The DePauw and WGRE Win a Combined 23 Awards

April 5, 2004

April 5, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University's student-run college newspaper and radio station -- The DePauw and WGRE -- both collected fistfuls of awards over the weekend. The Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) honored The DePauw as Newspaper of the Year for the tenth time in the past eleven years, one of 14 awards Indiana's oldest college newspaper received. Meanwhile, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) honored The DePauw with six and WGREwith three 2003 Region 5 "Mark of Excellence" awards.

In the SPJ contest, DePauw students competed against colleagues from newspapers and radio stations at colleges of all sizes in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. The ICPA competition placed The DePauw in the division two category, for colleges and universities of more than 2,000 full-time students that don't publish a daily newspaper. SPJ awarded The DePauw five first place awards and one third; WGRE brought home two first place prizes and one second. In addition to being named "Best Newspaper" by the ICPA, The DePauwreceived four first place awards, five seconds, and four third places.

Society of Professional Journalists "Mark of Excellence" Region 5 Awards:

The DePauw

Best Editorial Writing (1st)
In-Depth Reporting (1st) - Andrew Tangel, Duke Wright, Annie Reifsnyder, Natalie Seibert, Jessica Schaab, A. Brandon Sokol, Jacob Stanley, Brooke Barbee, Amanda Holt Miller
Sports Column Writing (1st) - Brian Kern
General News Photography (1st) - Adie Verla, Duke Wright
Sports Photography (1st) - Duke Wright
Spot News Reporting (3rd) - R. Brandon Sokol, Dan Kelley

WGRE:

Radio Sports Reporting (1st) - Brian C. Kern, Wesley M. Anderson, Brian M. Gustin, Theodore A. Tutson
Radio Daily Newscast (1st) - Nicole Pence, Brian Kern
Radio In-Depth Reporting (2nd) - Kiel Beehler, Laura Bustard, Amy Harper, Liz Rice, Brad Wochomurka

Indiana Collegiate Press Association Awards/Division 2:

The DePauw

Best Single Issue (1st)
Best Investigative Story (1st) - Andrew Tangel
Best Sports News Story (1st) - John Groth
Best Photo Essay (1st) - Adie Verla, Deb Bushouse, Morgan May
Best Breaking News (2nd) - Brooke Barbee, Rebeca Martinez, Jessica Schaab, Andrew Tangel
Best Staff Editorial (2nd) - Mark Ditto
Best Sports Photo (2nd) - Duke Wright
Best Illustration (2nd) - Rachel Kovac
Best Editorial Cartoon (2nd) - Dana Fortunato
Best Stand Alone / Pullout Section (3rd)
Best Non-Deadline News (3rd)
Best News or Features Series (3rd) - Brooke Barbee and Amanda Miller
Best Feature Photo (3rd) - Adie Verla