Hannah Hunsinger and Aaron Wagner, general news photography; and The Campus Ledger staff, editorial writing. Second-place awards went to Tasha Cook, sports writing, and The Campus Ledger staff, best all-around nondaily student newspaper. Cook also received a third-place award for general news reporting. In 2011-2012, students Rachel Kimbrough and Mackenzie Clark served as editors-in-chief of The Campus Ledger, Joshua Browning as the ECAV Radio station manager and Amy Follmer as the JCAV Video Productions executive producer. Corbin Crable was adviser to The Campus Ledger, Molly Baumgardner to ECAV Radio, and Baumgardner and Joe Petrie to JCAV Video Production. In January 2012, JCCC student Tony Cintrony won the Stage Directors and Choreographers directing event at the Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Student Erik Meixelsperger was chosen as the first alternate behind the two winners in the Irene Ryan acting auditions at the festival. The acting competition drew 298 nominees from across the region for the first round, including five JCCC students and their acting partners. Three advanced to the round of 64 semifinalists: Meixelsperger, Teddy Trice and Amanda Beeler. Meixelsperger’s scene partner was Kendra Verhage. In all, 21 JCCC theatre students and four faculty members from the department of music and theatre attended the festival. The department was invited to stage its production of Anatomy of Gray there, marking the second year in a row that JCCC 16
was invited to bring a show. Anatomy of Gray received tremendous feedback from festival participants. JCCC’s Academic Excellence Challenge Team won the community college sectional championship tournament in January 2012. Team captain Neeraj Bang was named the outstanding player; other team members were Hoi Chun, Allison Cooper, Gina Galanou, Bruna Iacuzzi, Silvana Palau Valiente and Narinder Singh. The team is coached by Mindy Kinnaman, manager, student life and leadership development. Students Silvana Palau Valiente and Narinder Singh represented JCCC on the All-Kansas Academic Team, sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society, the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees and the Kansas Council of Community College Presidents. Gina Galanou was one of 162 students from 32 states honored by Campus Compact as 2012 Newman Civic Fellows. The Fellows Awards recognize inspiring college student leaders who have worked to find solutions for challenges facing their communities through service, communitybased research and advocacy. At JCCC, Galanou was president of the Student Senate and a Student Engagement Ambassador. She was also a member of JCCC’s International Club, the Academic Excellence Challenge team and Phi Theta Kappa, the honor society for students attending two-year