Past participants include Charles Jaco, Linda Ellerbee and James F. Kilpatrick . Industry professionals serve as judges for the Journalism Awards Banquet. Student projects during the year are evaluated and the top projects are honored at this event. Scholarships for the next year are also awarded at the Journalism Awards Banquet. The Excellence in Alabama Journalism Awards honor Alabamians in journalism plus Alabama journalism high school teachers.
Winners receive trophies plus cash awards.
Competition for this award is always intense since our graduates tend to be industry leaders. This page is not a publication of the Troy State University system. Troy State University has neither edited nor examined the content.