Photojournalism students named finalists in Hearst Journalism Awards 

Two of the school’s photojournalism students were named among the 20 finalists in the second photojournalism competition of the 2007-2008 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

John Adkisson, a sophomore, took fifth place and received a $600 award. Ricky Leung, a senior, placed 16th.

The top four winners, along with the top four finalists in the other two photo competitions, will submit additional photos for a semi-final round of judging this May. Of those, six photojournalists will be chosen to compete in the program's National Photojournalism Championships in San Francisco, along with winners in the writing and broadcast news competitions.

The annual photojournalism competitions are held in member colleges and universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs.

The Hearst Journalism Awards Program, which is now in its 48th year, added photojournalism to the competitions in 1970. Scholarship awards, ranging from $1,500 to $5,000, are presented to the finalists following the National Championships. In addition to the photojournalism competitions, the program also includes six writing, four broadcast, and one multimedia competition. Annually, up to $500,000 in student scholarships, matching grants to the students' schools and stipends are distributed.