糖心传媒

On April 11-12, 糖心传媒 hosted the 2014 Nebraska Collegiate Media Association鈥檚 Spring Conference and won multiple Golden Leaf Awards from the organization. HCTV, the student-run television station, was named 1^st in Best Overall Excellence for Television, while the student-run KFKX won 1^st in Best Overall Excellence for Radio. HCMediaOnline also earned 3^rd place honors in the Outstanding Digital Media category.

Additional awards earned by the media outlets and individual student journalists follow:

Television

Entertainment 鈥� Music Video

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.

Entertainment 鈥� Misc.

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
3rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.

Commercial

3^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.

Feature Newswriting

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.

Newscast

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Dan Miller of Parker, Colo., Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb., and
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 McKenzie Wedel of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Public Affairs

1st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Alex Hedlund of O鈥橬eil, Neb.
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
3^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.

Promotional Video

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Anna Lichti of Shickley, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.

Miscellaneous

2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.

Feature News Reporting

2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 McKenzie Wedel of Colorado Springs, Colo.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Colton Spearman of Superior, Colo.

Sports Reporting

Honorable Mention听听听听 Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.

Videography

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 McKenzie Wedel of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Digital Media

Specialty Site

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 HC Media Online staff

Public Service

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Allen Hamil of Merrill, Iowa

Use of Digital Technology

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 HC Media Online staff

Digital Design

2nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 HC Media Online staff

Digital Community Collaboration

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Caitlin Dumas of Hastings, Neb.

Digital Breaking News听听听听听听听听

Honorable Mention听听听听 Caitlin Dumas of Hastings, Neb., and Cam Penner of Lincoln, Neb.

Investigative Digital Journalism

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sarah Mindrup of Elkhorn, Neb., and Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb., and Kaitlin Grode of Omaha, Neb.

Blogging

Honorable Mention听听听听 Dan Miller of Parker, Colo.

Radio

Public Service Announcement Series

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb.

Public Service Announcement

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nikki Sherrill of Windsor, Colo.

Promotional Series

Honorable Mention听听听听 Allen Hamil of Merrill, Iowa

Promotional Announcement

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb.

Remote Broadcast

1^st place, Inauguration of Donald Jackson听听听听 KFKX
3^rd place, Hunger and Homelessness Week听 KFKX

Event Sportscast

2^nd and 3^rd place听听听听听听听听 KFKX

Sports Story

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Allen Hamil of Merrill, Iowa
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.

News Story

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Gage Axford of Colorado Springs, Colo.
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Laurel Teal of Castle Rock, Colo.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.

Feature News

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.

Transitional Element

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb.

Public Affairs

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sara Fishman of Danville, Calif.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.

Newscast

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lauren Sawyer of Gretna, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.

Newspaper

Opinion Writing

3^rd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Trevor Brass of Lincoln, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Trina Knight of Hastings, Neb.

Cartoon

2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jessica Richard of Lincoln, Neb.
3^rd place听听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听 Liz McCue of Omaha, Neb.

Overall Layout & Design

Honorable Mention 听听听 The Collegian staff

Single-Page Design

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sarah Mindrup of Elkhorn, Neb.,

Two-Page, Special-Spread Design

2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Allyson Pelchat of Johnson, Neb.
Honorable Mention听听听听 Laura Hurley of Omaha, Neb., and Allyson Pelchat of Johnson, Neb.

Special Section

Honorable Mention听听听听 Gage Axford of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Kaitlin Grode of Omaha, Neb.

Review Writing

1^st place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Greg Puckett of Lincoln, Neb
2^nd place听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sam Gentry of Lincoln, Neb.