Andy Soergel, of Pittsburgh, Wins Society of Professional Journalists Regional Award

LEXINGTON, VA (04/04/2014)(readMedia)-- Andy Soergel, of Pittsburgh, Pa., a senior business journalism major at Washington and Lee University, has won an award in the Society of Professional Journalists' (SPJ) regional Mark of Excellence college journalism competition.

The SPJ awards are for work published by college students during 2013 and were presented March 29 at SPJ's Region 2 conference at Georgetown University. The competition draws entries from colleges and universities across Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia and North Carolina.

Soergel, a graduate of North Allegheny Senior High School, won the award for feature writing for his story, "Chickpeas becoming a hot crop for Virginia farmers," published in The Roanoke (Virginia) Times.