Journalism – School of Communication /communication UCA Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:59:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1 The Presidential Scholars and the Dean’s List /communication/2022/05/13/the-presidential-scholars-and-the-deans-list/ /communication/2022/05/13/the-presidential-scholars-and-the-deans-list/#respond Fri, 13 May 2022 16:06:19 +0000 /communication/?p=3537 Spring 2022

Fall 2021

The 2022 Spring Presidential Scholars List

The 2022 Spring Presidential Scholars List

The 2022 Spring Dean's List

The 2022 Spring Dean’s List

]]> /communication/2022/05/13/the-presidential-scholars-and-the-deans-list/feed/ 0 Arkansas College Media Association 2022 Awards /communication/2022/05/12/arkansas-college-media-association-2022-awards/ /communication/2022/05/12/arkansas-college-media-association-2022-awards/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 20:33:34 +0000 /communication/?p=3453 The Arkansas College Media Association (ACMA) named as College Newspaper of the Year and Addison Freeman won Reporter of the Year.

also won Television Outlet of the Year by the ACMA.

Students from News6 won the following awards:

  • Interpretative and Investigative Reporting Award
    • 1st place: Trevor Cook
    • 2nd place: Chase Mauk
  • News Reporting Award
    • 1st place: Ladell Tyler
    • 3rd place: Berris Teague
  • Sports Feature Award
    • 2nd place: Thomas Gillette
    • 3rd place: Brett Walker
    • Honorable Mention: Brett Walker
  • Weather Award
    • 2nd place: Anthony Reiter, Trevor Cook, and Collin Gallimore

ACMA is composed of student media outlets at public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities in Arkansas.

 

]]> /communication/2022/05/12/arkansas-college-media-association-2022-awards/feed/ 0 2021 School of Communication Student Award Winners /communication/2022/05/12/2021-school-of-communication-student-award-winners/ /communication/2022/05/12/2021-school-of-communication-student-award-winners/#respond Thu, 12 May 2022 14:04:32 +0000 /communication/?p=3366 The School of Communication recognized several outstanding students during its annual awards ceremony held April 14, 2022.

Principles of Communication

Olive M. Hilliard Speech Award

  • London Blackwell

First-Year Writing

WriteOn Essay Award

  • 1st place: Kyla Anderson
  • 1st runner up: Jesus Fernandez
  • 2nd runner up: Heavenlee Mitchell

Ink Wire Essay Award

  • 1st place: Shelley Wieburg
  • 1st runner up: Andre Walker
  • 2nd runner up: Aidan O. Lemley

 

Public Relations

Client’s Choice Award for Best Intro to PR Plan 2021

  • Paitin Baker
  • Eliza Ball
  • Sarah Lunsford

PR Pro’s Choice Award for Outstanding Mock News Conference

  • Dalton James
  • Grace Lee
  • C.J. Parrish
  • Jayce Burney

Client’s Choice Award for Best Capstone PR Plan 2021

  • Rylee Bolls
  • Emily Dye
  • Megan Franklin
  • Aurora King

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Member of the Year

  • Hannah Phillips

Alma O. Corley Award for Outstanding Student in Public Relations

  • Riley Neil

 

Communication

Glenn D. Smith Outstanding Student in Communication

  • Gregory Warren

 

Journalism

Harry S. Ashmore Outstanding Journalism Award

  • Addison Freeman

Outstanding Online Student

  • ViviAnne Flora

Outstanding Broadcast Student

  • Brett Walker

Outstanding Print Student

  • Addison Freeman

 

Writing

Joanna Castner Post Outstanding Writing Major Award

  • Miriam Phwandaphwanda

Up-and-Coming Writing Major

  • Will McDonald

Best Scholarly Essay

  • Cameron Steed

Best Multimodal Project

  • Addison Richman

Best Community Engagement Project

  • Lexi Bratton
  • Aylssa Rieman
  • Drew Weld
]]> /communication/2022/05/12/2021-school-of-communication-student-award-winners/feed/ 0 Congratulations Spring 2021 Graduates /communication/2021/05/07/spring-21-grads/ /communication/2021/05/07/spring-21-grads/#respond Fri, 07 May 2021 19:57:55 +0000 /communication/?p=2989

]]> /communication/2021/05/07/spring-21-grads/feed/ 0 31 student journalists earn 51 awards in ACMA Contest /communication/2021/04/19/acma-awards/ /communication/2021/04/19/acma-awards/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 15:14:10 +0000 /communication/?p=2865 University of Central Arkansas School of Communication student journalists received 51
awards in the 2021 , with 31 students representing
four media outlets being honored.

In General Excellence categories, , the website of The Echo, the student
newspaper, placed second. The Echo鈥檚 online editor is Mia Waddell. J. Wade Dykes, editor of
the Scroll, received second place in the Yearbook Editor of the Year competition.

ACMA is composed of student media outlets at public and private two-year and four-year
colleges and universities in Arkansas. The awards were announced virtually because of COVID-
19.

Other awards:

First place

The Echo online

  • Audio Podcast 鈥 Lauren McLemore, Morgan Jenkins, Sarah Coleman, Elvira Toddy,
    Delaney Van Wilpe, Ronak Patel, Megan Holder and Hannah Bender 鈥 Integration at 网曝门.
  • Personality Profile 鈥 Ashley Savage 鈥斅燩eople of 网曝门, Kaleigh Fletcher.
  • Blogs 鈥 Lauren McLemore 鈥 Volunteers are fundamental for recycling industry.
  • Arts and Entertainment 鈥 Daniel Adams 鈥 Muralist gives lecture on intersection of
    social justice, art.
  • Spot News Photo 鈥 Ian Lyle 鈥 Conway protest gallery.
  • Niche/Specialty Site 鈥 Delaney Van Wilpe 鈥 Top 5 performances from the 2020 MTV
    VMAs.

News 6 television

  • Political Coverage 鈥 Morgan Jenkins 鈥 TikTok campaign.
  • Pandemic Coverage 鈥 Ashley Luningham 鈥 Reynolds Performance Hall season and
    COVID-19.
  • News Reporting 鈥 Macie Davis 鈥 Kacie Woody, never forgotten.

The Scroll yearbook

  • Feature Layout 鈥 Ly-Lan Hunt 鈥 What we know about COVID-19.
  • Special Features Writing 鈥 Samantha Bland 鈥 Bring back the ’90s.
  • Art/Illustration 鈥 J. Wade Dykes 鈥 Opening page.
  • Feature Photo 鈥 J. Wade Dykes 鈥 Mardi Gras madness.
  • Sports Photo 鈥 Kaitlyn Gordon 鈥 Giving it your all.
  • Academics Photo 鈥 J. Wade Dykes 鈥 Interruptive dance.
  • Pandemic Coverage 鈥 Ly-Lan Hunt 鈥 What we know about COVID-19.

Second place

The Echo newspaper

  • News Writing 鈥 Ronak Patel 鈥 Fraternity pledges found responsible for vandalism.
  • News Photo 鈥 Ian Lyle 鈥 Conway march.
  • Feature Photo 鈥 Elvira Toddy 鈥 People of 网曝门: Carter Rideout.

The Echo online

  • Meeting/Speech Coverage 鈥 Ian Lyle 鈥 Statements on racial injustice by SGA and
    网曝门 staff.
  • In-Depth Reporting 鈥 Ronak Patel 鈥 Sen. Gary Stubblefield directs ADHE to request curriculums from universities.
  • Blogs 鈥 Daniel Adams 鈥 Make your wallet happy and take advantage of student discounts.
  • Spot News Photo 鈥 Ian Lyle 鈥 Conway protest gallery.

News 6 television

  • Feature 鈥 Connor Holmes 鈥 Baum Gallery鈥檚 new exhibit: Threads through Time.
  • Political Coverage 鈥 Trevor Cook 鈥 Final day of early voting.
  • Pandemic coverage 鈥 Ashley Luningham 鈥 COVID trick or treat.

The Scroll yearbook

  • Academic Layout 鈥 Gabriela Vargas and Samuel Tucker 鈥 Art close to home.
  • Layout-Organization/Greek 鈥 J. Wade Dykes 鈥 Showing off.
  • Student Life Layout 鈥 J. Wade Dykes and Samuel Tucker 鈥 Part of the 鈥淐ommunity.鈥
  • Sports Layout 鈥 J. Wade Dykes, Jacob Smith, Kaitlyn Gordon and Travis Gupton 鈥
    Second SLC title in three years.

Third place

The Echo newspaper

  • Review Writing 鈥 Sarah Coleman 鈥 鈥淩atched鈥 uses perfect balance of horror and
    mystery.

The Echo online

  • Meeting/Speech Coverage 鈥 Rob Davis 鈥 网曝门 breaks ground on the Windgate Center.
  • Election/Political Coverage 鈥 Kaitlin Benight 鈥 2020 presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen visits Little Rock to campaign.

News 6 television

  • News Reporting 鈥 Tristen Hall 鈥 9 p.m. routine.
  • Feature 鈥 Chase Mauk 鈥 Flute fusion.
  • Pandemic Coverage 鈥 Austin Ashley 鈥 网曝门 testing and tracing protocols.

The Scroll yearbook

  • Cover 鈥 J. Wade Dykes and Ly-Lan Hunt 鈥擮ne of Many/Many from One.
  • Portrait Layout 鈥 J. Wade Dykes and Ly-Lan Hunt 鈥 Freshmen/Sophomores.
  • Typographic Presentation 鈥 Gabriela Vargas 鈥 Pride! Pride! Pride!
  • Sports Photo 鈥 Will Mulloy 鈥 Creating a rivalry.
  • Academics Photo 鈥 Travis Gupton 鈥 Experience culture.

Honorable Mention

The Echo online

  • Meeting/Speech Coverage 鈥 Ronak Patel 鈥 网曝门 Board of Trustees approve pedestrian
    bridge.
  • Blogs 鈥 Sadie Clark 鈥 At a university far, far from home.
  • News Photo 鈥 Rob Davis 鈥 网曝门 breaks ground on Windgate Center.

News 6 television

  • Feature 鈥 Thomas Gillette 鈥 Microforms a library resource.

The Scroll yearbook

  • Layout-Organization/Greek 鈥 J. Wade Dykes and Samuel Tucker 鈥斅40 lost in the last
    decade.
  • Student Life Layout 鈥 J. Wade Dykes 鈥 Bridge to a safer life/Afraid of heights.
  • Feature Photo 鈥 Travis Gupton 鈥 Swinging for the fences.
  • Student Life Photo 鈥 J. Wade Dykes 鈥 Showing off.

The contest covered student media content produced in 2020, and members of the
College Media Association from across the country judged the competition.

]]> /communication/2021/04/19/acma-awards/feed/ 0 2021 SoC student award winners named /communication/2021/04/17/2021-soc-awards/ /communication/2021/04/17/2021-soc-awards/#respond Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:16:37 +0000 /communication/?p=2831 The School of Communication recognized several outstanding students during its annual awards ceremony held via Zoom on Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

Principles of Communication

Olive M. Hilliard Speech Showcase
  • Nicole Vincent, first place
  • Lamar Williams, second place
  • Joanna Arechiga, third place

First-Year Writing

Write-On Contest
  • Jaden Fleeks, first place
  • Ari Long, first runner up
  • Maya Giuffria, second runner up
InkWire Research Contest
  • Aurora King, first place
  • Maja Gledic, first runner up
  • Lona Ceccherini, second runner up

Communication

Glenn D. Smith Outstanding Student in Communication Award
  • Jamaal Lockings

Journalism

Harry S. Ashmore Outstanding Student in Journalism Award
  • Lauren McLemore
Outstanding Broadcasting Student
  • Austin Ashley
Outstanding Online Student
  • Alyssa Sparks

Public Relations

Alma O. Corley Outstanding Student in Public Relations Award
  • Jamaal Lockings
Public Relations Student Society of America Member of the Year- University of Central Arkansas Chapter
  • Shay Box
Client鈥檚 Choice Award for Best Capstone PR Plan, Fall 2020
  • 聽Spencer Casavechia, Ethan Dolan, Payton Hamric, Amelia Mackey and Rachel White
  • Client: Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Client鈥檚 Choice Award for Best Introduction to Public Relations Plan, Spring 2020
  • Mia Burrell, Mary Buddenberg, Lola Simmons and Nate Fielder
  • Client: Conway Men鈥檚 Chorus
Client鈥檚 Choice Award for Best Introduction to Public Relations Plan, Fall 2020
  • Hannah Phillips
  • Client: School of Communication
PR Pro鈥檚 Choice Award for Public Relations Techniques Best Mock News Conference, Spring 2021
  • Callie Ketcher, Morgan Trent

Writing

Joanna Castner Post Outstanding Student in Writing Award
  • Emily Dye
Up-and-Coming Major
  • Katy Reagan
Best Multimodal Project
  • Anna Van, Kaitlyn Bannon, Brandon Donaldson
Best Community Engagement Project
  • Harrison Hite, Kyrece Lasker, Greta Hacker
Best Scholarly Essay
  • Greta Hacker
]]> /communication/2021/04/17/2021-soc-awards/feed/ 0 Journalism lecturer elected chairman of legislative task force /communication/2021/02/18/moritz-taskforce/ /communication/2021/02/18/moritz-taskforce/#respond Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:47:34 +0000 /communication/?p=2710

Rob Moritz

Rob Moritz, a lecturer in the journalism program, has been elected chairman of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Task Force.

The task force was created by the Arkansas Legislature in 2017 and is responsible for making recommendations on bills that would affect the state public records and open meetings law.

Moritz was appointed to the nine-member task force by then-Senate Pro Tempore Jonathan Dismang. He was elected chairman of the panel during a meeting earlier this month in advance of the Arkansas Legislative Session that began Jan. 11.

Moritz, who is also treasurer of the , spent more than 30 years as a newspaper reporter for papers in Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas before being hired at 网曝门 in the fall of 2014.

–Rob Moritz (originally published on 网曝门 Inform)

]]> /communication/2021/02/18/moritz-taskforce/feed/ 0 PR, the Press & Public Affairs class reports on BLM protests in central Arkansas /communication/2020/12/09/mclemore-blm/ /communication/2020/12/09/mclemore-blm/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:09:58 +0000 /communication/?p=2630 This semester COVID-19 prevented our PR, the Press & Public Affairs class from holding a campus/community event as we have in past years. Nevertheless, the聽class knew what they wanted to focus聽on from聽Day One – the summer Black Lives Matter protests in central Arkansas. So, students did original reporting to capture聽the protests through the eyes of聽activists, aid workers, police, journalists, small business owners, educators, and more.
Their work is published here:聽
–Dr. Dylan McLemore
]]> /communication/2020/12/09/mclemore-blm/feed/ 0 Scroll inducted into Walsworth Gallery of Excellence third time /communication/2020/08/25/scroll-walsworth/ /communication/2020/08/25/scroll-walsworth/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:20:49 +0000 /communication/?p=2513 The University of Central Arkansas Scroll has been inducted聽into the Walsworth Gallery of Excellence for the third consecutive year. The Walsworth Gallery of Excellence is a collection compiled every year of the most distinguished聽yearbooks Walsworth prints. The selections are based on quality, demonstration of theme, coverage, design, photography and copy.

Representative Terry Smith presented Adviser Will Oldham and the Scroll staff a plaque on Monday, Aug. 24 during the first class meeting of the new school year.

Smith informed the students that extra copies of their book were printed for sales representatives to share as examples and loaned to schools as idea generators. Gallery of Excellence books are also displayed at regional, state and national conventions.

The cover, spreads, photos and coverage ideas from this book will also be used in Walsworth’s educational resource materials, such as the聽Possibilities Idea Book, the聽Yearbook Suite聽curriculum and聽Idea File Magazine.

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]]> /communication/2020/08/25/scroll-walsworth/feed/ 0 Echo editor-in-chief elected to SPJ Arkansas Pro Chapter board /communication/2020/08/13/spjproboard/ /communication/2020/08/13/spjproboard/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:34:56 +0000 /communication/?p=2399

Ronak Patel, editor-in-chief of The Echo, 网曝门鈥檚 student newspaper, was elected to the board of directors of the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists during the organization鈥檚 annual membership meeting in July.

Ronak Patel

Also during the meeting, Lauren McCabe, a recent 网曝门 graduate and former Echo editor, was elected secretary, and Rob Moritz, Lecturer I in the journalism department, was also re-elected treasurer.

Patel, an English major and journalism minor, has previously worked as photo editor, online editor, social media editor and associate editor for The Echo. McCabe, who recently received a B.A. in English, was editor-in-chief of The Echo in the fall of 2019.

The Arkansas Pro Chapter is an affiliate of the national Society of Professional Journalists, whose mission statement states that it is 鈥渄edicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty.鈥

A 网曝门 campus of SPJ was recently created and about 15 students are members. For more information about joining the campus chapter email Rob Moritz at聽rmoritz@uca.edu.

–Rob Moritz

 

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