Student Publications received 1o awards, including the award for top newspaper in the state, at this year’s Oklahoma Collegiate Media Association (OCMA) conference in Stillwater.
The awards were:
- First place: overall newspaper,
- Second place: front page design,
- Third place: sports photography by Jaime Dimas,
- Second place news photography by James Murphy,
- Sports reporting honorable mention for Ivan Matip,
- General news writing honorable mention for Susannah Waite,
- Investigative reporting second place for Susannah Waite, and
- Reviews honorable mention, second and first place for Amanda Ack.
The Student Publications staff competed against larger universities including the Oklahoma State University for the awards.
“I can’t explain how exciting it is to see your students competing against huge schools with bigger media staffs and winning,” said Kenna Griffin, assistant professor of mass communications and director of student publications. “The overall newspaper award speaks volumes about the abilities of Oklahoma City University Mass Communications students.”
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