CBC student media win awards

The Carillon yearbook and Tower Times newspaper of Central Baptist College recently received 21 awards at the Arkansas College Press Association state conference at Ouachita Baptist University.

Mara Ramirez, editor-in-chief of the 2012 Carillon and a CBC graduate, was named Yearbook Editor of the Year.

Awards received included:

Carillon staff – Yearbook cover, first place; endsheets, first place; yearbook academic layout, second place; yearbook organization layout, third place; yearbook academic layout, honorable mention; yearbook portrait layout, honorable mention; and yearbook student life layout, honorable mention.

Corey Shelman – Yearbook sports writing, first place; and yearbook feature photo, first place.

Mara Ramirez – Yearbook art/illustration photo, first place; yearbook divider page, second place; and yearbook feature layout, honorable mention.

Michael Priest – Newspaper spot news photo, second place; and newspaper art/illustration, honorable mention.

Amber Murray – Yearbook academic writing, second place.

Brittney Webster – Yearbook sports writing, third place; and yearbook student life writing, third place.

Tyler Seabolt – Newspaper sports page layout, honorable mention.

Katie Ponder – Yearbook academic photo, honorable mention.

Kassi Nelson – Yearbook feature photo, honorable mention.

Thirteen colleges and universities from around the state attended the conference at Ouachita Baptist University.