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Nov. 12, 2003

NC State Student Magazine, Newspaper Win National Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Two North Carolina State University student publications – the literary magazine Windhover and the newspaper Technician – won national awards from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media Advisers (CMA). The honors were announced at a recent convention in Dallas.

Windhover won the prestigious Pacemaker Award, the highest award given by the Associated Collegiate Press. All ACP magazine members are eligible to compete in the national Pacemaker competitions.

Student Emily Townley edited the 2002 Windhover; Fran Dickenson served as adviser.

In the “Best of Show” competition, an on-site contest open to those schools in attendance at the national convention, the Technician placed fourth in the “Newspaper Special Edition: Daily” category, for a newspaper supplement. The paper was edited by students Carie Windham and Thushan Amarasiriwardena.

In addition, Technician and Windhover placed in five categories in the national "Best of Collegiate Design" competition by the CMA. Entries were judged by some of the nation's top professional designers. The categories and NC State student winners were:

• Informational graphic, Thushan Amarasiriwardena, second place
• Nameplate/standing head, Matthew Pelland, second place
• Magazine cover, Geoff Halber, first place
• Contents page/spread, Geoff Halber, first place
• Feature spread, Geoff Halber, first place.

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