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K-State student newspaper, yearbook and magazine staffers earn state media honors

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Collegian Media Group

Collegian Media Group students earned 29 individual awards and the Kansas State Collegian, Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin' magazine earned All-Gold Kansas ratings from Kansas Collegiate Media.

 

MANHATTAN — The Kansas State Collegian, 2019 Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin' magazine, all part of Kansas State University's Collegian Media Group, all received Gold All-Kansas ratings from Kansas Collegiate Media. The Gold All-Kansas rating is the highest given by the association, which is composed of student media representing both the two and four-year schools in Kansas.

Collegian Media Group students also earned 29 individual awards. The Collegian Media Group is part of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences.

The following students earned awards from Kansas Collegiate Media:

Alex Todd, fall 2018 bachelor's graduate in information systems, Andover, first place in news/event photography, first place in sports/action photography and honorable mention in sports/action photography, all for the Royal Purple; Katelin Woods, senior in theatre and mass communications, Clearwater, third place in special section and honorable mention in social media storytelling, both for the Kansas State Collegian; Bailey Britton, sophomore in mass communications and English, Colby, first place in news/event writing, Kansas State Collegian; Rafael Garcia, May 2019 bachelor's graduate in mass communications, Emporia, first place in news/event writing, Kansas State Collegian.

From Greater Kansas City: Olivia Rogers, senior in political science, Gardner, honorable mention in social media storytelling, Kansas State Collegian; Mary Beth Karlin, sophomore in pre-professional elementary education, Lenexa, second place in feature writing, Manhappenin' magazine; Mackenzie Smith, December 2019 bachelor's graduate in apparel and textiles, Olathe, first place in bare feature photos, Manhappenin' magazine; Hallie Everett, sophomore in mass communications, Overland Park, first place in news event writing, Royal Purple; Madi Fleming, freshman in interior design, Overland Park, second place in feature writing, Manhappenin' magazine; Julie Freijat, sophomore in mass communications, Overland Park, honorable mention in illustration and graphics, Kansas State Collegian; Courtney Honn, sophomore in pre-professional elementary education, Overland Park, third place in headline design, Royal Purple; Logan Wassall, senior in mass communications, Overland Park, first place in sports/action photography for the Kansas State Collegian and third place in sports/action photography for the Royal Purple;
and Kaylie McLaughlin, senior in mass communications, Shawnee, third place in special section and honorable mention in social media storytelling, both for the Kansas State Collegian.

Halle Lang, sophomore in fine arts, Hays, first place in bare feature photos and honorable mention for feature photography, Manhappenin' magazine; Olivia Bergmeier, senior in mass communications, Hutchinson, second place in feature photography for the Royal Purple and honorable mention in illustration and infographics for the Kansas State Collegian; Katie Harbert, senior in agricultural communications and journalism, Kingman, honorable mention in page design, Royal Purple; Dylan Connell, freshman in fine arts, Manhattan, first place in news/event photography, Kansas State Collegian; Natalie Jaeger, May 2019 bachelor's graduate in mass communications, Mound City, third place in page design, Manhappenin' magazine; Brianna Womack, senior in mass communications, Silver Lake, second place in news event writing, Royal Purple; Dene Dryden, senior in English, Stockton, third place in feature writing, Collegian; Rachael Hogan, December 2019 bachelor's graduate in mass communications, Topeka, third place in special section, Kansas State Collegian.

From Wichita:
Leah Brock, junior in mass communications, first place in page design, Royal Purple; Hannah Greer, summer 2019 bachelor's graduate in mass communications, honorable mention for feature photography, Manhappenin' magazine; Natalie Leonard, senior in mass communications, first place in feature writing, Manhappenin' magazine; and Kate Torline, junior in mass communications, first place in bare feature photos and honorable mention for feature photography, Manhappenin' magazine.

From out of state: Abby Pfannenstiel, senior in apparel and textiles, Kansas City, Missouri, first place in table of contents design and second place in fall 2019 cover design, Manhappenin' magazine; Caroline Fullerton, junior in agricultural economics, Platte Woods, Missouri, first place in headline design, Manhappenin' magazine; and Ashley Read, senior in fine arts, Austin, Texas, first place in cover design-2019 Insight, Royal Purple.

From out of country: Alanud Alanazi, senior in architectural engineering, Saudi Arabia, honorable mention in news/event photography, Royal Purple.

The Collegian Media Group shares the stories of Kansas State University and Manhattan with communities on and off campus through its three student run publications: the Kansas State Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin' magazine. Collectively, the publications are among the oldest and most decorated collegiate publications in the nation. The Royal Purple first appeared in 1909 but was preceded by class books in 1891 and in 1896 K-State celebrated the inaugural edition of the campus newspaper, originally named The Student Herald.  Started in 2016, Manhappenin' magazine is the newest publication in the Collegian Media Group.



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Linda Puntney
lindarp@k-state.edu

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Andover, Clearwater, Colby, Emporia, Gardner, Hays, Hutchinson, Kingman, Lenexa, Manhattan, Mound City, Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee, Silver Lake, Stockton, Topeka and Wichita, Kansas; Kansas City and Platte Woods, Missouri; and Austin, Texas.

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