Ouachita pupil media earn high nationwide, state awards

Ouachita Baptist College pupil media have earned three nationwide awards and a
Gold Medalist score from the Columbia Scholastic Press Affiliation (CSPA) for the
Ouachitonian yearbook and 64 state awards for the Ouachitonian, Sign newspaper and Ouachita Digital Sports activities Community, in addition to on-line and tv protection,
from the Arkansas School Media Affiliation (ACMA).

“I’m so pleased with our college students for the awards they obtained for our pupil publications,”
stated Dr. Deborah Root, professor of communications and director of evaluation and
institutional analysis at Ouachita. Root additionally serves as chair of the Rogers Division
of Communications and school advisor for the Ouachitonian. “We all know they’re gifted and are devoted to their work in our division, however
it’s good to see them honored on a state and nationwide degree. They’re wonderful representatives
of the standard training Ouachita supplies.”

The CSPA awards had been introduced in Fall 2021. Levi Dade, a junior Christian research/biblical
research main from Senatobia, Miss., earned first place for yearbook sports activities motion
picture.

“This award—or any award—was not one thing I assumed I had the talents to win,” Dade
stated. “I’m very honored to simply accept it, and I attribute it to Nathan Dixon, my mentor
since highschool. With out his instructing and coaching in images for the previous six
years, this wouldn’t have been potential. It’s all in his honor, in addition to for the
glory of God.”

Third place was awarded to Abby Blankenship, a senior communications & media/strategic
communications main from Little Rock, Ark., for yearbook function picture and to Ben
Swanger, a 2021 communications & media/sports activities communications graduate from Forney,
Texas, for design portfolio.

ACMA honors had been introduced through the group’s annual conference April 8 at
Arkansas State College in Jonesboro. Ouachita college students entered six of the highest seven
award divisions; every gained or positioned of their class, together with Ouachitonian editors Gracen Goudy and Anna Roussel who had been named Yearbook Editors of the Yr.

“It was thrilling getting this award after a yr of working so laborious,” stated Goudy,
a senior communications & media/communications research main from Bryant, Ark., “and
it made it much more particular that I bought to win it with Anna. We’re each so grateful
that we’re in a position to create this ebook for Ouachita and its college students.”

Roussel, a senior communications & media/strategic communications and political science
double main from Searcy, Ark., added, “This award was an affirmation of each the
laborious work we now have put into the Ouachitonian this yr and the wonderful coaching we have obtained from all of our professors. It
felt like the right strategy to shut out mine and Gracen’s 4 years working collectively
on the yearbook.”

Different first-place winners among the many competitors’s high divisions had been Swanger, who
was named Designer of the Yr; Sara Patterson, a senior English literature and Christian
research/biblical research double main from Wylie, Texas, named Web site Editor of the
Yr; Matthew Department, a senior communications & media/sports activities communications main
from White Corridor, Ark., named TV Producer of the Yr; and Caroline Derby, a junior
communications & media/multimedia and political science double main from Arkadelphia,
Ark., named TV Anchor of the Yr.

Eleven college students gained first place in particular person classes, together with Chase Hartsell,
a sophomore enterprise administration and Spanish double main from Scorching Springs, Ark.
Hartsell earned first-place honors within the TV Sports activities Characteristic class for his phase
for the Ouachita Sports activities Digital Community on Ouachita’s Battle of the Ravine soccer
rivalry sport.

“This award from ACMA is a real honor. It’s the primary broadcasting award I’ve ever
gained on the collegiate degree, and to win it with ‘A November Morn’ is simply icing on
the cake,” Hartsell stated. “Getting to inform the story of the Battle of the Ravine rivalry
in that method was wonderful; it’s in contrast to some other undertaking that I’ve labored on earlier than. It’s
actually particular to me, and I’m glad others are having fun with it as properly.”

Ryan York, a senior communications & media/sports activities communications main from Plano,
Texas, is considered one of 11 college students who positioned in a couple of ACMA awards class. York
earned a first-place award for on-line sports activities writing and a second-place award for
sports activities web page structure.

“At first I used to be slightly stunned to obtain the award for sports activities writing,” he stated.
“After I first began writing for the newspaper, I did it for enjoyable and for some good
work expertise. To obtain this award helps me see simply how far I’ve are available writing
and reveals how Ouachita has pushed me to turn into who I’m.”

For extra details about Ouachita pupil media, contact Dr. Deborah Root at [email protected]
or at (870) 245-5510.

Lead picture: Ouachita college students acknowledged by the Arkansas School Media Affiliation
for his or her work through the 2021-22 educational yr embrace (from left) Abby Blankenship,
first place, Pupil Life Picture; Gracen Goudy and Anna Roussel, first place, Yearbook
Editors of the Yr; Amy Jackson, a senior communications & media/movie main from
Cypress, Texas, representing the Sign employees; Sara Patterson, first place, Web site Editor of the Yr; and Valeria Gomez, first place,
Social Media Promotion. Picture by Chris Babb

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2022 ACMA awards embrace:

GENERAL EXCELLENCE

• 1^st place, Yearbook Editor of the Yr—Gracen Goudy and Anna Roussel
• 1^st place, Designer of the Yr—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Web site Editor of the Yr—Sara Patterson
• 1^st place, TV Producer of the Yr—Matthew Department
• 1^st place, TV Anchor of the Yr—Caroline Derby
• 2^nd place, Newspaper Editor of the Yr—Sara Patterson
• 2^nd place, Yearbook Normal Excellence—Ouachitonian
• 3^rd place, Newspaper Web site—The Sign
• Honorable Point out, Photographer of the Yr—Abby Blankenship

THE SIGNAL

• 1^st place, Social Media Promotion—Valeria Gomez, a junior communications & media/multimedia
  main from Alajuela, Costa Rica
• 1^st place, Promoting—Caroline Derby
• 2^nd place, Evaluation Writing—Wyatt Ashlock, a junior theatre arts and communications & media/movie
  double main from Royse Metropolis, Texas
• 2^nd place, Entrance Web page Structure—Sara Patterson
• 2^nd place, Sports activities Web page Structure—Ryan York
• 3^rd place, Characteristic Web page Structure—Sara Patterson

ONLINE/TELEVISION

• 1^st place, On-line Sports activities Writing—Ryan York
• 1^st place, TV Climate—Caroline Derby and Caity Hatchett, a 2021 communications & media/sports activities
  communications and historical past graduate from Keithville, La.
• 1^st place, Area of interest Specialty Web site—employees
• 1^st place, On-line Multimedia Bundle—employees (Tiger Tunes)
• 3^rd place, TV Characteristic—employees (Tiger Tunes)
• Honorable Point out, On-line Sports activities Picture—Abby Blankenship

OUACHITA SPORTS DIGITAL NETWORK

• 1^st place, TV Pc Graphics—Matthew Department
• 1^st place, TV Sports activities Characteristic—Chase Hartsell
• 2^nd place, TV Pc Graphics—Matthew Department, Caity Hatchett and Luke Roberson, a 2021
  communications & media/sports activities media and built-in communications graduate from Plano,
  Texas

OUACHITONIAN

• 1^st place, Yearbook Cowl—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Introduction/Theme—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Closing Theme Web page—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Characteristic Structure—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Tutorial Structure—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Portrait Structure—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Group/Greek Structure—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Particular Options Writing—Anna Roussel
• 1^st place, Typography Presentation—Ben Swanger
• 1^st place, Pupil Life Picture—Abby Blankenship
• 1^st place, Divider—Ben Swanger
• 2^nd place, Divider—Ben Swanger
• 2^nd place, Characteristic Picture—Abby Blankenship
• 2^nd place, Particular Options Writing—Caroline Johnson, a junior communications & media/communications
  research and political science double main from Springdale, Ark.
• 2^nd place, Lecturers Writing—Michaelyn Ferrell, a senior enterprise administration/advertising and marketing
  and communications & media/strategic communications research double main from White
  Corridor, Ark.
• 2^nd place, Portrait Structure—Ben Swanger
• 2^nd place, Pupil Life Structure—Ben Swanger
• 2^nd place, Characteristic Structure—Ben Swanger
• 2^nd place, Endsheets—Ben Swanger
• 2^nd place, Sports activities Writing—Caity Hatchett
• 2^nd place, Group/Greek Writing—Mallory Morris, a 2021 graphic design and communications
  & media/built-in communications graduate from Nacogdoches, Texas
• 2^nd place, Tutorial Picture—Madison Melcher, a sophomore enterprise administration/entrepreneurship
  main from Rockwall, Texas
• 3^rd place, Pupil Life Picture—Abby Blankenship
• 3^rd place, Sports activities Picture—Levi Dade
• 3^rd place, Portrait Structure—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Divider—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Group/Greek Structure—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Sports activities Writing—Caroline Johnson
• 3^rd place, Pupil Life Structure—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Characteristic Structure—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Characteristic Picture—Hannah Adamson, a junior choral music training main from Newton,
  Kan.
• 3^rd place, Pupil Life Writing—Emily Barton, a senior psychology and social justice
  research main from Marshall, Texas
• 3^rd place, Lecturers Writing—Anna Roussel
• 3^rd place, Sports activities Structure—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Group/Greek Writing—Anna Roussel
• 3^rd place, Lecturers Structure—Ben Swanger
• 3^rd place, Particular Options Writing—Gracen Goudy
• Honorable Point out, Pupil Life Picture—Hannah Smith
• Honorable Point out, Characteristic Picture—Meagan North, a 2021 communications & media/strategic
  communications graduate from Fort Value, Texas
• Honorable Point out, Group/Greek Writing—Valeria Gomez