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MATC'S THE CLARION STUDENT
NEWSPAPER
WINS FOUR NATIONAL AWARDS
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College's student
newspaper, and its staff received four awards at the Associated
Collegiate Press National College Media Convention held in Kansas
City in late October.
Meagan Parrish (of Madison), the staff's managing editor, was the second-place recipient of the Associated Collegiate Press Reporter of the Year national competition for community college journalists. As part of her award, Parrish received $500. Parrish is the third The Clarion writer to be a finalist for reporter of the year. Former editors Annie Dean and Nathan Comp finished third in 2004 and 2003 respectively.
Thomas Washbush (of Madison), design director of The Clarion, received a first-place award in the individual pacemaker contest small display advertisement category. He was the only winner from a two-year school in the category; others placing included students from Indiana University, Louisiana State University and Michigan State University.
For the second year in a row, The Clarion was selected as a Pacemaker Finalist. The Pacemaker is an award presented to student publications that are seen as being leaders in collegiate media. Judges select Pacemakers based on the following: coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, design, photography, art and graphics.
Finally, The Clarion received a second-place Best of Show Award for two-year, non-weekly newspapers. First place in the competition went to The El Don, from Santa Ana College, in Santa Ana, Calif. Also placing were The Wingspan, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.; The Otter Realm, California State University, Seaside, Calif. and Cowley Press, Cowley County Community College, Arkansas City, Kan.
MATC is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College
System's 16 colleges and serves approximately 45,000 individuals
annually. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical,
liberal arts and science, adult basic education and life enrichment
studies and activities, as well as customized employee training.
MATC provides training in more than 120 career programs. It awards
associate degrees, vocational diplomas and certificates, and offers
non-degree courses. The college serves all or parts of 12 counties
located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction through
five campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
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