The Denny Moore Award for Excellence in Journalism
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About Denny Moore:
A 1970 Notre Dame graduate, Dennis K. Moore served on the founding staff of The Observer. He worked for many years in journalism and corporate relations before returning to Notre Dame to join the University's public relations staff in 1988. From then until his death in 2003, he spoke, wrote, counseled and taught here, impressing everyone he encountered with his honesty, eloquence and kindness. He revered the truth, and he loved to speak it and hear it spoken, to write it and read it written. He regarded his work less as a profession than a vocation and believed that Notre Dame was a blessing which, like all gifts, could never be possessed but only shared. He regarded Notre Dame as his mother, and her son as his brother, and all his colleagues loved him for that.
--Michael Garvey, Assistant Director for News and Information
Award Eligibility:
The Denny Moore Award for Excellence in Journalism will be awarded annually to a senior at Notre Dame who exemplifies the qualities for which Denny Moore was known, including personal integrity and character, commitment to Notre Dame, and writing ability. Nominations will be solicited from the Notre Dame community. Candidates may be nominated by faculty, staff, or students. Nomination forms will include a recommendation detailing the personal characteristics which make the student a good candidate for this award, along with THREE writing samples from professional or student publications such as The Observer, Scholastic, South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame Magazine, etc.
Selection Criteria:
Student should exemplify:
- Personal integrity and character
- Commitment to Notre Dame
Writing samples should display:
- Enterprise, creativity, originality
- Emotion, interest
- Organization, lead, closing
- Quality of writing, use of language and vocabulary, narrative flow
- Use of quotes
To the recommender:
Please write a brief (approximately 500 words or less) description of the nominee, explaining why you think this student is a good candidate for the award.
Please include three published writing samples, crafted by the student. The articles may have appeared in any student or professional publication, such as Scholastic Magazine , The Observer, The South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame Magazine, etc. The writing samples may be photocopies of the original.
Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Please mail nomination form to:
Denny Moore Award
Office of Student Affairs
316 Main Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Award will be presented at the Student Activities Awards Dinner on Monday, April 7, 2008. Both the winner and the nominees who are not selected will be notified by mail by March 24th.
Past Winners:
- 2006-2007: Will McAuliffe
- 2005-2006: Claire Heininger
- 2004-2005: Mike Borgia and Annie Robinson
- 2003-2004: Andrew Soukup