The School presented awards to 20 students on April 21, 2004, and announced the recipients of $193,000 in scholarships for next year. Other student honors include:

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Michelle Burhenn placed first in the Roy Howard Public Affairs Reporting competition for her Kansan report on the date rape drug.

Kansan reporters placed 10th overall in the William Randolph Hearst Foundation writing competitions. The winners were Vonna Keomanyvong, fifth and Joe Hartigan, 20th, both in feature writing; John Domoney, sixth in profile writing; and Abby Mills, seventh in in-depth writing. Students who place in the top ten in each contest win cash awards and matching amounts for the School's scholarship fund.

Four students were offered Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing internships for summer. Neeley Spellmeier is interning with the News Journal in Wilmington, Delaware, and Amber Byarlay is interning with the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Michelle Burhenn declined an internship at the San Jose Mercury News because she had committed to a reporting internship at the Kansas City Star. Katie Bean also declined.

News students received 11 awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence competition. Those who received first place awards are entered in the national competition.

First place awards went to Louise Stauffer for editorial writing, Zachary Stinson, editorial cartooning, and Johanna Maska, feature writing.

Second place awards went to Vonna Keomanyvong for feature writing, Katie Nelson, Lindsay Hanson and Henry Jackson for in-depth reporting, and Doyle Murphy for sports reporting.

Third place awards went to John Domoney for sports writing and to the Kansan in the all-round daily category. Amanda Stairrett received honorable mention for general news reporting.

Jennifer Byrd was chosen one of 13 interns in the Washington Politics & Journalism program for fall 2004. She will report for a news organization and participate in seminars with leaders of government, national politics and the press.

Doyle Murphy is one of 10 Pulliam Journalism Fellows chosen to work at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix this summer. The fellows chosen from around the country spend 10 weeks polishing their reporting, editing and writing skills while working with veteran journalists. They also attend weekly writing sessions and meet with nationally recognized journalists. Nearly 500 young journalists have graduated from the program since 1974.

Steve Schmidt was selected to attend the 13th annual Collegiate Sports Journalism Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.

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KU students won all the awards for start up magazine prototypes in the Association for Education in Journalism student competition. First place went to Jegen McDermott for "Last Call" for bars and bartenders. Second place went to Maggie Koerth for "Booster Seat" for daycare providers. Third place went to Lindsay Hodel for "Down to Earth," a magazine for green living.

BROADCAST NEWS

Broadcast students received five awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Regional Mark of Excellence competition. Three first place awards went to Justin Lueger for television spot news reporting, to Mike Alzamora for television feature, and to Brooke Wehner for television in-depth reporting.

Andrea Burnett and Tawnya Bach placed third in television general news reporting and Wehner received honorable mention in the same category.

KU students won 14 awards, seven of them first place, in the Kansas Association of Broadcasters student competition.

First place awards went to Marc Zillman and Jimmy Chavez for radio sports play-by-play; and for television, to Christopher Martin and Robert McGee for 30-second commercial/PSA; Justin Lueger for hard news package; Kendra Buscho for complete news feature; to Christopher Martin for documentary; Stephen Deaver for entertainment program; and to Jonah Ballow for TV station Web site.

Second place awards for television went to Brett Wiard for complete newscast; Brooke Wehner for hard news package; Mike Alzamora for complete news feature; and to Alan Wong for radio station Web site.

Honorable mentions went to Todd Panula for radio sports play-by-play; Steven Beat for radio 60-second commercial or PSA; and for television, to Falestine Ruzik for documentary.

KU journalism students won all the awards for best student reporting in the 2004 Heart of America competition. Awards presented by the Kansas City Press Club June 12 went to Kendra Buscho, first place for a feature on Girl Scout cookies, Brooke Wehner, second, Zach Lee, third, and Heather Hopper earned an honorable mention.

Ashley Earnest received first place awards for television reporting and feature from the Kansas City Press Club. Falestine Ruzik received a second place award.

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

Barbara Kullbom and Sadie Martin received the Bronze Quill Award from the Kansas City Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators for their Campaigns class project for the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce.

UNIVERSITY AWARDS

Laura Dakhil received the Caryl K. Smith Student Leadership Award, one of the Chancellor's Awards, for her academic record, involvement in and commitment to her sorority, to the KU Greek community, to the University and to Lawrence.

Dakhil and Taylor Brummel were among 10 students recognized as finalists for the KU EX.C.E.L. Award for leadership and academics.

Jennifer Overstreet was named Outstanding Woman Student in Partnership at the KU Women's Recognition Ceremony. She was president of the All-Scholarship Hall Council.

Marshanna Hester received the National Pan-Hellenic Council's LaTina Sullivan Leadership Award at the annual Black Faculty and Staff Council Awards banquet.

Emily Howard is one of 25 KU/Asia Scholars for summer 2004. She will visit China. When she returns she will spend at least 20 hours teaching Kansans about that country. Other scholars will visit Japan and Korea.

Journalism students elected to Phi Beta Kappa were Scott Aripoli, Samantha Bartelloni, Kathryn Bean, Thais Brandao, Taylor Brummel, Brittanny Bublitz, Kendra Buscho, Amber Byarlay, Laura Dakhil, Richard Gintowt, Alex Hoffman, Ashley Horstman, Kendra Jenkins, Samia Khan, Barbara Kullbom, Linda Mendez, Abby Mills, Lindsay Ong, Emily Peterson, Adam Pracht and Thi Thieu.

Journalism students elected to Phi Kappa Phi honorary in liberal arts and sciences were Leah Cummings, Melissa Detrick, Amy Kelly, Jodie Krafft, Justin Lueger, Andrew Marso and Jessica Wilson.

Students inducted to Kappa Tau Alpha journalism honorary were Katie Bean, Kelly Bietka, Taylor Brummel, Kendra Buscho, Melissa Frankel, Alex Hoffman, Julie Jantzer, Kristin Keeney, Kari Kelley, Samantha Mangino, Andrew Marso, Sadie Martin, LaTisha Merritt, Amy Potter, Kristen Reinert, Maryn Rich, Lindsay Clark Ong, Ashley Schneider, Tovah Simon, Lee Steigemeier and Taylor Thode.

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

Abby Mills received a grant from the National Security Education Program to work and study in Russia next year. She will help establish a journalism program in south central Siberia at Gorno-Altaisk State University in the fall semester. She will study international journalism at St. Petersburg State University in the spring semester. She earned degrees in both Russian and journalism in May 2004