National Student Media Advisee Awards

American Advertising Federation – National Student Gold Addy Award

• Ponder(Issue Two)– Magazine Design, 2025

Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Awards

• Feller, Nathan – Finalist, Ernie Pyle Human Interest Profile, 2026

• Graft, Austin – Finalist, Ernie Pyle Human Interest Profile, 2026

• Hanzlik, Rae – Finalist, Illustration, 2026

• Ponder – Magazine Pacemaker, 2025

• Butterfield, Alec – First Place, Environmental Portrait, 2025

• Feller, Nathan – First Place, Ernie Pyle Human Interest Profile, 2025

• Hill, Hayden – Third Place, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Reporting, 2025

• Hill, Hayden – Fourth Place, Ernie Pyle Human Interest Profile, 2025

• Minor, Caleb – Honorable Mention, Sports Game/Action Photo, 2025

Associated Collegiate Press, Best of Show Award – Fall National Convention

• Flow – Fourth Place, Feature Magazine, 2022

• Johnson, Audrey – Sixth Place, Social Justice Reporting, 2022

• Flow– Seventh Place, Feature Magazine, 2021

ACEJMC Student Magazine Contest

• Ponder (Issue Three) – Winner, General Excellence, 2025

• Feller, Nathan – Second Place, Best Profile, 2025

• Ponder (Issue Two) – Third Place, Best Design, 2025

• Ponder (Issue One) – Second Place, Best Design, 2024

College Media Association Film and Audio Festival

• Rhoden, Gabriel – Third Place, Short Documentary, 2020

College Media Association Apple Awards

• Ponder – First Place, Best Magazine, 2026

• Butterfield, Alec and Duncan Martin – Third Place, Best Feature Photography, 2026

• Ponder – Third Place, Best Magazine Cover, 2026

• Ponder – First Place, Best Magazine, 2025

• Ponder – Honorable Mention, Best Magazine Cover, 2025

• Henning, Jayna – Honorable Mention, Opinion Column, 2024

College Media Association Pinnacle Awards

• Butterfield, Alec – Finalist, Portrait, 2026

• Butterfield, Alec and Caleb Minor – Finalists, Feature Photo Package, 2026

• Feller, Nathan – Finalist, Feature Story, 2026

• Hanzlik, Rae – Finalist, Editorial Illustration, 2026

• Hopp, Sierra – Finalist, Vertical Short Video, 2026

• Hill, Hayden – Finalist, A&E Story, 2026

• Westergaard, Noah – Finalist, Magazine Spread, 2026

• Ponder – Honorable Mention, Feature Magazine, 2025

• Ponder (Issue Two) – Second Place, Special Section, 2025

• Beguin, Ashley – Second Place, Magazine Cover (Issue Two), 2025

• Westergaard, Noah – Second Place, Best Magazine Spread, 2025

• San Filippo, Taylor – Honorable Mention, Best A&E Story, 2025

• Feller, Nathan – Honorable Mention, Best Sports Feature, 2025

• Rhoden, Gabriel – Third Place, Best Feature Photo, 2021

Hearst Journalism Awards Program

• University of North Alabama – Third Place, Feature Writing, 2022-2023

• Johnson, Audrey – Tenth Place, Feature Writing, 2022-2023

• Dyar, Katy – Thirteenth Place, Feature Writing, 2022-2023

• Rhoden, Gabriel – Eleventh Place, Feature Writing, 2021-2022

The Green Eyeshade Awards, Student Division

• Johnson, Audrey – First Place, Best News Reporter, 2023