WAVERLY, IOWA (March 5, 2021) — Rachel Green of DeWitt, Iowa, was one of 37 Wartburg College students and recent graduates to win an award at the annual Iowa College Media Association virtual award ceremony on Thursday, February 18.
Green earned first place for Best Profile Story in the news division.
Wartburg student media took home a total of 64 awards. The Trumpet, the college's student-run newspaper, was named the News Media Organization of the Year for the second year in a row. KWAR was named the Radio Station of the Year.
Student media advisers are Ron Johnson (Knight Vision News), Pam Ohrt (KWAR) and Suzanne Behnke (Trumpet). Penni Pier, the department chair, oversees the Capstone program.
ICMA is made up of 12 Iowa colleges. The annual conference is held in conjunction with the Iowa Newspaper Association's conference.
Wartburg, a four-year liberal-arts college internationally recognized for community engagement, enrolls 1,564 students. Wartburg is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and named after the castle in Germany where Martin Luther took refuge, disguised as a knight, during the stormy days of the Reformation while translating the Bible from Greek into German.
