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Students from Western Washington University received awards at the Region 10 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Spring Conference held April 13 at Gonzaga University in Spokane.

Western students won six Mark of Excellence awards given to four-year college students, for their work at two of Western’s student-produced publications, The Western Front and Klipsun.

SPJ Region 10 includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. This year, the contest received more than 4,000 entries across SPJ’s 12 regions. Western students, awards won and hometowns are:

General Reporting

Second Place: “Professor owes Western $20,000” by Olivia Henry (Waterford, Va.); published in The Western Front

Non-Fiction Magazine Article

Third Place: “1,000 miles in their shoes” by Eryn Akers (Ellensburg); published in Klipsun

Breaking News Photography

First Place: “Accident on Racine St.” by Nick Gonzales (San Jose, Calif.); published in The Bellingham Herald

General News Photography

Third Place: “Amy” by Nick Gonzales (San Jose, Calif.); published in The Western Front

Feature Photography

Second Place: “Scream of Strength” by Brooke Warren (Crested Butte, Colo.); published in The Western Front

Online Feature Reporting

Third Place: “Women on Weights” by Klipsun Magazine staff; published on klipsunmagazine.com

. For more information, contact Jack Keith, Western instructor of Journalism, (360) 650-6244 or jack.keith@wwu.edu