Annual Convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association
April 9-11, 2015 – San Antonio
Live On-Site Contests
- Natalie Goin – 1st, PR Writing
- Shera Niemirowski – 2nd, English TV Announcing
- Marissa Jones – 2nd, Magazine Design
- Natalie Goin – 2nd, PR Crisis Management
- Daniel Zepeda – 3rd, Radio Sportswriting
- Catherine Blakemore – 3rd, News Video
- Emily Guajardo – Honorable Mention, Feature Photo
- Madeline Orr – Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing
- Catherine Blakemore – Honorable Mention, Yearbook Design
Rachel Fritz was elected parliamentarian of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.
Pre-Submitted Contests (2014 content)
Newspaper Categories (Division 1)
- Ben Todd – 1st, Illustration (non-photo), “Flow”
- Denzil Lim – 1st, In-Depth Reporting, “Cyber-crimes”
- Paige Otway – 2nd, Sports Action Photo, “Close”
- Marissa Jones – 2nd, Single Subject Presentation Design, “Sing Song”
- Linsey Thut – 3rd, Picture Story, ‘Bid Night”
- Richard Lyne – 3rd, Critical Review, “Interstellar”
- Comments: Excellent review in few words. Appreciated how the writer did not put himself into the review as so many other writers in this category did.
- Madeline Orr – Honorable Mention, Opinion/Editorial Page Design, “Sing Song
- Brittany Jackson – Honorable Mention, Spanish Writing, “Tercera”
- Optimist Staff – Honorable Mention, Special Edition/Section, “Building for the Future”
- Comments: Nice cover, nice design. Topic that is interesting to students and alumni as well.
- Paige Otway – Honorable Mention, Feature Photo, “Sing Song”
- Ben Todd – Honorable Mention, Illustration (non-photo), “Yak”
- Deanna Romero – Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Photo, “Cows”
- The Optimist – Honorable Mention, Overall Excellence
Radio Categories
- Lydia Miranda – 1st, Overall Excellence, “News at noon”
Television Categories
- ACU-TV – 1st, Public Affairs, “City Magazine”
- Lucius Patenaude – 2nd, News Feature Story, “24-hour musical”
- Nathan Lundeen – 3rd, Sports Feature Story, “ACU hockey”
- Hannah Little, Shera Niemirowski and Brittney Johnson – Honorable Mention, Sportscast
- Laura Benson – Honorable Mention, Audition Tape
- Shera Niemirowski and Brittney Johnson – Honorable Mention, Production, “The Ken Collums Show”