Southeastern students earn awards from Associated Press
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Students from Southeastern Louisiana University’s “The Lion’s Roar”
newspaper took home a round of awards at the recent joint conference of the Louisiana
Press Association and the Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors held
in New Orleans.
The newspaper received awards from both organizations at the joint conference,
including a third place recognition for “The Lion’s Roar” in the general excellence
category.
“I am thrilled to see Southeastern receive so many awards from the Louisiana
Press Association,” said Sara Patrick, former editor of the paper. “My work with the
newspaper gave me a wide variety of skills that I will continue to use in my future
career.”
Patrick, a communications major from Houma, graduated in May after serving on
the staff of Student Publications for four years. She was also recognized in the photography
category with a third place standing in “best news photography” by the LPA and second
place standing in “college spot news photos” by the APME.
Other members of the staff also garnered awards for photography and design work.
Christopher Martin of Albany, a December 2014 communications graduate, placed first
in the “college feature photos” of the APME competition. Martin is currently employed
by the “The (Baton Rouge) Advocate” as a news page designer.
Fernanda Chagas, a senior graphic design major from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, earned
a first place award from the LPA in the “staff-generated color advertising” category
for her design of an ad for the Ponchatoula Strawberry Fesitival. Chargas also seves
as editor-in-chief of the university’s student yearbook, “Le Souvenir.”
Cyprien Campeaux, a senior fine arts major from Haughton, won second place in
the LPA’s “staff-generated B&W advertising” category for his design of local business
Wyatt’s Comics. He also serves on the staff of “Le Souvenir.”
“Our students consistently earn high recognition for their endeavors with ‘The
Lion’s Roar,’” said Director of Student Publications Lee E. Lind. “These young student-professionals
work very hard to not only keep our campus community well informed, but also develop
extensive skills while doing so. Their dedication and achievements are remarkable.”
For the LPA’s Better Newspaper Competition fifty-four newspapers, publications,
and college/university student newspapers submitted 2,485 entries to compete in the
competition. The Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors Contest is one
of the largest regional contests hosted by the AP, with over 1,000 entries, and recognizes
Louisiana and Mississippi member newspapers for outstanding performance in journalism.
