The Plainsman Press - South Plains College

Ray Buffington, editor-in-chief

Members of the Plainsman Press, the campus newspaper of South Plains College, brought home 10 awards from the 2006 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association annual convention.

The convention was held April 5-April 8 in San Antonio, and featured 505 participants from two-year colleges and four-year universities across the state.

Colleges and universities are divided into divisions based on enrollment and frequency of publication. SPC was placed in Division IV, along with Austin Community College, El Paso Community College, Richland College, University of Texas at Dallas, Brookhaven College, Eastfield College, Houston Clear Lake, and University of Texas at Tyler.

Ray Buffington, a sophomore from Lubbock, won first place for Single Subject Page Design, second place for Feature Story, and Honorable Mention for News Story and Feature Page Design.

Buffington is a print journalism major and is currently serving as editor-in-chief of the Plainsman Press.

Jacob Tucker, a sophomore from Paducah, won first place for Feature Story.

Tucker is a print journalism and public relations major, and has the role of feature editor of the Plainsman Press.

Jared Owens, a sophomore from Lubbock, won second place for Sports Column and an Honorable Mention for Sports Feature.

Owens is a print journalism major and writes sports for the Plainsman Press.

Giovanni Rosendo, a sophomore from Lubbock, won third place for Headline Writing.

Rosendo is a print journalism major and serves as the associate editor of the Plainsman Press.

Also, Danielle Gee, who has since transferred to Lubbock Christian University, won an Honorable Mention for Picture Story.

Gee, of Lubbock, was a photographer for the Plainsman Press while attending SPC.

Finally, Joe Gonzalez, now a sports writer for the Levelland News-Press, won an Honorable Mention for Sports News.

Gonzalez, a Whitharral native, served as a sports editor when he was a member of the Plainsman Press staff.