2018 Awards & Recognition

Awards we have received from professional journalism organizations as well as distinguished recognition showcasing our success. Student Media works hard to represent Utah State University and stand apart from the rest and we appreciate your support.

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College Media Business and Advertising Managers (CMBAM)

Awards
  • Best Special Section (for Football Preview) - 2nd Place

Honorable Mentions

  • Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot (15 seconds or shorter)
  • Best Sponsored Content or Native Advertising (for Bowl Mania sponsored with MayMoes)

Utah Press Association (UPA)

First Place
  • Best Sports Column–Daniel Hansen
  • Best Lifestyle Page–The Utah Statesman
  • Best Community Event–Carter Moore
  • Best Sports Story–Thomas Sorenson

Second Place
  • Best Special Section–The Utah Statesman
  • Best Website–The Utah Statesman

Third Place
  • Best Editorial–The Utah Statesman
  • Best Editor’s Column–Logan Jones
  • Best Front Page–The Utah Statesman
  • Best Sports Photograph–Erica McNeill
  • Best Sports Page

Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

First Place
  • Newspapers - Division B
    • Best Newspaper–The Utah Statesman Staff
    • Editorial–The Utah Statesman Staff
    • Religion/Values– Alison Berg

Second Place
  • Arts and Entertainment–Miranda Lorenc for “USU professor talks about feminism and diversity in media at Salt Lake Comic Con’s FanX”
  • Series–Alison Berg for “Torrey Green: Through the eyes of others”; “Torrey Green: The stories behind the accusations”

Third Place
  • Government–Carter Moore–“DREAMing of a better future”
  • Spot News–Alison Berg–“Department of Justice investigating USU for Title IX Practices”
  • Military–Dillan Passmore–“A vigil for the lives lost in battle”
  • Sports Column–Daniel Hansen–“On the flip side of the storybook ending”

Mark of Excellence Award

Finalists

  • Sports Column Writing–Daniel Hansen for “On the flipside of a storybook ending”, “End of the Jalen Moore era”, and “Crossroads of Utah State football.”

Winners

  • Sports Column Writing–Logan Jones for “A personal thank you to the man in the odd cap”, “Rayshad Lewis owes you nothing” and “Nothing but respect for those who kneel.”
  • In-Depth Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students–Alison Berg and Carter Moore for “$8 million of Huntsman school differential tuition being spent without input from students who pay it.”