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 2010 Communications Contest info.
Summer awards
luncheon/60th Anniversary Celebration
Thanks to all who joined Arkansas Press Women member and NFPW President Marsha Shuler for a weekend of
fellowship, networking
and celebration.
The Awards Luncheon and 60th anniversary celebration of the founding of Arkansas Press Women was held Saturday, June 6, at the
Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie in Stuttgart.
Our thanks to Ashli Ahrens,
Claudia Ahrens and Bill Shrum who served as organizers and hosts for this event.
2009 APW
Scholarship Winner
The winner of the Arkansas Press Women scholarship for 2009 is
Kimber Wenzelburger, a senior journalism and political science major at
the University of Arkansas. Wenzelberger was awarded a $1,000
scholarship in June to use toward her educational expenses for her
final year of school.
Wenzelberger has excelled in her educational and journalism endeavors.
She has a 3.96 grade point average. This summer she is working as an
intern at The Morning News. She also is currently the managing editor of the college newspaper, The Arkansas Traveler.
In a note to the scholarship committee, she wrote, “I
was so thrilled and honored to learn I had been selected for the award,
and your generosity is very much appreciated….When I graduate, I
wholeheartedly plan to pursue a career in journalism.
The scholarship committee has received 13 applications
from junior and senior undergrads across the state. Schools represented
include the University of the Ozarks, Southern Arkansas University,
University of Arkansas at Monticello and Fayetteville, University of
Central Arkansas, Hendrix College, Arkansas State, Ouachita Baptist
University and Harding University. The committee members, Malea
Hargett, Helen Plotkin and Susan Thielemier, will be reviewing the
applications in March and hope to announce the $1,000 recipient in
April.-Malea Hargett
2008 Scholarship winner update
In other scholarship news, the 2008 APW scholarship winner is
also making news. UA graduate Marci Manley was named a national
finalist in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence
Awards in August 2008. In the nationwide competition, Manley finished
in the top three in the category of Television In-Depth Reporting for
her coverage of the aftermath of a tornado that struck Atkins, Ark. The
2008 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards, held in Indianapolis, recognized
collegiate work published or broadcasted during the calendar year. This
year, student journalists submitted more than 3,600 entries in 39
categories. These Mark of Excellence Awards winners are some of the
best journalists coming out of colleges today.” stated Neil
Ralston, SPJ’s Vice President for Campus Chapter Affairs, in a
press release. “I believe they represent a lot of hope for the
future of journalism in America, and SPJ is honored to recognize them
for their excellent work." -- Malea Hargett
2009 HS
Contest
Visit our
Facebook page to see the high school contest results.
For this year's high school journalism contest, there
were 413 entries from 13 high schools enter: Alma, Bryant, Cabot,
Fayetteville, Fort Smith Southside, Har-Ber High (Springdale),
Lakeside, Nashville, Nettleton, Piggott, Rogers, Springdale and Wynne.
The entries are off to the judges and the winners will be announced at
this spring's Arkansas Scholastic Press Association meeting, which is
usually held in April. Typically, we learn about the national contest
shortly thereafter.-Kristin Netterstrom
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