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Daniel Bell is new GCPA president Daniel Bell, editor-in-chief of the Six Mile Post, was elected Georgia College Press Association (GCPA) president at the GCPA Press Institute held Feb. 8 in Macon.

Bell served on the GCPA board of directors for the previous year and will serve as president until the Press Institute next year.

The GCPA Press Institute is an annual event held so that journalists from colleges and universities all over the state can come together, share ideas, attend workshops and be awarded for their hard work.

"It's a big honor to be in such a position of power and responsibility," said Bell. It is the duty of the GCPA president to preside over the Press Institute and regular sessions of the Association, to contribute a column to the newsletter and to assist the GCPA coordinator in arranging meetings and the Press Institute.

The Six Mile Post brought home awards in every general contest category, and several staff members took individual awards in the GCPA Better Newspaper Contest.

The individual awards are as follows: Bell, first and second place for Best Review; Crystal Hightower, second place for Best Editorial or Feature Photograph; Mike Cooper, third place for Best Sports story; Jeremy Stewart, third place for Best Feature story; Brian S. Armstrong and Eric Rose, second and third place (respectively) for Best News Article based on Interpretive or Investigative Reporting.

Articles and photographs are chosen and submitted by the editors of the SMP for judging by members of the Georgia Press Association. For the general categories, four issues are submitted.

The results of the general categories are as follows: first place, Best Campus Community Service-News; third place, General Excellence; third place, Best Campus Community Service-Features; third place, Best Campus Community Service-Sports; third place, Best Campus Community Service-Editorial Excellence; third place, Layout and Design Excellence; third place, General Advising Excellence; third place, General Photography Excellence; and third place, Improvement Award.

"I was proud to see we had first place for Best News," said Bell. "And it was good that we placed in every general category, even if it was third place."

This is the second year in a row that the SMP has placed third in General Excellence behind The Stallion of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) and The Compass of Gainesville College.

Bell explained that he thinks it has a lot to do with budgets.

"Both of those newspapers run color photos in every single issue. Our newspaper is running two color issues this academic year for the first time in a long time. Some of the comments from the judges were about more use of color. If we could afford color photos for every issue, it would be much better for competition, not to mention increased readership," said Bell.

Participating in the Press Institute from Georgia Highlands College in addition to Bell were Six Mile Post staff Rose, Armstrong, Chris Hammonds, Rebecca Alford, Sandy House, Ashley Roberts, Bobby Moore, Ken Caruthers and Julianna Hunt. Advisers Dr. Kristie Kemper and Fred Green accompanied the students.