Award-winning student work that I supervised:
2023 Edward R. Murrow for Excellence in Digital Reporting, a national award given by the Radio Television Digital News Association.
Josie Dostal, Will Sleddens, Jenna Thompson and Luke Weidner were honored for their story “Farm to School Institute grows students’ interest in local agriculture,” published in the Nebraska News Service on May 12, 2022 as part of a NewsLab final project.
2020 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Two winners advanced to the national competition: “A father’s love, now and forever” by Alli Davis in Online Feature Reporting and “Finding a Voice: New Americans and Language” by the staff of Nebraska Mosaic in Online In-Depth Reporting. Two students were named finalists for their work in the Nebraska Mosaic class: Elizabeth Rembert for “Flood Delivers Distinct Blows to Nebraska’s Immigrants” in the reporting category and Ben Jones for “Diverse Cultures Combine to Create Culture of North Star Boys Soccer Team” in online sports reporting.
2019 Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) awards, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Nebraska Mosaic’s “Painting a New Picture: New Americans and their Art” was named a finalist in Best Use of Multimedia and was named a winner in Online Feature Reporting and will advance to the SPJ national competition in that category.
Mosaic student 2018 alum Lindsey Yoneda was named a winner in the Online/Digital Feature Videography for her Mosaic project, “What We Carried: Lincoln.” She will also advance to the national level.
2019 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid awards
Nebraska Mosaic’s “Painting a new picture: New Americans and their art” received an award of merit in Team Multimedia Storytelling, News.
2018 Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) awards, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Nebraska Mosaic’s “Refuge on the prairie: Lincoln’s story of resettlement” won in Online In-depth Reporting.
Nebraska Mosaic was named a finalist for Best Independent Online Student Publication.
Nebraska Mosaic’s “Healing Ways” was a finalist in Online In-depth Reporting.
The Nebraska Mosaic website was a finalist for Best Independent Online Student Publication.
2018 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid awards
Nebraska Mosaic’s “Healing Ways” received an award of merit in Team Multimedia Storytelling, News
2017 Association of Food Journalists student awards
Winner, “The Business of Food,” by Joe McCarty, UNL.
Third place, “Food as a Cultural Oasis,” by Emily Case, UNL
Both stories were published as part of a Nebraska Mosaic special report called “Spice of Life: Food and New Americans.”
2017 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid awards
NewsNetNebraska.org won first place n Websites, Student Market Radio.
Nebraska Mosaic’s “Spice of Life: New Americans and Food” received an award of merit in in Team Multimedia Storytelling, News,.
2016 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
Finalist in Online News Reporting: “Nebraska bucks national trend of declining young farmers” by Kellan Heavican, UNL
Finalist in Online Feature Reporting: “Spice of Life: New Americans and Food” by Nebraska Mosaic staff, UNL
2016 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards
NewsNetNebraska.org named first place in Websites, Student Market Radio
2015 Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid Awards
NewsNetNebraska.org receives honorable mention inWebsites, Student Market Radio
2014 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
NewsNetNebraska.org is a winner in Best Affiliated Web Site.
2013 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
NewsNetNebraska.org is a winner in Best Affiliated Web Site.
2012 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence, Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska)
NewsNetNebraska.org is a winner in Best Independent Online Student Publication (Large).
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