Stevan Stojanovic, a student in the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies, has been awarded the first-ever John Patrick Hunter First Amendment Award by the Society of Professional Journalists. The award is in recognition of stories he did in JAMS courses 320 and 500 on open records and open government issues for Media Milwaukee.

Here is a description of the intent of the award:

In an attempt to create awareness among college and high school students in Wisconsin of the First Amendment, the Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has named a writing competition after John Patrick Hunter, the Capital Times reporter who in 1951 went to Vilas Park with his petition regarding language in the Bill of Rights. Hunter, who died in 2003 at age 87, worked for the Cap Times for 44 years.