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KU journalism school announces spring 2007 award winners

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LAWRENCE — The William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas honored its top students at an April 24 ceremony.

Dean Ann Brill presided at the event at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union in which 21 graduating seniors, two graduate students and one junior received awards. Scholarship recipients were also recognized.

The awards in writing, editing, reporting, broadcasting, strategic communications and media management were worth a total of $7,000. Journalism faculty selected the recipients.

Students who received scholarships will be announced by KU Endowment in the fall.

The Journalism School Service Award is presented in years when a student demonstrates both high academic achievement and service to the school. Jarrod Morgenstern, Overland Park junior, received the award in recognition of his service as a Student Senate representative for the school, on the board for the University Daily Kansan and as president of the Public Relations Student Society of America, the school’s largest and most active organization.

The Mogel Magazine Award was offered for the first time this year to recognize outstanding performance in magazine classes.

Other awards presented:

— Mel Adams Strategic Communications Award, given for student performance in strategic communications
— Sharon Bass Award for an outstanding magazine student
— John Bremner Copy Editing Award for excellence in copy editing
— Walter Ewert News Reporting Award for outstanding reporting on the University Daily Kansan
— Gerald Funk Feature Writing Awards for outstanding magazine writing and outstanding newspaper writing
— John Katich Broadcast Award, given to outstanding students in broadcast journalism
— Diane Lazzarino Award for an outstanding writing by a strategic communications student
— Dana Leibengood Strategic Communications Award, given to an outstanding senior in public relations
— Bruce Linton Electronic Media Graduate Award, given to an outstanding graduate student who specializes in radio-television
— Paul V. Miner Award for Kansan Leadership to recognize outstanding contributions to the University Daily Kansan by news students
— Calder Pickett Graduate Student Award for outstanding research
— Don Pierce Sports Writing Award for outstanding sports writing on the University Daily Kansan
— Angelo Scott News Reporting Awards for outstanding reporting on the University Daily Kansan
— Gene Slais Broadcast News Award, given to an outstanding senior in television news
— Sullivan, Higdon and Sink Strategic Communications Senior Award, given to the outstanding senior in strategic communications
— Lee Young Magazine Senior Award, given to an outstanding senior magazine student

Student award winners are listed below by hometown, parents’ names, high school and award.

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