Âé¶¹¹û¶³ student journalists earned high honors at the 2024 Baptist Communicators Association (BCA) Student Media Awards, taking home 27 awards that highlight exceptional work in public relations, photography, social media, design and writing completed during the 2023-2024 academic year.
The BCA, which announced the winners this week, annually recognizes excellence in media across multiple categories. Among Âé¶¹¹û¶³’s winners, Olivia Koepp received the Grand Prize for Exceptional Achievement in Public Relations for her work promoting The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson, marking the first time in recent history that Âé¶¹¹û¶³ has received a Grand Prize award.
Below is a full list of Âé¶¹¹û¶³’s student winners:
Grand Prize for Exceptional Achievement in Public Relations
- Olivia Koepp, for her work promoting The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
First Place Awards (8)
- Total Public Relations Campaign or Marketing Strategy – Olivia Koepp for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Social Media: Single Post – Olivia Koepp for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Photography: Field Portrait – Grace Watters for The Local
- News Writing: Series or Package – Kate Seaver and Sydney Pulliam for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Feature Writing: Single Article – Rebekah Crozier for The Local
- Feature Writing: Series or Package – Staff of The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Design: Magazine (Single Issue) – Staff of The Local
- Design: Magazine (Cover) – Staff of The Local
Second Place Awards (9)
- Social Media: Campaign or Event – Noelle Neader and Faith Holley for The Local
- Feature Photography: Series of Photos – Grace Watters for The Local
- Event Coverage: Single Photo – Meg Robinson for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Event Coverage: Series of Photos – Meg Robinson and Will Crawford for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Photography: Studio Portrait – Faith Holley for The Local
- Design: Newspaper (Single Issue) – Staff of The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Design: Magazine Spread – Grace Watters for The Local
- Mixed Media Coverage – Aly Durban for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson/SNN
- Electronic Publication – Staff of The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
Third Place Awards (9)
- Feature Photography: Single Photo – Mackenzee Simms for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Single Article: Non-Breaking News – Harper Harwell for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- News Writing: Opinion/Editorial – Courtney Robeson for The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Designed Element: Infographic – Ashleigh Jones and Faith Holley for The Local
- Design: Newspaper (Front Page) – Staff of The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Design: Yearbook Spread – Alison Williams for Entre Nous
- Overall Print Publication (Magazine) – The Local
- Overall Print Publication (Newspaper) – The Âé¶¹¹û¶³ Crimson
- Overall Print Publication (Yearbook) – Entre Nous