Nine students of the Journalism - Print and Broadcast program of Conestoga College have received achievement awards totaling $2,100 for their outstanding work during the 2002-2003 academic year.
Journalism - Print and Broadcast is a three-year, diploma-level program at the Doon campus in Kitchener. The program incorporates traditional journalistic skills -- writing, editing, photography, research, interviewing and publishing -- with a variety of applications for the electronic media, including broadcasting. Desktop publishing, Web publishing, TV and radio production, and digital media technology are important elements of the program. Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience through SPOKE (the student newspaper), CJIQ-FM (the College radio station) and CXLR (the on-campus television studio), as well as a work term in actual media settings.
Top winner is final-year student Marc Hulet of Stratford, who received three awards totaling $750: the Andy Dugan Memorial Award, the Carl Fletcher Award and the Ross Weichel Award.
This year's awards and winners are:
The Andy Dugan Memorial Award of $500, sponsored by the Cambridge Reporter, goes to the student who displays professionalism in covering news in a dedicated manner, while constantly striving for perfection and skill improvement. The winner is third-year student Marc Hulet of Stratford.
The $500 Journalist of the Year Award, sponsored by The Record of Kitchener-Waterloo, goes to the student who produces the best portfolio of work, including eight stories, four photographs and two editorial layout assignments. The winner is third-year student Laurie-Ann Vandenhoff of Kitchener.
The $200 News Reporting Award, sponsored by Kitchener's CKCO-TV, goes to the best television journalist in the graduating class, based on television-related courses and demonstrated commitment to the tenets and practices of television news. The winner is Vanessa Laye of Exeter.
The Carl Fletcher Award of $150, sponsored by the Cambridge Reporter, recognizes excellence in sports writing and demonstration of sound reportorial skills. The winner is Marc Hulet of Stratford.
The $100 Ross Weichel Award, sponsored in trust by Yvonne Weichel, recognizes outstanding performance by a student in the production of an editorial or opinion piece on public issues, particularly with reference to the local community. The winner is Marc Hulet of Stratford.
The $100 Edward J. Hayes Award, sponsored in trust by Jackie Hayes, is for the production of the best feature/human interest story. The winner is second-year student Valentina Rapoport of Kitchener.
The $100 Stratford Beacon Herald Award goes to the student who produces the best story in the arts and entertainment field. The winner is third-year student Nicole Childs of Brantford.
The $100 Guelph Mercury Award is for production of a single news story or series of related stories that display reportorial excellence. The winner is second-year student Carla Sandham of Eden.
Carman's foto source of Woodstock sponsors a $100 award for production of an outstanding news or feature photograph which deals with a sports-related subject and which demonstrates compositional and technical excellence. The winner is Carla Sandham of Eden.
The Fairway Group of weekly newspapers sponsors two photography awards of $75 each -- one for an outstanding news photograph which demonstrates imagination, technical skills and compositional excellence; the other for a similar photograph associated with a feature story. The winner of the news photography award is second-year student Michelle Taylor of Sarnia. The winner of the feature photography award is third-year student Janine Toms of Waterloo.
The faculty of the Journalism - Print and Broadcast program sponsor a
$100 award for the best writing done by a student in either the first
or second semester of program enrolment. The winner is Jason Smith of
Thamesville.
CONTACT: Christina Jonas, 519-748-5220, ext. 3637, cjonas@conestogac.on.ca