2002 Mark of Excellence
Region 11 Winners/Finalists

Newspapers

Editorial Writing
Winner: The Stanford Daily Editorial Board, Stanford University
— Second Place: Arizona Daily Wildcat Editorial Board, University of Arizona
— Third Place: Staff of The Daily Californian, University of California-Berkeley

Editorial Cartooning
Winner: Dan Carino, "Rotten M&M," San Diego State University, The Daily Aztec
— Second Place: Tramaine de Senna, University of California-Berkeley, The Daily Californian
— Third Place: Jack Acayan, Southwestern College, Southwestern Sun
— Honorable Mention: Dan Carino, "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," San Diego State University, The Daily Aztec

General Column Writing
Winner: Caitlin Hall, University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat
— Second Place: Chris Kotterman, Arizona State University, The State Press
— Third Place: Kevin Deeniham, University of California-Berkeley, The Daily Californian
— Honorable Mention: Daniel Cucher, University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat
— Honorable Mention: Ian Eisner, University of California-Los Angeles, The Daily Bruin

Sports Column Writing
Winner: Al Stevens, Arizona State University, The State Press
— Second Place: Jaime Cardenas, "Inside the Locker Room," Southwestern College, Southwestern Sun
— Third Place: Matt Calkins, "Stealing Signs," Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles Loyolan

Spot News Reporting
Winner: Staff of Arizona Daily, "Student kills 3 profs, self," University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat
— Second Place: Rong-Gong Lin II, Anne Benjaminson, Emma Schwartz and R. Tyler Hillman, "Former Chancellor Tien dies," University of California-Berkeley, The Daily Californian
— Third Place: Erin Hawksworth and Kristina Davis, "Secret Service seizes 20 computers," Arizona State University, The State Press
— Honorable Mention: Andrew Edwards and Christina Jenkins, "Thousands flood Wilshire in protest," University of California-Los Angeles, The Daily Bruin

General News Reporting
Winner: Jennie Herriot and Shane Nelson, "How tests are graded," University of California-Los Angeles, The Daily Bruin
— Second Place: Joe Watson, "Clearing the Air," Arizona State University, The State Press
— Third Place: Devin Simmons, "Flores was known to be on the edge," University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat

In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Joe Watson, "Competitive edge walks the line," Arizona State University, The State Press
— Second Place: Daniel Scarpinato, "Beyond the rhetoric," University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat

Feature Writing
Winner: Dave Gilson, "Jesse's Heroes," University of California-Berkeley, East Bay Express
— Second Place: Ashlea Deahl, "Nudism uncovered," Arizona State University, The State Press
— Third Place: Carolyn Sinclair, "Spinning war," California State University-Northridge, Daily Sundial
— Honorable Mention: Joy Hepp, "Hooray for Bollywood," Arizona State University, The State Press

Sports Writing
Winner: Jennifer Connelley, "Fighting Iris: Staying afloat," San Francisco State University, Xpress Newspaper
— Second Place: Jeff Eisenberg, "Formidable Polamalu leads USC's defense," University of California-Los Angeles, The Daily Bruin
— Third Place: Jack Ferdon, "Women's soccer gains weapon in Kakadelas," Santa Clara University, The Santa Clara
— Honorable Mention: Christopher Drexel, "Born and bred to be a Sun Devil," Arizona State University, The State Press

Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: Arizona Daily Wildcat, University of Arizona
— Second Place: Spartan Daily, San Jose State University
— Third Place: The Daily Bruin, University of California-Los Angeles

Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper Newspaper (Published 2 to 4 times a week)
No awards given.

Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (Published less than twice a week)
Winner: The Orion, California State University-Chico
— Second Place: The Lumberjack, Northern Arizona University

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Magazines

Magazine Non-Fiction Article
Winner: Dave Gilson, "Jesse's Heroes," University of California-Berkeley, East Bay Express
— Second Place: Minal Gandhi, "The price of education," San Jose State University
— Third Place: Christine Owen, "Taking a Stand: Peace or War," University of La Verne, La Verne Magazine

Best Student Magazine (published once a year)
No awards given.

Best Student Magazine (published more than once a year)
Winner: Access, San Jose State University
— Second Place: [X]press Magazine, San Francisco State University

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Photography

Spot News Photography
Winner: Jack Bland, "A great divide," San Francisco State University, Xpress Newspaper
— Second Place: Rob Katzer, "Silence," University of California-Berkeley, The Daily Californian
— Third Place: Meredith Hearn, "Bush protest," Arizona State University, The State Press

General News Photography
Winner: Lissette Lebrilla, "Muslims usher in Ramadan," California State University-Fullerton, Daily Titan

Feature Photography
Winner: David Harden, "Gotta love this game," University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat
— Second Place: Lindsey Jacobsen, "Soggy Victory," Arizona State University, The State Press
— Third Place: Krista Baertschi, "Students against war," California State University-Northridge, Daily Sundial

Photo Illustration
Winner: Catherine Jun, "In the spotlight," University of California-Los Angeles, The Daily Bruin
— Second Place: Cathrine Ricketts and Josh Calley, "Aquatic Center," Southwestern College, Southwestern Sun
— Third Place: Meredith Hearn and Loren Legeandre, "The Good Spin Doctors," Arizona State University, The State Press

Sports Photography
Winner: Ian Buchanan, "Championship," University of California-Berkeley, The Daily Californian
— Second Place: David Rietdorf, "Youth Soccer," Santa Clara University, The Santa Clara
— Third Place: Ramin Rahimian, "One Shot," University of California-Berkeley, The Daily Californian
— Honorable Mention: Eric Jukelevics, "UA Senior Tara Chaplin," University of Arizona, Arizona Daily Wildcat

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Radio

Radio Spot News Reporting
Winner: Kate Davidson, "Arizona Wildfire Coverage — Evacuees," University of California-Berkeley, NPR and KNAU-FM

Radio Feature
Winner: Kate Davidson, "Military wives await war," University of California-Berkeley, KQED-FM, The California Report
— Second Place: Kate Davidson, "Zunis Run for Health," University of California-Berkeley, NPR, All Things Considered
— Third Place: No award given.
— Honorable Mention: Nikesha Moore, "American Idol," California State University-Northridge, KCSN-FM
— Honorable Mention: Lily Tan, "Farmers Market," California State University-Northridge, KCSN-FM

Radio In-Depth Reporting
Winner: No award given.
— Second Place: Stephanie Herrera, "Day Laborers," California State University-Northridge, KCSN-FM
— Third Place: Katie Orr, "Al-Jezeera," Arizona State University, KASC-1260AM
— Honorable Mention: Sidia Posada, "Special Education," California State University-Northridge, KCSN-FM

Radio Sports Reporting
Winner: No award given.
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.
— Honorable Mention: James Aaron Smith, "Notre Dame High Football," California State University-Northridge, KCSN-FM
— Honorable Mention: Vickey Bane, "Pop Warner Football," California State University-Northridge, KCSN-FM

Radio Daily Newscast
Winner: No award given.
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.
— Honorable Mention: KCSN News Staff, "The Evening Update," California State University-Northridge

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Television

Television Spot News Reporting
No awards given.

Television General News Reporting
Winner: Jess Koldoff, "Candidates and The Budget," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.
— Second Place: Sally MacDonald, "Day Labor Centers," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.
— Third Place: No award given.

Television Feature
Winner: Thanh Tan, "GLAD' Community Voices," University of Southern California, Annenberg TV News
— Second Place: Syleste Rodriguez, "Toughest Sheriff in the World," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.
— Third Place: Jen Vogel, "Mini-Cows," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Syleste Rodriguez, "ASU Ecstasy Bust," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.
— Second Place: Enrique Gutierrez, "Cristian Bejarano: The Bronze Warrior: A Legend in the Making," University of La Verne
— Third Place: Sally MacDonald, "Border Businesses," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

Television Sports Reporting
Winner: Dan Bubany, "Young Gun QBs," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

Television News Photography
Winner: Jay Dils, "Prescription Drugs," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.
— Second Place: Jay Dils, "Humane Borders," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

Television Feature Photography
Winner: Nick Schober, "Van's Triple Crown Skate Park Extreme," University of La Verne, LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television
— Second Place: Agustin Avalos, "America's Best Spirit Leader National Championships," University of La Verne, LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television
— Third Place: Jay Dils, "Toughest Sheriff in the World," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

Television Sports Photography
Winner: Kate Brandt, "Artiste, The Superfan," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.
— Second Place: Dan Bubany, "Bryce Kartler — Mr. Fix It," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

Television Daily Newscast
Winner: No award given.
— Second Place: No award given.
— Third Place: No award given.
— Honorable Mention: Annenberg TV News, University of Southern California, Trojanvision

Television Non-Daily Newscast
Winner: Eye on La Verne, "Producers: Nathan Baca, Erin Coleman, James Morrison, Augustin Avalos and Mark Chiapelli," University of La Verne, LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television
— Second Place: ASU NewsWatch, "Producers: Suzanne Stewart and Mary Sturgill," Arizona State University, Campus Ch. 2, Tempe Govt.

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Online

Online Spot News Reporting
No awards given.

Online General News Reporting
Winner: Dien Magno and Yuki Saito, "Election 2002," San Francisco State University, Golden Gate [X]press Online
— Second Place: Michael Ferraresi, "Sigma Nu hazing," Arizona State University, ASU Web Devil

Online Feature Reporting
Winner: Spartan Daily staff, "People of Our Town," San Jose State University, thespartandaily.com
— Second Place: Cameron MacDonald, "Beyond the Walls," San Francisco State University, Golden Gate [X]press Online

Online In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Joey Crandall, "Could Reno host the biggest little Olympics in the world?," University of Nevada-Reno, Zephyr Online

Online Sports Reporting
Winner: Ryan Sommer, "Spirit of the Disc," San Francisco State University, Golden Gate [X]press Online

Online Opinion and Commentary
Winner: Michael Ferraresi, "ASU football columns," Arizona State University, ASU Web Devil

Best All-Around Online Student Newspaper
Winner: ASU Web Devil, Arizona State University
— Second Place: Daily Bruin Online, University of California-Los Angeles

Best All-Around Online Student Magazine
No awards given.

Best All-Around Online Student Broadcast Station
No awards given.

Best All-Around Independent Online Student Publication
No awards given.

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2002 Mark of Excellence Region 11 Winners/Finalists

2002 Mark of Excellence
Region 11 Winners/Finalists