Barbara Jordan Media Awards - Past Winners

2011 Barbara Jordan Media Awards Winners
(for 2010 submissions)

The 2011 Barbara Jordan Media Awards was hosted by the University of Texas Division of Diversity and Community Engagement in partnership with Bank of America, the University of Texas College of Communications, and the University of Texas Student Government Students with Disabilities Agency in Austin.

Book Category

Challenged to Win
Nancy Shugart, author

Print Commentary

Daughter Was Mostly Invisible
Sarah Barnes, Austin American-Statesman

Print Feature

About a Boy
Michael Hall, Texas Monthly Magazine

Print News

UT Arlington Hosts 27 Injured Soldiers
Patrick Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Student

Poster Series: The Deaf Are Just Like Everyone Else
Gabriela Hanrahan, Barbara Jordan High School for Careers, Houston

Entertainment

Temple Grandin: HBO Special
Mike Jackson, Director

Internet

Defined by His Successes
Melissa Mixon, UT Austin Cockrell School of Engineering

Photojournalism

Journey into the World of Autism
Eli Meir Kaplan, Time.com

Special Contribution/Organization

Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (CTD)
CTD Film Festival; Haitian Amputee Soccer Team
Dennis Borel, Executive Director

TV Documentary (TIE)

The Eyes of Me
Keith Maitland, Illegal Films
For Once in My Life
Goodwill Industries of South Florida

TV Feature:

Actors with Disabilities Find Open Arms
Jim Swift, KXAN-TV, Austin

TV Feature, Extended

Sideline Signer
Bob Phillips, Texas Country Reporter, Dallas

Barbara Jordan Award Winners 1983-2009:

Past Winners (Word)

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