Missouri Western State University students were honored with more than two dozen awards at the Missouri College Media Association’s Awards Banquet on April 11.

The Griffon Yearbook won nine awards:

First Place

  • Hardy Ho, Sports Design
  • Christina Wade, Personality Sketch

Second Place

  • Hardy Ho, Sports Design
  • John Ellis, Sports Photography

Third Place

  • Griffon Yearbook Staff, Theme Development

Honorable Mention

  • Christina Wade, Personality Sketch,
  • Jodi Stamback, Personality Sketch
  • Blake Haynes, Feature Writing
  • Gilbert Imbiri, Feature Photography

The Griffon News student newspaper won 18 awards:

First place

  • Nat Larsen, News Photography
  • Daniel Cobb, Entertainment Review

Second Place

  • Jessica Kopp, Column
  • Katelyn Canon, Editorial Writing
  • Mika Cummins, Sports Writing

Third Place

  • Daniel Cobb, Entertainment Review
  • Nat Larsen, Information Graphic
  • Daniel Cobb/Brooke Anderson/Nat Larsen, Feature Page
  • Katelyn Canon/Nat Larsen/Nick Ingram/Adina Ogle, Photo Page

Honorable Mention

  • Daniel Cobb, Multimedia Element
  • Nat Larsen, Editorial Cartoon
  • Katelyn Canon, Front Page Design
  • Nick Ingram, Feature Photography
  • Nick Ingram, Sports Photography
  • Mason Marshall, Sports Writing
  • D’vonta Richard, News Writing
  • Noah Green, Editorial Writing
  • Jacob Dowell, Sports Column

In addition, Brendan Welch of the Griffon News was elected as secretary and the Jodi Stamback of the Griffon Yearbook’s as vice president for the 2015-2016 Missouri College Media Conference executive board.

Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.