Alumni 1997-98

1998 Championship Winners

Writing Winners

First Place Oscar Jose Corral, Jr., University of Florida
$5,000 Scholarship
Second Place Eric Weslander, University of Kansas
$4,000 Scholarship
Third Place Jennifer Mathieu, Northwestern University
$3,000 Scholarship
Finalist Amy Braverman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Matthew Kreamer, California State University, Fresno
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Harley V. Ratliff University of Kansas
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Erin L. Schulte, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Rachel Warren, Florida International University
$1,000 Scholarship

Photo Winners

First Place Bruce Ely, University of Montana
$5,000 Scholarship
Second Place Chad Stevens, Western Kentucky University
$4,000 Scholarship
Third Place C. Andrew Niesen, University of Missouri
$3,000 Scholarship
Finalist Richard B. Glickstein, University of Florida
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Chris Hamilton, University of Kansas
$1,000 Scholarship
Finalist Jake Herrle, Western Kentucky University
$1,000 Scholarship

Radio Winners

First Place Scott MacFarlane, Syracuse University
$5,000 Scholarship
Second Place Andrea Michele Reed, University of Florida
$4,000 Scholarship
Third Place Bradley Louis Stager, University of South Florida
$3,000 Scholarship

Television Winners

First Place Bryan V. Polcyn, University of Missouri
$5,000 Scholarship
Second Place Ned Roberts, Northwestern University
$4,000 Scholarship
Third Place Heather L. Catallo, Syracuse University
$3,000 Scholarship

1997-98 Monthly Competition Winners

October 1997 Feature Writing
Oscar Jose Corral, Jr., University of Florida, 1
Amy Braverman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2
Aislinn Fahy, Arizona State University, 3
Paula M. Lavigne, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4
Rachel Christine Warren, Florida International University, 5
Susan E. Gatton, University of Kansas, 6
Adrian Rogers, Michigan State University, 7
Kim Skornogoski, University of Montana, 8
John Christopher Hutchins, Western Kentucky University, 9
Jennifer Lugowski, California State University, Fresno, 10

November 1997 Editorial Writing
Jennifer Mathieu, Northwestern University, 1
Spencer Langston Duncan, University of Kansas, 2
Sonia Hollimon-Stovall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3
Matthew Kreamer, California State University, Fresno, 4
Aaron Myers, South Dakota State University, 5
Erica Vonderheid, Ohio University, 6
Angela Dawn Moore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7
Michael Grant Schmierbach, University of Oregon, 8
Medora Elizabeth MacFadyen, University of Georgia, 9
Anne Nicole Hjersman, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 10

December 1997 In-Depth Writing
Erin L. Schulte, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1
Patty Wentz, University of Oregon, 2
Kara Shire, Arizona State University, 3
Michelle Lee, University of South Florida, 4
Karen Yamada, Arizona State University, 5
Meredith Goldstein, Syracuse University, 6
Stacey Leigh Range, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 7
Elizabeth Kitchell, Louisiana State University, 8
Joel Gorthy, University of Oregon, 9
Hermione Malone, Florida A&M University, 10

January 1998 Sports Writing
Harley V. Ratliff, University of Kansas, 1
Jason McKean, Northwestern University, 2
Lisa Ann Eskey, Arizona State University, 3
Percival Ednalino, Arizona State University, 4
Tommy Gallagher, University of Kansas, 5
Andrea Szulszteyn, University of Florida, 6
Brad S Weinstein, Northwestern University, 7
Tom Greene, University of Montana, 8
Keri A Potts, Syracuse University, 9
Michael Aaron Lee, Florida A&M University, 10

February 1998 Personality/Profile Writing
Rachel Christine Warren, Florida International University, 1
Umut Cemile Bayramoglu, University of Kansas, 2
Rebecca Winters, Northwestern University, 3
Omar Kelly, Florida A&M University, 4
Amy Braverman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 5
Martin Reynolds, San Francisco State University, 6
Michael Aaron Lee, Florida A&M University, 7
Stacey Leigh Range, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 8
Paul David Glader, University of South Dakota, 9
Aislinn Fahy, Arizona State University, 10

March 1998 Spot News Writing
Eric Weslander, University of Kansas, 1
Jamie Michelle Malernee, University of Florida, 2
G. Patrick Revere, University of Arizona, 3
Andrew DeMillo, University of Georgia, 4
Jonathan David Gallo, University of Georgia, 5
Sharif James Durhams, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 6
Jonathan Brunt, Michigan State University, 7
Matthew Kreamer, California State University, Fresno, 8
Catherine Tsai, Northwestern University, 9
Seema Mehta, Syracuse University, 10

November 1997 Photo I
Chad Heartwood Stevens, Western Kentucky University, 1
Kat Wade, San Francisco State University, 2
Eric Grigorian, San Jose State University, 3
Chris Hamilton, University of Kansas, 4
Hernan Reyes, University of Florida, 5
Robert Wayne Croslin, University of Florida, 6
William M. Vasta, California State University, Fullerton, 7
Mr. Mike Kepka, Ohio University, 8
Shawn Thew, San Francisco State University, 9
C. Andrew Niesen, University of Missouri, 10

January 1998 Photo II
Richard B. Glickstein, University of Florida, 1
Sean Patrick Galvin, San Jose State University, 2
Justin Best, University of Florida, 3
Jake Herrle, Western Kentucky University, 4
Jay L. Clendenin, San Jose State University, 5
Stuart Thurlkill, University of Montana, 6
William M. Vasta, California State University, Fullerton, 7
Mark Schiefelbein, University of Missouri, 8
Shawn Thew, San Francisco State University, 9
Lori I. Cain, Arizona State University, 10

February 1998 Photo III
C. Andrew Niesen, University of Missouri, 1
Carrie F. Pratt, Western Kentucky University, 2
Bruce Ely, University of Montana, 3
Barry Gutierrez, Western Kentucky University, 4
Jay L. Clendenin, San Jose State University, 5
Matthew J. McClain, Indiana University, 6
Frederico Van Houtryve, San Francisco State University, 7
Shawn Thew, San Francisco State University, 8
William M. Vasta, California State University, Fullerton, 9
Eric J. Larson, University of Florida, 10

December 1997 Radio
Scott MacFarlane, Syracuse University, 1
Jaime Lynn Kowey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2
Kristine Ellen Dunn, Arizona State University, 3
Andrea Michele Reed, University of Florida, 4
Lindsay Crook Mitchell, University of Utah, 5
Tiffany Dione Woods, Syracuse University, 6
Bradley Louis Stager, University of South Florida, 7
Lori Meaux, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 8
Kris Paulson, University of Texas at Austin, 9
Missy Shelton, University of Missouri, 10

December 1997 Television
Ned Roberts, Northwestern University, 1
Bryan V. Polcyn, University of Missouri, 2
Dorian Cundick, Brigham Young University, 3
Heather L. Catallo, Syracuse University, 4
Christopher D. Chmura, University of Florida, 5
Bryan J. Anderson, University of Missouri, 6
Jeff Rossen, Syracuse University, 7
Megan Henderson, Arizona State University, 8
Andrew Lucas, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 9
Susanna F. Campbell, University of Texas at Austin, 10