UT Tyler Mass Communication Students Earn Eight Awards at State Contest

April 14, 2023

UT Tyler Mass Communication Students Earn Eight Awards at State Contest

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April 14, 2023

Media Contact: Beverley Golden
Senior Director of Media Relations
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The University of Texas at Tyler
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The University of Texas at Tyler announced that mass communication students received eight awards at the 2023 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Conference.

“These students did a great job representing our university,” said Danny Mogle, UT Tyler lecturer and student media adviser. “I am proud that they are doing work being recognized as among the best in the state.”

Students earning TIPA awards in competitions held at the convention include:
• Noah Tew of Lindale – first place in news photo.
• Nathan Witt of Mineloa – first place in headline writing.
• LaKyndra Larkin of Flint – third place in TV news writing.

Students earning TIPA awards for previously published material include:
• Breanna Bolle of Longview and Paulina Mata of New London – first place in critical review.
• Witt – second place in podcasting.
• Brynna Williamson of Mineola – second place in feature story/Spanish language and second
place in news story/Spanish language.
• Bolle – honorable mention for multimedia feature story.

The annual conference provides on-site competition, training and recruitment opportunities for student journalists from across the state while recognizing excellence for previously published work in student newspapers and websites. For more information, visit https://texasipa.org/.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs to 10,000 students. UT Tyler recently merged with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (now known as UT Tyler Health Science Center). Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center (HSC) and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.