Alumni 1989-90

1990 Championship Winners

Writing Winners

First Place Michelle Martin, Northwestern University
$2,000 Scholarship
Second Place Daniel R. Bernard, University of Illinois
$1,500 Scholarship
Third Place Caroline I. Brady, University of Missouri
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Joe Bush, Northern Illinois University
$500 Scholarship
Finalist Michele Kurtz, Indiana University
$500 Scholarship
Finalist Scott C.Seckel, Arizona State University
$500 Scholarship
Finalist Jack Xavier Stenger, University of Georgia
$500 Scholarship

Photo Winners

First Place Wallace “Butch” Ireland, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$2,000 Scholarship
Second Place Stephen Michael Townsley, California State University, Fullerton
$1,500 Scholarship
Third Place John G. Kringas, Northern Illinois University
$1,000 Scholarship

Radio Winners

First Place Susan C. Gage, University of Missouri
$2,000 Scholarship
Second Place Lynn M. Giroud, Temple University
$1,500 Scholarship
Third Place Susan Scarborough, University of Florida
$1,000 Scholarship

Television Winners

First Place Rodney James Fowler, Iowa State University
$2,000 Scholarship
Second Place Scott R. Takeda, University of Colorado
$1,500 Scholarship
Third Place Kimberly Mayfield, San Jose State University
$1,000 Scholarship

1989-90 Monthly Competition Winners

October 1989 General News Writing
Caroline I. Brady, University of Missouri, 1
Lucy T. May, Northwestern University, 2
Thomas J. Corwin, University of Missouri, 3
Daniel S. Evans, University of Florida, 4
Shawn Patrick Pogatchnik, University of Southern California, 5
Catherine M. Crocker, University of Washington, 6
Todd Michael Knott, Oklahoma State University, 7
Mark E. McCormick, University of Kansas, 8
Michael J. Burgess, Arizona State University, 9
Deborah Marlene Day, Louisiana State University, 10

November 1989 Feature Writing
Michelle Martin, Northwestern University, 1
David Pierini, Michigan State University, 2
Richard S. Clayton, University of Washington, 3
Cynthia L. Harger, University of Kansas, 4
Tyrone Meighan, Arizona State University, 5
Scott Campbell Seckel, Arizona State University, 6
Timothy Ellis, San Diego State University, 7
Patrick D. Bonin, Louisiana State University, 8
Lisa Garabedian, California State University, Fresno, 9
Daniel R. Bernard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10

December 1990 Editorial Writing
Jack Xavier Stenger, University of Georgia, 1
Brian Tassinari, Arizona State University, 2
Laura Plachecki, University of Arizona, 3
Sharon Lynn Kebschull, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 4
Jonnel LiCari, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 5
Cynthia Lynn Stevenson, Western Kentucky University, 6
Lisa Carstenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 7
Matthew E. Kelley, Kent State University, 8
Kelly Kurt, Oklahoma State University, 9
Terry Canavello, California State University, Long Beach, 10

January 1990 In-Depth Writing
Michele Kurtz, Indiana University, 1
Brent Hunsberger, Indiana University, 2
John David McGauley, Ball State University, 3
Melanie Matthes, University of Kansas, 4
Scott Campbell Seckel, Arizona State University, 5
Lynn R. Schnaiberg, Northwestern University,6
Paula Kamen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 7
Chelsea Spooner, Louisiana State University, 8
Katherine L. Ratcliffe, University of Missouri, 9
Anthony Shadid, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 10

February 1990 Personality/Profile Writing
Daniel R. Bernard, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1
Joel Horn, Arizona State University, 2
Matthew Deblanc Bordelon, Louisiana State University, 3
Laura Howard, Western Kentucky University, 4
Bruce W. Blythe, Iowa State University, 5
Sheri L. Johnson, Arizona State University, 6
John Cochran, University of Missouri, 7
Chris Poore, Western Kentucky University, 8
Ryan Johnson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 9
Barbara Bronstien, Northwestern University, 10

March 1990 Sports Writing
Joe Bush, Northern Illinois University, 1
Lawrence W. Berkenbile, III, Oklahoma State University, 2
Neil Krauss, University of Missouri, 3
David Hodges, Arizona State University, 4
Stephen Pastorino, Northwestern University, 5
Dennis George Voss, Jr., Louisiana State University, 6
Erik Spanberg, Louisiana State University, 7
David Domke, California State University, Fullerton, 8
Jennifer Pautler, University of Missouri, 9
Bryce Miller, University of Iowa, 10

December 1989 Radio
Lynn Marie Giroud, Temple University, 1
Susan Scarborough, University of Florida, 2
Elizabeth Gilliom, University of Florida, 3
Holly Oddo, Louisiana State University, 4
Steven D. Sievert, University of South Carolina, 5
David M. McCann, Brigham Young University, 6
Susan C. Gage, University of Missouri, 7
Kevin Boyd, Marquette University, 8
David M. Shafie, California State University, Northridge, 9
Charles E. Kesl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 10

December 1989 Television
Rodney James Fowler, Iowa State University, 1
Susan Wnek, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2
Joseph T. Gannon, University of Memphis, 3
Teresa Palmer, Kent State University, 4
Scott R. Takeda, University of Colorado, 5
Dondrea Leigh Elmquist, University of Utah, 6
Peggy M. Rupprecht, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 7
Gregory M. Phillips, University of Colorado, 8
Michele S. Pinnau, University of Utah, 9
Kimberly Mayfield, San Jose State University, 10-tie
Felicia K. Smith, University of Washington, 10-tie

January 1990 Photo
Grover A. Sanschagrin, Ohio University, 1
Tamara Voninski, Western Kentucky University, 2
Stephen Michael Townsley, California State University, Fullerton, 3
Wallace “Butch” Ireland, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4
Jeanie L. Adams, Western Kentucky University, 5
John G. Kringas, Northern Illinois University, 6
Mitchell Evrett Smith, Indiana University, 7
Jon Sall, Eastern Illinois University, 8
James V. Lee, Iowa State University, 9
Devon Ravine, University of Missouri, 10