Congratulations to the Union students who submitted their work to the Baptist Press Collegiate Journalism Conference, Oct. 11-13. It was an excellent conference and our students represented Union well, earning honors in a number of the award categories. Here's the list of winners:

Column Writing
Kyle Kurlick, 1st place, “Coin links father and son”

Feature Article
Allison Hayes: 2nd place, “Deaf population lost in translation”
Tyler Whetstone: 3rd place, “Autism challenges whole family”

News Photo
Kyle Kurlick, 1st place, “Freshman come from near and far”
Stephanie Schroeder, 2nd place, “GOP retains Tennessee”

Feature Photo (B&W)
Stephanie Schroeder, 1st place, “Illusionist dispels stereotypes”

Feature Photo (Color)
Kyle Kurlick, 1st place, “Virtue and vengeance brew in Union’s rendition of Tempest”

Portrait Personality (Color)
Stephen Beckham, 1st place, “Tattoos not taboo”

Feature Picture Story (Color)
Matthew Diggs: 2nd place, “Union has grounds”

Sports Action Photo (B&W)
Heather Phillips: 2nd place, “Road Warriors”

Portrait (Color)
Kyle Kurlick, 3rd place, “Fresh Cole ignites fire for golf team”

In addition, Brittany Howerton served on the four-member Student Advisory Panel and had several opportunities to represent Union well during the conference.