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College of Fine Arts and Communication | 17 "Outstanding! This was one of the most creative and compel- ling campaigns I had the pleasure of reviewing." “I want to shout out your evaluation section. It is detailed, data-driven, and clearly tied to objectives. It is one of the strongest I've seen in a Bateman competition.” Thanks to faculty advisor Debra Price , and Angel Leverett , a Texas State alum and vice president of marketing & com- munications for Austin Habitat for Humanity, for their guid- ance and mentorship. The team also appreciates the support of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. [7] ALUMNI ACCOLADES Congratulations to Debra Davis . Women Communicators of Austin honored Davis with the Outstanding Austin Commu- nicator Award. Emmy Award Winning and Grammy Nom- inated, Debra Davis is a storyteller who creates engaging television series, live streams, live music events, award shows, branded content, events, corporate entertainment, and meet- ings. She is founder of Debra Davis Productions, a full-service production company. [8] DEPARTMENT ACCOLADES SJMC students and faculty - Cindy Royal , Jon Zmikly , Dale Blasingame , Vanessa Higgins Joyce , Lisa Jackson , Alex- ander Tawiah , Desarae Saathoff and Mandalyn Lewallen attended the International Symposium on Online Journalism at The University of Texas March 27-28. Vanessa Higgins Joyce spoke on a panel in tribute to Dr. Maxwell McCombs, the research pioneer who originated agenda-setting theory. [9] Daniel Schumacher and the KTSW 89.9 staff picked up 6 awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Conven- tion held in San Marcos April 10-12, including two 1st place awards, two 2nd place awards, a 3rd place award, and one honorable mention. Laura Krantz and the University Star staff members and con- tributors won 28 awards from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) during the spring convention April 10-12 in San Marcos. TIPA is the oldest collegiate media organization in the coun- try. It consists of member student media outlets at 77 public and private two-year colleges and four-year universities in Texas. More than 425 students and their advisers attended the conference. The annual awards honor excellence in student media. University Star students received the following awards: On-Site Competition Awards (Open Division) First Place, Print News Writing, Ryan Claycamp First Place, Print Advertising, Carson Rodgers First Place, Editorial, Rhian Davis Second Place, Best of Show, Website Third Place, TV Sports Writing, Julia Gooder Third Place, Radio Sports Writing, Jacob Da Luna Third Place, Newspaper Design, Jen Nguyen Third Place, Press Release Writing, Allison Drinnon Third Place, PR Crisis Management, Katherine Andrews Third Place, Magazine Design, Carson Rodgers Honorable Mention, Feature Writing, Sydney Seidel For previously published contests, Texas State competes in Division I, which includes A&M-College Station, Baylor, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, University of Houston, University of North Texas, UT-Arlington, UT-Austin, UT-El Paso and UT-Rio Grande Valley. University Star students received the following awards: Previously Published Division I First Place, In-Depth Reporting, Nichaela Shaheen First Place, Sports Column Writing, Carson Weaver First Place, Opinion Page Design, Rhian Davis Second Place, Overall Excellence 4-year Newspaper, Staff Second Place, Print Newspaper, Staff Second Place, Photo Illustration, Sarah Manning Third Place, Website, Staff Third Place, Video Newscast, Staff Third Place, General News Photo, Blake Leschber Third Place, Editorial Cartoon, Madeline Carpenter Third Place, Static Information Graphic, Abby Funderburk Honorable Mention, Editorial, Staff Honorable Mention, General Column, Nikita Arefiev Honorable Mention, Advertising Campaign, Sarah Manning Honorable Mention, Breaking News, Nichaela Shaheen Honorable Mention, Opinion Page Design, Rhian Davis Honorable Mention, Video Newscast, Staff The University Star also received 10 Society of Professional Journalism Mark of Excellence Awards during the Region 8 conference Saturday, April 5 in San Marcos. The winners of Region 8 will go on to compete at the national level. Those winners will be announced in October. Winners Breaking News Photography - Eleanor Munoz Sports Writing – James Horton Editorial/Opinion Writing – Star Staff Regional Political Reporting – Ryan Claycamp , Lucciana Choueiry Campus Reporting – Ryan Claycamp Illustration – Madeline Carpenter