»ĘÉ«Ö±²„ has won two finalist placements in the national Society of Professional Journalists
(SPJ) 2013 Mark of Excellence Awards: the Burrās āThe KSU Bucket Listā issue (November 2013) for Best Student Ma
gazine, and JMC senior Brian Smithās āPiling Onā for Best Sports Photography.
Both were also first-place winners in SPJās region 4 competition, which made them eligible to compete nationally. »ĘÉ«Ö±²„ earned six first-place awards and nine finalist placements in region 4 competition. SPJās region 4 comprises Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and parts of western Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh.
The SPJ notes that its Mark of Excellence awards āhonor the best in student journalism. As such, judges were directed to choose only those entries which they felt were outstanding work worthy of a national honor.ā
The list of all SPJ 2013 national winners is available .
Caption 1: The Burr's "The KSU Bucket List" Issue
Caption 2: Brian Smith's photo, "Piling On"