The University of Central Arkansas’s Vortex earned the General Excellence award for literary magazines in the recent Arkansas College Media Association awards.
The award highlighted a strong showing by BTĚěĚĂwriting and journalism outlets.
“I’m delighted,” said Garry Craig Powell, the faculty adviser for Vortex. “It’s a testament to the talent, passion and dedication of our students that we so consistently produce the best undergraduate literary magazine in the state. It’s also a testament to the quality of our writing and art programs. If you’re a creative person, I believe BTĚěĚĂis the best place in the state to study or teach.
“And if anything, the 2012 edition is even more stunning, so expect more awards next year.”
Because of publication cycles, the 2010-11 literary magazines and yearbooks were entered for the 2012 awards. Newspapers were judged from the 2011-12 academic year.
Both The Echo, UCAâs student newspaper, and The Scroll, the universityâs yearbook, were selected for honorable mention honors in their respective General Excellence categories.
The 2012 ACMA media contest featured entries from Arkansas State, Arkansas Tech, Central Baptist College, John Brown University, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Ouachita Baptist University, Southern Arkansas University, UCA, University of Arkansas, UALR and University of Arkansas at Monticello. Entries were judged by faculty from California State University-Chico; Cayuga Community College (N.Y.); Eastern New Mexico University; Florida Atlantic University; Gonzaga University (Wash.); Kansas State; LSU; Moraine Valley Community College; Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; Texas Tech; Texas Wesleyan; Texas Womanâs University; University of Southern Mississippi; University of Texas-Arlington and Washburn University (Kan.)
Other awards won by Vortex included cover design, first; poetry, Megan Riley, âWicked Bitch of the Southâ, second; typography, Emily Powell, first; fiction writing, Gustav Carlson, âThe Red Eye of the White Sunâ, first, and Cassey E. Misee, âBarefoot in the Briarâ, third; illustrative narrative, Carlson, âThe Man Who Sounded of a Million Pigsâ, first; and artwork, first.
Other awards won by The Echo included:
⢠General column, Jeanette Anderton, âArkansans should wait until 25 to marryâ, second;
⢠Feature writing, Mary DeLoney, âNew fraternity to recruit âfounding fathersââ, third;
⢠Meeting/speech coverage writing, Jeanette Anderton and Zachary OâNeal, âCollege brings awareness to environment during challenge weekâ, honorable mention;
⢠Editorial writing, Brad Smith, second;
⢠Feature photo, â¨Libin Qin, âHomecomingâ, honorable mention;
⢠Sports photo, Ian Caple, âCorner Kickâ, honorable mention;
⢠Sports story writing, Lee Hogan, âBears football chops down Lumberjacksâ, honorable mention;
⢠Sports column writing, Lee Hogan, âOnce greatest golfer in world, now mere shell of himselfâ, honorable mention;
⢠Advertising, Matt Williams, âVortex Magazineâ, third;
⢠Editorial cartoon, Alan Masingill, âSomething in the waterâ, tie first; Allen McMillan, âTar is hellâ, second;
⢠Cartoon strip or single panel entertainment cartoon, Lance Coleman, âKodiak momentâ, first;
⢠Front page layout, Mary DeLoney, â11/2/11â, honorable mention;
⢠Sports page layout, Lee Hogan, âFeb. 22, 2012â, honorable mention;
⢠Editorial page layout, Brad Smith, â11/16/11âł, first; Brad Smith, â9/14/11âł, second.
Other awards won by The Scroll included:
⢠Divider, âAcademicsâ, honorable mention;
⢠â¨Endsheets, second;
⢠Feature layout, â¨Davion Dotson, âEl Embajdorâ, tie third; Kale Green, âTalesha Littleâ, tie third; Kale Green, âDorm Contestâ, honorable mention;
⢠Academic layout, Davion Dotson and Courtney Hopper, âCFACâ, third; Davion Dotson, âCollege of Educationâ, honorable mention;
⢠Student life layout, Kale Green, âSmoking Banâ, first; Kale Green, âHomecomingâ, third; Tara Anglin, âCollege Momsâ, honorable mention;
⢠Sports layout, Emily Avery, third; Davion Dotson, honorable mention;
⢠Typographic presentation, Davion Dotson, first;
⢠Sports photo, James Austin, âGuardâ, honorable mention.
Raven Ambers won the television news reporting category for her work with UCAâs News6. Virginia Buff took second.
