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MATC’S The Clarion Student Newspaper
Wins 10 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Awards
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College’s (MATC) student
newspaper, and its staff received 10 awards at the Wisconsin Newspaper
Association (WNA) Convention held earlier this month in Stevens
Point.
In addition to the 10 awards, Editor Heidi Freymiller (of
Marshall) was one of only two individuals to receive a WNA Foundation
Scholarship.
She is the first MATC student to receive the $1,500 scholarship.
Managing
editor Meagan Parrish (of Madison) received four awards: first
place and a certificate of merit for general reporting, second
place in feature writing and a certificate of merit in editorial
writing.
Design director Thomas Washbush (of Madison) received
a first-place award in graphics, while artist Christy Stetson
(of Verona) received
a third-place award in the same category.
Opinions editor Kate Gillman
(of Columbus) received a third-place award for an advertisement
she designed while working as a graphic
artist last year.
Writer Sarah Schoville-Kyrie (of the Minocqua
area) received a second-place award in general reporting, while
former managing editor Bryan Morris (of Madison)
received a third-place award in general reporting.
In addition, The Clarion garnered
third place in the general excellence category. The newspaper is available
on newspaper racks at all MATC campuses and online
at http://www.matc-clarion.com.
MATC is one of the largest of the Wisconsin
Technical College System’s
16 colleges. 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 offers associate degrees, vocational
diplomas and certificates, and non-degree courses in more than 140 programs of
study. The college serves all or parts of 12 counties located in southcentral
Wisconsin and offers instruction through five campuses and numerous community
locations throughout the district.
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Last
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July 8, 2008
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