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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the second photojournalism competition of the 2006-2007 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. This was the News and Sports category in which 50 students nationwide participated.

The top winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two competitions, will submit additional photos for a semi-final round of judging this June. Of those, six photojournalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championships in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top five finalists are:

First Place, $2,000 award, BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri
Second Place, $1,500 award, ALYSSA SCHUKAR, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Third Place, $1,000 award, TIM KUPSICK, University of Montana
Fourth Place, $750 award, JONATHAN D. WOODS, Western Kentucky University
Fifth Place, $600 award, BRIAN FRANK, San Francisco State University

The second place winner, Alyssa Schukar was a Spring 2006 graduate, and consequently is not eligible to participate in the Championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, the first and third through fifth place winners will submit additional entries for the semi-final round.

Other award winners are:

Sixth Place, $500 award, JARRETT P. BAKER, University of Florida
Seventh Place, $500 award, KEITH SMILEY, University of Kentucky
Eighth Place, $500 award, MICHAEL PAULSEN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ninth Place, $500 award, JOHN TULLY, University of Missouri
Tenth Place, $500 award, MAX BITTLE, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Other students who placed among the top 20 in the photojournalism competition and will receive award certificates are:

TIM HUSSIN, University of Florida, eleventh place
DAVID FOSTER, Kent State University, twelfth place
GIANCARLO PITOCCO, Pennsylvania State University, thirteenth place-tie
JILL WOODBECK, Central Michigan University, thirteenth place-tie
JEREMIAH E. ARMENTA, Arizona State University, fifteenth place
WILL VRAGOVIC, Ball State University, sixteenth place
RAY M. JONES, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, seventeenth place-tie
KEVIN CLIFFORD, University of Nevada, seventeenth place-tie
ED OU, University of Southern California, nineteenth place
EVAN SISLEY, Western Kentucky University, twentieth place

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which is now in its 47th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, are presented to the finalists following the National Championships. In addition to the photojournalism competitions, the program also includes six writing and four broadcast news competitions. Annually, up to $500,000 in student scholarships and matching grants to the students’ schools are distributed.

The photojournalism judges are: Leslie A. White, Director of Photography, The Dallas Morning News, Texas; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from two out of the three photo competitions. They are followed by: University of Missouri; University of Florida; Western Kentucky University; San Francisco State University; Arizona State University; University of North Texas; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ball State University; and University of Kentucky. The final winners will be named in April following the last photo competition.

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HEARST JOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

The top 20 winners in college Sports Writing have been announced in the 47th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. A record 97 students from 58 schools nationwide participated. The Hearst Journalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The first place winner is JENIFER LANGOSCH, from the University of Missouri. Jenifer will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her story from The Columbia Missourian titled “Playing On.” University of Missouri will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Other scholarship winners are:

C. J. MOORE, University of Kansas, second place, $1,500 scholarship
TYSON WIRTH, University of Iowa, third place, $1,000 scholarship
STEFANIE LOH, University of Oregon, fourth place, $750 scholarship
TEDDY KIDER, Northwestern University, fifth place, $600 scholarship
DANIEL GALWAY, Pennsylvania State University, sixth place, $500 scholarship
DOUG MEIGS, University of Missouri, seventh place, $500 scholarship
MARK VIERA, Pennsylvania State University, eighth place, $500 scholarship
JACKIE FRIEDMAN, Syracuse University, ninth place, $500 scholarship
STEPHEN WHYNO, University of Maryland, tenth place, $500 scholarship

University of Missouri is in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first four (out of six) writing competitions. It is followed by: University of Kansas; Northwestern University; California State University, Fullerton; Pennsylvania State University; University of Memphis; University of Kentucky; University of Georgia; University of Montana; University of Maryland. The final winners will be named in April following the last competition of this academic year.

The Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions, two radio and two television broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions.

Currently, more than 100 undergraduate accredited schools of journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

TYLER McINTOSH, Kent State University, eleventh place
MICHAEL PHILLIPS, University of Kansas, twelfth place
JAMES SCHMEHL, Arizona State University, thirteenth place
STEVE YANDA, Marquette University, fourteenth place-tie
AKEEM ANDERSON, Florida A&M University, fourteenth place-tie
ADAM S. LEVY, California State University, Fullerton, sixteenth place
CHRIS DeLOTELL, University of Kentucky, seventeenth place
MATT GELB, Syracuse University, eighteenth place-tie
ANDREW ZUCKERMAN, University of Maryland, eighteenth place-tie
NICKI JHABVALA, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, twentieth place-tie
STEVE SILVER, Northwestern University, twentieth place-tie

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The top 20 winners in college In-Depth writing were announced today in the 47^thannual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate accredited journalism programs in colleges and universities across the nation are eligible to participate.

FRANK TANKARD, from the University of Kansas, won first place.  He will receive a $2,000 scholarship for his article in the University Daily Kansan titled, “Built for Disaster.” Frank will have the opportunity to compete in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco next June.  The University of Kansas School of Journalism will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Other scholarship winners are:

JIM  WALSH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, second place, $1,500 scholarship;

MELISSA  SANCHEZ, Michigan State University, third place, $1,000 scholarship;

ROBERT  McDONALD, California State University, Northridge, fourth place, $750 scholarship;

NICOLE  BARDO-COLÓN, Florida A&M University, fifth place, $600 scholarship;

DAVID  RAUF, Texas State University, San Marcos, sixth place, $500 scholarship;

ROBERT  ALLEN, Oklahoma State University, seventh place, $500 scholarship;

ZACHARY  FRANZ, University of Montana, eighth place, $500 scholarship;

AMANDA  McLEMORE  FEDER, California State University, Chico, ninth place, $500 scholarship;

TODD  SOUTH, University of Georgia, tenth place, $500 scholarship.

California State University, Fullerton remains in first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition, with the highest accumulated school points from the first three (out of six) writing competitions.  It is followed by: University of Memphis; University of Georgia;  University of Montana;  University of Missouri;  Northwestern University;  University of Kentucky;  University of Kansas;  Florida A&M University; University of Mississippi.  The final winners will be named in April following the last writing competition.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.  It consists of six monthly writing competitions, three photojournalism competitions and four broadcast news competitions, with Championship finals in all divisions.

Currently, more than 100 undergraduate accredited schools of journalism in the are eligible to participate in the program, which awards up to $500,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are:  Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL;  Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor,The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President,Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

TREY  HEATH, University of Memphis, eleventh place-tie

SARA  GANUS, University of Oklahoma, eleventh place-tie

JENNIFER  PRICE, University of Missouri, thirteenth place

EDWARD  TAN, San Francisco State University, fourteenth place-tie

MANUEL  VALDES, University of Washington, fourteenth place-tie

KATY  MATLOCK, Baylor University, fourteenth place-tie

VENUS  LEE, University of Southern California, seventeenth place-tie

JUSTIN  HESSER, Ball State University, seventeenth place-tie

PATRICK  MAYOCK, Ohio University, nineteenth place

AMY  BRITTAIN, Louisiana State University, twentieth place
There were 101 students from 59 universities and colleges participating in the program’s In-Depth Writing Competition.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-543-6033, ext. 308
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HEARST JOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED
The top 20 winners in college Editorial/Columns of Opinion writing have been announced in the 47th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate accredited journalism programs in colleges and universities across the nation participate.

MEGAN BOEHNKE, a senior from University of Kentucky, won first place. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her column in The Kentucky Kernel titled “Remember the lives but ask why they were lost.” Megan will have the opportunity to compete in the Hearst National Writing Championship in San Francisco next June. The University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism & Telecommunication will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners.

Second place in the competition went to MATTHEW ZANE, from San Jose State University. He will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

Other scholarship winners are:

DEREK THOMPSON, Northwestern University, third place, $1,000 scholarship
DANIEL C. FORD, University of Memphis, fourth place, $750 scholarship
TREVOR RUTTI, Pennsylvania State University, fifth place, $600 scholarship
NICHOLAS D. BEADLE, University of Alabama, sixth place, $500 scholarship
MEGHAN C. BLALOCK, University of Mississippi, seventh place, $500 scholarship
DRIADONNA ROLAND, Florida A&M University, eighth place, $500 scholarship
BRYAN DOYLE, University of Mississippi, ninth place, $500 scholarship
ASHLEE CLARK, Western Kentucky University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

California State University, Fullerton is first place in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition, with the highest accumulated school points from the first two (out of six) writing competitions. It is followed by: University of Kentucky; University of Memphis; Northwestern University; University of Missouri; University of Georgia; University of Mississippi; University of Montana; University of Alabama; and San Jose State University. The final winners will be named in April following the last competition of this academic year.

The Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. It consists of six monthly writing contests, three photojournalism competitions and four broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions and awards of more than $450,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

REGGIE C. UGWU, University of Texas, Austin, eleventh place
KATHERINE LOECK, University of Kansas, twelfth place
ANDREW MARTIN, University of Kentucky, thirteenth place
JEREMY FUGLEBERG, South Dakota State University, fourteenth place
JENNA JOHNSON, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, fifteenth place
ALEX STRICKLAND, University of Montana, sixteenth place
CHARREAH K. JACKSON, Howard University, seventeenth place-tie
ROCKELLE GRAY, Murray State University, seventeenth place-tie
JASON NOBLE, Iowa State University, nineteenth place-tie
DAVID E. MCRANEY, University of Southern Mississippi, nineteenth place-tie

There were 93 students from 57 universities and colleges participating in the program’s Editorial/Columns of Opinion Writing Competition.

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HEARST  BROADCAST  NEWS  FINALISTS  NAMED

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation has announced the student radio and television broadcast finalists selected in the November Journalism Awards Program broadcast competition.  The category for Competition One was Features.

The top five winners in both radio and television were selected from among 38 radio and 57 television entries submitted.  These winners, along with the top five finalists from both categories in Competition Two, will submit additional tapes for a second round of judging.  Following the semi-final round of judging, five in radio and five in television will be chosen to compete in the program’s national broadcast news championships in San Francisco, along with winners of the writing and photojournalism competitions.

The top five radio finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award,  MELANIE  OVERCAST,  University of Montana
Second Place, $1,500 award,  WALTER  STORHOLT,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,000 award,  BROOKE  D.  ARNAUD,  University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Fourth Place, $750 award,  CHRISTOPHER  VILLANI,  Syracuse University
Fifth Place, $600 award,  KIM  SALTMARSH,  Hofstra University

The top five television finalists, qualifying for the semi-finals:

First Place, $2,000 award,  ELIAS  JOHNSON,  Arizona State University
Second Place, $1,500 award,  JUSTIN  S.  SMITH,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,000 award,  MAIKA  BAUERLE,  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fourth Place, $1,000 award,  CHRISTOPHER  T.  JONES,  Brigham Young University
Fifth Place, $600 award,  ARIELLE  BERLIN,  Syracuse University

Other award winners in radio:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  ROBERT  ARCAMONA,  Pennsylvania State University
Seventh Place, $500 award,  ERICA  HERNANDEZ,  Texas State University, San Marcos
Eighth Place, $500 award,  DANIELLE  WOOD,  Brigham Young University
Ninth Place, $500 award,  SHELLY  SCHWARTZ,  Syracuse University
Tenth Place, $500 award,  JEFFREY  PREVAL,  Hofstra University

Other award winners in television:

Sixth Place, $500 award,  MCKENZIE  L.  YORK,  Western Kentucky University
Seventh Place, $500 award,  SARAH  CHAKALES,  University of South Carolina
Eighth Place, $500 award,  ALEXANDRIA  BUTLER,  University of Florida
Ninth Place, $500 award,  JACKIE  CONGEDO,  University of Maryland
Tenth Place, $500 award,  BRIAN  FORMICA,  Elon University

The schools of these award winning finalists receive matching grants.

These students placed among the top 20 in radio and will receive award certificates:

CRYSTAL  BREWER,  University of Florida, eleventh place-tie
RYAN  FAMULINER,  University of Missouri, eleventh place-tie
JESSICA  N.  LARCHE’,  Florida A&M University, thirteenth place-tie
JEREMY  POND,  Abilene Christian University, thirteenth place-tie
JUSTIN  KARP,  Arizona State University, fifteenth place
LAURA  KENNEDY, Arizona State University, sixteenth place
MAJA  CHOLODY,  University of Maryland, seventeenth place-tie
AMANDA  HARRIS,  University of Montana, seventeenth place-tie
ALLISON  VINCENT,  Western Kentucky University, nineteenth place
CLAYTON  NEVILLE,  University of Oklahoma, twentieth place

These students placed among the top 20 in television and will receive award certificates:

SARAH  E.  LAMANTIA,  West Virginia  University, eleventh place-tie
HAILEY  F.  GINDLESPERGER,  Arizona State University, eleventh place-tie
JESSICA  CHAPIN,  Virginia Commonwealth University, thirteenth place
LA’TRISHA  GOMER,  Howard University, fourteenth place
SHANE  IRWIN,  Marshall University, fifteenth place
KRISTY  ONDO,  Syracuse University, sixteenth place
ROBIN  YANCEY,  University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, seventeenth place-tie
MEGHAN  STETTLER,  Brigham Young University, seventeenth place-tie
LINDSEY  ASHCRAFT,  University of Kentucky, seventeenth place-tie
TED  LAND,  University of Illinois, twentieth place-tie
LAUREN  COMPTON,  Virginia Commonwealth University, twentieth place-tie

Syracuse University placed first in the Intercollegiate Broadcast News Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first radio and television competitions.  It is followed by: Arizona State University; Brigham Young University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;University of Montana; Hofstra University; University of Florida; Western Kentucky University;University of Maryland (tie); Texas State University, San Marcos (tie).  The final winners will be named in April following Competition Two/News.

The judges, all professionals in radio and television, are:  Felicia Middlebrooks, Morning Anchor & Correspondent, WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago, IL;  Tom Negovan, Anchor/Reporter, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL;  and Linda Sullivan, President & General Manager, KNTV, San Francisco, CA.

The 2006-2007 broadcast news competitions are held in more than 100 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.  The Broadcast News Competition was added in 1988 to the Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program that for 47 years has included writing and news photography competitions, and now offers awards totaling more than $450,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415.543.6033, ext. 308
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HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM WINNERS NAMED

San Francisco – Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the November photojournalism competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Entries in the first of three photojournalism competitions were in the categories of portrait/personality and feature.

The winners were selected from among 70 entries submitted from 39 journalism schools nationwide. The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the next two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging next June. Following that round of judging, six finalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s National Photojournalism Championship in San Francisco, June 2007, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in more than 100 member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The top four finalists are:
First Place, $2,000 award, BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Second Place, $1,500 award, BRANDON THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas
Third Place, $1,000 award, CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Western Kentucky University
Fourth Place, $750 award, DEANNA DENT, Arizona State University

The fifth through tenth place winners are:
Fifth Place, $500 award, JARRETT BAKER, University of Florida
Sixth Place, $500 award, WILLIAM VRAGOVIC, Ball State University
Seventh Place, $500 award, SAMANTHA CLEMENS, University of Missouri
Eighth Place, $500 award, JEREMIAH ARMENTA, Arizona State University
Ninth Place, $500 award, VIVIAN JOHNSON, San Francisco State University
Tenth Place, $500 award, KEVIN HAGEN, San Francisco State University

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive award certificates are:
MAX BITTLE, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, eleventh place
TRICIA COYNE, University of Florida, twelfth place
NATALIE ROSS, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, thirteenth place
KARI COLLINS, Western Kentucky University, fourteenth place
JASON KINDIG, University of North Texas, fifteenth place
ELLY JOHNSON, Central Michigan University, sixteenth place-tie
CHRISTOPHER HANEWINCKEL, Kansas State University, sixteenth place-tie
BEN FREDMAN, University of Missouri, eighteenth place
ANDREW D. CHAVEZ, Texas Christian University, nineteenth place
GIANCARLO PITOCCO, Pennsylvania State University, twentieth place-tie
CRYSTAL STREET, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, twentieth place-tie
ALYSSA SCHUKAR, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, twentieth place-tie

The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 47th year, added photojournalism to the competition in 1970. The program also includes six writing contests and four broadcast news competitions, offering more than $450,000 in scholarships to undergraduate journalism majors with matching grants to their respective schools.

The photojournalism judges are: Leslie A. White, Assistant Director of Photography, Web/News, The Dallas Morning News, Texas; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Janet Reeves, Director of Photography, The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado.

Arizona State University placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition with the highest accumulated school points from the first of three photo competitions. It is followed by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of North Texas; Western Kentucky University; University of Florida; San Francisco State University; University of Missouri; Ball State University; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
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San Francisco – The top 20 winners in college feature writing were announced today in the 47th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program, in which more than 100 undergraduate journalism programs at colleges and universities across the nation participate.

First Place has been awarded to NICOLE M. SMITH, of California State University, Fullerton. She will receive a $2,000 scholarship for her winning article titled “The Quiet Custodian” published in Tusk Magazine. California State University, Fullerton will receive a matching grant, as do the journalism departments of all scholarship winners. The second place winner, LEAH LOSHE, from University of Missouri, will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Nicole and Leah both graduated in the spring of 2006, and consequently are not eligible to participate in the championship round, as pursuant to the program guidelines. As a result, third place winner, TYEESHA DIXON, from University of Maryland, wins a $1,000 scholarship and qualifies for the National Writing Championship in June 2007.

Other scholarship winners are:
DANIEL FORD, University of Memphis, fourth place, $750 scholarship
AMY MAY, University of Montana, fifth place, $600 scholarship
KARI HAMANAKA, California State University, Fullerton, sixth place, $500 scholarship
STEPHANIE CHEN, Northwestern University, seventh place, $500 scholarship
AMY EDGERTON, University of Georgia, eighth place, $500 scholarship
WILLIAM ATKINSON, Winthrop University, ninth place, $500 scholarship
JOANNA BORNS, Indiana University, tenth place, $500 scholarship

California State University, Fullerton placed first in the Intercollegiate Writing Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first competition of the academic year. It is followed by: University of Missouri; University of Georgia; University of Montana; University of Maryland; University of Memphis; Northwestern University; Winthrop University; Indiana University; University of Alabama.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program is conducted under the auspices of accredited schools of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication, and fully funded and administered by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. It consists of six monthly writing, three photojournalism and four broadcast news competitions, with championship finals in all divisions. The program awards more than $450,000 in scholarships and grants annually.

Judging the writing competition this year are: Pat Andrews, Assistant Managing Editor, The Miami Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL, and Arthur S. Brisbane, Former Senior Vice President, Knight Ridder, Inc., Monte Sereno, CA.

Students who placed among the top 20 and will receive certificates of merit are:

KEVIN DRULEY, University of Missouri, eleventh place
NICHOLAS D. BEADLE, University of Alabama, twelfth place
JACE BARTET, University of Georgia, thirteenth place
JANESSA CLOWARD, Brigham Young University, fourteenth place-tie
BRENT R. DAGGETT, Bowling Green State University, fourteenth place-tie
NICOLE NORFLEET, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, fourteenth place-tie
JAMES KINDLE, Arizona State University, seventeenth place-tie
MAGGIE STEHR, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, seventeenth place-tie
GABE WICKLUND, Texas Christian University, nineteenth place-tie
JOHN W. COX, University of Florida, nineteenth place-tie

There were 114 students from 65 universities and colleges who participated in the program’s first competition of this academic year. For samples of winning work, please check the monthly winners section of the Journalism Awards’ website, www.hearstawards.org

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-543-6033, ext. 308
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

SAN FRANCISCO – Winning college journalists in the National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships were announced on June 10, 2006 by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program.

The Championships — the culmination of the 2005-2006 Journalism Awards Program, with more than 100 undergraduate colleges and universities competing under the auspices of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication — were held in San Francisco, June 5 – 11, 2006.

Finalists were brought to San Francisco to demonstrate their writing, photography, radio and television skills in rigorous on-the-spot assignments. Assignments were decided by non-Hearst media professionals, also brought in to judge the students’ work. The following are the first, second and third place winners and the scholarships they received:

NATIONAL WRITING CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, MELISSA DOMSIC, Michigan State University, $5,000 scholarship
Second Place, MICHAEL D. BECKER, Syracuse University, $4,000 scholarship
Third Place, MICHAEL BRUNTZ, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $3,000 scholarship

NATIONAL PHOTOJOURNALISM CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, WILLIAM DESHAZER, Western Kentucky University, $5,000 award
Second Place, DANNY GHITIS , University of Florida, $4,000 awar
Third Place, BENJAMIN R. SKLAR, University of Texas, Austin, $3,000 award

NATIONAL RADIO BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, BRENNA L. GALLEGOS, Western Kentucky University, $5,000 award
Second Place, KRISTI KECK , University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $4,000 award
Third Place, DANIELLE WOOD, Brigham Young University, $3,000 award

NATIONAL TELEVISION BROADCAST NEWS CHAMPIONSHIP
First Place, CHRIS WELCH, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $5,000 award
Second Place, SEAN MARONEY, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $4,000 award
Third Place, JENNIFER A. BAILEYS, Marshall University, $3,000 award

Five runners-up in the Writing Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarship checks, are (listed in alphabetical order):
TEDDY KIDER, Northwestern University;
COREY W. PAUL, Western Kentucky University;
ROBERT R. SAMUELS, Northwestern University;
EMILY STEEL, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
BRIAN TRIPLETT, University of Iowa.

The $1,000 Award for Best Reporting Technique went to COREY W. PAUL, Western Kentucky University, for his article in The College Heights Herald titled “Goat Incident Shocks Campus.” The Article of the Year Award of $1,000 went to TEDDY KIDER, Northwestern University, for his sports article in The South Florida-Sentinel titled “The New Word on Recruiting.”

Three runners-up in the Photojournalism Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarship checks, are (listed in alphabetical order):
RAYMOND M. JONES, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
MATTHEW NAGER, University of Colorado.

The $1,000 award for Best Single Photograph went to BENJAMIN R. SKLAR, University of Texas, Austin; and the Best Picture Story/Series Award of $1,000 went to BRIAN LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Each Semi-finalist in the Photojournalism Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order:
ALLEN BRYANT, Western Kentucky University;
MIKE GREENER, University of Montana;
DEAN KNUTH, University of Arizona;
JACOB PRITCHARD, University of Colorado;
SAMKIT SHAH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
TRICIA SPAULDING, Western Kentucky University.

Two runners-up in the Radio Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarship checks, are (listed in alphabetical order):
RYAN MCILVAIN, Brigham Young University;
STAN PILLMAN, University of Montana.

Two runners-up in the Television Broadcast News Championship, who will each receive $1,500 scholarship checks, are (listed in alphabetical order):
FLORENCE CHEN, Brigham Young University;
ROBYN KRIEL, Texas Christian University.

The $1,000 Award for Best Use Of Radio For News Coverage went to BRENNA L. GALLEGOS, Western Kentucky University. The Best Use Of Television For News Coverage Award of $1,000 went to CHRIS WELCH, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Each Semi-finalist in the Radio Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order:
BRIAN CHAPMAN, Pennsylvania State University;
MICHIKO HOWLETT, Arizona State University;
KYLEE MYERS, Temple University;
ADAM RHEW, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
ROSS WEIDNER, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Each Semi-finalist in the Television Broadcast News Championship receives a $1,000 scholarship. They are listed in alphabetical order:
LYDIA GARLIKOV, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill;
LAURA LIGGETT, University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
ANDREA RAMEY University of Missouri;
KELLI WATSON, Syracuse University;
ANDREW WILLIAMSON, University of Maryland.

The keynote speaker at the awards presentation this year was William Randolph Hearst III, President of the Board of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.

All judges are from non-Hearst publications and broadcast stations. Judging the writing competition this year were: Alex Martin, Deputy Marketplace Editor, The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY; Pat Andrews, Broward City Editor, The Herald, Pembroke Pines, FL; and Stephen Buckley, Managing Editor, The St. Petersburg Times, FL.

The Photojournalism judges were: Kirk D. McKoy, Senior Photo Editor, Los Angeles Times, California; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Leslie A. White, Assistant Director of Photography, Web/News, The Dallas Morning News, Texas.

The Broadcast News judges were: Terry Connelly, Senior Vice President & General Manager, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; Felicia Middlebrooks, Morning Anchor & Correspondent, WBBM News Radio 780, Chicago, IL; and Tom Negovan, Anchor/Reporter, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL.

The William Randolph Hearst Foundation was established by its namesake in 1948 under California non-profit laws, exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Since then, The Hearst Foundations have contributed more than $500 million to numerous educational programs, including this one, and to health and medical care, human services and the arts in every state.

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Contact: Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-543-6033, ext. 308
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

Twenty college photographers have been named finalists in the Picture Story/Series Competition of the 2004-2005 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.  This was the third and final photojournalism competition of this academic year, entered by 44 students nationwide.

The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the previous two competitions, will submit additional photos for the semi-final round of judging this June.  Of those, six photojournalists will be chosen to compete in the program’s national photojournalism championships in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduatejournalism programs.

The top four contestants qualifying for the semi-finals are:

First Place, $2,000 award,  MIKE  GREENER, University of Montana
Second Place, $1,500 award,  SAMKIT  SHAH, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Third Place, $1,000 award,  BRIAN  LEHMANN, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fourth Place, $750 award,  TRICIA  SPAULDING, University of Kentucky

Other award winners are:

Fifth Place, $600 award,  CHRISTIAN  HITE  HANSEN, Western Kentucky University
Sixth Place, $500 award,  MERIDITH  KOHUT, University of Texas, Austin
Seventh Place, $500 award,  JUSTIN  COOK, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eighth Place, $500 award,  OMAR  VEGA, San Francisco State University
Ninth Place, $500 award,  BRANDON  THIBODEAUX, University of North Texas
Tenth Place, $500 award,  EMILY  G.  HARRIS, University of Florida

Other students who placed among the top 20 in the photojournalism competition and will receive award certificates are:

JENICE  LEYLA  MILLER, Western Kentucky University, eleventh place-tie
ALEX  A.  COLLINS, California State University, Northridge, eleventh place-tie
ALYSSA  SCHUKAR, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, thirteenth place
POUYA  DIANAT, University of Maryland, fourteenth place
ERIK  CASTRO, University of Texas, Austin, fifteenth place
JONATHAN  GRUENKE, Central Michigan University, sixteenth place
WHITNEY  WATERS, University of Kentucky, seventeenth place
CARL  ERIC  KOSOLA, Pennsylvania State University, eighteenth place-tie
GEORDIE  WOOD, Syracuse University, eighteenth place-tie
JOEL  PHILIPPSEN, Ball State University, twentieth place

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which is now in its 46^th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970.  Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, are presented to the finalists following the National Championships.  In addition to the photojournalismcompetitions, the program also includes six writing and four broadcast news competitions. Annually, more than $400,000 in student scholarships and matching grants to the students’ schools are distributed.

The photojournalism judges are: Kirk D. McKoy, Senior Photo Editor, Los Angeles Times, California; Pim Van Hemmen, Assistant Managing Editor/Photography, The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey; and Leslie A. White, Assistant Director of Photography, Web/News, The Dallas Morning News, Texas.

Western Kentucky University placed first in the Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competitionwith the highest accumulated school points from the three photo competitions.  They are followed by: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; University of Texas, Austin; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Florida; University of Colorado; San Francisco State University; University ofKentucky;  Ball State University; University of Missouri.

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-543-6033, ext. 308
jwatten@hearstfdn.org

Contact:
Jan C. Watten, Program Director
415-543-6033, ext. 308
jwatten@hearstfdn.org