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UTC students Malcolm Key, Clara Paulson, Ryan Conley, Delaney Holman, Kayelyn McCaslin, Sydney Banks and Megan Cooper earned honors at the Tennessee Golden Press Card Awards.
Banks won first place for Sports Beat Reporting, while Cooper earned first for Rising Rock Media Podcast.
Paulson earned first in Photojournalism: Best Photographer, adding to UTC’s trophy haul.
The Rising Rock project A Stadium’s Last Stand earned second place in its category.
UTC faculty emphasized collaboration between Echo editors and Rising Rock to deepen storytelling skills across media.
Jim Tanner attended the ceremony with UTC Echo students as faculty adviser.
Cooper will soon start at WUOT and aims to work as a full-time journalist.
Banks described feeling proud of UTC’s community and its outlets Echo and Rising Rock.
The Tennessee Golden Press Card Awards recognize student reporting, podcasting and storytelling.
UTC’s media programs Rising Rock and the Echo serve as pipelines for student achievement in journalism.

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The American Water Charitable Foundation awarded over $162,000 in 2026 Water and Environment grants across Tennessee.
UTC will host a Water Quality Teaching and Research Lab to expand water monitoring and environmental education.
Grant Evitts, president of Tennessee American Water, welcomed support for local conservation and education projects.
Other grantees include Hamilton County Coalition for substance misuse prevention and WaterWays for watershed planning on South Chickamauga Creek.
The Foundation operates with funding from American Water shareholders and has no impact on customer rates.
American Water positions as the largest regulated water and wastewater utility in the U.S. with 14 states served.
Tennessee American Water serves about 425,000 people in Tennessee and north Georgia.
The Foundation's grant program emphasizes Water, People, and Communities.
The 2026 grants support UTC and three local organizations in Tennessee.

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