The School of Journalism and Mass Communication has announced its winners of the 2024 Alumni Awards. A ceremony will be held on Friday, April 26 to present the awards and celebrate the achievements of the winners.
Awards
Q&A With Alumni Award Winner Woohyun Yoo
Explore the impactful work of Woohyun Yoo, Chair of the Department of Media and Communication at Incheon National University, South Korea, and recipient of the Sharon Dunwoody Early Career Award.
Q&A With Alumni Award Winner Patty Loew
Discover the impressive journey of Dr. Patty Loew, Northwestern University Professor Emerita and 2024 Distinguished Service Award recipient.
J-School Students, Curb Magazine Win 2023 SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
On April 9, the Society of Professional Journalists Region 6 announced its winners of the 2023 Mark of Excellence Awards and 12 awards were given to J-School students.
J-School Students and WSUM Win 2023 WBA Student Awards for Excellence
On February 24, the winners of the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) 2023 Student Awards for Excellence were announced and three awards were given to J-School students for their broadcasting work and WSUM received seven awards.
Professor Doug McLeod Wins Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Doug McLeod won the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, an honor that recognizes UW-Madison’s best educators.
J-School Senior Audrey Thibert receives 2024 Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Award for International Reporting
J-School senior Audrey Thibert was awarded the prestigious Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar Award for her commitment to international reporting
Curb Magazine Students Place Third in Disability Reporting Competition
In November, three J-School graduates, Erin Gretzinger (BA’23), Christy Klein (BA’23) and Erin McGroarty (MA’23), placed third in the Gary Corcoran Student Prize for Excellence in Reporting on Disability.
J-School Senior Samantha Stidham Wins IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival
Samantha Stidham was awarded the grand prize at the 2023 IES Abroad Study Abroad Film Festival and secured a scholarship for a future UW–Madison student. Read about what inspired her film and what it meant to win the top prize.
J-School Student Seth Kruger Awarded L&S General Knapps Scholarship
J-School student Seth Kruger was awarded the L&S General Knapps Scholarship, an award that supports high-achieving students earning a degree in the College of Letters & Science.