Recent awards
National Federation of Press Women, 2011
Ashley Dison – 1st place, Column Writing
Amy Olita – 1st place, Newspaper Design; honorable mention, Newspaper Graphics/Illustrations
Amber Guyotte – 2nd place, News Writing
Danielle Cintron – 3rd place, Feature Writing
Dr. Elizabeth Barfoot Christian – 3rd place in Blogs (for corporate/profit); 3rd place in Single News Release, 3rd place in Single Features Release; 3rd place, Edited Book
Louisiana Press Women, 2011
Danielle Cintron – 1st place, Feature Writing
Ashley Dison – 1st place, Column Writing
Amber Guyotte – 1st place, News Writing
Taylor Stephens – 1st place, Special Series
Robert Wilson Jr. – 1st place, Specialty Articles; 2nd place, Column Writing
Haley Kraemer – 2nd place, Personality Profile (500+ words)
Kelly Belton – 2nd place, News Writing
Amy Olita – 3rd place, News Writing; 1st place, Design; 1st place, Graphics/Illustration; honorable mention, Column Writing
Lance Traweek – 3rd place, Column Writing
Dr. Elizabeth Barfoot Christian – 1st place, Blogs (for corporate/profit); 1st place, Blogs (not for profit); 1st place, News Release; 1st place Feature Release; 1st place, Short Story, 1st place, Edited Book
Mary May Brown – Faculty Adviser of the Year for Lagniappe
Dr. Reginald Owens, Dr. Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, Judith Roberts – 2nd place, Faculty Adviser of the Year for The Tech Talk
Associated Collegiate Press, 2011
Lagniappe yearbook – first class
The Tech Talk – second class
Louisiana Press Association, 2011
Sarah Brown -- 1st place, Best Sports Story/Sports Feature
Kelly Belton -- 2nd place, Best Column
Robert Wilson -- 3rd place, Best Column
Ben Corda -- 1st place, Best General News/Feature Photo; 2nd place, Best Sports Photo; 3rd place, Best Sports Photo
Sean Zhou -- 1st place, Best Sports Photo
Society of Professional Journalists, 2011
Robert Wilson -- 2nd place, General Column Writing
Lance Traweek -- 3rd place, General Column Writing
Ben Corda -- 2nd place, Feature Photography
Southeast Journalism Conference, February 2011
Best of the South competition
The Tech Talk -- 3rd place, Best Newspaper
The Tech Talk online -- 10th place, Best Online Newspaper
Amy Olita -- 1st place, Graphic Design; 2nd place, Newspaper Design
Amber Guyotte -- 2nd place, Special Event Reporting
Danielle Cintron -- 3rd place, Feature Writing
Lance Traweek -- 3rd place, Student Journalist of the Year; 8th place, Opinion-Editorial Writing
Kelly Belton -- 5th place, News Writing
Robert Wilson -- 7th place, Arts and Entertainment Writing
On-site competition
Louisiana Tech -- 4th place, On-Site Championship
Ben Corda -- 1st place, Photography
Kelly Belton -- 2nd place, Media Law
Robert Wilson -- 2nd place, Entertainment Writing
Southeast Journalism Conference, February 2010
Best of the South competition
Meredith Maines -- 2nd place, College Journalist of the Year
Samantha Horn -- 2nd place, News Writing
Amy Olita -- 3rd place, Entertainment Writing
The Tech Talk -- 10th place, Best Newspaper
On-site competition
Robert Wilson -- 1st place, Entertainment Writing
Casey Ardoin -- 1st place, Editorial Writing
Ben Corda -- 1st place, Photography
Kat Duncan -- 3rd place, Media Ethics
Jessica Wethington -- Honorable Mention, Current Events
Society of Professional Journalists, April 2009
Region 12 Mark of Excellence Award Competition
Mary Nash-Wood - 2nd place, general news reporting
The Tech Talk staff - 2nd place, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper
Southeast Journalism Conference, March 2009
Best of the South Competition
Staci Parks - 3rd place, Best Journalism Research Paper; honorable mention, Journalist of the Year
Rebekah Ray - 2nd place, Best Opinion Writer; 3rd place, Best Newspaper Layout Designer
On-Site Competition
Meredith Maines - 2nd place, magazine layout
Staci Parks - 2nd place, media law
Jessica Wethington - 2nd place, on-site photography
Louisiana Press Association, 2008
The Tech Talk -- 1st place, general excellence
Caitlin Crawford -- Honorable mention, Best Sports Story/Sports Feature
Mary Nash -- 1st place, Best Column; 2nd place, Best News Story/News Feature
Rebekah Ray -- 2nd place, Best Column
Kevin Sims -- 3rd place, Best Sports Story/Sports Feature
National Federation of Press Women, September 2008
Mary Nash - 2nd place, sports feature
Justin Phillips - 1st place, feature story
Valerie Metrejean - 2nd place, news writing
Jessica Peregoy - honorable mention, newspaper design
Richard Sisson - honorable mention, column writing
