These awards recognize outstanding work produced by student journalists at the University of St. Thomas. From investigative reporting to multimedia production and broadcast excellence, these students have consistently been recognized for their creativity, storytelling, and journalistic integrity. This list compiles the awards received from the 2021-2022 to the 2024-2025 academic years, highlighting remarkable contributions.
2024-2025
Minnesota Newspaper Association- Best Newspaper Contest
- Website- First Place
- Hard News- Second Place
- Government/Public Affairs Reporting, Third Place– Owen Larson
- Investigative Reporting- Second Place
- Best Use of multimedia, First place– Owen Larson
- Sports photo, Third place– Sumaii Gemechu
College Student Production Awards- NATAS Upper Midwest
- Hard News Report, Nominee- Adam Mueller
Eric Sevareid Awards
- Soft Feature, First Place– Adam Mueller
Mark of Excellence Awards
- Feature Writing, Finalist- Kevin Lynch, Elizabeth Dickey
- In-depth reporting, Finalist– Adam Mueller
- Sports Writing, Finalist– Adam Mueller, Evan Neubauer
- News Videography, Winner– Adam Mueller
- Food/Restaurant Journalism, winner– Kevin Lynch, Anna Brennan
2023-2024
Minnesota Newspaper Association- Best newspaper Contest
- Website- First place
- Public Affairs/ Government reporting, First Place– Anya Capistrant- Kinnery, Brenda Cabral Limon
- Use of infographics– Diana Zaharia
- Sports Story, Second Place– Cam Kaufmann, Sam Larson
- Columnist, Third place– Macy Berendsen
Eric Sevareid awards
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion– Award of Merit
- General News Reporting, Winner– Kevin Lynch, Errol Mickelson
- Science/Environment/Climate reporting, Winner– Abby Madsen, Maddy Orr
2022-2023
Minnesota Newspaper Association- Best Newspaper Contest
- Best Website- First Place
- Best Use of Multimedia- First place
- Best use of Multimedia- Third place
- Local Breaking News Coverage- First Place
- Government/ Public affairs reporting- Second Place
- Editorial- third place
- Sports Story- third place
College Student Production Awards- NATAS Upper Midwest
- News Report- Two Nominations
Eric Sevareid Awards- Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association
General Reporting- Award of Merit
Mark of Excellence Awards
- Best Independent Online Student Publication- Finalist
- Sports writing- Winner
- Sports Photography, Winner- Orney Walker
2021-2022
Minnesota Newspaper Association- Best newspaper contest:
- Arts and Entertainment Story, Second Place– Owen Larson, Molly Heimel
- Best Use of Multimedia, First Place– Justin Amaker, Leila Weah, Irene Shin, Sam Larson
- Columnist, Third Place– Maddie Peters
- Human Interest Story, Second Place– Sawyer Rutan, Burke Spizale, Justin Amaker
- Local Breaking News Coverage, First Place
- News Photo, First Place
- Sports Feature Story, Third Place
- Website, Third Place
Mark of Excellence Awards- Society of Professional Journalists
- Best Independent Online Student Publication- Finalist
- Breaking News Reporting- Winner
- Broadcast/Online Feature Videography- Winner
- Broadcast/Online News Videography- Finalist
- Editorial Writing- Finalist
College Student Production Awards- NATAS Upper Midwest
- News Report: Serious News- Crystal Pillar
- Arts & Entertainment/Cultural Affairs- Nomination
- Newscast- Nomination
- News Report: Light news- nomination
