Honors, Awards and Recognitions

Serena Carpenter, Ph.D.

Research Awards
Cronkite Research Award, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, 2010

Internships and Career Research Paper Award, 1st Place. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, Boston, MA, 2009.

Top Conference Research Award, 1st Place. Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, Las Cruces, NM, 2008.

Mass Communication Division Top Four Competitive Research Paper Award, National Communication Association annual conference, San Francisco, CA, 2008.

Radio-TV-Journalism division Research Paper Award, 2nd Place. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference, Washington, D.C., 2007.

Professional Awards
Spirit of Appreciation Award, Michigan State University U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), 2005.

Nebraska Broadcaster’s Association Award for Excellence, 1st Place. “Service to Agriculture (Television)” for “Rural Battleground” documentary, 2004.

In-depth Reporting, 3rd Place. Society of Professional Journalists (Region 7) for “Rural Battleground” documentary, 2004.

Northwest Broadcasters Association Award of Merit. “Rural Battleground” documentary, 2004

KSAX-TV Outstanding Employee Award, 1997

Contests and Awards Won By My Students
Research Awards
Committee Chair, Master’s Student Thesis for Sky Schaudt, Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication, First Place Research Paper Award and published in Southwestern Mass Communication Journal.

Class Assignments
Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, 2009 Regional Awards, 1^st place for online in-depth reporting
Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, 2009 Regional Awards, 2^nd place for online feature reporting
Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, 2008 Regional Awards (1^st and 3rd Place for Online Reporting)
Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists, 2008 National Awards (Finalist for Online Reporting)

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