Guardian student media awardwinners: where are they now?

Richard Nelsson As the call for entries for the 2010 Guardian student media awards begins, we take a look at some of the former winners, and check on their progress. 1979 Andrew Gowers and Michael Sheridan Award Joint winners of journalist of the year Newspaper Stop Press University Cambridge Now Gowers is a former Financial Times editor and now BP communications chief. Sheridan is the Sunday Times's far east correspondent 1982 Andrew Rawnsley Award Journalist of the year Newspaper Stop Press University Cambridge Now Starting as a BBC news trainee, joined the Guardian, in 1993 moved to the Observer. Now Observer chief political commentator and associate editor. Also broadcaster and bestselling author 1983 David Sharrock Award Journalist of the year Newspaper Stop Press University Cambridge Now Former Guardian Middle East correspondent. Now Ireland correspondent for the Times 1987 James Wood Award Journalist of the year Newspaper Stop Press University Cambridge Now Staff writer at the New Yorker. Former Guardian chief literary critic 1987 Jonathan Freedland Award Runner-up for journalist of the year Newspaper Cherwell University Oxford Now Guardian columnist and editorial writer, novelist and broadcaster 1990 [John] Rankin Waddell Award Photographer of the year Newspaper Untitled University London Institute Now A world-renowned photographer, with subjects ranging from Kate Moss to the Queen 1992 Mark Frith Award Runner-up for journalist of the year Newspaper Overdraft University Polytechnic of East London Now Editor of Heat 2000-2008. Currently editorial consultant at Time Out 1993 Emily Barr Award Journalist of the year Newspaper London Student University Courtauld Institute, London Now After writing for the Guardian Barr is now a successful travel-lit novelist 1999 Merope Mills Award Feature writer of the year Newspaper Student Direct University Manchester Now Editor of the Guardian's Weekend magazine 1999 Guy Adams Award Reporter of the year Newspaper The Steel Press University Sheffield Now The Independent's Los Angeles reporter