University News
Student publications rake in awards in 2010
UNCP Today
Summer 2010
The student newspaper, literary
magazine and yearbook won top honors
in competitions against many of North
Carolina's largest and most prestigious
universities.
The Pine Needle's Web site was
named Best of Show Online News Site
by the North Carolina College Media
Association (NCMA) in a competition
with North Carolina colleges and
universities of more than 6,000
students.
The Aurochs literary magazine
won Best of Show for a Literary
Magazine in the same competition.
Its editor was Stephanie Heather
Leigh Ann Hammond.
Adam Tex Hill won first place
for his work of nonfiction for the
magazine. Craig Wilson won
honorable mention for fiction.
The Indianhead yearbook won
two honorable mention awards in
the Media Association contest: Joel Beachum
for photography and 2010 Editor Tiffany
Schmidt for student life copy.
The 2009 edition of The Indianhead
yearbook, won first place with "special merit"
in the American Scholastic Press Association's
annual contest.
UNCP and Clemson University scored
highest in the yearbook competition. The
Indianhead received 965 out of a possible
1,000 points.
The awards were presented at the NCMA
conference in late February. It was the first year
for the contest.
Dr. Judy Curtis, a faculty member in the
Department of Mass Communication, has
served as faculty advisor to The Pine Needle
for eight years.
"We are thrilled with this statewide
recognition for our students," Dr. Curtis said.
"They devote tremendous time and take pride
in making The Pine Needle print edition and
its Web site great sources for excellence in
news coverage.
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