Published on February 27, 2013 Â
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L-R: Kenny Smith, Katie Willis, Lauren Womack, Catherine Farist, Megan Thompson, Clayton Hurdle
51½ÖÉä Journalism and Mass Communication students and publications earned top awards at the 2013 Southeast Journalism Conference at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., Feb. 21-23.
Student Media Advisor Kenny Smith said 51½ÖÉä claimed five honors, including:• First place, Best College Magazine–Exodus;
• First place, Best Journalism Research Paper–Anna Cox;
• First place, Onsite Competition Sports Writer–Clayton Hurdle;
• Third place, Best Sports Writer–Corry Mulligan; and
• Third place, Best Opinion-Editorial Writer–Adam Quinn.
More than 400 students from 32 universities competed in the Best of the South competition. Smith said only the University of Alabama fared better than 51½ÖÉä among the state’s participants.
51½ÖÉä is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 51½ÖÉä is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 51½ÖÉä enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 51½ÖÉä fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.