Awards

Below is a list of awards The Reflector has won. The list is not comprehensive.

National

Associated Collegiate Press

Clips & Clicks

Fall 2021: Jacob Walton, Bests Spots Photo, Third Place, “Backstroke”

Individual Awards:

Staff of The Reflector, 2021 Multimedia Story of the Year, Blog, Honorable Mention, “Election 2020 Live Blog”
Taylor Strnad, 2021 Multimedia Story of the Year, Interactive Graphic, Honorable Mention, “UIndy Tuition 2021-22”

Pacemaker:

Newspaper Pacemaker: 2009

Best of Show:

Best Newspaper (four-year campus, less than weekly): Second Place – 2019; Fourth Place – 2020
Best Website (four-year campus with 10,000 students or less): Fourth Place – 2019; Fifth Place – 2020
Best Rate Card or Media Kit: Third Place – 2019; Eighth Place – 2020
Staff of The Reflector, Best Website, Fifth Place – 2021
Staff of The Reflector, Best Newspaper, Fourth Place – 2021
Staff of The Reflector, Best Ad Rate Card, Eighth Place – 2021

All-American Honor Rating:

2017: Four Marks of Distinction for Coverage & Content, Writing & Editing, Layout & Design, and Leadership
2018: Four Marks of Distinction for Coverage & Content; Writing & Editing; Photos, Art & Graphics; and Layout & Design

College Media Association — Pinnacle Awards

Newspaper of the Year: Third Place – 2019
Best Online Infographic: Second Place – 2016
Nathan Herbst, Best Online Infographic, First Place, “2020 Election Results: Indiana Governor” – 2020
Staff of The Reflector, Best Social Media Page, Second Place, The Reflector Social Media Page – 2020

Society of Professional Journalists — Mark of Excellence National Competition

General News Reporting – 2019 (Finalist)
General News Photography – 2019 (Finalist)

Regional

Society of Professional Journalists — Mark of Excellence Competition — Region 5

Sports Writing – 2019 (Winner)
General News Photography – 2019 (Winner)
Editorial Cartooning – 2018 (Winner)
Sports Writing – 2019 (Finalist)
General News Reporting – 2019 (Two Finalists)
General News Photography – 2019 (Finalist)
Feature Photography – 2018 (Finalist
Sports Photography – 2019 (Two Finalists)
Photo Illustration – 2018 (Finalist)
The Reflector Staff, Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper- 2021 (Winner)
Photo Illustration – 2021 (Two Finalists)
Sports Photography – 2021 (Finalist)
The Reflector Staff, Best Affiliated Website – 2021 (Finalist)

State

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Spring 2021 Awards

The Reflector, Division II Newspaper of the Year, Second Place
Ethan Gerling, Best Entertainment Column, Second Place, “UIndy Entertainment Outlook: When to End a TV Show”
Taylor Strnad and Nathan Herbst, Best Entertainment Story, Third Place, “Studio Art Major Paints Mural at Books & Brews South Indy”
Noah Crenshaw, Best In-Depth Story, Third Place, “Indiana Facing a Variety of Domestic Terrorism Threats”
Kiara Conley, Best News Story, Second Place, “‘Murder Sheet’ Podcast Debuts with the 1970s Burger Chef Homicide Case”
Tony Reeves, Best Opinion Column, First Place, “The Problem with Police Training in the U.S.”
Nathan Herbst, Best Sports Column, First Place, “Being a Student-Athlete during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Column, Second Place, “Is UIndy’s GLVC Dominance an Issue?”
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Feature Story, First Place, “A Life of Basketball: Mickey and Shira Sasson’s Trip from Ashdod, Israel, to Indianapolis, Indiana”
Giselle Valentin, Best Sports News Story, Third Place, “Cross Country Prepares for GLVC Meets during COVID-19”
Staff of The Reflector, Best Staff Editorial, Second Place, “UIndy Could Have Done More to Protect Campus”
Jacob Walton, Best Feature Photo, First Place, “Faculty Artist Series”
Jayden Kennett, Best News Photo, First Place, “Protests in Downtown Indy”
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Photo, Second Place, “Basketball Player Celebrates”
Ethan Gerling, Best Editorial Cartoon, First Place, “Car Thefts Editorial Cartoon”
Justus O’Neil, Best Feature Page, Third Place, “Feb. 19, 2020, Feature Page”
Noah Crenshaw and Ethan Gerling, Best Front Page, Third Place, “Feb. 19, 2020, Front Page”
Noah Fields, Best Informational Graphic, Second Place, “COVID-19 Resources for UIndy Students”
Ethan Gerling, Best Informational Graphic, Third Place, “UIndy vs. COVID-19 PSA”
Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Design, First Place, “Oct. 21, 2020, Issue”
Staff of The Reflector, Best Single Issue, First Place, “Feb. 19, 2020, Issue”
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Page, Third Place, “Feb. 5, 2020, Sports Page”
The Reflector, Best in the Online Division, Third Place
Noah Crenshaw, Kiara Conley, and Tony Reeves, Best Blog, First Place, “May 30, 2020, Protests in Indianapolis”
Noah Crenshaw and Kiara Conley, Best Blog, Second Place, “Aftermath of May 30, 2020, Protests in Indianapolis”
Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Website, Third Place, The Reflector Online
Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Website Design, Third Place, The Reflector Online
The Reflector, Advertising Publication of the Year, Third Place
Taylor Strnad and Ethan Gerling, Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package, Second Place, “The Reflector Media Kit (2020-2021)”
Noah Crenshaw, Brook Baker Collegiate Journalist of the Year, Runner-Up

Spring 2022

Staff of The Reflector, Division II Newspaper of the Year, First Place, The Reflector
Justus O’Neil, Best News Story, First Place, “Campus Crime Addressed”
Giselle Valentin, Best News Story, Second Place, “UIndy Community Celebrates the Life of Koebe Clopton”
Kiara Conley, Best In-Depth Story, Second Place, “UIndy Dining Quality, Safety Questioned by Students, Supply Shortages from COVID Could Be to Blame”
Jacob Walton, Best Feature Story, First Place, “UIndy Alum Becomes One of the Biggest Sports Entertainment Personalities”
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Feature Story, Second Place, “Pilar Echeverria: UIndy’s Golf’s Outgoing Success Story”
Lucy Fields, Best Entertainment Column, First Place, “Inaccurate Film Representation Reinforces Stereotypes, Spreads Misinformation”
Olivia Cameron, Best Entertainment Column, Second Place, “The U.S. Needs Paid Parental Leave for Everyone”
Giselle Valentin, Best Sports Column, First Place, “Athletes Are Human Too, Why Mental Health Matters in Sports”
Kiara Conley, Best Sports Column, Second Place, “Inequality Shown in Treatment to Women’s Basketball during 2021 March Madness to More. . . .”
Olivia Cameron, Best Review, Second Place, “‘Eternals’ Movie Review”
Justus O’Neil, Best Review, Third Place, “‘Malignant’ Movie Review”
Kassandra Darnell, Best Front Page Design, Second Place, Sept. 29, 2021, Issue
Giselle Valentin, Best Sports Page Design, First Place, Dec. 15, 2021, Issue
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Page Design, Third Place, April 14, 2021, Issue
Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Design, First Place, April 28, 2021, Issue
Kiara Conley, Best News Photography, First Place, “FedEx Shooting Vigil”
Jacob Walton, Best News Photography, Second Place, “Celebration of Life”
Jacob Walton, Best Feature Photography, Second Place, “Taming of the Shrew”
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Photography, First Place, “Men’s Soccer Celebration”
Kiara Conley, Best Informational Graphic, First Place, “COVID Safety Plan for Fall Semester”
Nathan Herbst, Best Informational Graphic, Second Place, “COVID-19 Vaccine Info”
Olivia Cameron, Best Illustration, First Place, “Parental Leave in the U.S.”
Ethan Gerling, Best Illustration, Second Place, “2020: A Year in Review”
Jazlyn Gomez, Best Editorial Cartoon, First Place, “Racism on Campus”
Jazlyn Gomez, Best Editorial Cartoon, Second Place, “Dining Issues on Campus”
Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Website Design, First Place, The Reflector Online
Noah Crenshaw, Best House Ad, Third Place
Taylor Strnad, Best Rate Card, Second Place, Reflector Rate Card
Taylor Strnad, Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package, First Place, Reflector Media Kit
Staff of The Reflector, Advertising Publication of the Year, Third Place, The Reflector

Society of Professional Journalists — Best in Indiana Journalism Contest

Breaking News Reporting: Second Place – 2020
Sports Reporting: Third Place – 2020
Editorial Writing: First Place – 2020
News Photography: Second Place – 2020
Page One or Cover Design: Third Place – 2020
Best Design Other Than Page One or Cover: Second Place – 2020
Graphics or Illustration: Third Place – 2020
Jazlyn Gomez, Best Feature Story, Third Place, “Alum Nominated for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Award” – 2021
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Reporting, Third Place, “Dana Youssef: Excellence in Both Academics, Athletics”- 2021
Olivia Cameron, Best Editorial Writing, Second Place, “U.S. Needs Paid Parental Leave for Everyone” – 2021
Jacob Walton, Best News Photography, Third Place, “Koebe Celebration of Life” – 2021
Jacob Walton, Best Sports Photography, First Place, “Men’s Soccer NCAA Regional Win” – 2021
Kassandra Darnell, Best Page One or Cover Design, Second Place, Sept. 29 Front Page – 2021
Kiara Conley, Best Page One or Cover Design, Third Place, March 10 Front Page – 2021
Staff of The Reflector, Best Journalism Website, Third Place, The Reflector Online – 2021

Last Updated: Oct. 24, 2020