Staff members of The Michigan Daily won 19 Gold Circle Awards, one of the highest awards given to collegiate newspaper reporters, in the 1997 Columbia Scholastic Press Association's national competition.
Announced last month at CSPA's annual conference in New York City, the Gold Circle Awards recognized outstanding journalistic accomplishment among the nation's top collegiate newspapers.
The Daily took four first-place finishes nationally: in Sports Feature Writing, Individual Photograph, Spot News Photo Portfolio and Single Subject Presentation categories. Daily staffers finished second in News Writing, Sports News, Sports Features, News Features, Photo Story, and two Single Subject Presentation categories. The Daily was also named the third-best designed collegiate newspaper in the country.
Earlier this month, the Daily's business side also took high honors at the 25th Anniversary conference of the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers Association.
Daily Business Manager Erin Essenmacher was awarded CNBAM's "Business Manager of the Year," the association's top honor, which was given to the most outstanding business manager of the association's 100 member newspapers. The Daily business staff also won third place in the Best Back-to-School Issue category.
Sports News Writing
2nd - Andy Knudsen, "No vacancy in penalty box"
Sports Features
1st - Danielle Rumore, "Touched by fate"
2nd - Mark Snyder, "Michigan Hockey recaps 75 years"
CM - James Goldstein, "Ritchlin's back, alive and kicking"
News Features
2nd - Alice Robinson, "The pain of memory: Bosnian war lingers for 'U' students"
Personality Profile
3rd - David Rossman, "Louder than words: Smith signs a voice for students"
Sports Column
CM - Barry Sollenberger, "Bussey fighting unusual, often unbeatable enemy"
Photo Story
2nd - Bohdan Cap, Nopporn Kichanantha and Jonathan Lurie, "Klan rally"
Spot News Individual Photo
1st - Jonathan Lurie, "Klan"
Spot News Photo Portfolio
1st - Jonathan Lurie
Overall Design
3rd - Staff, The Michigan Daily
Color Feature Page Design
3rd - Josh White
Single Subject Presentation
1st - Stephanie Jo Klein, Josh White, "Michigan Primary 96"
2nd - Alice Robinson, Ann Stewart, "True Colors"
CM - Joshua Rich, "The wide web of arts"
Single Subject Presentation - Tabloids
2nd - John Leroi, "Is he back?"
Single Subject Presentation - Section
CM - Staff, "Faceoff: Leaders of the Best"