Alumni 1985-86

1986 Championship Winners

Writing Winners

First Place Reed Lincoln Branson, Louisiana State University
$2,000 Scholarship
Second Place Christopher B. Adams, Iowa State University
$1,500 Scholarship
Third Place Robert W. McCarson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
$1,000 Scholarship
Fourth Place Chris Welsch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$500 Scholarship
Fifth Place Stephen D. Clutter, University of Washington
$500 Scholarship
Sixth Place Douglas McKnight, Louisiana State University
$500 Scholarship
Seventh Place Jeanne AuBuchon Schick, University of Missouri
$500 Scholarship
Eighth Place Angela Marie Struck, Western Kentucky University
$500 Scholarship

Photo Winners

First Place Paul Alan Souders, University of Maryland
$2,000 Scholarship
Second Place Tonee Harbert, Ohio University
$1,500 Scholarship
Third Place Andrew Paul Nelson, Kansas State University
$1,000 Scholarship

1985-86 Monthly Competition Winners

October 1985 General News Writing
Stephen D. Clutter, University of Washington, 1
Reed Lincoln Branson, Louisiana State University, 2
Paula Yost, Iowa State University, 3
Betsy Pisik, University of Maryland, 4
Todd Richissin, Ohio University, 5
Brett James Blackledge, Louisiana State University, 6
Kelley McCoy, California State University, Fresno, 7
John B. Parker, University of Oklahoma,8
Kathleen Darcy Hanzlik, University of Minnesota, 9
Thomas Andonian, California State University, Northridge, 10

November 1985 Feature Writing
Angela Marie Struck, Western Kentucky University, 1
Madonna T. Kukay, University of Missouri, 2
Douglas McKnight, Louisiana State University, 3
Fred Sutton, San Francisco State University, 4
Heather Joslyn, Syracuse University, 5
Libby Averyt, University of Texas at Austin, 6
Finn Michael Bullers, Iowa State University, 7
David Forster, California State University, Fresno, 8
Brian Clark, San Diego State University, 9
Lamar B. Graham, University of Missouri, 10

December 1985 Editorial Writing
Jeanne AuBuchon Schick, University of Missouri, 1
Pamela A. Bartfay, Louisiana State University, 2
Kevin B. Smith, Texas Tech University, 3
Michael Kustudia, University of Montana, 4
Michael Totty, University of Kansas, 5
Sheryl Boggs, California State University, Fresno, 6
Miles Moffeit, Oklahoma State University, 7
Debra Legg, West Virginia University, 8
Robert D. Karwath, Jr., University of Kansas, 9
Eric Berman, Indiana University, 10

January 1986 In-Depth Writing
Robert W. McCarson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1
Michelle Byrd, University of Washington, 2
Lane Mitchell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 3
Matthew Geiger, University of Texas at Austin, 4
Marc Wellman, Louisiana State University, 5
Judith Lea Nygren, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 6
Alfred Robert Hogan, University of Maryland, 7
Mark E. Worth, University of Florida, 8
Joan Carole, San Francisco State University, 9
Shawn Bates, San Francisco State University, 10

February 1986 Personality/Profile Writing
Reed Lincoln Branson, Louisiana State University, 1
Helen I. Moroney, University of Texas at Austin, 2
Douglas McKnight, Louisiana State University, 3
Mark Edelen, Western Kentucky University, 4
Patrick Beach, Iowa State University, 5
Chris Welsch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 6
Steve Earl Thomas, Western Kentucky University, 7
Robert D. Karwath, Jr., University of Kansas, 8
Pamela S. Osley Voss, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 9
Kema Marie Soderberg, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 10

March 1986 Sports Writing
Chris B. Adams, Iowa State University, 1
Thomas N. Farrey, University of Florida, 2
Robert E. Tinsley, University of Kansas, 3
Chris Welsch, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4
Kathleen Ann Dickman, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 5
C. Michael Stachura, Washington & Lee University, 6
Brett James Blackledge, Louisiana State University, 7
Joel Davis, California State University, Fresno, 8
Bradley W. Halvorsen, Arizona State University, 9
Rhonda J. Nohava, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, 10

May 1986 Photo Semi-Final
Paul Alan Souders, University of Maryland, 1
Tonee Harbert, Ohio University, 2
Andrew Paul Nelson, Kansas State University, 3
Monte Paulsen, Ohio University, 4
Christopher R. Usher, Indiana University, 5
Timothy C. Barmann, Kent State University, 6
Jonathan Nourok, California State University, Long Beach, 7
Lane Grant Turner, California State University, Fresno, 8
Kenneth Lambert, Syracuse University, 9
Mark Thiessen, California State University, Fullerton, 10