentucky University

Erin Patrick O’Connor, Arizona State University

Emily Rhyne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Adam Wolffbrandt, Western Kentucky University

Presently, 108 colleges and universities with accredited undergraduate journalism schools are eligible to participate in the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  Funded and administered for 55 years by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Journalism Program awards up to $500,000 in scholarships, grants and stipends annually.

 

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Contact:

Jan Watten, program director

510-499-3445

Hearstawards.org