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2005 BEST OF THE SOUTH WINNERS
Final Rankings List by Category
Best News Reporter
1 -- Josh Foreman, Mississippi State University
2 -- Mark Weston, Mississippi College
3 -- Kristin Ulmer, Union University
4 -- Lindsay Evans, Auburn University
5 -- Evan Mayor, Vanderbilt University
6 -- Robbie Brown, Emory University
7 -- Lauren Mabon, Austin Peay State University
8 (three-way tie) -- Kevin Teets, University of Tennessee at Martin
8 (three-way tie) -- Nick Beadle, University of Alabama
8 (three-way tie) -- Maureen Simpson, Samford University
Best Feature Writer
1 (tie) -- Anna Gibson, University of Southern Mississippi
1 (tie) -- Katie Veach, Samford University
3 -- Craig Peters, Mississippi State University
4 -- Amber Miles, Louisiana Tech University
5 -- Kenny Boudreaux, Nicholls State University
6 (tie) -- Alex McPeak, University of Memphis
6 (tie) -- Ben Beitzel, University of Mississippi
8 -- Jason Brown, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
9 -- Pam McTeer, Mississippi State University
10 -- Angela Crane, Mississippi College
Best Arts & Entertainment Writer
1(tie) -- Kristin Smith, Vanderbilt University
1(tie) -- Gabe Smith, Mississippi State University
3 -- Selena Alderman, Mississippi University for Women
4 -- Dayna Lovelady, Tennessee State University
5 -- Megan Smith, Auburn University
6 -- Alaina Kraus, Union University
7 -- Jordan Marshall, Louisiana Tech University
8 (tie) -- Jason Hutchins, Florida A&M University
8 (tie) -- Jennifer Sutcliffe, Emory University
10 -- Christopher George, University of Southern Mississippi
Best Opinion-Editorial Writer
1 -- Anne Malinee, Vanderbilt University
2 -- Will Nevin, University of Alabama
3 -- Amanda Wadley, Austin Peay State University
4 (three-way tie) -- Troy Senik, Belmont University
4 (three-way tie) -- Angela Adair, Mississippi State Univerity
4 (three-way tie) -- Albert Scovel, University of Mississippi
7 (tie) -- Heidi Hausmann, Louisiana Tech University
7 (tie) -- Adriane McKenney, Alabama State University
9 -- Dustin Faber, Arkansas State University
10 (tie) -- Amber Miles, Louisiana Tech University
10 (tie) -- Lindsay Miller, Mississippi College
Best Sports Writer
1 -- Jason Viana, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2 -- Julie Pickard, Union University
3 (tie) -- Ross Dellenger, Mississippi State University
3 (tie) -- Steven Godfrey, University of Mississippi
5 -- Chris Singleton, Nicholls State University
6 -- Vince Johnson, Samford University
7 (tie) -- Jason Coskrey, University of Alabama at Birmingham
7 (tie) -- John S. Raggio II, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
9 -- Wendell Graves, Grambling State University
10 (tie) -- Katie Harp, Belmont University
10 (tie) -- Alex Kwak, Vanderbilt University
Best Special Event Reporter/Editor
1 -- Chris Otts, University of Alabama
2 -- Beau Bernis, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
3 -- Mike Burns, Vanderbilt University
4 -- Chris Megerian, Emory University
5 -- Will York, University of Tennessee at Martin
6 -- Isaac Henderson & Kina Reed, University of Louisiana, Monroe
7 -- Nicole Dorn, Southern University
8 -- Erika Tweedle, Arkansas State University
9 -- Russell Sellers, Troy University
10 -- Brian Tynes, Louisiana Tech University
Best Press Photographer
1 -- Amy Johnson, Belmont University
2 -- Elliot Knight, University of Alabama
3 -- Darrell Blakely, University of Mississippi
4 -- Alex Diaz, Mississippi State University
5 -- Matt Lantrip, University of Southern Mississippi
6 (tie) -- Jonathan Blair, Union University
6 (tie) -- Matt Dale, Vanderbilt University
8 -- Daniel Smith, Alabama State University
9 -- Katie Brumbeloe, Auburn University
10 -- Douglas Toussaint, Southern University
Best News Graphic Designer
1 (tie) -- Ryan Knight, Southern University
1 (tie) -- Nicole Anderson, Emory University
3 -- Joey Dodson, University of Alabama
4 -- Erin Hazlewood, Mississippi State University
5 -- Hannah Persall, Union University
6 -- Tony Rhodes, Mississippi University for Women
7 -- Samantha Young, University of Tennessee at Martin
8 -- Brian Burns, Grambling State University
Best News-Editorial Artist/Illustrator
1 -- Ayumi Fukuda, Vanderbilt University
2 -- Ben Powers, Mississippi State University
3 -- David Welborn, University of Mississippi
4 -- Abbenyi Wa Abbenyi, University of Southern Mississippi
5 (three-way tie) -- Russ Farris, University of Southern Mississippi
5 (three-way tie) -- Dan Singerman, Emory University
5 (three-way tie) -- Marty Fox, Austin Peay State University
8 (tie) -- Michael Grant, Grambling University
8 (tie) -- Joseph Blythe, Auburn University
10 -- Sam Neely, Troy University
Best Newspaper Page Layout Designer
1 -- Elizabeth Crisp, Mississippi State University
2 -- Hannah Persall, Union University
3 -- Lindsey Evans, Auburn University
4 -- Melinda Simmons, Austin Peay State University
5 -- Stephen Yeargin, University of Tennessee at Martin
6 -- Tiffany Schwarz, University of Alabama
7 (three-way tie) -- DeíEric Henry, Grambling State University
7 (three-way tie) -- Jennifer Reynolds, Louisiana Tech University
7 (three-way tie) -- Eleasa Kim, Vanderbilt University
Best Magazine Page Layout Designer
1 -- Ashley Bruce, Samford University
2 -- Robert Proudfoot, Vanderbilt University
Best Magazine Writer
1 -- Ginny Temple, Samford University
2 -- Miranda Wade, Troy University
3 -- Rebecca Atchison, Troy University
4 -- Maley Thompson, Vanderbilt University
Best Radio Journalist
1 -- Blair Gee, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
2 -- Allison Smith, Troy University
3 -- Melissa Nixon, Samford University
4 -- Kat Courville, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Best TV Journalist
1 -- Adam Chapman, University of Mississippi
2 -- Paula Greenwalt, Samford University
3 -- DeAndre Esteen, Xavier University of Louisiana
4 -- Erica Proffer, Troy University
Best Advertising Staff Member
1 -- Lorrie Lyon, University of Mississippi
2 -- Kristin Crandall, Austin Peay State University
3 -- Gavin Stevens, Nicholls State University
4 -- Stephanie Sides, University of Alabama at Birmingham
5 -- Kyle McDougal, University of Alabama
6 -- Scarlett Spivey, University of Southern Mississippi
7 -- Loren Province, Mississippi State University
8 -- Asha Williams, Grambling State University
9 -- Mark Huerkamp, Mississippi University for Women
Best Journalism Research Paper
1 -- Whitney Carpenter, Arkansas State University
2 -- Amy Travis, Samford University
Best Public Service Journalism
1 -- Dustin Barnes & Angela Adair, Mississippi State University
2 -- Staff of The Tech Talk, Louisiana Tech University
Best College TV Station
1 -- Trojan Vision News, Troy University
2 -- SNN-TV, Samford University
3 -- UMTV, University of Mississippi
4 -- MSTV-30, Mississippi State University
5 -- ASU-TV, Arkansas State University
Best College Radio Station
1 -- KRVS-FM, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Best College Magazine
1 -- Exodus, Samford University
2 -- The Student Printz, University of Southern Mississippi
3 (tie) -- Verite, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
3 (tie) -- Troy University Magazine, Troy University
5 -- Versus, Vanderbilt University
Best College Web Site
1 -- The Southern Digest, Southern University
2 -- The Crimson White Online, University of Alabama
3 -- The Reflector, Mississippi State University
4 -- The TSU Meter, Tennessee State University
5 -- Cardinal & Cream, Union University
Best College Newspaper
1 -- The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
2 (tie) -- The Famuan, Florida A&M University
2 (tie) -- Cardinal & Cream, Union University
4 -- The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
5 -- The Belmont Vision, Belmont University
6 -- The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi
7 -- The Reflector, Mississippi State University
8 -- The Pacer, University of Tennessee at Martin
9 (tie) --The Southern Digest, Southern University
9 (tie) -- The Gramblinite, Grambling State University
College Journalist of the Year
1 -- Josh Foreman, Mississippi State University
2 -- M. Joseph Goodman, University of Alabama at Birmingham
3 -- Jason Brown, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
4 -- Amber Miles, Louisiana Tech University
5 -- Anna Gibson, University of Southern Mississippi
6 -- Evan Mayor, Vanderbilt University
7 -- Noel Wilkinson, University of Southern Mississippi
8 -- Markuetric Stringfellow, Grambling State University
9 -- Jill Martin, Union University
10 -- Bethany Dye, Troy University