Vanderbilt Student Communications

THE ALEXANDER AWARD

THE WRVU NASHVILLE AWARD FOR DEDICATION TO
EXCELLENCE IN RADIO BROADCASTING

THE GEYER AWARD

STUDENT MEDIA GROUP AWARDS AND HONORS

ADVISING AWARDS AND HONORS

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THE CHARLES FORREST ALEXANDER
AWARD IN JOURNALISM
Given in memory of Charles F. Alexander, B.A., ‘50, to a student who has achieved distinction in student journalistic projects. The student journalist’s activities must be broad based and distinguished.

Alexander Award Winners

1982 Julia L. Howard
1983 Daniel S. Fott
1984 Steve R. Presnell
1985 Tom Rushton
1986 Michael Cornwell
1987 Daniel Bean
1989 Margaret Ann Coble
1990 David Sheinin
1991 Samuel Feist
1992 Andrew Maraniss
1993 Rosalind Smith
1994 Stacy Goldate
1995 Jennifer Peebles
1996 Ryan Underwood
1998 Paul Rubinson
1999 David Haffner
2000 Eothen Alapatt
2001 Alex Burkett
2002 Tara Lynn
2003 Josh Spilker
2004 Jacob Grier
2005 Evan Mayor
2006 Robert Proudfoot
2007 Anne C. Malinee

THE WRVU NASHVILLE AWARD FOR DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE IN RADIO BROADCASTING
The WRVU Nashville Award for Dedication to Excellence in Radio Broadcasting is presented annually to an undergraduate Vanderbilt student who is a current WRVU DJ, a member of the executive staff, and one who has shown excellence beyond expectations for their position in their dedication to WRVU either in listenership, programming, music education of the public, engineering, or financial support. This award was created by Dr. James Noble, a 1997 A&S graduate and former WRVU general manager.

WRVU Nashville Award Winners

2007 Annie Weisner

THE GEYER AWARD
For excellence in investigative and interpretive reporting in the campus publications or on radio station WRVU. Established in 1970 by Richard A. Geyer, Jr.

Geyer Award Winners

1971 Steven W. Jones
1972 John W. Fowler, Jr.
1973 A. Rosalynne Harty
1974 A. Rosalynne Harty
1975 Daniel W. Bischoff
1976 Kurt L. Schmalz
1977 David N. Brooks
1978 David Jonathan White
1979 Tracy Kathryn Wilkinson
1980 Patrick Dewitt Nunnally
1981 Charles Christopher Euchner
1982 Brian Joseph Rosmaita
1983 Richard Patrick Danielson
1984 Richard Patrick Danielson
1985 Christopher Alan Crain
1986 Edwin Thomas Wood
1987 Rosser Elmo Newton
1988 Bridget Elaine Kelley
1989 James William Aaron
1990 David J. Wakelyn
1991 Mark Aaron Widerman
1992 Matthew Vincent Pender
1993 Laura Suzanne Creekmore
1994 Jeremy Michael Barnicle
1995 Jennifer Leigh Peebles
1996 Patrick S. Pitman
1997 K. Morgan Fitz
1998 Amy Michelle Drittler
1999 Neil Vigdor

The award has not been given out since 1999.

STUDENT MEDIA GROUP
AWARDS AND HONORS

One objective measure of the quality of student media publications and programs are regional and national competitions. This also serves as a comparative measure to peer institutions, and in the case of VSC, a comparison of how Vanderbilt students match up to students at institutions with academic journalism and mass communications programs.

VSC groups have competed primarily in competitions sponsored by six regional and national organizations.

SOUTHEAST JOURNALISM CONFERENCE — SEJC is a collegiate journalism consortium that includes some 40 colleges and universities in seven states. Vanderbilt is a charter member of this 13-year-old association.

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS — SPJ is a 90-year-old association for professional journalists sponsors an annual Mark of Excellence competition open to college and university journalists.

ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS — ACP began serving college publications in 1933. It is the largest national association for student publications. Its highest award, The Pacemaker, is generally accepted in the communications industry to be the higher education equivalent to the Pulitzer Prize.

COLUMBIA SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION — CSPA started at Columbia University in New York in 1925. Its national award, The Gold Crown, given only to the top two percent of college publications, is considered as an equal to an ACP Pacemaker.

COLLEGE MEDIA ADVISERS — CMA is the nation’s oldest and largest association for higher education professionals who work in journalism education directly advising student media. The organization has more than 750 members at 550 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. CMA honors annually the best design work produced in student publications with its competition called The Best of Collegiate Design.

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPERS —SUN is comprised of 21 southern schools ranging from Florida to Virginia. The organization focuses mainly on student newspaper advertising and the training of advertising managers and/or sales staffs. SUN distributes its annual awards at the annual SUN Conference held every September in Atlanta.

The list below includes many of the major awards won by VSC organizations during the past several years. Unfortunately, incomplete records preclude an inclusive list or one that extends beyond 1984. It is also worth noting that in many years groups did not enter competitions in which they were eligible. Records indicate that Vanderbilt students have won more than 100 individual awards in SEJC, SPJ, ACP, and CSPA competitions. These include only organizational awards ( * denotes highest award given in category).

COMMODORE
ACP First Class 1988
ACP Second Class 1990
ACP All American 1991
* ACP Pacemaker 1991
ACP All American 1992
* ACP Pacemaker 1992
CSPA Medalist 1992
ACP All American 1993
CSPA Silver Crown 1993
* ACP Pacemaker 1994
* CSPA Gold Crown 1994
* ACP Pacemaker 1995
* CSPA Gold Crown 1995
* CSPA Gold Crown 1996
CMA Best of Collegiate Design Third Place Yearbook Cover Design 2001
ACP Best of Show Third Place 2002
CMA Best of Collegiate Design Second Place Yearbook Individuals Spread Design 2002
ACP Pacemaker Finalist 2002
CSPA Gold Circle Second Place Academic Spread with Color 2004
CSPA Silver Crown 2004

INSIDEVANDY.COM
* SEJC Best College Website 2007

THE VANDERBILT HUSTLER
* SPJ Best All-Around Newspaper 1988
CSPA Medalist 1988
CSPA Silver Crown 1988
SEJC Public Service Journalism 1988
CSPA Medalist 1990
SEJC Honorable Mention Best Newspaper 1990
CSPA Medalist 1991
CSPA Silver Crown 1991
CSPA Medalist 1992
* CSPA Gold Crown 1992
* SEJC Best Newspaper 1993
SEJC Third Best Newspaper 1996
CSPA Certificate of Merit 1997
SUN Third Place Best Rate Card 2000
CMA Best of Collegiate Design Fourth Place Feature Page 2000
CMA Best of Collegiate Design Main Page Presentation for Online Newspapers 2001
* ACP Best of Show 2001
* ACP Pacemaker 2002
SEJC Fifth Best Newspaper (tie) 2004
* ACP Pacemaker 2003
* ACP Pacemaker 2005
SEJC Third Best Newspaper 2006
* ACP Pacemaker 2006

THE VANDERBILT REVIEW
* CSPA Gold Crown 1996
* CSPA Gold Crown 1997
* CSPA Gold Crown 1998
ACP Best of Show Third Place 2001
CSPA Gold Circle Second Place Overall Design with Color Magazine 2004
CSPA Silver Crown 2004

VTV
* ACP Pacemaker Video Yearbook 1989

VERSUS
* SPJ Best All-Around Magazine 1986
ACP All-American 1986
CSPA First Place 1986
* ACP Pacemaker 1987
* SPJ Best All-Around Magazine 1987
* SPJ Best All-Around Magazine 1988
SPJ First Place Magazine 1989
CSPA Silver Crown 1996
* SEJC Best Magazine 1996
* SEJC Best Magazine 1999
CMA Best of Collegiate Design Third Place Magazine Cover Design 2002
* SEJC Best Magazine 2003
SEJC Second Best Newspaper 2006

ADVISING AWARDS AND HONORS

Similar to those for student associations, there are national professional associations that recognize the work of student media advisers. Those associations include Southeast Journalism Conference and Columbia Scholastic Press Association, noted above, and College Media Advisers. CMA is the nation’s oldest and largest association for higher education professionals who work in journalism education directly advising student media. The organization has more than 750 members at 550 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

The list below includes many of the major awards and honors won by
current VSC Staff.

CHRIS CARROLL, Director of Student Media
* CMA Four-year Honor Roll Newspaper Adviser 1989
* CMA Four-year Honor Roll Broadcast Adviser 1991
SEJC President 1997
* CMA Distinguished Four-year Multi-Media Adviser 1997
CMA Vice President 1997-99
* CSPA Gold Key 1999
CMA President 1999-01
Student Press Law Center Distinguished Service Award 2000
Collegiate Broadcaster Inc. Special Recognition Award 2005

JEFF BREAUX, Assistant Director of Student Media for Business
Southern University Newspapers Vice President 2000-2001
College Media Review Art Director 1999-2000
Best of Collegiate Design Editor 1998-2000
Best of Collegiate Design Art Director 2001
CMA Presidential Citation 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
CMA Board of Director’s Citation 2000
* CMA Distinguished Four-year Business Adviser 2001
CMA Board of Director's Citation 2002
CMA Board of Director's Citation 2004
* CMA Ronald E. Spielberger Service to CMA Award 2004 (first recipient of award)

JIM HAYES, Assistant Director of Student Media for Broadcast
Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc., Vice Chairman of the Board, 2005-2006

H.L. HALL, Executive Director, THSPA
* Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Distinguished Newspaper Adviser 1969
* Missouri Journalism Teacher of the Year 1972
Medal of Merit, Journalism Education Association 1973
* Missouri Teacher of the Year 1979
* Pioneer Award, National Scholastic Press Association 1982
Taft Award, Missouri Journalism Education Association 1982
* Gold Key, Columbia Scholastic Press Association 1982
* Dow Jones National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year 1982
* Horace Mann award, Missouri-National Education Association 1985
* Carl Towley Award, Journalism Education Association 1991
* Master Journalism Educator, Journalism Education Association 1991
* Inducted into National Scholastic Journalism Hall of Fame 1992
Indiana Scholastic Journalism Award 1993
* JEA National Yearbook Adviser of the Year 1995 (first recipient of award)
H. L. Hall Yearbook Fellowship, National Scholastic Press Association 1996
* National Yearbook Adviser of the Year 1996
Charter Member Missouri Interscholastic Press Association Hall of Fame 1997
H. L. Hall Adviser Scholarships--Sponsors of School Publications of Greater St. Louis 1999
Student Choice Award, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 1999
MIPA Lifetime Achievement Award 1999
Lifetime Achievement Award, Journalism Education Association 1999
John V. Field Award, Michigan Interscholastic Press Association 2001
Southern Interscholastic Press Association Distinguished Adviser 2001
Trailblazer Award, Texas Association of Journalism Educators 2002
Teacher Inspiration Award, Journalism Education Association 2003
Honors Lecturer, AEJMC, Scholastic Education Division, 2004, Toronto, Canada

* denotes highest award given in this category