West Texas A&M University’s student media received 12 awards from the Previously Published category, and earned one On-Site Contest award at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) convention.
Students involved in media organizations such as the Prairie and Eternal Flame submitted work completed during the spring and fall semesters in 2018 last December. The awards were announced at the annual TIPA convention held in Corpus Christi from March 13 to 16.
“We submitted our work back in in the fall semester and it made us all very excited to go through all of the work we are proud of,” Hannah Nelson, senior advertising/public relations major and the Prairie entertainment editor, said. “To learn that I won was an amazing surprise.”
Among the awards in the Division 4 were four first-place earned, two second-place, and four third-place. In addition, an honorable mention was earned.
“It’s very exciting to see the work I have done at the Prairie get recognized and rewarded,” Savannah Wesley, sophomore broadcast journalism major and the Prairie features editor, said. “The effort put into these pieces, and seeing that others recognize that effort is a reward within itself.”
The specific awards are as follows:
On-Site Competition
Second place, radio announcing, Alex Kypfer
Competition for Previously Published Content
First place, Blog, Alix Maza
First place, editorial, Jo Lowry
First place, static info graphic, Alaina Africano & Hailee Cox
First place, general news multimedia, Tova Kibal
Second place, ad campaign, Presley Matthews
Second place, use of data, Chase Brady & Anna Parsons
Second place, general news video, Savannah Wesley
Third place, critical review, Savannah Wesley
Third place, headline writing, Hannah Nelson
Third place, ad design static, Liz Moore
Third place, in-depth multimedia, Tova Kibal
Honorable Mention for Overall Excellence Television Program
-West Texas A&M University
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