UF Photo Wins the Hearst
(March 29, 2001) -- Students from UF's photojournalism program won first place overall in the photography competition of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program, Assoc. Prof. John Freeman announced today. This is the college's first overall victory in the Hearst photojournalism contest, following second place finishes in 1999/2000, 1998/99, and 1997/98.
Dr. Terry Hynes, Dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications, stated that "This is truly a cause for college-wide celebration! Congratulations to John Freeman for working effectively over many years and to John Kaplan for joining the process and working toward the championship goal! Congratulations to all the students involved, the actual winners and all those who have supported their peers in the process."
Scoring points in the contest were:
Round 1: Portrait/Feature:
- Michael Tercha, 4th
- Matt May, 19th
Round 2: News/Sports:
- Glenn Danforth, 1st
- Rob Witzel, 5th
Round 3: Picture story
- Yvonne Malch, 6th
- Kelly Danforth, 8th
The contest, sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, is designed to encourage excellence in journalism education. Prizes are awarded in writing, photography, television and radio news to undergraduates at accredited schools of journalism. School-year competitions are judged by panels of media professionals. Finalists compete at national championships in San Francisco. Winning students and their schools earn cash prizes and special medallions.
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