Best Community Involvement:
MR Fest – KTSW 89.9’s 5th Annual My Radio Fest
*Daniel Hughes - Promotions Director
Lauren Johnson - Assistant Promotions - Street Team Coordinator
Anna Lemmons - Assistant Promotions - Social Media
Danny Recio - Assistant Promotions - PR
Justin Block - Assistant Promotions - Creative Committee Director
Jennifer Kelly - Station Manager / MR Fest Graphic Designer
Taylor Wood - Volunteer Coordinator
Best Public Service Announcement:
Texting and Walking
Andrea Himede – Production Assistant
Best Feature
Party Culture – In the Public Interest (Public Service Program)
*Kenn Zuniga - Reporter
*Chris Eudaily – Reporter
*Audee Salinas – Reporter
Hady Mawajdeh – Reporter
Zach Mayer – Reporter
Matt Alvarez – Reporter
Best Feature
Here’s What’s Up - Kweller” (News Feature Reporting)
Hady Mawajadeh – Segment Producer
(*2012 Texas State graduate)
| Sweepstakes | Overall Award for the Medium | KTSW |
| 1st place | Spot Commercial, PSA or Promo | Lauren Johnson |
| 2nd place | Single Public Affairs Program | Kenn Zuniga, Chris Eudaily, Matt Alvarez, Hady Mawajdeh |
| 2nd place | Best Overall Newscast | KTSW News Department |
| 2nd place | Production | Jordan Buchoz |
| 2nd place | Sportscast | Weston Warner, Sam Howell, Mason Robinson |
| 3rd place | Feature Story | Jill Ament |
| 3rd place | Spot News | Chelsi Smith |
| 3rd place | Documentary | Sonia Onescu |
| 3rd place | Sportscast | Weston Warner, Fletcher, Mason Robinson |
Students from Texas State University-San Marcos student media received more than 40 awards at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention on April 1st in Corpus Christi, including First Place awards for overall excellence for a student newspaper, student radio station, and student television newscast.
| 1st place | Headline Writing | Lee Moran |
| 1st place | Newspaper Design | Kristen Bramblett |
| 1st place | Sports Writing | Josh Brown |
| 1st place | Magazine Design | Kristen Bramblett |
| 2nd place | Video News | Andrew Goodwin |
| 2nd place | Feature Writing | Mark Wilson |
| Honorable Mention | Critical Review | Karen Zamora |
| Honorable Mention | Copy Editing | Lee Moran |
| Honorable Mention | Feature Photography | Carlos Valdez |
| Honorable Mention | News Photography | Austin Humphreys |
| 1st place | Overall Excellence | The University Star |
| 1st place | Feature Photo | Ariana Sanjar |
| 1st place | Feature Story | Kolten Parker |
| 1st place | Information Graphic | Kristen Bramblett |
| 1st place | Best Recurring Podcast | Staff |
| 1st place | Best Interactivity | Staff |
| 1st place | Best Blogs | Staff |
| 2nd place | Sports Page Design | Staff |
| 2nd place | Sports Column | Cameron Irvine |
| 2nd place | Best Use of Data | Lee Moran, David Reynolds |
| 2nd place | Video Package | Tina Phan |
| 3rd place | Feature Photo | Ariana Sanjar |
| 3rd place | In-Depth Reporting | Jill Bliss, Mark Wilson, Sam Long, Cristina Pena, Liza Winkler |
| 3rd place | Best Multimedia Package | Lee Moran, Andrew Goodwin, Cameron Irvine, Austin Humphreys |
| Honorable Mention | Single Subject | Kristen Bramblett |
| Honorable Mention | Sports News Story | Paul Gilmore |
| Honorable Mention | General Column | Chip Wozniak |
| Honorable Mention | Editorial | Staff |
| Honorable Mention | News Story | Kolten Parker |
| Honorable Mention | Headline | Staff |
| Honorable Mention | Special Edition | Staff |
| 1st place | Best Overall Newscast | Kendra O Davidson, Ashley Flores, Kenn Zuniga |
| 2nd place | News Feature Story | Kelsey Doyle, Monika Martinez |
| 2nd place | Audition Tape | Ashley Flores |
| 3rd place | News Non-Feature Story | Ashley Flores, Chase Joliet |
| 3rd place | Audition Tape | Alex Collins |
| Honorable Mention | News Non-Feature Story | Amanda Pena, Stacy Revilla |
| Honorable Mention | Spot Commercial, PSA or Promo | Laurie Gonzalez, Shannon Grief |
| Honorable Mention | Spot Commercial, PSA or Promo | Jarod Phillips, Sonia Onescu |
| Honorable Mention | Audition Tape | Kenn Zuniga |
The Society of Professional Journalists announced the Region 8 Mark of Excellence Award winners for the 2011 calendar year on March 26, 2012. The Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best collegiate journalism in the U.S. The honorees were awarded certificates on March 24 during the Region 8 SPJ Spring Conference held at the Fort Worth Hilton in Fort Worth, Texas. First-place regional winners will advance to the national round of judging. National winners will be announced in late April. SPJ Region 8 includes Oklahoma and Texas.
| 1st place | Best All-Around Daily Newspaper | University Star |
| 1st place | General Column Writing | Chip Wozniak |
| 1st place | Online Opinion/Commentary | Editorial Board |
| 2nd place | Online Feature | Tina Phan |
3rd place – Radio: Feature Story – Jill Ament
1st place – Radio: Spot Commercial, PSA or Promo Announcement – Lauren Johnson
3rd place – Radio: Spot News – Chelsi Smith
2nd place – Radio: Single Public Affairs Program – “In the Public Interest” – Kenn Zuniga, Chris Eudaily, Matt Alvarez, Hady Mawajdeh
2nd place – Radio: Best Overall Newscast – KTSW News Department
3rd place – Radio: Documentary – Sonia Onescu
2nd place – Radio: Production – Jordan Buchoz
2nd place – Radio: Sportscast – Weston Warner, Sam Howell, Mason Robinson
3rd place – Radio: Sportscast – Weston Warner, Fletcher Rutland, Mason Robinson
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