Congratulations again to all the winners and finalists in our Region 5 Mark of Excellence Awards! We're thankful for everyone who joined us at our Region 4 + 5 conference in Cincinnati. If you couldn't make it in person today, we hope to see you next year!

Winner, Television In-Depth Reporting: Angela Zhang, Medill News Service, Northwestern University, 'A Border and 10 years apart: Mixed-status families call for immigration reform' Angela Zhang ✩࿐ 张安琪 Medill SPJ youtube.com/watch?v=YJUYv8…

Winner, Television General News Reporting: Diego Ramos Bechara, Northwestern News Network, 'Israelis protest judicial reforms, Palestinians weigh their stake' Diego Ramos Bechara Northwestern News Report Medill SPJ youtube.com/watch?v=9TrA_d…

Finalist, Television General News Reporting: Logan Schiciano, Northwestern News Network, Northwestern University, 'Plan to rebuild Ryan Field moves forward despite pushback from residents' Logan Schiciano Medill SPJ

Finalist, Television General News Reporting: Isabela Lisco, WJFW Newswatch 12, Northwestern University, 'Locals support allowing undocumented workers to get driver's licenses' Medill SPJ wjfw.com/news/locals-su…

Winner, Television Feature Reporting: Logan Schiciano, Medill News Service, Northwestern University, 'From Guam to Capitol Hill: A congressman settles in' Logan Schiciano Medill SPJ vimeo.com/819140615

Winner, Television Breaking News Reporting: Jeremy Fredricks, Lance Wilhelm, Northwestern News Network, Northwestern University, 'Northwestern University graduate workers rally' Jeremy Fredricks Lance Wilhelm Northwestern News Report Medill SPJ

Finalist, Television Breaking News Reporting: Luis Castaneda, Northwestern University, WEAU 13 News, 'Thousands rally for Israel on the National Mall' Luis Castañeda Medill SPJ youtube.com/watch?v=_egMkM…

Winner, Sports Writing, small schools: Caleb Denorme, The Butler Collegian, Butler University, 'When I play soccer, I feel 100% completely Talia'' Caleb Denorme Tatsiana Karaliova The Butler Collegian thebutlercollegian.com/2023/09/when-i…

Finalist, Sports Writing, small schools: Michael Harrington, The Reflector, University of Indianapolis, 'UIndy alumna becomes Lacrosse coach' The Reflector reflector.uindy.edu/2023/11/08/alu…

Winner, Sports Writing, large schools: Charlotte Varnes, Northwestern University, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 'The hottest ticket in Atlanta: A look at Georgia Tech volleyball’s home court' Charlotte Varnes Medill SPJ ajc.com/sports/georgia…

Finalist, Sports Writing, large schools: Marissa Meador, Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, 'The first season' Marissa Meador Indiana Daily Student specials.idsnews.com/the-first-seas…

Finalist, Sports Writing, large schools: Charlotte Varnes, The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, 'Northwestern cheerleaders allege unsafe conditions, unfair expectations' Charlotte Varnes Medill SPJ dailynorthwestern.com/2023/09/11/spo…

Winner, Sports Photography: Abbey Cutrer, Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, 'Men's Soccer' Abbey Cutrer Kentucky Kernel Ryan Craig

Finalist, Sports Photography: Angeli Mittal, The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University, 'Northwestern’s dance comes to a close after losing 68-63 to UCLA' Medill SPJ dailynorthwestern.com/2023/03/19/pho…

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Congratulations to all the winners and finalists in this year's Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 5! Winners will compete for national recognition. Thanks for all your contributions to college journalism.

Winner, Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper, small schools: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago F Newsmagazine School of the Art Institute of Chicago fnewsmagazine.com

Winner, Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper, large schools: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University Indiana Daily Student idsnews.com

Finalist, Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper, large schools: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky Kentucky Kernel Ryan Craig kykernel.com