SPJ Announces 2007 Mark of Excellence Award Winners From Del.; Washington, D.C.; Md.; N.C.; Va.

Market Wire, March, 2008

General News Photography

--  First Place: Evan Dyson, James Madison University, "Senseless"
--  Second Place: Evan Dyson, James Madison University, "Trumpeter"
--  Third Place: Ben Solomon, The George Washington University, "Congress
    awards Dalai Lama highest civilian honor"
    

Feature Photography

--  First Place: Patrick Smith, Towson University, "Surprise Snowfall"
--  Second Place: Nick Troiano, American University, "Dalai Lama awarded
    medal of honor"
--  Third Place: Evan Dyson, James Madison University, "You only die once"
    

Photo Illustration

--  First Place: Evan Dyson, James Madison University, "Dinner's hidden
    pitfalls"
--  Second Place: Alex Ellis, The George Washington University, "GW101"
--  Third Place: Patrick Smith, Towson University, "Friend Request:  Your
    Prof?"
    

Sports Photography

--  First Place: Rachel Larue, Virginia Commonwealth University, "Inside
    Pass"
--  Second Place: Evan Dyson, James Madison University, "Around the bend"
--  Third Place: Julie Turkewitz, University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Hill, "Raleigh Rollers"
    

Radio News Reporting

--  First Place: Eric Schaffer, University of Maryland, "Good Samaritan"
--  Second Place: April Fehling, University of Maryland, "Election Day"
--  Third Place: Walter Storholt, University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Hill, "Distracted Driving"
    

Radio Feature

--  First Place: Becca Newell, University of Maryland, "Hookah"
--  Second Place: Shira Yudkoff, University of Maryland, "ROTC"
--  Third Place: Carla Babb, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    "African American Firsts"
    

Radio In-Depth Reporting

--  First Place: Adam Rhew, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    "Davina Jones Shooting"
--  Second Place: Erin Ruberry, University of Maryland, "Homelessness"
--  Third Place: Yuk-Hang Ng, University of Maryland, "Going to Waste"
    

Radio Sports Reporting

--  First Place:  Walter Storholt, University of North Carolina at Chapel
    Hill, "Running Blind"
--  Second Place: Adam Rosenbloom & Vishal Aswani, The George Washington
    University, "GW Women's Basketball-2007 NCAA Tournament"
--  Third Place: Heather Bartholomew, University of Maryland, "Paintball"
    

Radio Newscast

--  First Place: Staff, University of Maryland, "Terp Weekly Edition"
--  Second Place: News Crew, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    "Carolina Connection"
--  Third Place: no award
    

Television Breaking News Reporting

--  First Place: Mark Olexik, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    "Crane Accident"
--  Second Place: Dawn Cherie White, University of Maryland, "Immigrant
    Social Security"
--  Third Place: no award
    

Television General News Reporting

--  First Place: Lauren Effron, University of Maryland, "Takoma Metro
    Package"
--  Second Place: Sara Huffman, University of Noth Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    "Hemlocks in Danger"
--  Third Place: Matilda Bode, University of Maryland, "Medicaid Reform"
    

Television Feature

--  First Place: Dawn Cherie White, University of Maryland, "Riversdale
    Slave History"
--  Second Place: Matilda Bode, University of Maryland, "Disabilities"
--  Third Place: Erin Franklin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
    "Honeybees"