CBC PROFILE: Tower Media Recognized at Media Association Competition
Terry Kimbrow
Central Baptist College Tower Media students competed at the Arkansas College Media Association competition at Ouachita Baptist University on April 12. A total of 16 colleges competed, and our students brought home several awards.
In the general excellence awards, Senior Emily Pharr won third place for designer of the year for the Tower, and the 2023 Carillon received an honorable mention for yearbook of the year.
Our students also brought home three individual awards. Junior Mason Crymes won third place in newspaper headline writing, and juniors Candyce Slayton and Grace Vandergriff won second place for best video podcast.
Emily Owen won several awards for her work on the Carillon. She received first place for student life writing, third place for organization writing, third place for academic writing and third place for divider page.
Tower Media Faculty Advisor Ann Gardner is very proud of the work our CBC students have put forth. “Tower Media has a core group of students who put out much effort in producing news for the campus. They work well together, and these awards are the result,” Gardner said.
She offered special praise when considering Emily Pharr’s third place standing as designer of the year. “Emily Pharr deserved this award for designer of the year. The pages of the Tower have stood out this year because of her newspaper design skills. I’m very proud of her.”
Like Mrs. Gardner, CBC faculty and staff are very proud of all these students, and we look forward to seeing what Tower Media produces next year.
Honor and Memorial Gifts
The following are honor and memorial contributions received since the last report by Central Baptist College. Some of the contributions are recurring gifts but are only listed once:
In Memory of Sarah “Sally” E. Bishop by Caroline Grantham, Kenneth R. Brown by Marie Brown; Jerome Cooper by Nina Cassady; Jennie S. Duckett by Sue Smith; Jesse M. Duckett by Sue Smith; Sandra K. Francis by Marie Brown; Judy A. Godfrey by Central Baptist Church, Texarkana; Lillie Leonia Greenway by Esther M. Kershner-Mitchell; Opie Hefner by Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Hefner; Bill Hoggard and Rena Hoggard by Shirley Q. McCone; Byren Jones by Dr. & Mrs. Terry A. Chrisope; Lucile Jones by Dr. & Mrs. Terry A. Chrisope; Betty Kingston by Bethel Baptist Church, Lonedell; Clyde Leslie by Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Leslie; Elizabeth Leslie by Mr. & Mrs. Daniel. T. Leslie; Jenny H. Lindsey by First Baptist Church, Caldwell; Donald R. Lowry by Mr. & Mrs. Doug Hoffmann; Zak Lowry by Mr. & Mrs. Doug Hoffmann; Donna “Micki” M. Mitchell, Jurl N. Mitchell and Dr. Ron Mitchell by Esther M. Kershner-Mitchell; Betty Jo Reddin Morrison by Ellon J. Taylor; James R. Raines by Dr. & Mrs. Joel Slayton; Stephen G. Raines by Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Bender; Dr. Tommy Raines by Dr. & Mrs. Joel Slayton; Jean Sullivan by Mr. & Mrs. Grady Higgs; Dr. Jesse Thomas by Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Bender; Eugene Wooten, Lonnie Wooten, Robbie Wooten and Wilber Lee Wooten by Marie Brown.
In Honor of: Dr. Blake A. Duffield by Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Bender; Bill Hoggard by Shirley Q. McCone; Forrest Priest by Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Bender; and Dr. Garrett Taylor by Ellon J. Taylor.