Congrats to VCU, fellow Region 2 Mark of Excellence winners!

Congrats to Dan Nacu, a cartoonist from Virginia Commonwealth University, and all of the other Mark of Excellence Award winners and finalists from Region 2!

General Column Writing, Four-Year College/University
National Winner: Christopher Haxel, The University of Maryland

Online Feature Reporting, Four-Year College/University
National Winner: “Salmonella Lurks from Farm to Fork,” by Jeffrey Benzing, Esther French, Judah Ari Gross and Robyne McCullough, University of Maryland

Online In-Depth Reporting, Four-Year College/University
National Winner: “How safe is your food?” by News21 Staff, Arizona State University & University of Maryland

Best Independent Online Student Publication, Four-Year College/University
National Winner: Howard University News Service, Howard University

Sports Column Writing, Four-Year College/University -National Finalist: Jeremy Schneider, The University of Maryland

Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper, Four-Year College/University— National Finalist: The GW Hatchet, George Washington University

General News Photography, Four-Year College/University — National Finalist: “National Go Topless Day,” by Michelle Rattinger, George Washington University

Editorial Cartooning, Four-Year College/University— National Finalist: Dan Nacu, Virginia Commonwealth University

Radio Feature— National Finalist: “Students’ 9/11 memories,” by Michael Tomsic and Alletta Cooper, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Best All-Around Radio Newscast — National Finalist: “Carolina Connection,” by Alletta Cooper; Michael Tomsic; Rheema Khrais; Lydia Wilson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Television Breaking News Reporting— National Finalist: “Tornado Thrashes Shaw,” by David Hodges, Elon University

Television Sports Reporting— National Finalist: “Cost of Bowls,” by Justin Page, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Television Feature Photography— National Finalist: “Outdoor Movie Theater,” by Justin Page, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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