J school students earn Lieding Scholarships for study abroad
Nine J school students earned Christian Lieding Scholarships for study abroad.
Recipients were Crystal Bartlett, broadcasting; Marianne Cicmanec, advertising and broadcasting; Nicole Manske, news-editorial; Lauren Piller, advertising; Wern Ai Tan, broadcasting; Michael Taylor, advertising; Mary Thorell, broadcasting, Michaela Wiederspan, advertising; and Jessica Williams, advertising.
The Christian Lieding Scholarship and Fellowship Program encourages educational exchanges between the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and foreign educational institutions with an emphasis on German-speaking universities. Scholarships assist UNL students who participate in study abroad programs and foreign students who wish to enroll in UNL.
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Student advisory board members assist with high school journalism conference
UNL professor Scott Winter, JAMbassador members and student advisory board members hosted a Lincoln area high school journalism conference Nov. 6, 2009. CoJMC students helped faculty members lead breakout sessions covering several journalism topics.
The following students assisted with the workshop: Katie Stearns, senior news-editorial; Travis Beck, senior news-editorial; Shannon Smith, senior news-editorial; Carley Schnell, senior advertising; Casey Welsch, junior broadcasting; Elicia Dover, senior broadcasting; Kay Kemmet, freshman news-editorial; and Astrid Munn, senior news-editorial.
The breakout sessions covered topics on graphics, photos, story ideas, editorials, sports coverage and careers in journalism.
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J school students accepted to Cather Circle
Six journalism students were accepted among 84 new collegiate members to Cather Circle in fall 2009.
The students include Rebecca Gailey, news-editorial, Mechanicsville, Md.; Mandy Haase, advertising, Brandon, S.D.; Brianne Hake, advertising, Leigh, Neb.; Katelyn O’Rourke, advertising, North Platte, Neb.; Mekita Rivas, news-editorial, Lincoln, Neb.; and Katherine Stevenson, advertising, Lincoln, Neb.
Cather Circle, founded in 1999 by the Nebraska Alumni Association, connects women collegians and alumni in mentoring relationships. Cather Circle promotes leadership, education and professional growth through a network of women members.
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J students are part of Homecoming royalty
Robert Tualaulelei was crowned the 2009 UNL Homecoming king. Tualaulelei is a senior broadcasting major from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He was a 2008-09 member of the CoJMC student advisory board and president of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Carson Vaughan of Broken Bow was a member of the Homecoming court. He is a senior news-editorial and English major.
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Journalism students named Ak-Sar-Ben princesses and escorts
Karalynn Brown was an Omaha princess for the Ak-Sar-Ben Coronation Ball held Oct. 10, 2009. Brown is a senior international studies and news-editorial student. She is also a member of Mortar Board. Brown is the daughter of Michael and Janice Brown.
Amy Keiser, junior, broadcasting, was selected as a Heartland princess. She is the daughter of Brian and Torey Keiser of Gothenburg.
Mark Foxall was an Omaha escort for the coronation ball. Foxall is a sophomore advertising student at the CoJMC. He is the son of Dr. Mark and Gwendolyn Foxall.
Bryce McLeay, senior advertising major, was an Omaha escort. He is a Daily Nebraskan columnist and member of the University Program Council, Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and Ad Club. McLeay is the son of Bartholomew and Jane Porter.
Princesses and escorts are selected to represent their families who are honored for actively contributing to their communities.
ADVERTISING
Advertising student elected to ASUN
Senior advertising major Lauren Garcia was elected as the CoJMC representative to the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska in March of 2009. She will represent the J school through April 2010.
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Advertising students take first place in AAF district competition
Fourteen J school students took first place in the District 9 American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition in April 2009. This is the first win at this competition for a UNL team. The students went on to compete nationally against 15 other schools on June 4 and 5 in Washington, D.C.
The team included:
- Carley Schnell – Omaha, senior, advertising
- Amber Thomson – Lincoln, senior, advertising
- Spencer Shute – North Platte, senior, advertising
- Daniel Scheyer – Lincoln, junior, advertising
- Mike Sammons – Omaha, senior, advertising
- Adam Kiser – Omaha, senior, advertising
- Brook Euteneuer – Omaha, senior, advertising
- Aaron Jarosh – Beatrice, senior, advertising
- Jennifer Larson – Lincoln, senior, advertising
- Rae Moore – Lincoln, senior, advertising
- Marissa Piette – Dorchester, MA
- Erin Sorensen – Omaha, junior, advertising
- Chelsea Thompson – Woodbury, Minn., senior, advertising
- Eric Van Wyke – North Platte
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Advertising students selected for AAF Most Promising Minority Student program
The American Advertising Federation selected University of Nebraska-Lincoln advertising students Elise Hernandez of Grand Island and Joan Wortmann of Lincoln for its Most Promising Minority Student Program. Hernandez was selected for the 2010 class, and Wortmann was selected to the honor roll.
AAF’s Most Promising Minority Student Program, held in New York City Feb. 2-4, is the premier advertising industry award program to recognize and recruit outstanding minority college graduates.
Hernandez and Wortmann dined with leading executives and minority industry pioneers at the Building Bridges for Our Future Awards Luncheon, where they were able to network and seek mentors through the professional development seminar. They will be featured in Advertising Age, USA Today and the Most Promising Minority Student program book. Both had the opportunity to interview with recruiters who were invited to the recruiting expo, and their resumes will be available to human resources and media professionals across the nation.
Students are selected for the award based on academic standing, work experience, extracurricular activities, leadership and community service. They must be seniors of African, Asian, Latino, Native American or Pacific Islander descent.
Students are selected based on academic standing, work experience, extracurricular activities, leadership and community service. They must be seniors of African, Asian, Latino, Native American or Pacific Islander descent.
JOURNALISM
Student documentary on Sudanese refugees screened at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
Sophomore broadcasting student Natalia Ledford’s documentary “Paths of the Displaced” showed at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center Sept. 29. The documentary explores experiences of several Sudanese men and women who fled war in their home country and resettled in Lincoln.
Ledford began the project as a senior in high school while interviewing students for a school newspaper. After seeing her work, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications agreed to help her produce the documentary.
The success of “Paths of the Displaced” influenced Ledford’s decision to continue her education at CoJMC. She plans to study abroad in Rwanda and Ghana in 2010.
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J school students receive OPC Foundation Scholarships
Five J school students were honored with Omaha Press Club Foundation Scholarships for 2009-10.
- Sarah Tenorio, junior, news-editorial student, received the Davis Scholarship;
- Stephanie Berger, senior, broadcasting student, received the Panko-Roberts Scholarship;
- Brianne Hake, junior, advertising student, received the Davis Scholarship.
- Elicia Dover, senior, news-editorial student, received the Paul N. Williams Scholarship;
- Dan Girmus, junior, broadcasting student, received the Stan Bond Scholarship.
The Omaha Press Club was established 50 years ago and offers members invitations to special events, journalism education and fellowship. The mission is to promote excellence in communications and advocate he freedom of information. The OPC Foundation awards annual scholarships to college journalism and broadcast students.
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Vaughan offers advice on finding jobs
Senior news-editorial student Carson Vaughan contributed to a seven-part UNL series of articles by giving advice on how students can use networking to their advantage.
Vaughan understands the value of networking, which has helped him fill his resume with experience and internships. Networking, Vaughan said, is about 85 percent of finding a job. Students need to take advantage of their connections, especially in a slow job market.
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J school student crowned Miss Nebraska 2010
Senior Belinda Wright has been crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2010. Wright, of Scotia, Neb., is majoring in advertising and textile design. After graduation, she hopes to work internationally in the public relations department of a fashion magazine.
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News-editorial students report for Norfolk Daily News
Six news-editorial students traveled to Norfolk in October 2009 as part of a class reporting project with emeritus professor Bud Pagel. Their assignment was to interview individuals relating to the theme of patriotism and military service in the United States.
The students who participated in reporting and writing included: Erin Starkebaum, junior, news-editorial, Haxtun, Colo.; Andrew McClure, junior, news-editorial, Columbus; Alia Conley, sophomore, news-editorial, Omaha; Abram Lueders, senior, broadcasting, Elkhorn; Brendan Carl, senior, news-editorial, Ocean Shore, Wash.; and Anna Ripa, sophomore, broadcasting, Omaha.
Students interviewed six members of the Nebraska National Guard’s 189th Transportation Co., three representatives of the American Legion, two residents of the Norfolk Veterans Home and an official with Affiliated Foods Midwest.
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Spring and summer 2010 News21 interns selected
Matt Buxton, senior journalism major, Aaron James, senior journalism major, and Charlie Litton, graduate student, were selected as the spring and summer 2010 News21 interns.
News21 is a prestigious national fellowship designed to train journalists to reshape the news industry through innovative forms of in-depth reporting. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, News21 includes 12 universities across the nation. The UNL CoJMC participates as one of four associate schools in the program.
Each year, three CoJMC students are selected to join students from the 11 other institutions to prepare for a 10-week national reporting project in the summer. Students will cover critical issues facing the nation and experiment with digital methods to deliver the news in multiple forms.
Buxton, James and Litton will be assigned to one of the eight News21 sites at incubator schools.
Buxton of Portland, Ore., began his college career as a photographer but soon expanded his interest to the realm of writing and reporting. In summer 2009, he was a Poynter Summer Fellow and intern at The Columbian in Vancouver, Wash. He is currently the editor-in-chief of the Daily Nebraskan and works as a web developer for the Native Daughters depth-reporting project. Buxton has also been honored with the National Hispanic Scholarship, full-tuition academic scholarship at UNL, Kinman-Oldfield Scholarship and multiple photography awards from the Nebraska News Photographers and Publication Board.
James, a Lincoln native, returned to Nebraska in 2007 after spending 10 years in the construction industry, most recently living and working in the Seattle area. James returned to school to pursue newspaper reporting and the goal of being able to tell stories on multiple platforms. He is pursuing a news-editorial and broadcasting production degree with an emphasis on photojournalism. In summer 2009, James was a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund intern at the Grand Forks Herald in Grand Forks, N.D., and last fall he was a fellow with the Omaha World-Herald. He does both reporting and photography.
Litton of Omaha, Neb., received a bachelor’s of arts degree in English from Texas Christian University. He spent two years as a sports editor for a newspaper in northwest Iowa after graduation. Litton briefly left the journalism profession to help a friend run a Jeep touring business but returned to Iowa soon after to serve as a sports editor for the Atlantic News Telegraph. In his six years as a journalist, he has won five awards including two first place awards for writing from the Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa AP.
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ACES students earn real-world experience
Seven members of the UNL chapter of the American Copy Editors Society earned real-world newspaper experience in summer 2009.
Brian Anthony Hernandez, senior, worked at the Arizona Republic. Emily Ingram, senior, worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution copy desk; Brady Jones, senior, worked at the Dallas Morning News copy desk; Teresa Lostroh, junior, worked for the Norfolk Daily News; Katie Stearns, senior, worked at the Wisconsin State-Journal copy desk.
The American Copy Editors Society is a professional organization working to advance copy editors in newspaper, magazines, and Web sites.
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