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Ohio University students take home six Mark of ExcellenceAwards
Three to compete for national awards in August
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six Ohio University students were honored with the highest journalism awards inthe state last weekend. The Society of Professional Journalists – Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awardceremony was held in Columbus on April 4.
The Post
, Ohio University’s student newspaper, received all six awards. The following students wererecognized for outstanding student journalism:
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Katie Carrera
, 2
nd
place, Sports Writing
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Ashley Herzog
, 2
nd
place, General Column Writing
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Matt O’Donnell
, 3
rd
place, Sports Writing
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Emilie Schneider
, 1
st
place, Breaking News Reporting
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Charles Yesenczki
, 3
rd
place, General News Photography
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Charles Yesenczki and Brock Fowler
, 1
st
place, Breaking News Photography“We’re very pleased with the awards that Ohio University took home this year,” said Evan Millward,president of the Ohio University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (OU SPJ). “Thesestudents further solidified our university’s reputation as a leader in journalism education and trainingthroughout the state and the Midwest.”In addition to receiving top honors in the region, Schneider, Yesenczki and Fowler will have their workcompete against winners from across the country for national-level Mark of Excellence Awards to bepresented in August at the national SPJ conference in Indianapolis.Each year, the Society of Professional Journalists awards the best in student journalism with its annualMark of Excellence Awards. Students from across Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, and westernPennsylvania compete in 39 categories in print, broadcast and online media as well as photojournalism.The winner of each category then competes against student journalists from across the nation.For more information about the Mark of Excellence Award winners or the Ohio University chapter of theSociety of Professional Journalists please contact Evan Millward at evan.millward@gmail.com or byphone at (937) 974-0138.The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization,dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethicalbehavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry through the daily work of its nearly 10,000 members; works to inspire and educate
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