Goshen College communication students receive state awards

GOSHEN, Ind. – Recently Goshen College communication students have won numerous state awards in the fields of print journalism, radio and television.

At the Indiana College Press Association's annual awards for 2011, Goshen College student journalists won 15 awards, and The Record (the student-run campus newspaper) won second place overall in its newspaper division. The awards were presented on April 2 in Bloomington, Ind.

Goshen College is in the association's division III for non-daily newspapers with enrollment of less than 3,000. The awards cover the calendar year 2010, during which Marlys Weaver (2010 graduate) was the Record editor in the spring, and Laura Schlabach (2010 graduate) in the fall. The Record adviser was Professor of Communication Duane Stoltzfus.

The journalism awards were:
First place:
Breaking-news reporting: senior Kelsey Shue (Dalton, Ohio), Marlys Weaver and Chase Snyder (2010 graduate), "Anthem premieres"
In-depth story: Laura Schlabach and Chase Snyder, "County command vehicle"
Opinion column: junior Matt Lehman (Kidron, Ohio), "Purls of wisdom"

Second place:
Overall design: Laura Schlabach and Marlys Weaver, Nov. 18, 2010
Single issue: Laura Schlabach and Marlys Weaver, Nov. 18, 2010
In-depth story: Hannah Groff (2010 graduate) and Lauren Morales (2010 graduate), "Immigrants struggle"
Opinion column: sophomore Jeffrey Moore (Ashland, Ohio), "On being 'part cow'"
Feature story: Laura Schlabach, "Bowing out"
Non-deadline story: senior Brett Bridges (Crete, Ill.), Keith Beber (2010 graduate) and senior Kevin Kleptz (Goshen), "Campus underpass decision at a standstill"
Feature photo: senior Andrea Kraybill (Elkhart, Ind.),"Inferno inside the kiln"
Entertainment story: freshman Josh Yoder (Tucson, Ariz.), "Wailin Jennys voices"
Sports page design: Laura Schlabach, Oct. 14, 2010
Sports photo: senior Martin Brubaker (Goshen), "Taking on Spring ArborÓ
Editorial cartoon: Michael Neumann (2010 graduate), "Becoming a .5Ó

Third place:
News or feature series: Marlys Weaver, Kelsey Shue and Emily Taylor (2010 graduate),"Radicals replace flags"

Goshen College television students won six awards in the 2011 Indiana Association of School Broadcasting's college broadcasting competition, including four first-place finishes. The Correspondent is the college's bi-weekly television news broadcast produced by Goshen College students and distributed via the campus cable system and the Internet. The adviser for The Correspondent is Assistant Professor of Communication Seth Conley.

Goshen College earned the second most points overall in this year's competition, trailing Ball State University by just one point. Last year, Goshen earned the title of 2010 Television School of the Year in the same competition.

The television awards were:
First place:
Television spot production: Lauren Morales (2010 graduate)
Music video: junior Jacob Landis-Eigsti (Lakewood, Colo.)
Entertainment video: junior Jacob Landis-Eigsti (Lakewood, Colo.)
Television anchor: sophomore Benjamin Kelly (Lagrange, Ind.)

Second place:
Music video: sophomore Sammy Rosario (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico)
Video in-depth: junior Yolo Lopez-Perez (Elkhart, Ind.) and junior Daniel Penner (Harper, Kan.)

Goshen College radio students won three awards in this year's IASB competition, including one first-place award. The Globe is Goshen's on campus radio station, run by Goshen students and community volunteers. The station provides 24-hour programming, including music, news, public affairs and sports. The adviser for The Globe is Assistant Professor of Communication Jason Samuel

The radio awards were:
First place:
Radio sportscast: sophomore Benjamin Kelly (Lagrange, Ind.)

Second place:
Radio play-by-play: sophomore Benjamin Kelly (Lagrange, Ind.)
Radio air personality: senior Trisha Handrich (Goshen)

– By Alysha Landis

Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college's Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron's Best Buys in Education, "Colleges of Distinction," "Making a Difference College Guide" and U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" edition, which named Goshen a "least debt college." Visit www.goshen.edu.