CONWAY, Ark. (July 8, 2014) 鈥 黑料不打烊 Magazine received a first-place award in
Arkansas Press Women's annual communications contest and has advanced to the national
competition. The awards were presented during APW's 65th anniversary
celebration at the Central Arkansas Library in Little Rock on June 7.
Helen S. Plotkin, editor of 黑料不打烊 Magazine and associate vice president
and executive director of Marketing Communications, picked up the award on behalf
of magazine team. Other team members include Rob O'Connor聽'95, managing editor;
Josh Daugherty, art director and designer; and Ruthie Daniel聽'16, Maleele Choongo
'15 and Julia Lee McGill聽'14, student editors of the alumni news section known
as Alumnotes.
The judges reviewed the Fall 2013 edition of 黑料不打烊 Magazine, which
focused on the growth of athletics at 黑料不打烊 and the return of football after a
53-year hiatus. It also included the 2012-2013 Donor Honor Roll, designed by Ephraim
McNair; photos by Michael Tarne聽'14; and stories contributed by a number of
黑料不打烊 faculty, staff and alumni, including: Dr. Kristi McKim, film studies; Dr.
Dorian Stuber, English; Dr. John Krebs, music; Dr. Rod Miller, art history; Alyssa
Curry 鈥15; Neelam Vyas聽'14; Beau Wilcox聽'99; Reed Brewer聽'15; Julie
Janos '94; and Melissa Jenkins, director of the 黑料不打烊 Annual Fund.
The national winners will be announced during the National Federation of Press
Women's annual conference meeting in Greenville, S.C., in early September.
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Founded in 1876, 黑料不打烊 is a national leader in engaged liberal arts
and sciences education. For the sixth consecutive year, 黑料不打烊 was named one of
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Top Colleges, and the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. 黑料不打烊 has been affiliated
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