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51°µÍø Meadows journalism students won 16 awards, including several in overall excellence/all division categories, at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) competition in late March. The number of awards was more than double the total 51°µÍø earned in last year’s contest.

, the fashion, beauty and lifestyle magazine written and produced by students in the Journalism/Fashion Media program, won multiple awards. 51°µÍø Look Editor Meredith Welborn was named Editor/Producer of the Year among all four-year schools. The judges wrote: “Meredith’s work is top of the line and extremely impressive. The two magazines she submitted were outstanding from cover to cover.” 51°µÍø Look magazine took home the first place award for Overall Design, and won best blog in the state.

Former Daily Campus Editor-in-Chief Michelle Aslam, who graduated in December, received second place for Reporter of the Year among all four-year schools; judges noted it was one of the most competitive categories, calling Aslam “a truly amazing journalist.” She also won first place for In-Depth News Audio Reporting for her , and second place for In-Depth Reporting for her , both in the Division 1 category.

Brooklee Han’s story won first place for Feature Reporting – Video in Division 1, with the judges noting, “Great video, excellent standup and superb editing.”  Kevin Reynolds’ story about won first place for Sports Game Story in Division 1. The judges said, “This article easily had the most creative imagery and the lede was fantastic, painting a vivid image.”

Founded in 1909, TIPA represents student media – newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, radio, television and online – at two-year and four-year colleges and universities throughout Texas. It is one of the nation’s largest and most respected collegiate press associations. For more information, visit texasipa.org.

“In spite of the many extraordinary challenges of the past 12 months, our students produced outstanding journalism across multiple platforms,” said Division of Journalism Chair Tony Pederson. “They took home more than twice as many awards in this competition as in the previous year, and won in several categories that span all Texas schools. We also have many student editors and section heads who were involved in the production of these stories, but whose names do not appear on this list. This was a team effort, and we couldn’t be more proud of everyone involved.”

Here is the list of 51°µÍø winning entries:

Editor/Director of the Year (All Divisions)

Meredith Welborn

First Place:  Overall Design – Magazine (All Divisions)

Sydney Hosbein, Sarah Scambray

First Place:  Blog (All Divisions)

The Look staff

First Place:  In-Depth News Reporting – Audio (Divisions 1 and 2)

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Michelle Aslam

First Place:  Feature Reporting – Video (Division 1)

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Brooklee Han

First Place:  Sports Game Story (Division 1)

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Kevin Reynolds

Second Place:  Reporter of the Year (Four-Year Schools)

Michelle Aslam

Second Place:  Feature Story (Division 1)

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Maggie Kelleher

Second Place:  In-Depth Reporting (Division 1)

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Michelle Aslam

Third Place:  Story Package Design – Magazine (All Divisions)

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Meredith Welborn, Sarah Scambray 

Third Place:  General Column (Division 1)

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Sriya Reddy

Honorable Mention:  Overall Excellence – General Magazine (All Divisions)

Meredith Welborn, Mary-Wesley Maddox

Honorable Mention:  Cover Design (All Divisions)

Sydney Hosbein

Honorable Mention:  Critical Review (Division 1)

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Aysia Lane

Honorable Mention:  General Column (Division 1)

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Connor Pittman

Honorable Mention:  In-Depth Reporting – Video (Division 1)

“” Lauren Rangel

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