TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida A&M University (FAMU) student-run
newspaper, The Famuan, recently won 11 awards out of 21 categories at
the 2007 HBCU Excellence in Journalism Student Newspaper Awards at the
Black College Communication Association (BCCA) 10th Annual National HBCU
Newspaper Conference, including the coveted Best Newspaper, twice weekly
or more, Award.

"We applaud our students for receiving this recognition from the
Black College Communication Association, " said James Hawkins, dean
of the School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. "This
recognition signals a high quality of journalism."

Each year, participating BCCA member colleges, companies, and
organizations come together at the National HBCU Newspaper Conference to
share in a week full of workshops, networking, and fun.

This year, the conference included sessions on editing, copy writing,
media law and increasing frequency, which was given by FAMU's own
Sidney Wright, a senior broadcast journalism student and former
editor-in-chief of The Famuan, and Valerie White, a FAMU professor of
journalism and BCCA chair. Other activities included a student editor
roundtable, which Akeem Anderson, The Famuan's editor-in-chief
attended.

"I was extremely proud of what we accomplished as a staff,"
Anderson said. "There are a lot of great newspapers out there, and
to be considered one of the best is an honor. It has been three years
since we won such an award and I'm just happy to return The Famuan to
elite status."

The following is a list of each award The Famuan and it's staff
garnered:

BEST STUDENT NEWSPAPER, TWICE WEEKLY or MORE
First Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University)

BEST NEWS COVERAGE
Third Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University)

BEST EDITORIAL/OPINION SECTION
First Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University)

BEST INDIVIDUAL PAGE DESIGN
First Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University) "Blacks on a New
Grind"

BEST INFORMATIONAL GRAPHICS or NEWS ART/ILLUSTRATION
Second Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University) "Protestors hit
the city streets"

BEST SPORTS FEATURE STORY
Third Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University) "Academics leave
star on sideline" by Akeem Anderson

BEST FEATURES/A&E SECTION
Third Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University)

BEST INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPH
First Place: The Famuan (Florida A&M University) "Blacks on a New
Grind" by Alex Acosta

BEST SPOT NEWS STORY
Honorable Mention(s): The Famuan (Florida A&M University) "Research
building evacuated" by Jhenelle Johnson

BEST HEADLINE
Honorable Mention(s) The Famuan (Florida A&M) "Rattlers slither past
Tigers (Jhennelle Johnson and Nyerere Davidson)

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CRITICISM
Honorable Mention(s): The Famuan (Florida A&M University) "The
Minstrel show: Black television is in utter disarray" by Nyerere
Davidson

About the BCCA
The Black College Communication Association (BCCA) is a not-for-profit
organization, established through a grant from the Freedom Forum.
Membership consists of administrators at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs) with communications programs. The BCCA operates
through annual dues from members and grants from foundations. The
mission of BCCA is to identify resources necessary for strengthening
communications programs at HBCUs; provide technical assistance to HBCUs
seeking accreditation; and establish state-of-the- art hardware systems,
which can be shared by member institutions to promote the understanding
and advancement of communication as an academic and professional field.

Great 2 hear!

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Originally posted by #1FAMUAN:
BEST HEADLINE
Honorable Mention(s) The Famuan (Florida A&M) "Rattlers slither past
Tigers" (Jhennelle Johnson and Nyerere Davidson)

Got Honorable Mention for beating TSU at the Atlanta Classic.