Awards for MRU Journalism and Digital Media Students
Mind of a murderer: A look into Calgary’s domestic homicides and what makes an alleged killer
Kate Mackenzie
Written word: feature story
2020- Emerge Media Awards, Finalist
The Stride of Her Shoes
Sarah Green, Rose De Souza, Isabelle Bennett and Andi Endruhn
Multimedia Production
2020- Emerge Media Awards, Finalist
Rayane Sabbagh, Curtis Larson and Robyn Welsh
2019- Emerge Media Awards, Audio Storytelling (Winner)
Lost in the System
Amber McLinden, Rayane Sabbagh, Simran Sachar
2018 - Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Student Award of Excellence 2018 (Winner)
2019 - MRU Faculty of Business and Communications Students Research Days Award (Runner Up)
Mindtrap
Courtney Ingram, Natalie Valleau, Breanne Kramer
2018 - Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Student Award of Excellence 2018 (Finalist)
Left in the Cold
Alannah Page, Huyana Cyprien, Curtis Larson
2019 - MRU Faculty of Business and Communications Students Research Days Award (Winner)
Closing Midfield
Jolene Rudisuela, Amy Simpson and Lexi Wright
2018 - Associated Collegiate Press 2018: Multimedia Story of the Year (Honourable Mentions)
2017 - Canadian Association of Journalists 2017: CAJ / Student Award of Excellence (Winner)
2017 - Emerge Media Awards 2017: Multimedia Production (Winner)
Finding hope in going natural: A collection about alternative treatments for mental illness
Hanna Deeves, Justine Deardoff, Katherine Huitema
2016 - Canadian Association of Journalists 2016: CAJ Student Award of Excellence (Finalist)
2017 - Associated Collegiate Press 2017: Multimedia Feature (Honourable Mentions)
Fort McMurray Fire: Coping with the invisible impacts of the flames
Karina Yaceyko, Ashley King
2017 - Canadian Association of Journalists 2017: CAJ / Student Award of Excellence (Finalist)
2017 - Associated Collegiate Press 2017: Multimedia Story of the Year (Second Place)
Instafit
Abby LaRocque, Sarah Kirk and Deanna Tucker
2018 - Associated Collegiate Press 2018: Multimedia Feature (Honourable Mentions)
Lethal force model under review following shootings by Calgary police
Josie Lukey, Nina Grossman
2017 - Associated Collegiate Press 2017: Multimedia News (Honourable Mentions)
Jennifer Dorozio, Mary Yohannes
2017 - Associated Collegiate Press 2017: Multimedia Feature (Honourable Mentions)North American Honours for MRU Journalism Student Work
2015 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence (winner) Canadian Association of Journalists, Risky Decisions for Cancer Care Patients in Canada, Amara McLaughlin and Jesse Yardley.
2015 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence (finalist) Canadian Association of Journalists, A Generation Taken: Stories of the Sixties Scoop in Alberta and aboriginal child welfare today, Cameron Perrier
2014 Herb Lampbert Emerging Journalist Award 2014, The Silent Fight, Veronica B. Pocza
2014 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence, Canadian Association of Journalists, Vanishing Point, (winner) Hannah Kost and Danielle Semrau.
2014 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence, Canadian Association of Journalists, (finalist) Calgary and The Great War, Max Foley, Paulina Liwski, Quinton Amundson
2014 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence, Canadian Associated of Journalists (finalist) Below grade: Our secondary suites investigation, Alyssa Quirico, Lisa Taylor, April Lamb, Riad Kadri, Roxanne Blackwell, Olivia Condon, Brittany Fong, Garrett Harvey, Tiffany Ritz, Quinton Amundson, Kelsey Simpson, Cameron Perrier, Daniel Ball, Lucas Silva, Jordan Kroshinsky, Sarah Comber, Caitlin Clow, Haley Anderson, Ashley Materi, Alexandra Rabbitte, Michael Chan, Danny Luong, Olivia Grecu, Hannah Kost, Jodi Egan, Pauline Zulueta, Krystal Northey, Jenica Foster, Andrew Szekeres. (Faculty Supervisor: Janice Paskey. Contributing Faculty: Paul Coates, Ian Tennant. Contributing Staff: Kerri Martin, Brad Simm)
2014 Student Award of Excellence (winner), Canadian Association of Journalists, "Into the Shadows: An Inside Look at Alberta's Sex Trade Industry," by Anna Brooks & Allison Drinnan, CalgaryJournal.ca
2014 Best Feature Story (3rd Place), Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, "Blighted Streets No More," by James Wilt, FFWd Weekly
2014, Student Award of Excellence (nominee), Canadian Association of Journalists, "The Faith of Pam Rocker," by Hannah Kost and Danielle Semrau, CalgaryJournal.ca
2016 Design of the Year (3rd place), Associated Collegiate Press, "We are Treaty 7 People", Trevor Solway, Kelsey Solway, Jesse Yardley.
2015 Newspaper Pacemaker Award for Four-year Non Daily newspaper, (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, Calgary Journal print editions
(lead editors: Max Shilleto, Ian Esplen, Caitlin Clow, Olivia Condon)
2015 Multimedia Story of the Year/Multimedia Feature category (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, "Vanishing Point", Danielle Semrau, Hannah Kost
2015 Story of the Year, Diversity (honourable mention), Associated Collegiate Press, "Jamaican Food Stall", Madison Farkas, Cameron Perrier
2014 Photo Slideshow of the Year (1st place), Associated Collegiate Press, "Calgary Captured on Camera/Patterns," by Hannah Kost, Megan Bilton, Michael Chan, Scott Kingsmith, April Lamb, Danny Luong, Alyssa Quirico, CalgaryJournal.ca
2014 Pacemaker Award for Journalistic Excellence (nominee), Associated Collegiate Press, The Calgary Journal print editions
2014 Newspaper & Online News Student Project Awards (honorable mention), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, "The Vanishing Point," by Danielle Semrau and Hannah Kost, CalgaryJournal.ca
2013 Online Pacemaker (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, CalgaryJournal.ca, Editors: Jodi Egan, Deja Leonard and Devon Jolie.
2013 Multimedia Feature of the Year (finalist), Associated Collegiate Press, "The Faith of Pam Rocker," by Hannah Kost and Danielle Semrau, CalgaryJournal.ca
2011 National College Media Convention Best in Show (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, The Calgary Journal (October print edition)
2010 Pacemaker Award for Journalistic Excellence (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, The Calgary Journal print editions
2010 Story of the Year, Editorial/Opinion (2nd place), Associated Collegiate Press, "Mission near impossible: a plastic-free week," by Holly Hofmann, The Calgary Journal print edition
2003 Pacemaker Award for Journalistic Excellence (nominee), Associated Collegiate Press, The Calgary Journal print editions
2003 Best Newspaper Design (winner), Cox Institute for Newspaper Management Studies, University of Georgia, The Calgary Journal print editions
National Honours for MRU Journalism Student Work
2020 Newspaper Pacemaker (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, The Calgary Journal.
2020 Story of the Year, Diversity (honorable mention), Associated Collegiate Press, Preserving Mother Tongues, Karina Zapata, The Calgary Journal
2020 COVID-19 Coverage (honorable mention), Associated Collegiate Press, Calgary Under Quarantine, Ricardo Garcia
2020 Multimedia News Story (second place), Associated Collegiate Press, Bad Blood: Breaking down Canadian Blood Services’ donation restrictions for sexually active gay men, Nathan Woolridge, Karina Zapata, Calgary Journal
2020 Multimedia Feature Story (fifth place), Associated Collegiate Press, Choices: A Cerebral Palsy Story, Blaise Kemna, Kyra Bird, Hailey Payne, Andrea Wong, Calgary Journal
2017 Newspaper Pacemaker (winner), Associated Collegiate Press, The Calgary Journal, Editors: Editors: Jodi Brak, Michaela Ritchie, Deanna Tucker, Josie Lukey, Colin Gallant, Emily Rop
2015 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence (winner) Canadian Association of Journalists, Risky Decisions for Cancer Care Patients in Canada, Amara McLaughlin and Jesse Yardley.
2015 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence (finalist) Canadian Association of Journalists, A Generation Taken: Stories of the Sixties Scoop in Alberta and aboriginal child welfare today, Cameron Perrier
2014 Herb Lampbert Emerging Journalist Award 2014, The Silent Fight, Veronica B. Pocza
2014 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence, Canadian Association of Journalists, Vanishing Point, (winner) Hannah Kost and Danielle Semrau.
2014 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence, Canadian Association of Journalists, (finalist) Calgary and The Great War, Max Foley, Paulina Liwski, Quinton Amundson
2014 CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence, Canadian Associated of Journalists (finalist) Below grade: Our secondary suites investigation, Alyssa Quirico, Lisa Taylor, April Lamb, Riad Kadri, Roxanne Blackwell, Olivia Condon, Brittany Fong, Garrett Harvey, Tiffany Ritz, Quinton Amundson, Kelsey Simpson, Cameron Perrier, Daniel Ball, Lucas Silva, Jordan Kroshinsky, Sarah Comber, Caitlin Clow, Haley Anderson, Ashley Materi, Alexandra Rabbitte, Michael Chan, Danny Luong, Olivia Grecu, Hannah Kost, Jodi Egan, Pauline Zulueta, Krystal Northey, Jenica Foster, Andrew Szekeres. (Faculty Supervisor: Janice Paskey. Contributing Facutly: Paul Coates, Ian Tennant. Contributing Staff: Kerri Martin, Brad Simm)
2014 Student Award of Excellence (winner), Canadian Association of Journalists, "Into the Shadows: An Inside Look at Alberta's Sex Trade Industry," by Anna Brooks & Allison Drinnan, CalgaryJournal.ca
2014 Best Feature Story (3rd Place), Canadian Community Newspaper Awards, "Blighted Streets No More," by James Wilt, FFWd Weekly
2014, Student Award of Excellence (nominee), Canadian Association of Journalists, "The Faith of Pam Rocker," by Hannah Kost and Danielle Semrau, CalgaryJournal.ca
Regional and Provincial Honors for MRU Journalism Student Work
2015 Digital Alberta, Best Young Talent award, Dayla Brown, Wheelchair Dance
2014 Best in Student Interactive Digital Media and Creative Design (winner), Digital Alberta, "Into the Shadows: An Examination of Alberta's Sex Trade," by Anna Brooks & Allison Drinnan, CalgaryJournal.ca
2013 Best New Writer (winner), Western Magazine Awards, "The Accuser and Us," by Melissa Molloy, Profiles West
2013 Amber Bowerman Emerging Writer Award (nominee) 2013, "Using Tattooing as Healing," by Veronica B. Pocza
2013 Amber Bowerman Emerging Writer Award (winner), Alberta Magazine Publisher's Association, "The Accuser and Us," by Melissa Molloy, Profiles West
2013 Amber Bowerman Emerging Writer Award (nominee), 2013, Alberta Magazine Publishers Association, "History Denied," by Devon Jolie, Profiles West
2012 Best in Student Interactive Digital Media and Creative Design (winner), Digital Alberta, "First Generation Albertans," by Marina Giannitsos and Eunice Poon
2010 Best Student Writing (nominated), Western Magazine Awards, "Under the Ink," by Katie Turner, Profiles West
2010 Best Student Writing (nominated), Western Magazine Awards, "Harry Nibourg: A Man Evolved," by Richard Saad, Profiles West
2009 Best Campus Newspaper, Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association, The Calgary Journal print editions
2009 Best Overall - Feature Story (Campus Division), Alberta Weekly Newspaper Association, Rob Anders Takes on Calgary West and Unsurprisingly Wins Again, by Joe Burima, The Calgary Journal print editions
Student Fellowships, Research Grants and Other Awards
2020 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship, Sam Nar and Hadeel Abdel-Nabi
2020 MRU Alumni Achievement Award Trevor Solway
2019 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship, Huyana Cyprien.
2017 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship, Josie Lukey
2016 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship, Amara McLaughlin
2016 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship, Cameron Perrier
2015 Rose Nolan Scholarship Fund, Kelsey Solway
2015 MRU Valedictorian, Olivia Grecu
2015 Washington Centre for Politics & Journalism (summer fellowship and internship at Moment Magazine) Amara McLaughlin
2015 Washington Centre for Politics & Journalism (summer fellowship and internship at Washington Business Journal) Daniel Rodriguez
2015 MRU Horizon Award (early career alumni award) Emma Gilchrist
2015 nominee, MRU Horizon Award (early career alumni award) Katie Turner
2014 Newalta Undergraduate Scholarship in Research and Oilsands Communication (summer research grant), Olivia Grecu
2014 Newalta Undergraduate Scholarship in Research and Oilsands Communication (summer research grant), Matt Sutton
2014 Urbino Project, ieiMedia Multimedia Journalism Abroad (summer fellowship), Olivia Condon
2013 Joan Donaldson CBC News Scholarship (1-year fellowship), Asha Siad
2013 Jerusalem Project, ieiMedia Multimedia Journalism Abroad (summer fellowship), Amara McLaughlin
2013 Istanbul Project, ieiMedia Multimedia Journalism Abroad (summer fellowship), Breanne Brezinski
2012 Urbino Project, ieiMedia Multimedia Journalism Abroad (summer fellowship), Sofia Lugo
2012 Urbino Project, ieiMedia Multimedia Journalism Abroad (summer fellowship), Jeff Medhurst
2010 Valedictorian, Mount Royal University, Nori Sinclair
2006 Washington Centre for Politics & Journalism (semester-long fellowship at the Globe & Mail Washington bureau), Brad Linn
2005 Valedictorian, Mount Royal University, 2005, Yolande Cole
2004 Valedictorian, Mount Royal University, 2004, Todd Hurman
2004 Washington Centre for Politics & Journalism (semester-long fellowship at the Globe & Mail Washington bureau), Todd Hurman
2004 Washington Centre for Politics & Journalism (semester-long fellowship at Stephens Media), Chriz Miller
2003 Washington Centre for Politics & Journalism (semester-long fellowship at the Globe & Mail Washington bureau), David Agren