The Clarion wins 19 awards in collegiate contest

The Clarion won 19 awards in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2022 Better Collegiate Newspaper Contests, including six first-place awards.

Clarion Staff Report

The Clarion received 19 awards as part of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest, including six first-place awards. The awards were presented on March 24 at the WNA’s annual convention held at the Concourse Hotel in Madison.
Several current and former staff members won multiple awards in the contest.
Former editor Kaleia Lawrence won two first-place awards, winning in column writing for Division B and infographic for Division AB. Her column argued for more support for transgender athletes, while the infographic focused on the college’s move to Division II athletics. She also took a second-place award in the in-depth story category for Division B.
Stuart Pate, the news editor for the 2021-22 school year, received two first-place awards as well. He took first in the public affairs reporting category for Division B and first in the Coronavirus coverage category for Division AB. His winning public affairs reporting article highlighted a childcare training grant the college received, while his Coronavirus story was about special training the college offered to help assist hospitals.
Graphic designer Valenzia Cina won two awards, earning first place in the advertising category for Division AB and second place in the page design category for Division AB.
Managing editor Kelly Feng won honorable mention for collegiate journalist of the year in Division AB and took home two other awards. She took second place in the sports story category for Division B and an honorable mention in feature story for Division B. The contest judges said the four students recognized as finalists for collegiate journalist of the year were “really good journalists who will go far in this industry.”
Copy editor Iman Alrashid received two awards, a third place in the feature writing category for Division B and an honorable mention in feature photography for Division AB.
Camryn Gardner took first place in the arts and entertainment story category for Division B, while Bryce Dailey placed second in the same category.
Courtney Van Horn earned a second-place award in the freedom of information category for Division AB, while Ebenezer Idowu Jr placed third in column writing for Division B. Graphic designer Michelle Meyer earned an honorable mention in Division AB in the infographic category.
Two awards were presented to the staff, a third place for general excellence and a third place for website. Both were for the combined Division AB, which included all student newspapers statewide. First place in general excellence went to The Daily Cardinal at UW-Madison, while second place went to the Marquette Tribune.