Pacific Lutheran University Media Students, Organizations Selected to Receive Region X Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society for Professional Journalists:

Breanne Coats, Editorial Writing, Editorial

Jessica Luppino, Online News Reporting, Take a tour of Tacoma's newly renovated Stadium High School (the link to the video is on the right, underneath the photo of the auditorium)

Jessica Luppino, Online Feature Reporting, A look at Wi-Fi hotspots in the South Sound

Brett A. Patterson, Feature Photography, Roberto the Magnificent

Staff, TV Newscast, KCNS News @ 9

Staff, Best All-Around Non-Daily Student newspaper, The Mast

Ingrid Stegemoeller, In-Depth Reporting, AIDS: The 25-year Fight (article available through The Olympian paid archives)

Laura Zaichkin, General Column Writing, Not much with the Damseling

Awards will be presented during the Mark of Excellence Luncheon at the upcoming SPJ Spring Conference, March 23-24.