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Faculty Kudos – Week of Nov. 16, 2009

Lisa Button, Kevin R. Kemper, and students Candace Begody and Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan presented "Native Perspectives: Oral Storytelling and 21st Century Journalism" at the 2009 American Indian Youth Conference held at the UA Nov. 13.

Kemper touched on similarities in Native oral storytelling traditions and journalism, as well as fact-checking and other journalism basics; Button discussed the 2010 Journalism Diversity Workshop for Arizona High School Students and internship opportunities for student journalists; and Begody and Ramon-Sauberan covered media stereotypes and invited students to submit stories to Native Perspectives. Organizers expected about 500 high school (and some middle school) students from across Arizona to attend.

Student Kudos

Stephanie Maya Hamill was selected for an internship with Arizona Capitol TV in Phoenix.

Winners of the Fall 2009 Mark Finley Gold Pen Award for Best Beginning Newswriter Competition were announced Nov. 19. They were: Michael McClellan, first place; Nicole Dimtsios, second place; and Michelle Kostuk, third place. Competitors are nominated by their 205 instructors. The guest speaker was C.J. Karamargin, spokesman for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He spoke about health care legislation and took questions from the students, who then had one hour to write a deadline news story.

Past Kudos

Kudos Week of Nov. 9, 2009

Kudos Week of Nov. 2, 2009

Kudos Week of Oct. 26, 2009

Kudos Week of Oct. 19, 2009

Kudos Week of Oct. 12, 2009

Kudos Week of Oct. 5, 2009

Kudos Week of Sept. 28, 2009

Kudos Week of Sept. 21, 2009

Kudos Week of Sept. 14, 2009

Kudos Week of Sept. 7, 2009

Kudos Week of Aug. 31, 2009

Kudos Week of Aug. 24, 2009

Kudos Week of Aug. 17, 2009

Kudos Week of Aug. 10, 2009

Kudos Week of Aug. 3, 2009

Kudos Week of July 27, 2009

Kudos Week of July 13, 2009

Kudos Week of July 6, 2009

Kudos Week of June 22, 2009

Kudos Week of June 15, 2009

Kudos Week of June 1, 2009

Kudos Week of May 25, 2009

Kudos Week of May 18, 2009

Kudos Week of May 11, 2009

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Kudos Week of April 27, 2009

Kudos Week of April 20, 2009

Kudos Week of April 13, 2009

Kudos Week of April 6, 2009

Kudos Week of March 30, 2009

Kudos Week of March 23, 2009

Kudos Week of March 9, 2009

Kudos Week of Feb. 16, 2009

Kudos Week of Feb. 9, 2009

Kudos Week of Feb. 2, 2009

Kudos Week of Jan. 19, 2009

Kudos Week of Jan. 12, 2009

Kudos Week of Jan. 5, 2009

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