Alumni 1974-75

1975 Championship Winners

Writing Winners

First Place Kevin P. McCarthy, University of North Carolina, $1,500 Scholarship
Second Place Charles W. Durfey, Ohio State University, $1,000 Scholarship
Third Place Patrick Wells O’Driscoll, University of Nevada, $700 Scholarship
Finalist Linda Marie Cirigliano, University of Arizona, $250 Scholarship
Finalist Timm Herdt, Ohio State University, $250 Scholarship
Finalist Brian D. Jones, University of Nevada, Reno, $250 Scholarship
Finalist Sharon L. Keller, University of Southern California, $250 Scholarship
Finalist Randy M. Shilts, San Jose State University, $250 Scholarship

Photo Winner

First Place Thomas E. Hooper, Drake University, $1,000 Scholarship

1974-75 Monthly Competition Winners

October 1974 General News Writing
Brian D. Jones, University of Florida, 1
Joan P. Nassivera, Northwestern University, 3
Dinah Eng, Syracuse University, 2
Jeffrey S. Stinson, University of Kansas, 4
Jim Braly, Arizona State University, 5
Steven W. Lewis, University of Kansas, 6
Paul Tash, Indiana University, 7
Brian S. Robinette, University of Southern California, 8
Fran Arman, Kent State University, 9-tie
Charles H. Brown, II, Temple University, 9-tie

November 1974 Feature Writing
Sharon L. Keller, Indiana University, 1
Steve Sonsky, Northwestern University , 2
Curtis Steven Ackerman, Boston University, 3
Randy M. Shilts, University of Oregon, 4
Ivy M. Harper, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 5
Mary Klinkel, South Dakota State University, 6
Frederick S. Kempe, University of Utah, 7-tie
Jeanette Baaba, University of Arizona, 7-tie
John Arthur Wilson, University of Washington, 9
Ronald Geigle, University of Washington, 10

December 1974 Editorial Writing

Timm Herdt, Ohio State University, 1
Debbie Goffa Berger, California State University, Northridge, 2
Mike Dolan, University of Oregon, 3
Janet Gale Bogigian, Northern Illinois University, 4
Joel Konopken, San Jose State University, 5
Edward M. George, Jr., University of Florida, 6
Robert Kittle, West Virginia University, 7
Kathleen Pickett, University of Kansas, 8
Jay Vail, University of Florida, 9
Steve Aakre, University of North Dakota, 10

January 1975 General News Writing
Kevin P. McCarthy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1
Brian S. Robinette, University of Southern California, 2
Charles W. Durfey, Ohio State University, 3
Pete Daly, Michigan State University, 4
Aurelio Rojas, University of Southern California, 5
Diane L. Eicher, Colorado State University, 6
Laura J. Parker, University of Washington, 7
William A. McClellan, Arizona State University, 8-tie
Daniel R. Weber, University of Arizona, 8-tie
Michael A. Snyder, University of Houston, 10

February 1975 Investigative Writing
Linda Marie Cirigliano, University of Southern California, 1
Randy M. Shilts, University of Oregon, 2
Charles W. Durfey, Ohio State University, 3
Jennifer Gavin, University of Colorado, 4
Greg Watson, University of Houston, 5-tie
Miriam Pace, University of Georgia, 5-tie
Steve Orr, Michigan State University, 7
JoAnna Vernetti Troppy, Texas Tech University, 8
Carol Pyne, Arizona State University, 9
Robert J. Morris, University of Florida, 10

March 1975 Spot News Writing
Patrick Wells O’Driscoll, University of Nevada, Reno, 1
Richard H. Fly, University of Texas at Austin, 2
Greg Waskul, California State University, Northridge, 3
John Young, University of Arizona, 4-tie
Steve Hess, University of Southern California, 4-tie
Philip Trounstine, San Jose State University, 6
Sharon Smiley, University of Nevada, Reno, 7
H. Celeste Calvitto, University of Florida, 8
David J. Freed, Colorado State University, 9
Brian Haughton, University of Washington, 10

March 1975 Photo
Thomas E. Hooper, Drake University, 1
Leonard Lahman, University of Missouri, 2
Robert A. Reeder, Arizona State University, 3
James McTaggart, University of Missouri, 4
Thomas S. Stanton, Michigan State University, 5
Dan J. Dry, Ohio University, 6
Carl G. Davaz, Jr., University of Kansas, 7
William Douthitt, University of Washington, 8
Samuel F. Green, Kansas State University, 9
John G. Hopper, Indiana University, 10