WAVERLY, IOWA (February 28, 2024) — Rachel Green was one of 29 Wartburg College students to be recognized for their work with student media at the annual Iowa College Media Association Awards.
Green, of DeWitt, Iowa, received first place in Best Short Video Documentary.
KWAR, the student-run radio station, received the Audio Excellence of the Year Award.
Student media advisers are Ron Johnson (Cedar Valley Today), Pam Ohrt (KWAR), and Suzanne Behnke (Trumpet). Penni Pier, the department chair, oversees the capstone program.
ICMA is made up of twelve Iowa colleges. The annual conference is held in conjunction with the Iowa Newspaper Association's conference.
Wartburg College, a four-year liberal-arts college internationally recognized for community engagement, enrolls about 1,500 students. A college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Wartburg is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning. The college is characterized by vigorous academic expectations and community engagement within an environment of strong personal support.
