Courier wins awards at state conference
Illinois Community College Journalism Association gives student newspaper six awards
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From left: Advertising Coordinator Christina Payton, Photo Editor Lucas Koprowski, Editor-in-Chief Joash Mencias, Design Editor Ashlee Berner, Features Editor Kelly Wynne and Adviser Jim Fuller. The Courier won six awards from ICCJA on April 10.
The Courier received six awards from the Illinois Community College Journalism Association, including first place in editorials and news. The awards were handed out during the ICCJA Spring Conference April 10 in Utica, Ill.
Here is a list of awards received by The Courier for 2014:
- Editorial Writer of the Year, First Place – Parker Rechsteiner, former opinion editor
- Staff Editorial, First Place
- News Story, First Place – Joash Mencias, editor-in-chief
- Staff Editorial, Second Place
- Arts Review, Second Place – Taira Alabi, news editor
- Website, Honorable Mention