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ONPA awards 2007 Collegiate Newspaper Contest honors
05/08/2007
The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA) presented its 2007 Collegiate Newspaper Contest awards to member Oregon college and university newspapers during the Oregon Newspapers Foundation’s annual Collegiate Day conference, held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon on Friday, May 4.
Sixteen of ONPA’s 21 Collegiate Member newspapers competed in this year’s contest. Together, these newspapers submitted a total of 539 entries in 20 categories that cover the spectrum of newspaper arts. Those entries were judged in March by a group of individuals in the editorial and advertising departments at Oregon newspapers.
Southern Oregon University is proud to announce they walked away with many of the awards given out at this contest. The judges awarded a total of 152 awards, including 59 first-place, 59 second-place, and 34 honorable mention awards. A complete list of these awards, including images of the winning entries, can be found on the ONPA web site at www.orenews.com.
ONPA, founded in 1887, is a professional association of the state’s newspapers. Oregon Newspapers Foundation was incorporated in 1978 as the educational and development arm of ONPA.
Below is a list of the awards Southern Oregon University’s Siskiyou Paper walked away with. Southern Oregon is part of the division 2: which is classified as a Four-year college or university weekly, bi-weekly or monthly newspapers
1. General Excellence
Division 2 2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University
2. Best Design
Division 2 2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University
3. Best Section
HM The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Commentary)
5. Best Headline Writing
Division 2 HM The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Scott Charlson)
9. Best Feature Story
2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Kerry Lambeth)
12. Best Review
Division 2 2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Joel Buck)
14. Best Photography
Division 2
2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Matthew Gemmell)
HM The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Jamie Lusch)
15. Best Spot News Photo
Division 2 2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Jamie Lusch)
16. Best Feature Photo
Division 2 2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Anne Hutchinson)
17. Best Sports Photo
Division 2 1st The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Jamie Lusch)
20. Best House Ad
Division 2 2nd The Siskiyou, Southern Oregon University (Emily Higham)
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