The College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln held its annual J Days Alumni Awards of Excellence luncheon on April 8 in Lincoln.

Greg Andersen (1990) is the chief executive officer of BBH NY advertising agency. He joined the agency in 2006 and named managing director in 2008. He serves on the Effie Worldwide board of directors. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Linda Baldwin (1971) is the associate publisher for Isthmus, Madison, Wisconsin\'s weekly newspaper. She is a founding member of the Alternative Weekly Network, a national cooperative for weeklies. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Jim Rose, (1985), accepts an alumni award of excellence from Dean Gary Kebbel (right) during the awards luncheon. Rose entertains fans with his popular daily reports during the 1110 KFAB-AM Good Morning Show in Omaha. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Ronald Ng (1994) is the executive vice president and executive creative director of BBDO New York. The Gunn Report ranked Ng as the world\'s number one copywriter. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Susan Phalen (1992) accepts an alumni award of excellence from Dean Gary Kebbel. Phalen is the communications director for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the U.S. Congress. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

LaSharah Bunting (left) poses with her mother at the alumni awards of excellence luncheon in Lincoln on April 8. Bunting (2000) is the deputy Sunday metropolitan editor at The New York TImes. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Joel Sartore (1985) was awarded the Will and Susan Norton Award for Excellence in International Journalism during the college\'s annual J Days Honors Convocation April 7. Sartore is a contract photographer for National Geographic magazine. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

William Kelly (left), a senior news producer for NET Television and Radio, poses with Dean Gary Kebbel during the annual J Days awards luncheon. Kebbel presented the 2011 Thomas C. Sorensen Award for Distinguished Nebraska Journalism to Kelly on April 8. Kelly\'s award is based on a trilogy of documentaries focusing on methods and procedures used by crime scene investigators. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Kenneth J. Elkins (center) poses with Dick Chapin (left) and Mark Jensen (right), president of the Nebraska Broadcasters Association, at the J Days award lunch in Lincoln on April 8. Elkins received the Broadcast Pioneer Award from the NBA and the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)

Sarah Lahr (1938) received a Dean\'s Award during the college\'s annual J Days Honors Convocation April 7. The Sarah Lahr Educational Fund provides support to UNL with her most recent donation enabling the journalism college to establish its own bureau for the ABC News\' ABC On Campus program. (photo by ZAC REVENSE)