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Office
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April 12, 2004 |
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Members of The Patriot student newspaper won 24 awards, including seven first place honors during the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention April 1-3 in Austin. The awards marked the most ever won by the UT Tyler students. In overall sweepstakes points, The Patriot finished second in Division II, which consists of 15 Texas colleges and universities with an enrollment of 10,000 or more. UT Tyler is a Division IV school based on its enrollment, however, the newspaper staff elected to compete in an upper division. “These awards are a reflection of The Patriot editor’s, reporter’s and photographer’s hard work and persistence in gathering news about UT Tyler,’’ said Dr. Kenneth Casstevens, chairman of the Department of Communication. Students competed in an on-site, live contest on April 1. In this competition, all students compete together regardless of their school’s enrollment. Patriot editor in chief Robert Boggs claimed first prize in headline writing and copy editing. Boggs, a senior from Gilmer, also is an online editor for the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He is scheduled to graduate in May. Photographer Brad Smith, a junior from Tyler, earned an honorable mention in sports action photography during the live contest. In the previously published contest (2003 publications) staff members won the following: · Boggs, first and second in editorial; honorable mention, critical review; second, news feature story; honorable mention, news page design; first, sports page design; first sports news story (co-writer). · Jennifer Murray, a senior from Gladewater, second in opinion page design. · Smith, third for a sports feature photo; first, sports action photo; third, news photo; honorable mention for a feature photo, picture story and sports feature photo. · Matt Cates, a graduate student and former newspaper staff member, second for a cartoon; second, ad series (co-designer); first, newspaper-single ad. · Joshua Davis, a freshman from New Chapel Hill, third in newspaper illustration. · Shalina Ramirez, former newspaper staff member, second in picture story design. · Kyle Halberstadt, a student from Canton, honorable mention for a newspaper sports column. · Kristle Byran, a freshman from Whitehouse and former newspaper staff member, first in newspaper sports news (co-writer). · Brian Steigman, UT Tyler graduate and former newspaper staff member, second for a newspaper ad series (co-designer). The Patriot
also received an honorable mention in the newspaper special section
category.
Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604
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