The following students from the University of Kansas have been selected to receive Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented during the Mark of Excellence ceremony at the upcoming Spring Conference, April 4-5, in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference will be held at Iowa State University.

Andrew Sherwood, Kelly Cochran, Sam Knowlton & Jyl Unruh
Television In-Depth Reporting
Downtown Crime

Bradley Mertel
Online Opinion and Commentary
User generated content can be dangerous to credibility

Brian Lewis-Jones
Feature Writing
Mail-order Matrimony

Brian Lewis-Jones
Sports Writing
Face-Smashing Good Time

Christopher Raine
Online Opinion and Commentary
A moving pictures is worth about 500 words

CJ Moore
Sports Writing
Blowing Smoke

Courtney Condron
In-Depth Reporting
Coping with College Blues

Jessica Reber, Stephen Petritas, Kelly Cochran & Gretchen Wieland
Online In-Depth Reporting
Railways on the rise

Joseph Erba, Sarah Hart & Sam Knowlton
Television Feature Photography
Strength that Fills the Void

Justin O'Neal & Lisa Allen
Online Sports Reporting
KU urges new chant

KUJH-TV Online Staff
Best Affiliated Web site
KUJH-TV Online

Mark Dent
Sports Column Writing
New Ruling to Clean Up Bench Etiquette

Sam Knowlton, Stephen Peteritas, Jyl Unruh & Alex Wiebel
Television In-Depth
Reporting Biodiesel

Sarah Neff
Feature Writing
Brother Jed: Unplugged

Tami Dreitz, Mary Johnson & Hayley Travis Television
In-Depth Reporting
Student Debt

University Daily Kansan Staff
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper (Published at least 4 times per week)
University Daily Kansan