Arkansas SPJ awards $3,500 in scholarships at 2025 Arkansas College Media Association conference

Arkansas SPJ awards $3,500 in scholarships at 2025 Arkansas College Media Association conference

The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded $3,500 in scholarships to eight students at the Arkansas College Media Association conference, which was hosted on April 11 at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville.

Scholarship checks were presented to the ACMA General Excellence award winners or a fellow student accepting on their behalf.

📰 Newspaper Editor of the Year
Torrie Herrington – The Echo
University of Central Arkansas

🗞️ Reporter of the Year
Chelsea Castillo – Eagle View
NorthWest Arkansas Community College

🎤 TV Anchor of the Year
Haley Shourd, – Ouachita News, OBUTV
Ouachita Baptist University

📸 Photographer of the Year
Meghann Bledsoe
Ouachita Baptist University

🎬 TV Producer/Director of the Year
Joshua Engle, OBUTV
Ouachita Baptist University

🎨 Designer of the Year
Addie Chumley, Ouachitonian
Ouachita Baptist University

🌐 Website Editor of the Year
Sydni Worley, The Signal
Ouachita Baptist University

📘 Yearbook Editor of the Year
Erin Key, Ouachitonian
Ouachita Baptist University