Three Bothell residents at Western Washington University received awards at the Region 10 Society of Professional Journalists Spring Conference held May 2-3 at University of Oregon’s White Stag Building in Portland, Ore.

Western students won 11 Mark of Excellence awards given to four-year college students, for their work at three of Western’s student-produced publications, The Western Front, Klipsun and The Planet, as well as through an internship at the Skagit Valley Herald.

Here are the students from Bothell:

Finalist: “AS corrects pay miscalculations for 44 positions” by Hannah Leone, The Western Front Feature Writing

Finalist: Hannah Leone, The Western Front Non-Fiction Magazine Article

Finalist: “Hanford: A Problem from the Past” by Meg Duke, The Planet Magazine

SPJ Region 10 includes Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.