The News

Assistant Professor Aaron S. Veenstra will present two research papers at the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research
conference in Chicago on the 19th. They are:

• Aaron S. Veenstra, Mohammad Delwar Hossain and Benjamin A. Lyons, "Partisan and Social Media as Moderators of the Belief Gap"

• Mohammad Delwar Hossain and Aaron S. Veenstra, "Online Maintenance of Life Domains: Uses of Social Network Sites During Graduate Education"

Delwar is a PhD student and Ben an MA student, both in the college of Mass Communication and Media Arts.

2010-2011 Awards

Virginia Marmaduke Scholars: Edyta Blaszczyk, Nick Johnson, Tara Kulash, Brooke Pippins and Brendan Smith

ROTC Order of Merit List, Distinguished Military Graduate: Christina Spakousky

African American Achievement Scholarship: Michará Canty

Robert W. Davis Memorial Scholarship: Alexandria Snelius

2011 Polly Robinson Feature Story Content:
First Place: "Taking Flight " and "Century Club" by Dan Craft, The Pantagraph
Second Place: "Jake's Journey" and "Scrappy Kid" by Paul Swiech, The Pantagraph
Third Place: "Called to Action" by Tamara Browning, State Journal Register

Illinois Press Photographers Association:

1st place, News, Brooke Grace
2nd place, Sports Action, Jess Vermeulen
2nd place, Sports Feature, Jess Vermeulen
2nd place, Pictorial, Jess Vermeulen
3rd place, Pictorial, Genna Ord
3rd place, Sports Feature, Jess Vermeulen
3rd place, Sports Action, Jennifer Gonzalez
Honorable Mention, News, Isaac Smith
Honorable Mention, Feature, Pat Sutphin (2)

2010 National Student Advertising Competition
Sixth Place, American Advertising Federation SIUC RSO

Illinois College Press Association Awards:
1st place, In-Depth Reporting, Jacob Mayer
1st place, Sports Game Story, Nick Johnson
1st place, Sports Photo, Genna Ord
1st place, Sports Column, Brandon LaChance
1st place, Feature Page, J.J. Plummer, Julie Swenson, Ryan Simonin, Pat Sutphin
2nd place, Multimedia Reporting, Isaac Smith
2nd place, Editorial Cartoon, Frankie Ostell
2nd place, General News Photo, Julia Rendleman
2nd place, Ad Campaign, Chu Batsaihan, John Carmon, Nick Schloz
3rd place, Editorial, Jennifer Butcher
3rd place, Classified Section, Staff
Honorable Mention, Spot News Photo, Jess Vermeulen
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Leah Stover
Honorable Mention, Feature Photo, Dan Dwyer
Honorable Mention, Photo Essay, Genna Ord
Honorable Mention, In-House Promotion, John Carmon
Honorable Mention, Feature Page, Caleb West, Sarah Schneider, Jess Vermeulen
Honorable Mention, Online Publication, Staff

ADDY Awards
Silver, Melanie Aissa (2)

Marcia Bullard Scholarship
Julia Fromme is a junior in advertising from New Berlin, Ill. She hopes to have a career as an art director at an advertising firm.

Anne Lindsay West Scholarship
Michelle Gibson is a junior in new media from Rockford, Ill. She plans to specialize in emerging media, emphasizing digital documentary as an
educational tool.

Michael Porcaro Scholarship
Tara Kulash is a sophomore in news/editorial from Glen Carbon, Ill. She plans to write for a magazine as well as design page layouts. She hopes to eventually
become a magazine editor.

Ryan Rendleman Photojournalism Scholarship
Ana DeUnamino is a sophomore in photojournalism from Rolla, Mo. She would like to work as a photojournalist for a magazine similar to National Geographic.
She is fluent is Spanish and hopes to utilize it as a cultural photojournalist.

Pat Sutphin is a junior in photojournalism from Genoa, Ill. He plans to move to North Carolina to work at a local newspaper to build his portfolio. Later, he
plans to work at the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.

William Randolph Hearst Scholarships
Genna Ord
Isaac Smith

Harry Stonecipher Recruiting Scholarship
To be announced at a later date.

Southern Illinois Editorial Association Scholarships
Kenneth Dixon is a sophomore in news/editorial from Richton Park, Ill.
He plans to write novels, do free-lance photography and start his own art
magazine.

Shontae Wilmore is a junior in advertising Chicago, Ill. She plans to get her
masters degree, then work as an account executive at an advertising agency.

William Lyons Scholarship
Angela Dunn is a junior in news/editorial from Ohio, Ill. She would like to
work at a small town newspaper as a reporter and then an editor. In the
future, she plans to get her masters degree and look for job opportunities to
use her Spanish skills.

Paisley Family Scholarship
Angela Dunn

Karl Monroe Scholarship
Riley Swinford is a freshman from Marion, Ill. and looks forward to a
career in journalism.

Small-Seright Scholarship
Alyssa Long is a freshman in photojournalism from Effingham, Ill. After
graduating, she plans join the Peace Corps for two years to use her
photography skills and Spanish minor. Eventually, she would like to
work for a distinguished publication such as National Geographic.

DAILY EGYPTIAN AWARDS

DE Outstanding Newsroom Senior of the Year
Nick Johnson is a senior studying news-editorial journalism from Cary, Ill. He
worked for his high school and community college papers before coming to SIUC.
Nick will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in journalism with minors in
Spanish and history. His hobbies include sports, drumming, and racing narwhals
in the frigid waters off the coast of Antarctica.

DE Outstanding Newsroom Rookie of the Year
Brandon Coleman is a senior from Chicagoland studying news/editorial
journalism. He grew up with twin brother Brian and younger brother Kevin.
There are few things in life he enjoys more than cheesecake. Coleman says he
owes his maturation as writer and reporter to the skills he learned in English,
the Daily Egyptian and guidance from mentors William Recktenwald and Eric
Fidler.

DE Advertising Outstanding Senior
Sarah Hubbs is a senior in journalism from Mahomet, Ill. Sarah is currently the
Advertising Manager at the DE and has also been an advertising sales rep since
Sept. 2009. She has had many great academic opportunities at SIU including a
trip to the island of Palau to conduct research. After graduation, Sarah will be
moving to Chicago to begin her career in the advertising industry.


DE Outstanding Advertising Rookie of the Year
Brooke Pippins is a junior studying journalism. As a past student caller for the
SIU Foundation, she has raised over $30,000 for Southern Illinois University.
She began working as an advertising sales rep for the DE in Sept. 2010 and has
been a member of Circle K International since Sept. 2009.

Best Supporting Role
Nicholas Schloz is a graphic designer from Decatur, Ill. He attended SIUC
beginning in 2006 and graduated December 2010. He worked as a designer
the DE's ad production department for 2 semesters before becoming the ad
production manager. He is currently working in Riverton, Ill., as a designer
for "Mad Menus" and "Game Theory, LLC" in San Francisco.
James Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Brooke Grace is a photojournalism masters student from Carbondale, Ill. She
plans to get a job in the field of photojournalism.

Steven B. Hahn Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is being used to recruit 5 new students from Illinois to the
School of Journalism.

Polly Robinson Memorial Scholarship
Karl Bullock is a junior in news/editorial from Bellwood, Ill. He plans to
work as a writer for a newspaper or magazine; he also plans to start his own
magazine.

Nicolette Holstein is a junior in news/editorial from New Lenox, Ill. She
plans to move to a metropolitan area and write for an entertainment
publication. She wants to become a music journalist and one day to write for
Rolling Stone Magazine.

Linda K. Henson Photojournalism Scholarship
Danielle McGrew is a junior in photojournalism from Flora, Ill. She plans to

Scholarships awarded to Journalism students

Judith Roales Scholarship
Lisa Brock is a junior in news/editorial from Robbins, Ill. She plans to work in downtown Chicago or surrounding southern suburb at a high traffic newspaper or public relations firm.

Kiara Ann Goodman is a junior in news/editorial from Kansas City, Kan. She wants to become a video journalist, work on multi-media projects, commercials, docu-series and personal human-interest pieces.

Charles Feirich Memorial Scholarship
Willie Porter is a freshman in advertising from Chicago, Ill. He hopes to become an elite graphic designer and advertising agent/promoter after obtaining his master's degree.

Golden Quill Award
Whitney Way is a sophomore in news/editorial from Homewood, Ill. She is double-majoring in journalism and accounting, and plans to intern at a Chicago newspaper or magazine, gaining an entry level position. She would like to have a position as an editorialist on a prominent business oriented newspaper.

Charles C. Clayton Scholarship
Tyler Wooten is a news/editorial sophomore from Ottawa, Ill. He would like to become a writer either in print or on-line.

Bill Harmon Scholarship
Sarah Schneider is a news/editorial freshman from Arcola, Ill. She plans to work as a city reporter at a newspaper in Boston – she is determined to work in her favorite city.

Donald Hileman Memorial Scholarship
Karina Enriquez is an advertising junior from Chicago, Ill. After graduate school, she plans to get a job in the sports industry as an advertiser or marketer for Chicago sports teams.

Journalism Alumnus Scholarship
Robert Bachmann is a sophomore double majoring in photography and advertising from Hawthorn Woods, Ill. He hopes to be a creative director, managing the advertising applications of commercial photography.

Journalism Faculty Emeritus Scholarship
To be announced at a later date.

Harry W. and Helen M Stonecipher Scholarship
Brandon Willingham is a news/editorial sophomore from Calumet City, Ill. He will be a professional news/sports journalist and CEO of a major franchise or company.

Charlotte Thompson Suhler Advertising Award
Alexandria Snelius is an advertising sophomore from Manteno, Ill. Her dream is to intern with the Chicago White Sox in their communications department. She hopes to work in the advertising/media department for a large company in media planning/buying or media research.

Ray Serati-Ben Kiningham Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association Scholarship
Benjamin Conrady is a news/editorial sophomore from Lincoln, Ill. He would love for sports to be a part of his career for the rest of his life. Working at a newspaper, magazine, television station or radio station covering sports would be extremely rewarding for him.

The following is a letter to Journalism Faculty from Alex S. Jones, Director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

Attention faculty:

I'm writing to follow up on a note I sent this past fall introducing Journalist's Resource, a website dedicated to promoting knowledge-based reporting. We've now built up a critical mass of materials, and the project is really taking off.

I'd like to invite you to be a part of this pioneering initiative and ask that you personally let me know if you are already using, or intend to use, Journalist's Resource.

Our goal is to encourage students to engage directly with original research, with the hope of ensuring that this generation of young journalists will employ all of the available knowledge tools to better serve their readers and society. This is both a cause and a movement among journalism schools, with more than 50 already participating.

Here are three ways to incorporate Journalist's Resource in your classroom:
•    Provide a link to journalistsresource.org in your syllabus.
•    For a reporting assignment in your class, use one or more relevant policy studies across a variety of beats, from immigration and climate change to criminal justice and health care.
•    Draw from our sample syllabi, on covering the news or feature writing. (We will be posting more soon.)

We also have some helpful skills-based materials. We'd greatly appreciate feedback as we partner in this project. In particular, if you're building a course around a subject area where more studies are needed, let us know; we'll find research that could complement what you're doing and make it available on the site.

Please do let me know if you will join us. We would very much like to have you.


With best regards,


Alex S. Jones

The College of Mass Communication and Media Arts Equipment Room is located in COMM 1010A, and contains RT, CP, and photojournalism equipment. 

For now, you can reach the Equipment Room by calling 453-7763. Questions and comments may be directed to Associate Dean Deborah Tudor ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

MCMA Equipment Check-out Process:

RT, Cinema, and Photojournalism Equipment are now combined into one checkout in COMM 1010A. Hours for student checkout are: M-Thurs 9-12 and 1:30-5:30, and Friday 9-12 and 1:30-4:30. CP still cameras remain in the Photo Lab Cage and may/may not be checked out online. Online registration instructions are detailed below.

STUDENT REGISTRATION: To access the online checkout system, students must login at http://mcma.siu.edu/checkout The checkout username is “siu” followed by your SIU Dawg Tag number, such as siu850XXXXXX. Note – This is not a live SIU netID system so you will have to create a separate password. The default password is checkout00 (zero zero). Once you are logged in you can start to view equipment available to a class by clicking on the reservations tab. To change your password from the default password, click on the Login tab, then Change Password. This change password option is also available at the top of the Reservation area. Please select the date of your reservation and your class