2018-2019

SPJ Best of Indiana Journalism (Local)

First Place: Student Best Journalism Website (Staff) | Student Best Feature Story (Katie Grieze) | Student Features Photography (Stephanie Amador) | Student Graphics or Illustration (Emily Sabens)

Second Place: Student Column Writing (Riley Eubanks) | Student Best Design Other than Page One or Cover (Annelise Hanshaw)

Third Place: Student Non-Deadline News (Samantha Kupiainen) | Student Sports Reporting (Riley Eubanks) | Student Page One or Cover Design (Stephanie Amador & Annelise Hanshaw) | Student Best Online Multimedia (Merritt McLaughlin & Tt Shinkan & Maya Montague)

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

First Place: Best Single Issue (Staff) | Best Themed Issue (Staff) | Best Cover Design (Annelise Hanshaw & Stephanie Amador) | Best Entertainment Story (Taylor Meyers) | Best Essay (Riley Eubanks) | Best Feature Story (Katie Grieze) | Best Illustration (Annelise Hanshaw & Brandi Geister) | Best In-depth Story (Emily Cox) | Best Informational Graphic (Emily Sabens) | Best News or Feature Column (Morgan Gonsoski) | Best News Story (Brynn Mechem) | Best Overall Design (Staff) | Best Photo Essay (Stephanie Amador) | Best Sports Feature Story (Merritt McLaughlin)

Second Place: News Magazine of the Year (Staff) | Best Entertainment Story (Rohith Rao) | Best Essay (Annelise Hanshaw) | Best Feature Photo (Stephanie Amador) | Best Feature Story (Sam Nower) | Best Illustration (Megan Hall) | Best News or Feature Column (Sam Nower) | Best News Story (Riley Eubanks) | Best Sports Feature Story (Riley Eubanks)

Third Place: Best Animation/Interactive Graphic (Hannah Patton) | Best News Feature Reporting Online (Riley Eubanks) | Best Photo Essay (Stephanie Amador) | Best Single Story or Package Design (Elliott DeRose) 

SPJ Region Five (Local)

Mark of Excellence Winner: Feature Photography (Stephanie Amador) | Best Use of Multimedia (Merritt McLaughlin) | Photo Illustration (Terence K. Lightning Jr.)

Mark of Excellence Finalists: Best Student Magazine (Staff) | Best Affiliated Website (Staff) | Online News Reporting (Riley Eubanks) | Online Sports Reporting (Riley Eubanks)

2017-2018

Associated Collegiate Press (National Collegiate Pulitzers)

Online Pacemaker Finalist: Magazine (Staff)

4th Place: Multimedia Sports Story (Emily Sabens)

Honorable Mention: Magazine/Special Section Cover (Annelise Hanshaw)

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (National)

First Place: Sports Feature (Emily Sabens) | General Feature (Katie Grieze) | Sidebar Writing (Taylor Meyers) | Sidebar Writing (Emily Sabens) | Computer Generated Art (Megan Hall) | Informational Graphics (Emily Sabens) | Photo Slideshow (Stephanie Amador)

Second Place: In-depth News/Feature Story (Samantha Stevenson) | Personality Profile (Merritt McLaughlin) | Headline Writing (Staff) | Photo Illustration (Stephanie Amador) | Alternative Story Presentation (Lydia Olsen) | Sports Features (Emily Sabens) | Photo Illustration (Annelise Hanshaw & Samantha Stevenson) | Informational Graphics (Taylor Hohn & Lydia Olsen)  

Third Place: In-depth News/Feature Story (Vanessa Ford) | Computer Generated Art/Illustration (Lydia Olsen) | Typography: A Designed or Art Headline (Annelise Hanshaw) | In-depth News/Feature Story (Samantha Stevenson) | Photo Illustration (Terence Lightning Jr. & Emily Sabens)

Certificate of Merit: Single Subject News or Feature Package (Hannah Patton) | News Writing (Samantha Nower) | News Writing (Katie Grieze) | First Person Experience (Griffin Sciarra) | Personality Profile (Emily Sabens) 

College Media Association (National)

First Place: Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread (Hannah Patton)

Third Place: Best Feature Story (Vanessa Ford) | Best Online Main Page (Staff)

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

First Place: Best News Story (Taylor Hohn) | Best Feature Story (Vanessa Ford) | Best Sports Feature Story (Emily Sabens)

Second Place: Best Overall Website Design | Best Informational Graphic (Lydia Olsen & Taylor Hohn) | Best Illustration (Alix Peters)

Third Place: Best In-Depth Story (Samantha Stevenson) | Best News or Feature Column (Taylor Meyers) | Best Cover Design (Megan Hall) | Best Sports Photo (Terence K. Lightning Jr.) | Best Feature/News Reporting Online (Kylie Kaiser) 

SPJ Best of Indiana Journalism (Local)

First Place: Student Best Journalism Website | Student Best Online Multimedia (Emily Sabens) | Student Page One or Cover Design (Megan Hall)

Second Place: Student Non-Deadline News (Riley Eubanks) | Student Feature Story (Samantha Stevenson) | Student Best Design Other Than Page One or Cover (Lydia Olsen) 

AEJMC Magazine Division (National)

First Place: Feature Article (Katie Grieze)

Honorable Mention: Single Issue of an Ongoing Magazine: General Excellence (Spring 2018)

SND Student Design Contest (National)

Third Place: Front Page Design (Annelise Hanshaw)

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence Winner: Best Student Magazine | Photo Illustration (Tt Shinkan & Branden Dwyer)

Mark of Excellence Finalist: Best Use of Multimedia (Emily Sabens)

2016-2017

SPJ National Mark of Excellence

National Winner: Best Affiliated Website

National Finalist: Online Feature Reporting (Kaitlyn Arford)

Hearst Journalism Awards Program (National)

Ninth Place: Enterprise Reporting ("Our Money Their Secrets" by Alex Kincaid)

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence Winner: Best Affiliated Website | Online Feature Reporting (Kaitlyn Arford)

Mark of Excellence Finalists: Best Independent Online Student Publication | Best Student Magazine | Online News Reporting (Katie Grieze) | Photo Illustration (Jessika Zachary) |Online Sports Reporting (Samantha Stevenson)

SPJ Best of Indiana Journalism (Local)

First Place: Student Editorial Writing (Alex Kincaid)

Second Place: Student Sports Reporting (Samantha Stevenson) | Student Features Photography (Reagan Allen)

Third Place: Student Investigative Reporting (Alex Kincaid)

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

First Place: Best Overall Website Design | Best Feature Story (Kaitlyn Arford) | Best In-Depth Story (Alex Kincaid)

Second Place: Best Single Issue | Best Illustration (Emily Wright) | Best Essay (Merritt McLaughlin) | Best News Story (Vanessa Ford)

Third Place: Best Overall Design | Best Information Graphic (Tyson Bird) | Best Sports Feature Story (Samantha Stevenson) | Best News or Feature Column (Samantha Stevenson)

AEJMC Magazine Division (National)

Honorable Mention: Best Online Magazine | First Person Article (Merritt McLaughlin)

Associated Collegiate Press (National Collegiate Pulitzers)

Third Place: Magazine Page/Spread of the Year (Megan Axsom and Jessica Goldy)

Honorable Mention: Cover Design of the Year (Jessica Goldy) | Infographic Design of the Year (Stacie Kammerling)

College Media Association (National)

Pinnacle Award (Honorable Mention): Best Magazine News Page/Spread Design (Megan Axsom and Jessica Goldy) | Best Editorial Cartoon (Amer Abasi)

SND Student Design Contest (National)

Honorable Mention: Magazine Spread (Erika Espinoza)

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (National)

Gold Crown Winner: Hybrid Magazine

Crown Award Finalist: Hybrid Magazine

Silver Medalist Critique: Hybrid Magazine

First Place: Headline Writing

Second Place: Sidebar Writing (Miller Kern) | Singe Hand-Drawn Illustration (Sierra Therrien) | News Feature (Vanessa Ford) | In-depth News/Feature Story (Miller Kern) | First Person Experience (Samantha Stevenson)

Third Place: Photo Illustration (Bailey Shelton)

Certificate of Merit: Single Page Design (Hannah Patton)

2015-2016

Associated Collegiate Press (National Collegiate Pulitzers)

Online Pacemaker Winner: Magazine

Pacemaker Winner: Multimedia Story of the Year ("The Problem with the Problem" by Alex Kincaid)

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (National)

Gold Crown: Hybrid Magazine

Crown Award Finalist: Hybrid Magazine

Gold Medal Critique: Hybrid Magazine

College Media Association (National)

Pinnacle Award (1st Place): Best Editorial ("Your Money Matters: But we still don't know where it all goes" by Alex Kincaid)

Pinnacle Award (3rd Place): Four-Year Website of the Year | Best Multimedia News ("The Problem with the Problem" by Alex Kincaid)

AEJMC Magazine Division (National)

1st Place: Best Online Magazine

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence Winner: Best Student Magazine

Mark of Excellence Finalist: Multimedia Story ("The Aftermath" by Miranda Carney)

SPJ Best of Indiana Journalism (Local)

3rd Place: Student Best Journalism Website | Best Student Feature Writing (Kourtney Cooper) | Student Best Online Multimedia (Miranda Carney)

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Single Issue ("We Are Coming") | Best Themed Issue ("We Are Coming") |  Best In Depth Story (Kourtney Cooper) | Best News Story (Victoria Ison) |  Best Feature Photo (Taylor Irby) | Best Slideshow (Jessika Zachary) | Best Facebook Page

2nd Place: Best Website Design | Best Essay (Samantha Stevenson) | Best News or Feature Column (Carli Scalf) | Best Photo Essay or Picture Story (Trenton Scroggins) | Best Informational Graphic (Rachel Brammer)

3rd Place: Online Publication of the Year | Best Website | Best Overall Design | Best Cover Design (Erika Espinoza) | Best Special Presentation (Miranda Carney)

2014-2015

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Single Issue | Best Overall Design | Best News Story | Best Sports Feature Story | Best Entertainment Story | Best Feature Photo | Best Photo Essay | Best Audio Slideshow | Best Video | Best Interactive Graphic

2nd Place: News Magazine of the Year | Online Publication of the Year | Best Overall Website | Best Sports | Feature Story | Best News Photo | Best Slideshow | Best Audio Slideshow

3rd Place: Best Overall Website Design | Best In-depth Story | Best Sports News Story | Best Spread Design | Best Illustration | Best News Feature Reporting Online | Best Stand-alone | Best Slideshow

2013-2014

AEJMC Magazine Division (National)

1st Place: Best Single Issue: Fall 2012 |Best Overall Design |Best Overall Website | Best Cover Design | Best Overall Website Design | Best Essay | Best Editorial | Best Sports Story | Best News Photo | Best Sports Photo | Best Photo Essay or Picture Story |Best Interactive Graphic

2nd Place: Online Publication of the Year | Best Sports Story | Best Sports Feature | Best Sports Column | Best Entertainment Column | Best Photo Essay or Picture Story | Best News Feature Reporting Online | Best Interactive Graphic | Best Video | Best Facebook Page

3rd Place: Best Sports Feature | Best Informational Graphic |  Best Slideshow: Ball Bearings Photo Team | Best Audio Slideshow

2012-2013

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence: Magazine Winner

2nd Place: Online Publication of the Year | Best Audio Slideshow | Best Overall Website | Best Special Presentation

3rd Place: Best Special Presentation | Best Non-breaking News Feature Presentation | Best Audio Slideshow

SND Student Design Contest (National)

2nd Place: iPad Magazine (Staff)

Honorable Mention: Magazine Spread (Alexandra Burton)

SPJ Best of Indiana Journalism (Local)

1st Place: Best Reporting Events of Public Importance | Best Column Writing

2nd Place: Best Features Photography | Best Feature Story

3rd Place: Best Page One or Cover Design | Best Design Other Than Page One or Cover | Best Online Multimedia

2011-2012

Associated Collegiate Press (National Collegiate Pulitzers)

Pacemaker Winner: Magazine

Online Pacemaker Winner: Magazine

AEJMC Magazine Division (National)

2nd Place: Best Student Online Magazine

Society for Professional Journalists (National)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

National Finalist: Online Feature Reporting

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

1st Place: Best Affiliated Website | Online Feature Reporting

SPJ Best of Indiana Journalism (Local)

2nd Place: Best College Journalism Website | Best In-depth Reporting | Best Feature

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Online Publication of the Year | Best Special Presentation | Best News Feature Reporting 

2nd Place: Overall Website | Best Special Presentation | Best News Feature Reporting | Best Home Page Overall Graphic Design | Best Home Page Nameplate Design | Best Use of Multimedia

3rd Place: Best Use of Multimedia

2010-2011

Associated Collegiate Press (National Collegiate Pulitzers)

Pacemaker Award: Winner

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (National)

3rd Place: Multimedia Presentation

Certificate of Merit: Magazine Online Design Website, Multimedia Presentation

Society of Professional Journalists (National)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

National Finalist: Online Feature Reporting

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

1st Place: Online Feature Reporting

2nd Place: Online In-depth Reporting

3rd Place: Best Affiliated Website

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Overall Website | Best Home Page Overall Graphic Design

2nd Place: Best Home Page Nameplate Design | Best Special Presentation | Best Use of Multimedia

2009-2010

AEJMC Magazine Division (National)

Honorable Mention: Online Magazine

Society of Professional Journalists (National)

1st Place: Best Affiliated Website

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Home Page Overall Graphic Design | Best Use of Multimedia | Best Non-breaking News Feature Reporting

2nd Place: Online Publication of the Year

3rd Place: Best Home Page Nameplate Design | Best Overall Website | Best Special Presentation | Best Use of Multimedia |Best Non-breaking News Feature Reporting

2008-2009

12th Annual Webby Awards (National)

Official Honoree: Student Category

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

2nd Place: Online Sports Reporting

3rd Place: Feature Photography | Online In-depth Reporting

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Online Publication | Best Home Page Nameplate | Best Home Page | Best Overall Graphic Design | Best Special Presentation | Best Use of Multimedia | Best News Feature Reporting

2nd Place: Best Special Presentation | Best Use of Multimedia

3rd Place: Best News Feature Reporting

2007-2008

11th Annual Webby Awards (National)

Official Honoree: Student Category

1st Place: Online News Magazine

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

Mark of Excellence: Winner

1st Place: Online Feature Reporting

2nd Place: Online News Reporting

3rd Place: Best All-around Online Student Publication

SPJ Indiana Professional Chapter (Local)

1st Place: Best Journalism Website

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Non-breaking News Reporting | Best Special Presentation

2nd Place: Best Online Publication of the Year | Best Special Presentation

2006-2007

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

1st Place: Best Online Feature Reporting

2nd Place: Online Feature Reporting | Best All-around Independent Online Student Publication

Indiana Collegiate Press Association (Local)

1st Place: Best Non-breaking News Reporting | Best Use of Multimedia

2nd Place: Best Special Presentation

3rd Place: Online Publication of the Year | Best Home Page Nameplate Design | Best Home Page Overall Graphic Design

2005-2006

SPJ Region Five (Regional)

1st Place: Best All-around Independent Online Student Publication