Dafna Lemish
In a ceremony this weekend, the Illinois Press Photographers Association awarded honors to student photojournalists. Earning 13 awards, SIU Carbondale brought home more awards than any other institution, including the top honor. Brooke Stevens (Grace) won first place IPPA Student Photographer of the Year.
Other awards included:
News
First Place – “Intake Day” Genna Ord; Second Place – “Waiting” Brooke Stevens
Feature
First Place – “Drag Show” Brooke Stevens; Honorable Mention – “Jacks Valley” Genna Ord; Honorable Mention – “Shotgun Season” Isaac Smith
Sports Feature
First Place – “Wrestling” Brooke Stevens
Pictorial
First Place – “Sunset on the Farm” Steve Matzker; Third Place – “Leaves” Isaac Smith; Honorable Mention – “Ship at Sunset” Danielle McGrew
Portrait/Personality
Second Place – “Doll” Brooke Stevens; Honorable Mention – “Untitled” Isaac Smith
Picture Story
Third Place – “Untitled” Brooke Stevens
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CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Two photojournalism faculty members in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Journalism will serve in positions with the nation’s leading organization for visual journalists.
Mark. J. Dolan, an assistant professor, recently earned a three-year term on the board of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). In addition, Phillip W. Greer, a photojournalist-in-residence at SIU Carbondale, received another two-year term as Region V chair for the not-for-profit organization.
Established in 1946, the NPPA represents the interests of professional photojournalists, videographers, visual editors and multimedia producers and plays an active role in protecting their rights. Along with advancing the goals of working photojournalists the organization also holds numerous workshops and seminars throughout the year. The NPPA also provides mentoring opportunities for student journalists and has several student chapters, including one at SIU Carbondale.
“We're very proud of Mark Dolan and Phil Greer and their involvement with NPPA, the nation’s leading organization for professional photojournalists,” said Gary P. Kolb, dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. “The fact that our two photojournalism faculty are officers in this notable organization brings added credibility and attention to our photojournalism program here at SIU Carbondale. They both contribute immeasurably to what we believe is the best photojournalism program in the state of Illinois.”
This is the first time for Dolan on the NPPA board. In 2009, Dolan received the organization’s John Durniak Mentor Award “for his work to continually raise the bar for photojournalism education … and for being a champion for his students, setting a tough standard and building their confidence.”
Prior to coming to SIU Carbondale in fall 2008, Dolan was a senior associate professor within the Department of Visual and Interactive Communication in Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Journalism for eight years. Dolan’s work also included positions as photojournalist, photo director and photo editor at various newspapers, including The Providence Journal, The Anchorage Times, The Gainesville Sun, and Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Dolan teaches photojournalism and new media classes, including how to combine audio with video and still photography for multimedia story telling for websites. Dolan’s efforts recently included a third workshop for students with mentors from throughout the United States in chronicling Carterville, Crainville, and Cambria. Prior workshops focused on Murphysboro, and Alto Pass and Cobden.
“I’ve been involved in many of their training events and workshops, so it’s good to give back,” Dolan said. “I appreciate what the NPPA does for photographers and photojournalists and I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to give back to the organization and to the profession.”
Dolan hopes to provide input regarding the organization’s future direction, including how it reaches out to help the media.
“Hopefully I can bring in some ideas and suggestions that will help the NPPA further its mission,” he said.
Greer, meanwhile, represent members in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, in addition to several countries in the West Indies, including Aruba, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and Jamaica. He first earned a two-year term in 2009.
Greer came to SIU Carbondale a decade ago at the urging of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, founder of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, and Mike Lawrence, former Institute director. At the time Greer had spent more than two decades in a variety of photojournalism capacities at the Chicago Tribune, including senior photographer, chief photographer and director of photography. While at the newspaper Greer assisted in the switchover from film to digital production with what was then the world’s largest electronic darkroom. Prior to going to the Tribune in 1979, Greer, who began his photojournalism career in 1966 at the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette, was a photographer for 12 years with The Morning Courier in Urbana.
In the early 1980s, Greer earned the George Day Service Award from the Illinois Press Photographers Association. Photojournalists “are extremely tight knit and band together” in a desire to help one another, he said. The internships and mentoring programs that NPPA provides help to keep the profession strong.
Work from many of Greer’s photojournalism students is part of the “The Cairo Project,” a multi-media effort that documented life in Cairo.
My name is Bruno Maestrini, I'm from Brazil. I am a student in the M.S. program and my emphasis is in photojournalism and video journalism.
What I really like to research is cultural and historical aspects. My thesis topic is the traditional way that the South American Gaucho cooks barbecue, through an anthropological, historical and cultural lens.
My favorite class at SIU was actually a workshop. It was the Weekend at Murphysboro workshop (South of 64) organized by Mark Dolan.
All the photojournalism and video students, grad and undergrad went there, and spent a whole weekend, from Friday night until Monday morning--all night, all day with professionals from all around the country. A whole bunch of people from CNN, the Pulitzer Foundation, National Geographic were all there to coach us.
I was a part also of the Shawnee Forest project book. Here at SIU, they published a book about the Shawnee Forest and I volunteered as a photographer and I have in a publication, a hardcover book, that sounds really cool.
I was a TA (Teachers Assistant) for a year and a half and I had the classroom almost for myself. That was a great learning experience because I learned how to teach. I had 80 students, teaching Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign and it's a great experience for learning how to deal with students if you want to go out and be a professor or just learning how to deal with people.
Here, you have a chance to meet people from all around the world: from Spain, from China, from Bangladesh, from Brazil, from America--different parts of America. All these people have different ways of seeing their own work and different ideas of the world. So you end up learning how to work in so many different ways.
I have two options basically after I graduate. One is to apply for an OPT, that means get a job here in the U.S. in the three months after I graduate, or go back home. Either way, I think that I have been well prepared for the market, to work in the industry. You come out with a great portfolio, you have that opportunity, you just have to know how to use it.
My name's Evan Davis, I'm from Chicago, Illinois and I'm a Journalism major.
My area of specialization is photojournalism. I really got into it, I took a couple of C&P classes - Cinema and Photography - and I really wasn't cut out for Cinema and Photography it's a little too artsy.
But a couple of the teachers told me that what I was doing was more geared towards photojournalism, and maybe I should try that one out.
Most interesting class had to be probably the History of Photography with Jordy Jones, he's a pretty good teacher.
I think I had him the first semester he was here. It was a really great class, I learned a lot about both art photography and photojournalism.
Working at the Daily Egyptian is a delicate process. It's great because you actually learn a lot about being in a newsroom in general, because there's so many different opportunities to do different jobs.
They have people working at the design desk, as reporters, and as photojournalists and since they're such a small staff, everyone has to know how to do everyone else's job to a certain degree.
It prepares you a lot for actually going into the field and being in the newsroom.
Most recently I participated in the Murphysboro project, and then I wasn't in the class for South of 64, but I did do a couple of photo stories for a different class that ended up being a part of the South of 64 class. The Murphysboro project, which is part of South of 64, it was great.
You met a lot of professionals that actually deal with the profession that most of us are planning to go into and they give you so much information that could possibly be helpful in the field.
Just that going back to get more shots, and coming back to get critiqued and then going back out again It really boosts your confidence level when you actually get that shot that you were looking for.
I entered a bunch of photos, a ton of photos, just trying to maximize my chances of winning something in the Illinois Best of Student Photography and I took 2nd place in I think two categories, and I was in the top 5, in another I think.
Just seeing the progression of how the newspaper business is going, when I originally started I was pretty positive that I was going to go into the profession of working in the newsroom, but right now it's looking a little rocky.
I'm actually thinking maybe gearing more towards freelance work and attempting to just establish those connections that I need to actually be able to do freelance and be successful in it.
There's a ton of professionals here that have been in the business for a long time and they actually know their stuff and they're actually here to help you. You can actually talk to them on a one-to-one basis and get the information that you need and get the confidence you need and they can actually help you out with a lot of things.
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Students in Southern Illinois University Carbondale's School of Journalism will again hit the streets this weekend to highlight two local communities. From sunrise, Friday, Oct. 1, until sunset, Sunday, Oct. 3, approximately 30 students will chronicle the Union County villages of Cobden and Alto Pass with the multi-media workshop, "A Weekend in Cobden/Alto Pass." Mark J. Dolan, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism, said last year's successful "A Weekend in Murphysboro" helped provide the impetus for this year's workshop. Cobden and Alto Pass are smaller communities than Murphysboro, but Dolan also sees many similarities, particularly when looking to tell a story. "There are great stories everywhere. You don't have to be in a big city to find good stories. I think what the students will gain is the intensive interaction with professionals who are there … to help improve their skills. It's invaluable." Media Advisory For more information on the "A Weekend in Cobden/Alto Pass" project, contact assistant professor Mark J. Dolan at 618/536-3361 or 315/882-2446, or by email at
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. The story settings are still developing but Dolan anticipates the communities' strong agricultural history, including orchards and vineyards, to be a focus in the project. Residents of the communities seem to be very excited about the students' efforts and "we are very excited about the potential for it." Cobden Mayor Molly Beckley and the Cobden Business and Community Association have been really receptive to the project, Dolan said. Beckley said the project is "absolutely exciting." "We have a lovely town, a beautiful town. All we ever want to do is promote our village," she said. "I love the idea that students will be involved." Students will use digital still photography, sound and video to document the communities. Students will bring their work for editing to a community center in Cobden -- a former feed store west of the railroad tracks. Some of editing work will also take place on campus, Dolan said. Students will shoot their assignments, have the work edited, and receive immediate feedback for improving their work from SIUC faculty and the volunteer professionals, Dolan said. "The 'Weekend in Murphysboro' project last fall was a terrific success in all respects -- for the students and for the community," said Gary P. Kolb, dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. "The resulting images and stories have been widely exhibited in the community and showcased on the 'Southof64.com' website. It is a great way for the University to reach out to the region and produce something of lasting value for the communities involved." The Murphysboro project, which includes the website and traveling photo exhibit, has been very successful, Dolan said. A journalism class is designing and will publish an 80-page coffee table-style photo book of photos from that weekend, he said. Kolb, Dolan, and William H. Frievogel, director of the SIUC School of Journalism, all said they hope the upcoming workshop also results in a website and book. The weekend workshops "provide our photojournalism students a unique opportunity to work with some of the country's best photojournalists," Frievogel said. "They also are a chance for the School of Journalism and the College to give back to a Southern Illinois community." Dolan became interested in profiling Cobden while working with students this summer on a documentary project on the migrant community. Dolan hopes the community photo workshops become an annual event, with students then working on the website and book each spring. The workshops are not possible without the contributions of visiting professionals. "That kind of intensity, coaching and editing that students receive is what makes it possible," he said. Budget concerns and reduced funding resources almost prompted organizers to postpone this year's workshop. But several students who participated in the Murphysboro project expressed support for another project this year, Dolan said. "We decided to try and do it on our own," Dolan said. Some of the volunteers are coming at their own expense, and several are coming for a second year, he said. "The photojournalism community is so good about giving back to the community and, in particular, things like this project that help the students, Dolan said. "We've got this incredible lineup of professionals who will be here as editor and coaches coming in to work with our students." Graduate student Julia M. Rendleman is one of several students who participated last year and persuaded Dolan to continue with the project this year. What students receive from the intense three-day workshop is beneficial, said Rendleman, who will graduate in December with a master's degree in the Professional Media and Media Management Studies program specializing in photojournalism. "It's compact learning," she said. "It's a way to learn what you would over the course of a semester in a weekend." Rendleman said one benefit is visiting faculty discussing with students their initial photographs, offering ideas and suggestions how to improve them, and then allowing students to back and improve their shots right then. "It was a great experience," she said. The visiting faculty newspaper photographers are: Chris Berry, The State, Columbia, S.C.; Elizabeth Conley, Detroit News; Jay Drowns, The Sporting News; David Grunfeld, Times-Picayune, New Orleans; Danese Kenon, Indianapolis Star; Erin McCracken, Evansville Courier; Chuck Novara, The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale; and Todd Panagopoulos, Chicago Tribune. Other visiting faculty include Scott Allen, regional director for public affairs, U.S. Department of State, Chicago, and Sean Gallagher, freelance photographer, sponsored by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. -- Originally posted at: http://news.siuc.edu/news/September10/092910par10144.html.
Julia M. Rendleman is one of four photojournalism students in the United States to earn an award from Getty Images Inc. for editorial photography. Rendleman, who is from Makanda, is working on a project that focuses on female inmates at the Illinois Department of Corrections' Impact Incarceration Program at Dixon Springs.
Getty Images announced awards to five professional and four student photographers earlier this month.
Rendleman will graduate with a master's degree in December. She is in the Professional Media and Media Management Studies program specializing in photojournalism.
Dean Gary P. Kolb said receiving a Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography "is a prestigious international recognition."
"This award is not only a testament to her talent but also to the level of instruction students in our photojournalism program receive," Kolb said. "We have a committed faculty and the finest photojournalism program in the state of Illinois here in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts."
Rendleman said she was shocked to receive the award.
"This is a great honor and prestigious award but it's something that a lot of students at this college can accomplish if they try to attain it," she said. "It's within their reach. A lot of students here have the skills to get this award. I want to encourage everyone to try."
A Carbondale native, Rendleman earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Loyola University in New Orleans. Her projects while at SIUC include a multimedia project on the Shawnee Forest and last fall's "A Weekend in Murphysboro."
"Julia Rendleman is one of the most talented young photojournalists in the country," said William H. Freivogel, director of the SIUC School of Journalism. "Her photos of women in custody and her commitment to tell their story are extraordinary. This important award is a testament to her skills as well as to the teaching skills of the photojournalists on the faculty of the School of Journalism."
After receiving permission from state prison officials, Rendleman began the project earlier this year focusing on five women enrolled in the 120-day military style boot camp program. Two of the five women did not complete the program and returned to state prison to finish their remaining sentences. The other three women did graduate in July, Rendleman said.
Dixon Springs is the only impact incarceration program facility in Illinois that accepts women. Rendleman said her interest is the aspect of viewing redemption, rehabilitation and the women receiving a second chance. One of the female inmates had her son while in prison; the boy was eight months old when she graduated from the boot camp, Rendleman said. She plans to meet with the women to continue profiling their journey. Rendleman is also working to obtain permission from state prison officials to photograph the two inmates who failed the boot camp program.
While for a photojournalist "it is hard for a project to ever be done," Rendleman said she has nine months to complete it for Getty.
Established in 2004, the grants "enable emerging and established photojournalists to pursue projects of personal and editorial merit," according to a news release from Getty Images, Inc. Grant awards have totaled more than $600,000 since 2004.
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J. Bruce Baumann, Picture Editor-in-Residence at Southern Illinois University and the retired editor of The Evansville Courier & Press is the winner of this year's National Press Photographers Association's Clifton C. Edom Award.
The award recognizes an individual in the tradition of Cliff Edom to inspire and motivate photojournalists to reach new heights. Edom taught at the University of Missouri for 29 years, founded the Missouri Photo Workshop and is credited with coining the term "photojournalism."
Baumann was NPPA's Region 4 Photographer of the Year in 1968 and 1969 while shooting for the Sunday Courier & Press, and in 1970 while working for the Grand Rapids Press in Michigan. He received NPPA's highest honor, the Joseph A. Sprague Award, in 1992, an NPPA's President's Award in 1973, the John Durniak Mentor Award in 2007 and the Jim Gordon Editor of the Year Award in 2005.
He started his journalism career as a sports intern at the Evansville Courier while a student at Central High School, and he went on to work at daily newspapers in Dubuque, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Mich; Mansfield, Ohio; San Jose, Calif.; Pittsburgh and Monterey, Calif.
He also worked as a picture editor, designer and photographer at National Geographic magazine and is a past president of the Indiana News Photographers Association.
The award was presented Saturday during a Convergence '10 workshop at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, S.C.
A few SIUC students needed no words to make a statement.
They just needed a moment.
The Illinois Press Photographers Association announced the best of Illinois Photography this weekend during a two-day event that consisted of judging both professional and student photographs Friday and presentations by professional photographers Saturday. Student judging was broken into eight categories with 32 awards given.
SIUC students won 15 of them, sweeping both the portrait personality and multimedia divisions.
"When a school takes (almost) half of the total number of awards in a major photojournalism competition — you've made a statement," said J. Bruce Baumann, an assistant instructor in photojournalism. "The SIU photojournalism program continues to lead the way in the college, producing some of the best young photojournalists in the country."
Any student from Illinois could submit work to the competition, even if he or she attended a school out of state, which allowed SIUC students to compete with photojournalists from Ohio University and Western Kentucky University, Baumann said.
Diana Soliwon, a graduate student in new media from Springfield, and Julia Rendleman, a graduate student in photojournalism from Makanda, were the only two students to win a category. Soliwon took first in portrait personality, while Rendleman scored first and second in multimedia.
Mark Dolan, an assistant professor of journalism, said the awards should serve as more than just a line on students' resume.
"Often it's the older students — the more advanced students — who are winning, and hopefully that'll serve as motivation for themselves and the people coming up under them," Dolan said.
He said a handful of students went to the event and that what they saw should encourage them to improve as they move forward.
"It was a very good showing," Dolan said. "They should be proud of it, but it should be a motivator to just keep on improving in their skills, their storytelling ability and their portfolios."
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Congratulations to these outstanding students.
Emily Sunblade is a photojournalism junior from Bolingbrook, Ill. She would like to work for a non-profit or an environmental related government agency. She plans to be involved in environmental activism journalism
Rachel Snow is a junior in photojournalism from Iuka, Ill. She would like to work for a newspaper to gain experience in the field and then she hopes to teach journalism in a community college after getting her masterís degree.
Cole Singleton is a junior in advertising/IMC from OíFallon, Ill. After taking part in the Extern Program in St. Louis and applying for the New York Studies Program for the upcoming summer, he plans to take a full-time position in media planning at a small to medium sized agency in New York.
Katherine Dierkes is a junior in advertising/IMC from Homer Glen, Ill. She plans to pursue a career working for a magazine publication. With a background in advertising, journalism and English, she is interested in both editorial and sales positions. She wants to spend time writing for a magazine.
Michara Canty is a sophomore in news/editorial from Calumet City, Ill. Through a broad perspective, her major coalesces with broadcasting. Her ultimate goal, whether it lies within news/editorial or radio/TV, is to spark a mind for the better good of humanity. She believes that fulfills a true career.
James Durbin is a sophomore in photojournalism from Kirkwood, Mo. He will continue to do internships and see where they take him. He would like to get into magazines, but for now, newspapers are giving him the most experience.
Casey Hoerr is a sophomore in advertising/IMC from Champaign, Ill. After graduation he wishes to get a job at an advertising or PR firm.
Julia Fromme is an advertising/IMC sophomore from New Berlin, Ill. After graduating with a degree in Journalism, and with minors in Art and Design and Information Technology, she hopes to receive an internship that will lead to a career within those fields. Her ultimate dream is to have a career where she can put her creative advertising and art skills, along with her computer knowledge, to good use.
Erin Kressner is an advertising/IMC junior from Lake Villa, Ill. Her goal is to get into advertising and product design for a ski or snowboard company.
Jeff Engelhardt is a news/editorial junior from Hoffman Estates, Ill. He would like to work at either a mid-size or large newspaper as a boxing and mixed martial arts writer.
Twangie Holman is a news/editorial sophomore from Carbondale, Ill. She plans to inspire the people of our world to each be a humanitarian by writing in-depth philosophical news/editorials for a major television network.
Kristina Kaganer is an advertising/IMC sophomore from Lake Zurich, Ill. She hopes to work in the advertising of a government/political organization. If she has the resources she hopes to go to law school and specialize in intellectual law.
Nick Quigley is a news/editorial junior from Murphysboro, Ill. He will most likely work for a local newspaper either part- or full-time. Ultimately, he will strive to write for an automotive publication, such as Automobile Magazine or Motor Trend.
Ryan Voyles is a news/editorial sophomore from Herrin, Ill. He wants to find a solid job at a newspaper, writing about whatever he can. He hopes to become a sports editor at a major newspaper.
Matthew Takach is a news/editorial freshman from St. Charles, Ill. He hopes to become a sports writer for a magazine or newspaper in the Chicagoland area. He would also enjoy being a beat writer for a baseball team such as the Chicago White Sox.
Christina Spakousky is a news/editorial freshman from Belleville, Ill. Following degree completion, she would like to study culinary arts, in hopes of becoming a food/wine journalist/editor.
Matthew Henehan is an incoming freshman from Oak Lawn, Ill. He will be entering the news/editorial program.
Erin Holcomb is an incoming junior from Belleville, Ill. She will be entering the news/editorial program.
Tara Kulash is an incoming freshman from Edwardsville, Ill. She will be entering the news/editorial program.
Kelsey Therkildsen is an advertising/IMC senior from Chillicothe, Ill. She initially aspires to work for a small advertising agency as a copywriter or media planner. She would like the majority of her work to be focused on outdoor and nontraditional advertising. She hopes to someday earn a partnership or become creative director.
Stile Smith is a news/editorial freshman from Irvington, Ill. He would like to get hired by a newspaper or magazine as a sports reporter. His ultimate career goal is to become a reporter for either Sports Illustrated or ESPN the Magazine.
Audra Ord is a news/editorial junior from Xenia, Ill. After graduating, she plans to serve in the Peace Corps for 2 years and write freelance feature articles about her experience. After fulfilling her commitment, she plans to become a staff writer or editor at an outdoor interest or travel magazine.
Edyta Blaszczyk is a photojournalism sophomore from Rolling Meadows, Ill. After graduating, she would like to work for a publication where she can shoot a lot of sports. She would also love to work anywhere she could expand her photojournalistic integrity.
Tiffany Cochran is an advertising junior from Champaign, Ill. After obtaining her degree, she would like to attend graduate school at the Mudra Institute of Communications in Ahmedabad, India. With a foreign degree, she feels like she will be a very marketable candidate in an international advertising agency.
Amanda Schnur is an advertising/IMC junior from Belleville, Ill. After graduation, she is hoping to find a job in the St. Louis area. She would like to be a copywriter or work in the creative department of an agency.
Cristian Stelle is a news/editorial junior from Marion, Ill. She pans to graduate and get a job at a small magazine firm or newspaper. Eventually, she wants to build her own magazine corporation that provides monthly faith-based magazines for teens.
Cary Bryant is a news/editorial/digital communication junior from Centralia, Ill. She would like to be an online editor for either a newspaper or magazine. She would like to write, edit or produce content for media websites.
Quratulain Ali is an advertising/IMC sophomore from Glendale Heights, Ill. Her goal is to start in account planning while earning her masterís degree, then a Ph.D., followed by a law degree in entertainment law. After that, sheíd like to work with a law firm while doing some freelance work.
Kimberly Fields is a journalism news/editorial and R-TV news sophomore from Chicago, Ill. She wishes to become a news anchor, preferably for WGN-Chicago while writing a weekly advice column for a magazine, and appear as a radio personality on WGCI. She also wishes to author a couple books.
Jordan Vaughn is an advertising/IMC senior from Harrisburg, Ill. She started a Christian clothing company called ìLilyWhiteî designs, selling her designs locally, online and at summer music festivals. By getting her degree in Marketing Communications, she will learn how products are marketed effectively and utilize her communication abilities.
Lita Wilson is a junior from Ullin, Ill. She hopes to work for a newspaper like the Southern Illinoisan, but not necessarily in southern Illinois. Eventually, she would like to work at the Seattle Times, National Geographic or Rolling Stone.
Cristian Stelle is a news/editorial junior from Marion, Ill. She plans to graduate and get a job at a small magazine firm or newspaper.
Danielle McGrew is an incoming freshman from Flora, Ill. She will be entering the news/editorial program.
Allison Petty is a senior from Salem. She transferred from Kaskaskia College in Fall 07, promptly selling her soul to the DE, where she hopes to work until she graduates. She plans on the enthusiastic pursuit of a career in journalism.
Stile Smith has been with the Daily Egyptian for two semesters. During the fall semester, he was a sports reporter and during the spring a campus reporter. He has covered beats ranging from the SIU volleyball team to Undergraduate Student Government to Saluki Way.
Sean Harper is a finance senior from Batavia, Ill. He began his tenure at the Daily Egyptian in Fall í08. He hopes to eventually live in Chicago and own his own gourmet popcorn shop. Throughout his career with the DE, he has become fond of the local Carbondale business owners, and couldnít think of a better student job at SIUC.
Bryan Myers, of Chillicothe, Ill., attended Illinois Central College in East Peoria for two years before transferring to SIUC. After coming to Carbondale, he started working for the Daily Egyptian. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys spending time with his friends, watching movies, Cardinal baseball, and living life to its fullest.
Tiffany Cochran plans to graduate in December í09 with a dual degree in Journalism and Communication/Graphic Design and a minor in Art History. She plans to attend graduate school at MICA University in Ahmedabed, India. She has been with the Daily Egyptian for two years as a Page Layout/Designer in the newsroom and is now an Advertising Production Manager.
2009 25 Most Distinguished Seniors: Monica Mason
Virginia Marmaduke Scholarship Winners: Tiffany Cochran, Danny Wenger, Sarah Lohman, Jamie Drendel, Lane Christiansen, Jessica Wolf, Audra Ord, Nick Quigley, Kelsey Therkildsen, Amanda Schnur, Edyta Blaszczyk, and Nick Johnson.
Judith Roales Single Parent Scholarship: Twangie Holman
Foote Scholarship for Off-Campus Study: Jonathan Robben
Robert W. Davis Scholarship: Patrick Waldrop
Many thanks to the hard-working student employees of the School of Journalism:
Martin Dubbs, David Henderson, Emelie Ottosson, Claudette Roulo, Chastity Spencer Liza Sprague and Lindsey Waldron.
Laura Hlavach plans to use this award to visit the offices of various news entities to observe how news producer/managers work with print, online, photographic, broadcast and multimedia reporters, writers and editors to efficiently coordinate and share (but not duplicate) news gathering and presentation efforts. ìMy ultimate goal is to inform my teaching as we push to integrate more technology and mass media into our own curriculum.î
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