Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
Samford University - Birmingham, AL
5:30 p.m., Monday, May 7, 2007 — Southern Progress Corporation
Kappa Tau Alpha
Current Members — Kimberly Michelle Holland, Ashley Nicole McCleery, Joshua Taylor Rutledge, Anna Elizabeth Swindle, and Lauren Marie Welty
Initiates — Heather Aubrey Powell, Sallianne Knox Prothro, Christopher Stephen Smith, Nathan John Troost, and Maegan Nicole Wilson
Top Scholar Award — Ashley Nicole McCleery
Alpha Delta Sigma Honorary Society of the AAF
Current Members — Christie Michelle Baker, Lauren Elizabeth Cantrell, and Graham Nelson Lemmond
Alabama Advertising Education
Foundation, Bruce Roche Scholarship
Recipient — Lauren Elizabeth Cantrell
Alabama Associated Press Broadcasters Association Award
Recipient — Jennifer Renee Deery
American Journalism Historians Association
Presenters — Whitney Leigh Farmer and Emily Whitten Sparks
SouthEast Journalism Conference (SEJC)
“Best in the South,” On-Site Competitions Winners
No. 1, Best Arts & Entertainment Writer — Kimberly Michelle Holland
No. 1, Best Magazine Page Designer — Jennifer Elise Berryhill
No. 1, Best Magazine Writer — Ashley Nicole McCleery
No. 1, Best College Magazine — Kendra Rebecca Buckles, managing editor
No. 1, Best Radio Journalist — Whitney Leigh Farmer
No. 1, College Journalist of the Year — Megan Elizabeth Voelkel
No. 2, Best Advertising Staffer — Lauren Marie Welty
No. 3, Best Journalism Research Paper — Lauren Dyson Gardner
No. 6, Best Sports Writer — Christopher Stephen Smith
1st, Media Law On-site Competition — Ashley Nicole McCleery
2nd, Media Ethics On-site Competition — Emily Whitten Sparks
2nd, Public Relations On-site Competition — Jessica Marie Garner
Samford University Ambassadors
Current Members — Lauren Elizabeth Cantrell, Robert Leavell Collingsworth and Katie Marie Lantz
Initiates — Chelsey Payden George and Elizabeth Bennett Sumner
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities
Initiate — Lauren Elizabeth Cantrell
Samford Research Showcase
Presenters — Raven L. Everidge, Jessica Marie Garner and Anna Elizabeth Swindle
Student Media Awards
Outstanding Entre Nous Staffer — Jessica Claire Casto
Outstanding Sojourn Staffer — Courtney Nicole Carnes
Outstanding Crimson Staffer — Christopher Stephen Smith
Top Scholar Awards
Freshman — Haley Elise Aaron
Sophomore — Emily Ann Leithauser
Junior — Nathan John Troost
Senior — Ashley Nicole McCleery
The Timothy Sumner Robinson/Washington Post Fellow
Fellowship Recipient — Kimberly Michelle Holland
Harold & Jean Martin Writing Award (Broadcast)
First Place — Nathan John Troost
Harold & Jean Martin Writing Awards (Print)
First Place — Ashley Nicole McCleery
Second Place — Kimberly Michelle Holland and Brittany Joy Thompson
Third Place — Catherine Ann Reisenwitz, Joshua Taylor Rutledge and Anna Elizabeth Swindle
Foundation of the Department Awards (The Brick)
Recipients — Christie Michelle Baker, Katie Marie Lantz, Graham Nelson Lemmond, Joshua Taylor Rutledge, Anna Elizabeth Swindle, Lauren Marie Welty, and Hannah Elizabeth Atchley
Top of the Track Awards
Outstanding Advertising Student — Lauren Elizabeth Cantrell
Outstanding Broadcasting Student — Jordan Tyler Meggs
Outstanding Print Student — Kimberly Michelle Holland
Outstanding Public Relations Student — Jessica Marie Garner
Outstanding JMC Student — Ashley Nicole McCleery