Student Media Organizations Win Tipa Awards
Josue Plaza | June 10, 2014
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The School of Journalism & Mass Communication congratulates students who competed in the 2014 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Convention (TIPA). Students' media organizations, The University Star, KTSW 89.9 FM, and Bobcat Update, submitted productions, articles, and recordings against college media organizations from around Texas. Below is a list of awards given to each organization.
The University Star
| Place | Category | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Overall General Excellence | Staff | Division I (3 papers) |
| 2nd | Best of Show | Staff | Division I entire paper |
| 3rd | Editorial Cartoon | Laura Shine | “City Planning” |
| Honorable Mention | Single Subject Design | Lee Moran | “Football Season Preview” |
| 3rd | Page One Design | Lee Moran | “November 12, 2013” |
| 3rd | Sports Page Design | Lee Moran | “Page C2 – December 4, 2013” |
| Honorable Mention | Information Graphic | Lee Moran | “Room to grow” |
| Honorable Mention | News Story | Taylor Tompkins | “Suspect in double homicide found dead” |
| 3rd | Sports Feature Story | Quixem Ramirez | “John Parker” |
| 1st | Feature Photo | Austim Humphreys | “Kaylee and Danielle” |
| 1st | News Photo | Austin Humphreys | “Bus Lane Only” |
| 2nd | Editorial Page Design | Staff | “Page 4 – October 3, 2013” |
| 3rd | Feature Page Design | Lee Moran | “Daily Deals” |
| 3rd | Feature Story | Jordan Gass-Poore | “Bowling in a life-long passion” |
| 2nd | Editorial | Staff | “Report Card” |
| 2nd | Special Section/Edition | Staff | “Back to School Issue” |
| 3rd | Best Community Engagement | Staff | |
| 2nd | Two-Person Photo | Madelynne Scales, Austin Humphreys | Live Contest |
| 1st | Spanish News Writing | Liza Winkler | Live Contest |
| 1st | PR Crisis Management | Nicole Barrios | Live Contest |
| 1st | News Writing | Taylor Tompkins | Live Contest |
| 2nd | Copy Editing | Lesley Warren | Live Contest |
KTSW 89.9FM Radio
| Place | Category | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Commercial, PSA Radio | Colton Matocha, Evgeny Agarkov | “Flu Prevention” |
| 1st | Production-Radio | Taylor Wood, Josue Plaza, Sarah McGriff, Evgeny Agarkov | “Stuck on a Bus: Final Episode” |
| 2nd | Best Recurring Podcast- Online Division 1 | David Cavazos | “Revolutions” & Monica Solis “Threads” |
| 2nd | Overall Excellence-Radio | John Beck, Joe Pool, Becca Roberts, Ana Vaso, Olympia Mendoza | KTSW Newscast |
| 3rd | Best Web Site Navigation-Online Division 1 | Fernando Espinosa, Brandon Van Slyke | |
| Honorable Mention | Feature Story-Radio | Sierra King | “Therapy Dogs” |
| Honorable Mention | Best Multimedia Package-Online Division | Matthew Alvarez | “Having Said That” |
| Honorable Mention | Single Public Affairs Program-Radio | Matthew Alvarez, Haley Brown, Harrison Keesee, Isamar Terazas, Lorenzo Almanza, Reynaldo Leanos Jr. | “In the Public Interest: Campus Politics” |
Bobcat Update
| Place | Category | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Televsion Announcing | Skye Wallace | |
| 3rd | Best Overall Newscast in Television | Anchors: Valerie Kilgore, Zac Covey, Kalie Conley; Producer: Max Anderson | “Bobcat Update Oct. 30th, 2014” |
| Honorable Mention | Sportscast | John Beck | “April 17th, 2013” |
| 3rd | Sports Non-Feature | Drew Bryant, Kali Conley | “San Marcos building its own football stadium” |
| 2nd | Non-Feature Reporting | Valerie Kilgore, Matt Uzick | Package on flooding at the Fish Camp rental.” |
| 2nd | Audition Tape | Valerie Kilgore | |
| Honorable Mention | Audition Tape | Carlos Garcia |