MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Several Robert Morris University students learned Friday that they won a total of 13 national awards from the Society for Collegiate Journalists for their on-campus media work.
One of the pieces awarded first place in the television news package category focused on the selection and February arrival of the Moon Township university’s new president, Dr. Christopher Howard.
“I'm thrilled that RMU Sentry Media, RMU Radio and RMU-TV are being recognized nationally for the stellar work being done by our students,” student media adviser Carrie Moniot said.
"These awards demonstrate how diligent our students are in delivering professional-level content, whether it be for Sentry Media, RMU Radio or RMU-TV. I enjoy seeing the pride on their faces when that hard work is recognized,” said Anthony Moretti, director of RMU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Directed Engaged Learning and an associate professor of communication.
Below is a complete list of the SCJ awards presented to RMU students:
Anthony Desimone
Honorable Mention for Breaking or Hard News
Tori Flick
Third Place for Cartoon
Audrey Gardner
Third Place for Sports News
Delaney Hassell
Honorable Mention for Breaking or Hard News
Honorable Mention for Continuing Coverage
Zach Laufer
First Place for Sports News
Third Place for Sports Features
Matt Merlino
First Place for Graphic Illustrations
First Place for Editorial Cartoon
First Place for Television News Package
Vince Russo
Honorable Mention for Breaking or Hard News
Hannah Smith
First Place for Television News Package
Third Place for Television Feature Package
Honorable Mention for Breaking or Hard News
Overall RMU Sentry Media
Second Place for Television News Show Overall Excellence
Third Place for Online News Website Overall Excellence
Honorable Mention for Internet Radio and Broadcast Overall Excellence
The Society for Collegiate Journalists is part of the National Society of Collegiate Mass Communications. It is the nation’s oldest organization designed solely to serve college media leaders. SCJ has approximately 100 active chapters nationwide and 1,200 members.