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51²è¹Ý Meadows student journalists took home 12 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) awards for 2021, including two of the most coveted: Reporter of the Year and Editor of the Year.

Students were also honored with five prestigious Mark of Excellence Awards (MOE) for 2021 from the Society of Professional Journalists, Region 8. The region represents colleges and universities across Texas and Oklahoma.

All three of 51²è¹Ý’s student media outlets were represented among the winners in both contests: The Daily Campus, 51²è¹Ý Look and 51²è¹Ý-TV. The TIPA and MOE contests are highly competitive and this was a great showing by our students, said Tony Pederson, who retired in June as 51²è¹Ý’s Belo Foundation Endowed Distinguished Chair in Journalism.

“Across multiple publishing platforms, our students are being recognized for excellence in producing content of great distinction,” he said. “We are proud of them and we are honored to teach them.”

Daily Campus sports editor Kevin Reynolds ’21 was named TIPA’s Reporter of the Year for his coverage of 51²è¹Ý football. “Amazing writing. Ledes that draw you in. Breaking news before anyone else. I didn't think I cared about 51²è¹Ý football, but I sure did after reading Kevin's stories. That's the mark of a gifted sportswriter,” noted one of the judges.

51²è¹Ý Look magazine editor Mary-Wesley Maddox ’22 was named TIPA’s Editor of the Year for overseeing the 2021 and issues of the fashion magazine 51²è¹Ý Look. Of Mary-Wesley’s editorship, a judge wrote: “Wow! This is exceptional work and the talent, dedication and persistence of excellence really shows. If I would have picked up this magazine at a newsstand, there's no way I would have thought it was a student-produced piece.”

Allysann Jackson ’22 won first place in the Region 8 MOE contest for Arts/Fashion Journalism for her 51²è¹Ý Look piece “.”

Reynolds also received a first place in the MOE contest for Sports Column Writing for “.”

Jackson and Reynolds moved on to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence 2021 awards contest this summer, where Jackson’s story was named a finalist in the Arts/Fashion Journalism category in a competition that included universities from across the country.

2021 TIPA Award Winners

Reporter of the Year: Kevin Reynolds, 51²è¹Ý Daily Campus, for coverage of 51²è¹Ý football's 2021 Season

Editor/News Director of the Year: Mary-Wesley Maddox for overseeing the 51²è¹Ý Look Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter 2021 issues

First Place, Sports Game Story: Kevin Reynolds for “51²è¹Ý drops second-straight game, continues late-season struggles as it falls out of contention in AAC”

First Place, Cover Design, General Magazine: Mary-Wesley Maddox, Taite Zapalac, Isabel Meadows, Sarah Scambray for 51²è¹Ý Look Fall/Winter 2021 issue

Second place, Sports Column: Kevin Reynolds for “What have we learned about 51²è¹Ý through the first three weeks of the season? Pretty much nothing”

Second Place, Overall Excellence, General Magazine: Mary-Wesley Maddox, Sarah Scambray, staff for 51²è¹Ý Look Fall/Winter 2021 issue

Second Place, Story Package Design, Magazine: Mary-Wesley Maddox, Julia Fox, Mary Chammas, Taite Zapalac for “Fashion in Focus: Sharpen your style with this trio of trends”

Second Place, Overall Design, General Magazine: Mary-Wesley Maddox, Sarah Scambray for 51²è¹Ý Look Fall/Winter 2021 issue

Third Place, Sports News Story: Kevin Reynolds for “Heckled and hurt: Sonny Dykes bows out with a loss to Tulsa”

Third Place, Breaking News: Audrey McClure for “Classes Canceled through Tuesday; Students, Faculty Lack Communication”

Third Place, In-Depth News Reporting - Video: Lauren Rangel for “Foster Care and the Pandemic”

Honorable Mention, Sports News Story: Kevin Reynolds for “'I have no clue if this is going to work': Running back T.J. McDaniel chose an alternative recovery process over surgery. Nearly a year later, he's still not playing.”

2021 SPJ Mark of Excellence Award Winners

First Place, Arts/Fashion Journalism: Allysann Jackson for “Supporting Style: Young Black fashion designers need more than words to succeed”

First Place, Sports Column Writing: Kevin Reynolds for “Heckled and Hurt: Sonny Dykes bows out with a loss to Tulsa”

Finalist, Best Student Magazine: 51²è¹Ý Look Staff for 51²è¹Ý Look Fall/Winter 2021 issue

Finalist, General Column Writing: Julia Fox for “The Devil is Thin”

Finalist, Television In-Depth Reporting: Lauren Rangel for “Foster Care and the Pandemic”