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The Rambler won 14 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in Kerrville on March 27, more than twice what the newspaper won in 2009.
The entire staff received honorable mentions for general Web site excellence and on-site best of show. The Rambler was entered with division 2 schools such as Texas Christian University for online competitions and with division 3 schools like Tarleton and Texas A&M-Commerce for print competitions.
“I’m really excited about our wins,” said Kay Colley, student media director. “I think that everybody did a really great job and pulled together.”
Individual winners included Jacqueline Wittman, Rachel Horton, Bryce Wilks, Conner Howell, Laura Rosser, Laurence Sheehan and Jonathan Resendez.
Howell, college life editor, received first place in the best slide show category, second place in photo illustration and honorable mention for sports feature photo.
“It feels great because it lets me know that I have some talent,” he said. “Really, it was just knowing what type of photos I took beforehand and the type of quality I was going for, and what the images portrayed from the event.”
Rachel Horton, multimedia editor in charge of the Web site, said she is proud of the staff’s progress for the online newspaper.
“It’s been great to be a part of, and I hope we can do better in the future,” she said.
Jonathan Resendez, Editor-in-Chief, received third place in feature writing and second place for general column writing, as well as a Frank Buckley scholarship and first place for headline writing with Tarrant County College’s The Collegian.
FULL LIST OF AWARDS
On-Site:
Best of Show, Division 2, Honorable Mention, February 17, 2010 edition
Previously Published Competition, Online Division 2:
General Website Excellence, Honorable Mention - Staff
Best Interactivity, Honorable Mention - Rachel Horton
Best Slide Show, 1st Place - Conner Howell
Previously Published Competition, Newspaper Division 3:
Photo Illustration, 2nd Place - Conner Howell
Sports Feature Story, 3rd Place - Jacqueline Wittman
Sports Column, 3rd Place - Bryce Wilks
Feature Story, 3rd Place - Jonathan Resendez
News Photo, Honorable Mention - Laura Rosser
Sports Feature Photo, Honorable Mention - Conner Howell
Sports Action Photo, Honorable Mention - Bryce Wilks
Opinion/Editorial Page Design, Honorable Mention - Laurence Sheehan
General Column, 2nd Place - Jonathan Resendez
Frank Buckley Scholarship, Jonathan Resendez
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