Digital Media Students Honored at ICMA Conference

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BVU students at the 2017 ICMA conference in Des Moines.

STORM LAKE, IA (02/10/2017) (readMedia)-- Buena Vista University's (BVU) student media organizations took home several awards at the 2017 Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference held earlier this month in Des Moines.

Overall, students in BVU's campus media organizations – KBVU, the University Cable Network (UCN) and The Tack Online – received 27 awards in numerous categories, including several first place honors.

"We are, of course, really proud of the accomplishments of the students in terms of the awards they brought home this year," said Jamii Claiborne, associate professor of digital media. "It's great to have the hard work of the students across all of our media organizations recognized on the state-level and provides some external validation of the media our students are producing in digital media."

The award honors that BVU media organizations and students received include:

News Media

Best Multimedia Slideshow

• First place – The Tack Online, "Unsung Heroes: Ken Allen" (Spencer Lee, a sophomore digital media major from Fort Dodge)

• Second place – The Tack Online, "President Moore: 22 Years of a Presidency" (Emily Kenny, a junior psychology and digital media double major from Schaller)

• Third place – The Tack Online, "Stranger in a Strange Land: Embracing the Unknown" (Madeleine McCormick, a junior digital media major from Huxley; Brittany Poeppe, a senior digital media and graphic design double major from Graettinger; and Emily Johnson, a senior digital media major from Storm Lake)

• Honorable mention – The Tack Online, "ROTC: A Coming of Age Story" (Skyler Gorsett, a senior digital media major from Sioux City; De'Vaughn Morris, a senior digital media major from Chicago; Nicholas Gibson, Class of 2016; and Nathan Connelly, Class of 2016)

Best Investigative News Story

• Second place – The Tack Online, "We Are SLHS" (staff of The Tack Online)

Best Blog

• Second place – The Tack Online, "Healthy Hints" (Emily Block, Class of 2016)

• Third place – The Tack Online, "Rules of Life" (Kyle Wiebers, a senior psychology and educational studies double major from Holstein)

• Honorable mention – The Tack Online, "Kampus with Kylee" (Kylee Deering, a sophomore corporate communications major from Adel)

Best Opinion/Editorial Leadership

• Second place – The Tack Online, "Tack Opinion Section" (Deidree Friesen, a junior digital media major from Storm Lake; and Lindsey Graham, a senior business and corporate communications double major from Swisher)

Best Online Edition

• Honorable mention – The Tack Online, (staff of The Tack Online)

Best Interactive Graphic

• First place – The Tack Online, "Corp Comm Makes Major Changes" (Justice Gage Kempf, Class of 2016)

Best Use of Social Media

• Second place – The Tack Online, "The Tack Online – Social Media Sites" (staff of The Tack Online)

Television

Best Entertainment Storytelling Package

• Third place – UCN, "Small Town Eats and Yummy Treats: Main Street Pub & Grill" (Chelsey Goetz, Class of 2016)

Best Sportscasting

• Honorable mention – UCN, "UCN Sports: BVU vs. Loras 2016" (Spencer Bottorff, a senior digital media major from Dakota City, Neb.; Emily Johnson; and Tanner Hoops, a junior digital media and communications studies double major from Storm Lake)

Best Short Documentary

• Third place – UCN, "It's All About the People: The Story of Majestic Comics & Coins" (Christopher Habermann, a senior digital media major from Sioux City; Emily Johnson; and Soulinda Somvong, a senior digital media major from Storm Lake)

Best :30/:60 Promo, PSA or Commercial

• Honorable mention – UCN, "UCN Sports: We Can Shoot It" (Zachary Schmidt, Class of 2016; and Chelsey Goetz)

Best Experimental Video

• Third place – UCN, "Crayon Creation" (Morgan McGrew, a senior digital media major from Ankeny)

Best Corporate Video

• Honorable mention – UCN, "Project SUCCESS: Roommates (2016)" (Skyler Gorsett)

Best Short Film

• First place – UCN, "Stand For Me" (Zachary Schmidt)

• Second place – UCN, "A Promposal for the Books" (Emily Johnson)

Radio

Best Air Personality

• Second place – KBVU, "BVU Breakfast Club with Kyle" (Kyle Wiebers)

Best Sports Broadcast

• Third place – KBVU, "BVU Baseball v. Wartburg" (Tanner Hoops)

• Honorable mention – KBVU, "BVU Volleyball v. Loras" (Tanner Hoops; and A.J. Spake, a senior business major from Sioux City)

Best Sports Program

• Second place – KBVU, "Friday Night Hoops" (Andrew Bandstra, a junior digital media major from Des Moines; and Tanner Hoops)

Radio Feature Package

• First place – KBVU, "Stranger in a Strange Land: Immigration" (Andrew Bandstra)

• Third place – KBVU, "Educating America on Female Gaming" (Deidree Friesen; Tiffany Brauckman, a senior digital media major from Atlantic; and De'Vaughn Morris)

• Honorable mention – KBVU, "Iowa Caucus Night" (Tiffany Brauckman; Mackenzie Rappe, a junior digital media major from Waukee; Brittany Poeppe; and Zachary Schmidt)

About Buena Vista University

Celebrating 125 years of service.

Since 1891, Buena Vista University has prepared students for lifelong success and blends liberal arts with real-world applications. Our traditional campus on the shores of Storm Lake hosts students in a variety of majors and pre-professional programs, including elementary, secondary, and special education; business and accounting; and biological and chemical sciences. Our 16 degree-completion locations, online, and graduate programs expand student potential with a pace and academic rigor designed for working adults and a variety of class formats that make scheduling even more convenient. BVU is an affordable option for all students and, combined with its academic programs, has led U.S. News & World Report to rank BVU as the third best value school among Midwest Regional Colleges. Visit www.bvu.edu.

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