Ithaca College

The New York Press Association and the Society of Professional Journalists Northeast Region held their annual conventions the weekend of April 8–10 and presented their respective professional and student press awards.

Once again, The Ithacan was named Best College Newspaper in New York State by the NYPA and received numerous individual awards. in addition, stories from the paper took First Place in the Best News Story category from both organizations. The awards were for work produced during the 2015 calendar year (Jack Curran ’15, editor-in-chief Spring 2015; Kira Maddox ’16, editor-in-chief Fall 2015).

Here’s the breakdown:

New York Press Association
Awards for the paper:
Best College Newspaper in New York State
First Place for Editorial Writing
First Place for Sports Coverage
First Place for Design
First Place for Social Media
Awards for individuals:
Jon Beck, First Place for News Story for “Athletes Voice Discontent with Volleyball Program."
Avalon Singer, Third Place for News Story for “IC Students Say Marijuana Use Often Goes Unpunished.”
Kristen Gowdy, First Place for Feature Story for “A Valient Leader,” her profile of baseball coach George Valesente.
Evan Popp, Second Place for Feature Story for“Elephant in the Room."
Kayla Dwyer, Honorable Mention for Feature Story for “The Vision I Have,” her profile of student Tim Connors.
Marissa Booker, First Place for Column Writing for her “Into Identity” columns.
Evin Billington, Third Place for Column Writing for her “Jetsetters” columns from Morocco.
Samantha Fuller, Second Place for Photography.
Amanda den Hartog, Third Place for Photography.
Tommy Battistelli, Honorable Mention for Photography.

Society of Professional Journalists, Northeast Region
Max Denning, First Place for General News Reporting for “Ithaca College RAs Protest Alleged Racial Aggression by Public Safety.”

[In photo, from left: Assistant News Editor Kyle Arnold, Sports Editor Danielle Allentuck, Assistant Life & Culture Editor Angela Weldon and News Editor Aidan Quigley.]