Campus Media Win Apple Awards at College Media Advisers Spring National College Media Convention

Detours wins for best general interest magazine

Detours: An Explorer's Guide to the Midwest, a travel magazine focusing on the tri-state region of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, won the Best in Show Apple Award at the National College Media Convention, March 15-18, in New York City.

The magazine won in the general-interest category. The competition pitted the publication against more than 30 student publications from across the United States, including colleges of every size. The only other magazine category was the literary magazine category.

More than 1,500 students and advisers participated in the convention. Six Truman students and the adviser represented Detours. These included Prajwal Sharma, a senior communication and pre-business administration double major from Gangtok, Sikkim, the editor in chief; Evangeline McMullen, a junior English major from Independence, Mo., a copy editor; Emily Black, a junior communication major from Bend, Ore., the assistant publicity and distribution manager; Roger Meissen, a senior chemistry and communication double major from Salisbury, Mo., the convergence editor; Chris Waller, a junior communication and English double major from St. Joseph, Mo., the photographer; and Conor Nicholl, a junior communication and pre-secondary education double major from Maryland Heights, Mo., a staff writer.

Mark Nordstrom, assistant professor of communication, is the adviser. He also attended the conference.

The publication entered its latest issue, Winter 2006, in the competition. The award-winning issue features stories on restaurants such as the Pear Tree Restaurant in Bevier, Mo., and the Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City among other restaurants and places of interest in the tri-state region.

Detours is published twice a year - once in the summer and once in the winter. It employs about 35 student workers from various divisions such as communication, visual communication, English, and business.

Index wins for best four-year non-daily broadsheet newspaper

The Index, Truman's weekly student-produced newspaper, won the Apple award as the best non-daily newspaper at the College Media Advisers National College Media Convention March 18, in New York City.

The Apple Award is one of two top awards presented each year to college student media. This is the third time in four years the Index has captured the honor. Truman's newspaper won against weekly student publications from across the country. A panel of New York media professionals selected the winners based on a variety of criteria including news judgment, journalistic quality, quality of writing, variety and diversity of news, photography and layout and design.

Eleven students represented Truman at the conference. These included Whitney McFerron, a junior communication and English double major from Advance, Mo., who is the editor in chief; Sara DeGonia, a sophomore communication and English double major from Liberty, Mo., who is the news editor; Conor Nicholl, a junior communication and pre-secondary education double major from Maryland Heights, Mo., the sports editor; Chris Waller, a junior communication and English double major from St. Joseph, Mo., the photo editor; Amy Deis, a junior communication major from Kansas City, Mo., who is the head copy editor; Lindsay Koski, a junior art major from Kansas City, Mo., the design editor; Chris Tharp, a junior communication major from Kirksville, the online editor; and staff members Joe Barker, a freshman communication major from Pacific, Mo.; Nathan Becker, a sophomore communication major from Pacific, Mo.; Kyle Hill, a junior history and pre-secondary education double major from Kansas City, Mo.; and Alan Reininger, a junior communication major from Wentzville, Mo. These students are but a portion of the hard-working, talented Index staff responsible for the award-winning quality of the newspaper.

Steve Stepanek, assistant professor of communication, is the Index adviser. Stepanek also attended the conference.