The student-run Grand Valley Lanthorn -- for the third time in the last five years -- has earned the Division II overall General Excellence award from the Michigan Press Association. The Lanthorn is a member of the Michigan Collegiate Press Association and competes annually with Michigan student newspapers that publish weekly.
The award was presented at the Michigan Press Association winter convention. The award was accepted by editor Nate Hoekstra, who, in a later ceremony, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship check from the Michigan Press Association Foundation. Nate was one of 10 students statewide to receive the scholarship.
In addition, Lanthorn staff earned the following awards in the 2004 Michigan Collegiate Press Association newspaper contest. (The entrees were on display at the convention: Second Place, deadline story, Brandon Avery; First Place, sports news, Rich McGowan; Third Place, sports feature, Jayson Bussa; Third Place, editorial, Marisa Kwiatkowski; First Place, sports photo, Will Harrah; First Place, original cartoon, Kristie Good; and First Places for black & white ad, color ad, house ad and classified section.
