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September 3, 2008

Leo Mores Chapter honored for journalistic excellence

The Society of Professional Journalists declared the Leo Mores Chapter of SPJ at Iowa State chapter of the year for Region VII.

According to Ron Sylvester, the regional president, the chapter did an excellent job organizing the Region VII’s spring conference held last April.

"I'm especially pleased that the Leo Mores Chapter was honored like this because of the incredible amount of work that we did last year in putting on the regional conferences as well as First Amendment Day and Visions of Freedom," stated Rashah McChesney, Leo Mores president.

Every year, the regional director chooses one chapter within their region that has provided their Society with exceptional service, their campus and the field of journalism as a whole.

Out of the 12 chapters, one is selected by the Vice President for Campus Chapter Affairs as the Outstanding Campus Chapter of the Year.
Text Box: Regional recipients included: Region 1: Ithaca College Region 2: Appalachian State University Region 3: University of Florida Region 4: Miami University of Ohio Region 5: Indiana University, Bloomington Region 6: Minnesota State University- Mankato Region 7: Iowa State University Region 8: Texas State University, San Marcos Region 9: Colorado State University Region 10: Pacific Lutheran University Region 11: University of Arizona Region 12: University of Mississippi
The regional awards will be presented at the 2008 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference in Atlanta during individual regional meetings. The convention will be held Sept. 5 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

McChesney will attend the Atlanta convention on behalf of the Leo Mores Chapter.

This year, the Chapter will focus on raising its membership, explained McChesney. As president, she plans to educate the student body about the freedoms they are losing.

Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ encourages the free flow of information, strives to inspire and teach the upcoming generation of journalists and is committed to protecting the First Amendment.