ABAC NEWSPAPER NAMED BEST IN STATE

          The student newspaper at Abraham Baldwin College has been named the best among all two-year colleges in Georgia. The Stallion received a total of 16 awards at the recent Georgia College Press Association's (GCPA) Better Newspaper Conference.

          In addition to winning first place for General Excellence, signifying the overall best newspaper of the year, in the Junior Division, The Stallion also received eight other general category awards. These awards included the first place Improvement Award, first place for General Advertising Excellence, first place for Layout and Design Excellence, first place for Best Campus Community Service--Sports, first place for Best Campus Community Service--Features, second place for Best Campus Community Service--News, third place for General Photography Excellence, and third place for Best Campus Community Service--Editorial.

          In individual categories, The Stallion claimed eight awards. Nikki Inge of Hinesville won first place for Best Review. Vickie Harsey of Enigma won first place for Best News Article Based on Objective Reporting. She also received second place awards for Best Entertainment Feature and Best Feature Story.

          Katie Davis of Tifton won third place for Best Column, and James Gibson of Americus received third place for Best Editorial or Feature Photograph. Second place for Best Feature Story went to Harsey and Chris Brady of Moultrie. Bo Moore of Tifton took third place for Best Sports Photograph.          

          After the awards ceremony, the organizers announced that Moore, former editor of The Stallion and current Managing Editor of The West Georgian at the State University of West Georgia, was re-elected as president of the GCPA Board.

          Director of Student Media Eric Cash said he couldn't be more proud of the students.

          "Regardless of the plaques we may bring home and those which we will endeavor to claim, I continue to remain impressed by the abilities and the standards ABAC's newspaper staff unfailingly displays," Cash said.

           The Compass, Gainesville College's newspaper, placed second overall in the Junior Division, while The Six Mile Post, Floyd College's newspaper, took third place.

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