Ledger wins awards at WPA and CPA

The Ledger won several awards from the Washington Press Association’s Annual Communications Contest in the category of student journalism on Saturday, April 21 at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila, WA. Here is a list of the awards won for work done during 2011:

Jamila Carroll

“Zipcars are now available on campus”

Honorable Mention, General News

Kaitlyn Collins

“Seattle students take a stand by sitting in”

Second Place, General Column

Jennie Cook

“Puget Sound Sumi Artists celebrate 25th Anniversary”

First Place, Arts & Entertainment

Johnny Dorrello

“Wait, We have a nurses office?”

Honorable Mention, General Feature

Dickson Kwong

“Volleyball”

Honorable Mention, Sports Photography

“The Chinese Student”

First Place, Feature Photography

Joyce Marie Pace

“Is Bigfoot Real?”

First Place, Humor Column

Kimberly Swetland

“Cuts to higher education impact students and state”

Third Place, Education News

Kimberly Swetland, Jennie Cook, Stefanie McCallister, and Marie Lahar

“150 years of husky heritage”

Honorable Mention, Page Layout

Anthony Vierra

“Showcase for Japan”

Second Place, Page Layout

Additionally, the Ledger attended the Collegiate Press Association National College Journalism Convention in Seattle and received an award for Seventh Place, Best of Show for a four-year non-weekly publication on March 4. The issue entered for the award was Vol. 16 Issue 10, which featured a centerspread on voting and a feature on Nick Rogen, who gave a diversity dialogue at the DRC.