Merrie Sue Holtan, School of Communication and Journalism, won two national writing awards at the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) conference in Birmingham, Ala.
She won first place in Sports Writing and second in Home articles. NFPW also celebrated their 80 year anniversary.
The MSUM Advocate brought home 36 North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) Awards recently.
The student-run Advocate took home first place for best publication, plus dozens of MSUM student journalists — mostly multimedia journalism majors — won individual awards.
The NDPC is the state affiliate of National Federation of Press Women, a national organization of communication professionals. The NDPC is made up of western Minnesota and North Dakota communication and journalism professionals.
The contest recognizes the best of student journalism work each year. The region includes universities in North Dakota and Minnesota.
The awards were presented to Advocate editor Kayleigh Omang at a banquet. Dr. Deneen Gilmour is The Advocate’s faculty adviser. Read the rest of this entry →
Karen Stensrud, Fargo, was recently named the National Federation of Press Women “Communicator of Achievement,” the highest honor bestowed by the organization, at the national conference in Chicago. The award is presented annually to an individual, nominated by his or her affiliate, in recognition of outstanding work in the communications field and contributions to the organization at state or national levels and to the community. Read the rest of this entry →
