It was an embarrassment of riches at today’s statewide collegiate awards ceremony of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. The Beacon won 27 awards including First Place for General Excellence.
What the judges said about The Beacon:
List of awards:
FIRST PLACE awards
General Excellence– Beacon Staff
Best News Story– “We all want something better.” Philip Ellefson, Laura Frazier, Jackie Jeffers
Best Section -Beacon news section Laura Frazier, Beacon staff
Best Special Section– “What’s in our air?”- Rosemary Peters
Best Series- Ongoing coverage of nondiscrimination policy and Redefine Purple Pride- Kelsey Thomas, Philip Ellefson,Laura Frazier
Best Editorial-“It is time for our nondiscrimination policy to change.” – Sarah Hansell
Best Design– Shellie Adams, Liz Tertadian, Laura Frazier, Rachel McIntosh
Best website– Et Begert
Best Review– “The Casual Vacancy” – Kate Stringer
Best Spot News Photo– “She said yes!”- Jackie Jeffers
Best Sports Photo– “Round Two!”- Jackie Jeffers
Best Feature Photo– Athletes and their tattoos- Joey Solano
Best Photography- Jackie Jeffers
Best cartoon – “Theology 101” – Ann Truong
SECOND PLACE awards:
News story– “Access Denied”- Philip Ellefson
Writing-“Students cooperate, but still can’t party”- Kelsey Thomas
Section- “VOTE”- Shellie Adams, Kelsey Thomas, Beacon staff
Graphic– “VOTE”- Shellie Adams
Special Section– “What’s on your bucket list?”- Shellie Adams + Beacon staff
Columnist– “Keep your legislation out of my body, thanks” – Amanda Munro
Photography– Joey Solano
Feature Photo– “Elderly Prom” – Stephanie Matusiefsky
THIRD PLACE awards:
Feature Story: “Molly’s Legacy: Hope for Hait”i- Kate Stringer
Editorial: “Theo 101 change limits diversity and stifles thought”- Will Lyons
Columnist: “Rape is not a joke” – Lydia Laythe
Sports Photo– Men’s soccer- Joey Solano
Cartoon- “Coffee Crawl”- Ann Truong

Beacon staffers Nastacia Voisin, Laura Frazier, Liz Tertadian and Kelsey Thomas car barely hold the 27 ONPA awards The Beacon won
WOW!