We are pleased to release the results for the 2018 Society for Collegiate Journalists’ National Contest. This year, our judges made 150 awards plus many honorable mentions. Congratulations to all our chapters and SCJ members! Keep up the award-winning work!
PDF: 2018 SCJ National Contest Results
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Congratulations to our Wartburg College chapter on its induction of nine new members.
Initiates included:
Kendall Erenberger
Courtney Moser
Silvia Oakland
Anthony Quesada Sanchez
Ryan Reebenacker
Amber Rottinghaus
Bailey Straight
Joshua Voigt
Annika Wall
Members were inducted on April 12 at the Department Spring Banquet.
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We have a new member of the SCJ family!
We are pleased to welcome Savannah State University, which created a new SCJ chapter this semester. On April 11, the new chapter held its first induction ceremony, initiating 12 founding members.
Eleven of the 12 founding members of the new Savannah State University SCJ chapter with advisers Jessica Sparks and William Martin.
President of the new chapter, Isaiah Singleton, said, “Our initial goals are to expand general knowledge of communications standards and excellence through mentoring and networking opportunities, academic programs and to create experiences for high-achieving students. We also hope to incorporate alumni into our process for achieving these goals.”
Thank you to adviser Jessica Sparks for sharing this good news and photo!
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Congratulations to the newest members of our Marywood University chapter! The Marywood chapter inducted nine new members on January 26.
Front Row L to R: Vanessa Rodriguez, Kirstin Wilson, Lauryn Butler, and Carolyn Warcup. Back Row L to R: Erin Yeager, Dylan Wright, Nicolo Manzo, Manfid Duran, and Hannah Weaver.
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Newest member of the Virginia Wesleyan University chapter. From L to R: Mickella Rast, Julie Ainsley, Luke Chaisson, Amanda Archer, Ashley Kline, and Farah Haidari.
Don’t forget! Please send along photos of induction ceremonies, SCJ-sponsored events, and the like so we can share your good news with the rest of our SCJ family. Email pictures and information to scjnationaloffice@gmail.com.Congratulations to our Ohio Northern chapter members! They held their fourth annual Society for Collegiate Journalists’ annual induction ceremony on Dec. 4 and inducted four new members.
The Society also held its elections to replace outgoing president Nick Pesetsky and outgoing vice-president Samuel Pontarolo.
Connor Gillmor was elected president and Austin Gammell was elected vice-president. There are now 12 active members on campus and 12 alumni members of the chapter.
Thanks to chapter adviser Shane Tilton for this photo submission.
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Congratulations to our Eastern Illinois chapter members. On Tuesday, December 6, they inducted 12 new members, along with two honorary members. In January, two students who could not attend will be inducted. The chapter represents students from The Daily Eastern News, the Warbler yearbook, News Watch and HitMix 88.9.
Members are Madison Antrim, Allyson Bane, Mercury Bowen, Jordan Boyer, JJ Bullock, Meghan Cebula, AJ Fournier, Jada Huddlestun, Melissa Jabek, Travis Moody, Thomas O’Connor, Jaynell Perera, Colin Roberts, Brooke Schwartz and Toluwalase Solomon. Photo by SCJ chapter adviser Brian Poulter.
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Congratulations to our New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) chapter members on their recent induction ceremony. They inducted 10 new members on Dec. 5. Special thanks to chapter adviser Larry Jaffee for this photo submission.
Jody-Ann Simpson, Kimberly Obi, Stephanie Lemus, Michael Greaney, Matt Santamaria, Lee Guilhot, Pierre Landru, Wennie Wen, Deval Mistry, Clara Mamou, Chapter Adviser Larry Jaffee.
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Congratulations to our Youngstown State University chapter members on their recent induction ceremony. On Nov. 30, they inducted 12 new members. Longtime SCJ member and adviser Dr. Mary Beth Earnheardt spoke to the group in a meaningful — and fun — ceremony.
Special thanks to Dave Davis for this photo submission.
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The Society for Collegiate Journalists National Office would like to extend congratulations to SCJ adviser Dr. Lisa Lyon Payne, Virginia Wesleyan University, on her new appointment as editor of College Media Review, the flagship publication of College Media Association.
Lyon Payne has been advising the Virginia Wesleyan University SCJ chapter since 2011. Payne obtained her doctorate from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and taught as an assistant professor of communication at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. In addition to her teaching experience, Lyon Payne has worked as a public relations consultant, research analyst, editorial assistant and writer.
We wish her the best in her new role!
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