Ciera Sad Wade

cierasadewade@gmail.com Academic Information: Senior Acting major at Boston University GPA: 3.53 Deans list 2009-2011 Expected graduation date: May 18, 2013 Professional Journalism Experience: Reporter for The Daily Free Press Internship at The Tuscaloosa News Academic Journalism Experience: blueprints Yearbook Editor-in-Chief 12th blueprints Yearbook section editor 9th, 10th, 11th blueprints Yearbook copy editor 11th blueprints Yearbook photography editor 9th blueprints Yearbook photographer 11th Multicultural Journalism Workshop alumnus at the University of Alabama summer of 2008 Awards: Won Rick Bragg Award for Feature Writing Won JB Stevenson Scholarship Award 12th 12th 2009-2010 11th , 12th

Awards received for 2008 blueprints Yearbook: Alabama Scholastic Press Association All-Alabama; National Scholastic Press Association First Class with two marks of distinction in concept/essentials and writing/editing; Southern Interscholastic Press Association - Superior rating; Columbia Scholastic Press Association - silver medalist --- section editor, copy editor, and photographer 11th grade Awards received for 2007 blueprints Yearbook: Alabama Scholastic Press Association - All-Alabama; CSPA - Silver Medalist; NSPA Second Class with two marks of distinction in coverage/content and writing/editing; SIPA - Superior rating --- Winter (section) editor, spring (section) editor, sophomore editor 10th grade National Scholastic Press Association Journalism Honor Roll 10th, 11th, 12th Won third place for student life spread at the 2009 ASPA convention Won second place in the Yearbook copy/caption write-off at the 2009 ASPA convention Won third place for sports spread at the 2009 ASPA convention Won first and second place for caption writing at the 2009 ASPA convention Attended the ASPA fall convention in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Attended the ASPA spring convention in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Attended the NSPA spring 2008 convention in Anaheim, CA.