Texas State’s University Star Staff Wins 12 Awards at Annual Statewide Conference

The University Star staff members and contributors won multiple awards during the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) annual conference March 14-16.

The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) is the oldest collegiate media organization in the country. It consists of 77 public and private two-year colleges and four-year universities in Texas that teach journalism or have existing or planned student publications. The annual awards honor excellence in student media. Twenty-nine schools and more than 275 delegates attended the annual conference in Corpus Christi. 

Texas State competes in Division I, which includes A&M-College Station, Abilene Christian, Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, University of Houston, University of North Texas, UT-Arlington, UT-Austin, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso and UT-Rio Grande Valley.

Awards the students received were:

Previously Published Division I

• First Place, Interactive Graphic, Clegg Administration Timeline, Jessi Spain, Garrett McGinley, Sawyer Click
• Second Place, Cartoon Strip/Panel, Procrastination, Stephanie Cloyd
• Third Place, In-Depth Reporting, TPUSA Allegations, Sawyer Click, Jakob Rodriguez, Katie Evans
• Third Place, Print Ad Campaign, Soapbox Soundoff, Megan Hicks
• Third Place, Cover Design Newspaper, He’s Out, Vivian Medina
• Third Place, Special Section Design, Apartment Guide, Vivian Medina
• Honorable Mention, Feature Page Design, San Marcos Stars, Vivian Medina

Onsite Competition Open Division

• First Place, Sports Writing, Jakob Rodriguez
• First Place, Sports Action Photography, Jaden Edison
• Second Place, Editorial Writing, Samantha Guerrero
• Third Place, Feature Photo, Sierra Martin
• Honorable Mention, Copy Editing, Claire Partain