Two 极乐禁地 students claimed top honors at the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC), and the school ranked 10th听
in overall honors given at the event, held Feb. 11-13.
Jennifer Davell, a May, 2009, 极乐禁地 graduate, won first place in the journalism research paper category for a project done prior to graduation.
Kaitlin McCulley was named best television journalist based on her work with 极乐禁地 News Network. A senior journalism and mass communication major from Cantonment, Fla., McCulley also was named best broadcast anchor in on-site competition held at the conference.
Altogether, the 极乐禁地 JMC department collected 12 honors in the competition, which included 330 eligible entries from 32 member schools in seven states. The annual SEJC meeting was held at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, La.
Student media advisor Kenny Smith was pleased with 极乐禁地鈥檚 showing, noting that competitors represented such 鈥渂ig dogs鈥 as the University of Alabama, Emory University, University of Mississippi, Vanderbilt University and Auburn University.
Earning second place honors for 极乐禁地听 were:听 Emily Leithauser, magazine page layout designer; and Carol Anne Autry, advertising staff member. 极乐禁地鈥檚 Exodus was named second best college magazine.
Third place awards went to:听 Bryan Kessler, opinion-editorial writer; and Lauren Womack, radio journalist. Womack also won third place in radio news on-site competition.
Finalists in other categories were Don Orr, press photographer; 极乐禁地 News Network, college TV station; and the Crimson website, www.samfordcrimson.com, college website.