Colorado journalists will receive two 2014 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism at the SDX Awards Banquet on June 26 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Westword editor Patricia Calhoun won the general column writing award in the nondaily circulation 1-100,000 category for a collection of columns that appeared in the Denver alternative weekly from June through December 2014.  Calhoun won the 2010 SDX feature reporting award for “Spreading Her Wings” in the same circulation category.

Alan Prendergast of Westword won the feature reporting award last year for “The Lifers Book Club.”

KUNC won its second consecutive SDX honor. The Greeley public radio station won the feature reporting award in the 101+market for a Nov. 11, 2014, story titled “Finding Soldierstone: The public has discovered a hidden war memorial. Does that change its meaning?” Reporter Grace Hood, editor Brian Larson and digital editor Jim Hill produced the winning entry.

Last year, KUNC won the breaking news award in its market category for its coverage of the September 2013 floods in Colorado.

The complete list of 2014 winners is here.

In SPJ Colorado Pro Chapter news, seven students were selected to receive scholarships totaling $7,000. Students submitted applications to scholarship chair Leticia Steffen of Colorado State University-Pueblo and a three-person selection committee recommended the seven students to the SPJ Colorado Pro board. The seven and their schools are:

Helen Verba Scholarship for aspiring print journalists:
Stehanie Mason, Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Allison Moses, Chapman University (Orange, Calif.)
Melanie Rice, Metropolitan State University at Denver
Katie Schmidt, Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Jordyn Seimens, CU-Boulder

Sheldon Peterson Scholarship for aspiring television journalists:
Joy Barber, CU-Boulder
Brynn Carman, Colorado State University-Fort Collins