In the Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru line, Carter Weinhofer’s phone buzzed. The text from Journalism and Communication Instructor Janet Keeler—faculty adviser for Eckerd College’s student newspaper, The Current—congratulated him on winning first place in the Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Read and written by Ashlyn Fransen '24. For the web version, and photos, visit https://www.eckerd.edu/news/blog/environmental-studies-student-esteemed-journalism-award/