Loyola University New Orleans students receive prestigious local and national awards in advertising, public relations and journalism. They also compete for scholarships recognizing their work in these fields.
Student Award Winners (external)
2019-2020
Hearst Journalism Awards, Television News
Lily Cummings, Seventh Place, 2020
Best Presentation of Faith on Campus - Single Article, Catholic Press Association, Emma Ruby, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2020
Best Writing – Single Story News, Catholic Press Association, Erin Snodgrass, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2020
Current Events Affecting Student Life - Television, Catholic Press Association, JC Canicosa, "Maroon Minute", 2nd Place, 2020
Best Writing – Single Story Feature, Catholic Press Association, Rose Wagner, The Maroon, Honorable Mention, 2020
Best use of Multimedia for Storytelling, Catholic Press Association, Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, Honorable Mention, 2020
Best University Student Publication, Catholic Press Association- “The Maroon”, Editor Erin Snodgrass, 2020
Breaking News Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Lily Cummings and Andres Fuentes, 2020
Finalist: Erin Snodgrass, 2020
General News Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Winner: Gabriella Killett and Caroline Budd, 2020
Finalist: Erin Snodgrass, 2020
In-Depth Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Rose Wagner, 2020
Finalist: Erin Snodgrass, 2020
Feature Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Emma Ruby, 2020
Finalist: Rose Wagner, 2020
Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Finalist: Gabriela Carballo, 2020
Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Loyola Maroon – Staff of Loyola Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans, 2020
Breaking News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Andres Fuentes, 2020
Feature Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Andres Fuentes, 2020
Finalist: Michael Bauer, 2020
General News Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Alexandria Whitten, 2020
Sports Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Sabelo Jupiter, 2020
Television General News Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Finalist: Tess Rowland, 2020
Television Breaking News Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12
Winner: Lily Cummings, Loyola University New Orleans
Features Photo, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Michael Bauer, The Maroon, First Place, 2020
Features Photo, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, Second Place, 2020
Features Photo, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Emma Ruby, The Maroon, Third Place, 2020
Breaking News, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Rose Wagner, The Maroon, Third Place, 2020
General Excellence, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Erin Snodgrass, The Maroon, Second Place, 2020
Website, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Erin Snodgrass, The Maroon, Second Place, 2020
Video, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Tess Rowland, The Maroon, First Place, 2020
Video, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Lily Cummings, The Maroon, Third Place, 2020
Multimedia Package, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, First Place, 2020
Multimedia Journalist, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Jillian Oddo and Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, First Place, 2020
College Best of Show- Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, The Maroon, 2020
College Best of Show-Video, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors Michael Bauer, The Maroon, 2020
No. 7 Best College Newspaper, the Princeton Review, The Maroon, 2019
2018-2019
Community News Reporting, New Orleans Press Club, Tyler Wann, Loyola News Service, 1st Place, 2019
Community News Reporting, New Orleans Press Club, J.C. Canseco, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Breaking News Story, Louisiana Press Association, Caleb Beck, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Breaking News Story, Louisiana Press Association, Mairéad Siobhán and A. Sofia Samayoa, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Breaking News Story, Louisiana Press Association, Rhon Ridgeway, The Maroon, 3rd Place, 2019
Best Feature Story, Louisiana Press Association, India Yarborough, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Feature Story, Louisiana Press Association, Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, 3rd Place, 2019
Best News Story, Louisiana Press Association, Mairéad Siobhán, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best News Story, Louisiana Press Association, JC Canicosa, The Maroon, 3rd Place, 2019
Best Single Editorial, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best Single Editorial, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Single Editorial, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 3rd Place, 2019
Best Sports Story, Louisiana Press Association, Brian Wollitz, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best Sports Story, Louisiana Press Association, Jillian Oddo, The Maroon, 3rd Place, 2019
Best Feature Photo, Louisiana Press Association, Angelo Imbraguglio, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best Feature Photo, Louisiana Press Association, Julia Santos, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Photo Package (3 or more photos), Louisiana Press Association, Angelo Imbraguglio, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best Photo Package (3 or more photos), Louisiana Press Association, Julia Santos, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Overall Website, Louisiana Press Association, Riley Katz, The Maroon online, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Web Project, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best News Video, Louisiana Press Association, Anna Knapp, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best News Video, Louisiana Press Association, Anna Knapp, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
General Excellence, Louisiana Press Association, Riley Katz and Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, 1st Place, 2019
Best Front Page, Catholic Press Association, Ariel Landry, The Maroon, 1st place, 2019
Best Use of Graphics with an Article, Catholic Press Association, Ariel Landry, The Maroon, 2nd place, 2019
Best Presentation of Faith on Campus -Single Article, Catholic Press Association, Christian Willbern, The Maroon, 1st place, 2019
Best Presentation of Faith on Campus -Single Article, Catholic Press Association, India Yarborough, The Maroon, 3rd place, 2019
Best Presentation of Faith on Campus -Single Article, Catholic Press Association, Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, Honorable Mention, 2019
Best Use of Multimedia for Storytelling, Catholic Press Association, Ron Ridgeway, The Maroon Online, 2nd place, 2019
Best Use of Multimedia for Storytelling, Catholic Press Association, Catie Sanders, The Maroon Online, Honorable Mention, 2019
Best Single Photo - Digital Format, Catholic Press Association, Julia Santos, The Maroon Online, 1st Place, 2019
Best Writing – Single Story Feature, Catholic Press Association, Daniel Schwalm, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2019
Best Writing – Single Story Feature, Catholic Press Association, Mairéad Siobhán, The Maroon, 3rd Place, 2019
Best University Student Publication, Catholic Press Association, Sydney Holmes and Andres Fuentes, The Maroon, Honorable Mention, 2019
Ad Person of the Year: Student, American Advertising Federation - New Orleans Chapter, Mathew Pashby, 2019
Silver ADDY, American Advertising Federation - New Orleans Chapter, Staff, the Shawn M. Donnelley Center for Nonprofit Communication, 2019
Flambeaux Award, Public Relations Association of Louisiana - New Orleans Chapter, Staff, the Shawn M. Donnelley Center for Nonprofit Communication, 2018
Best College Media Outlet of the Year (four-year), College Media Association Pinnacle Awards, The Maroon, 2018
Conference Diversity Fellow, Society for Features Journalism, Anum Siddiqui, 2018
Multimedia Journalist of the Year, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Rhon Ridgeway and Tess Rowland, 2018
Best Feature, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Riley Katz, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
Best Editorials, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Tyler Wann and Nick Reimann, 2018
Best of Show, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Riley Katz, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
Feature Photo, 1st place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Julia Santos, 2018
Best Feature, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Tyler Wann, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
Best Website, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Riley Katz and Andres Fuentes, LoyolaMaroon.com, 2018
Best Multimedia Package, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Media Editors, Brian Wollitz, 2018
Breaking News Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Caleb Beck, 2018
Sports Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Brian Wollitz and Seán Brennan, 2018
Feature Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Angelo Imbraguglio, 2018
Online News Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Caleb Beck, 2018
Online Feature Reporting, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Brian Wollitz and Seán Brennan, 2018
Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Sidney Holmes and Andres Fuentes, The Loyola Maroon, 2018
Best All-Around Television Newscast, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Amy Ngo, "The Maroon Minute," 2018
Breaking News Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 Students, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Rhon Ridgeway, 2018
In-Depth Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 Students, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Mairéad Siobhan, 2018
In-Depth Reporting (Small) 1-9,999 Students, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Seán Brennan, 2018
Feature Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Andres Fuentes, 2018
Sports Writing (Small) 1-9,999 Students, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Jillian Oddo, 2018
Editorial Writing, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Nick Reimann and Tyler Wann, 2018
Feature Photography (Small) 1-9,999 Students, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Julia Santos, 2018
Television Feature Reporting, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Anna Knapp, 2018
Online News Reporting, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists Region 12, Mairéad Siobhán and A. Sofia Samayoa, 2018
2017-2018
Entry of the Year, 1st place, Catholic Press Association, Danielle Garcia, 2018
Best Story: Video Journalism, 1st place, Catholic Press Association, Danielle Garcia, 2018
Best Story - Catholicism, 1st place, Catholic Press Association, Lacinea McBride, 2018
Graphic Art or Photograph, 1st place, Catholic Press Association, Paola Amezquita, 2018
Online Multimedia, Honorable Mention, Catholic Press Association, Lester Duhé, 2018
Newspaper, 1st Place, General Excellence, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2018
Best Feature Story, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Sidney Holmes, 2018
Best News Story, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Colleen Dulle and Haley Pegg, 2018
Best News Story, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Colleen Dulle, 2018
Best News Story, 3rd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Ryan Micklin, 2018
Best Editorial, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Sean Brennan, 2018
Best Editorial, 3rd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Nick Reimann, 2018
Best Sports Story, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Ryan Micklin, 2018
Best Sports Column, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, JC Canicosa, 2018
Best Layout and Design, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Natasha Dotiwala, 2018
Best Layout and Design, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Haley Hynes, 2018
Best Feature Photo, 3rd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Andrew Callaghan, 2018
Best Overall Website, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2018
Best Video, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Daniella Garcia, 2018
Best Video, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Lester Duhé, 2018
Video, 1st place, Viewer's Choice Short Film, The NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) Ethics in Action Video Competition, Janae Torrence, 2018
Video, 1st place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Colleen Dulle, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
Website, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Starlight Williams and Nick Reimann, LoyolaMaroon.com, 2018
Features Photography, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Barbara Brown, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
TV Feature Story, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Danielle Garcia, The Maroon Minute, 2018
Layout and Design 1nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Naasha Dotiwala, The Maroon, 2018
Features Photography, 2nd place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Barbara Brown, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
Best Affiliated Web Site, finalist (small), Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Starlight Williams and Nick Reimann, LoyolaMaroon.com, 2018
Television News General Reporting, finalist (small), Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Danielle Garcia, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
General News Photography, finalist (small), Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Andrew Callaghan, The Maroon, 2018
Best All-Around Daily Newspaper, finalist (small), Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Starlight Williams and Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2018
Sports Writing, finalist (small), Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Bryan Wollitz and Ryan Micklin, The Maroon, 2018
Feature Writing, 1st place (small), Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Colleen Dulle, Loyola Student News Service, 2018
National Student Advertising Competition, 3rd place, District 7, American Advertising Federation, Loyola Ad Team, 2018
Breaking News, 1st place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Nick Reimann, 2018
Video News Package, 1st place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Lester Duhé, 2018
Video News Package, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Danielle Garcia, 2018
Podcast, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Danielle Garcia, The Wolf, 2018
Secondary Coverage, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anthony Alongi, 2018
Breaking News, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Nick Reimann, 2018
Breaking News, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Starlight Williams, The Maroon, 2018
Ethics in Action Video Competition, Finalist, NASBA Center for the Public Trust, Edwin Unzalu, Valeria Kawas and Rosalia Esteva, 2017
Best College Media Organization, 2nd place, College Media Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Best Mobile App, 2nd place, College Media Association, Staff, The Maroon Mobile, 2017
Best Editorial Illustration, Honorable Mention College Media Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Briefs Writing, 1st place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Art/Illustration, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
News Page Design, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Op-Ed or News Analysis Page Design, 3rd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Design Portfolio of Work, 3rd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Naasha Dotiwala, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial Writing, CM, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
General Feature Writing, CM, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Starlight Williams, The Maroon, 2017
Headline Writing, CM, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Art/Illustration Hand Drawn, CM, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Art/Illustration Hand Drawn, CM, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Best Advertising Rate Card, 3rd place, College Media Advisers, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Best Online Ad, Honorable Mention, College Media Association, Staff, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best Newspaper in the Nation, 5th place, Princeton Review, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Best College Media Organization, College Media Advisers, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Best Editorial Illustration, College Media Advisers, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Briefs Writing, 1st place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Art/Illustration, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
News Page Design, 2nd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Op-Ed or News Analysis Page Design, 3rd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Design Portfolio of Work, 3rd place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Naasha Dotiwala, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial Writing, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
General Feature Writing, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Starlight Williams, The Maroon, 2017
Headline Writing, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Art/Illustration Hand Drawn, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Art/Illustration Hand Drawn, Certificate of Merit, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
2016-2017
Breaking News, 3rd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Sports Feature, 3rd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Gabe Garza, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial, 2nd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Sean Brennan, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial Illustration/Cartoon, 2nd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Best Headline, 1st Place, New Orleans Press Club, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Breaking/Spot News, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Breaking/Spot News, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Lawson Box, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
Sports Enterprise/Feature, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Sean Brennan, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
Sports Enterprise/Feature, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Gabe Garza, The Maroon, 2017
Feature, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Editorials, first place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, The Maroon, 2017
Spot News Photos, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Starlight Williams, The Maroon, 2017
Layout and Design, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Naasha Dotiwala, The Maroon, 2017
Website, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Starlight Williams and Colleen Dulle, The Maroon Online, 2017
Video, first place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Rachael Espaillat, Taylor Galmiche, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
Video, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Taylor Evans, The Maroon, 2017
Video, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Gabe Garza, The Maroon, 2017
Multimedia package, first place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Multimedia package, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Colleen Dulle, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
Multimedia package, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Taylor Galmiche and Rachel Espaillat, The Maroon, 2017
General Excellence, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Mary Graci and Colleen Dulle, The Maroon, 2017
College News Bureau-Features, First Place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Ysabel Lola, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
College News Bureau-Features, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Danielle Garcia, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
Sportscast or Sports Program, third place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, The Maroon Minute, 2017
News Story, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Gabe Garza, The Maroon Minute, 2017
Multimedia package, second place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Marie Simoneaux, Zach Brien, Gabe Garza, The Maroon Online, 2017
Video Website, first place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Colleen Dulle and Starlight Williams, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best News Graphic Designer in the South, 2nd Place, Southeast Journalism Conference, Naasha Dotiwala, The Maroon, 2017
Best College Video News Program in the South, 3rd Place, Southeast Journalism Conference, Loyola Student News Service, 2017
Best College Website in the South, 5th Place, Southeast Journalism Conference, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best News Writer in the South, 8th Place, Southeast Journalism Conference, Emily Branan, The Maroon, 2017
Best Feature Writer in the South, 8th Place, Southeast Journalism Conference, Caleb Beck, The Maroon, 2017
Best College Newspaper in the South, 10th Place, Southeast Journalism Conference, The Maroon, 2017
Best All Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper, winner, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Mary Graci, Colleen Dulle, The Maroon, 2017
Breaking News Reporting (small), winner, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Breaking News Reporting (small), finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Marie Simoneaux, Gabriel Garza, Zach Brien, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial Writing, winner, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Feature Writing (small), finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Feature Writing (small), finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Danielle Garcia, The Maroon, 2017
General News Reporting, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Colleen Dulle, The Maroon, 2017
In-Depth Reporting, finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Sports Writing (small), winner, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Marie Simoneaux, The Maroon, 2017
Sports Writing (small), finalist, Society of Professional Journalists, Region 12, Gabriel Garza, The Maroon, 2017
Best Interstitial, 1st, College Media Business and Advertising Managers, The Maroon, 2017
Best Video ad, 15 seconds or shorter, 2nd, College Media Business and Advertising Managers, The Maroon, 2017
Best self promotional ad black and white, HM, College Media Business and Advertising Managers, The Maroon, 2017
Bateman Competition, PRSSA, Honorable Mention, SMC Bateman Team, 2017
The District 7 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), Second Place, American Advertising Federation, SMC Ad Team, 2017
Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J., Postgraduate Media Fellowship, America Media, Colleen Dulle, 2017
Class of Most Promising Multicultral Students, American Advertising Federation, Angelic Williams, 2017
General Excellence, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Starlight Williams and Colleen Dulle, The Maroon, 2017
Best Overall Website, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Nick Reimann and R. Gage Counts, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best Non-Video Element - News and Feature, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Danielle Garcia, The Wolf of Loyno, 2017
Best Feature Story, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Danielle Garcia, The Maroon, 2017
Best News Story, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Rachael Espaillat and Taylor Galmiche, The Maroon, 2017
Best Sports Story, Third Place, Louisiana Press Association, Mary Graci and Gabriel Garza, The Maroon, 2017
Most Effective Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Second Place, Naasha Dotiwala and Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Best News Photo, Second Place, Louisiana Press Association, Starlight Williams, The Maroon, 2017
Staff Generated Black and White Ad, Second Place, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Staff Generated Color Ad, First Place, Louisiana Press Accusation, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Staff Generated Color Ad, Second Place, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Staff Generated Color Ad, Third Place, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Best Video Element - News and Feature, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Gabriel Garza, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best Video Element - News and Feature, Second Place, Louisiana Press Association, Mark Robinson, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best Video Element - News and Feature, Third Place, Louisiana Press Association, Rachael Espailliat, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best Online Advertisement - Single Ad, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon Online, 2017
Best Online Advertisement - campaign, First Place, Louisiana Press Association, Staff, The Maroon Online, 2017
Breaking News, 3rd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Nick Reimann, The Maroon, 2017
Sports Feature, 3rd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Gabe Garza, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial, 2nd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Sean Brennan, The Maroon, 2017
Editorial Illustration/Cartoon, 2nd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Best Headline, 1st Place, New Orleans Press Club, Staff, The Maroon, 2017
Video Journalism, first place, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Rachael Espaillat, The Maroon Online, 2017
News Writing, first place, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Emily Branan, The Maroon, 2017
Catholicism, first place, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Colleen Dulle, The Maroon, 2017
Video Journalism, second place, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Gabriel Garza, The Maroon Online, 2017
Online Multimedia, honorable mention, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Mark T. Robinson, The Maroon Online, 2017
Graphic Art or Photograph (single), Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Anna Dobrowolski, The Maroon, 2017
Catholicism, honorable mention, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, Collen Dulle, The Maroon, 2017
Typography: overall look of the entire paper, 1st Place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Emily Andras, The Maroon, 2016
Editorial Cartoon, 1st Place, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Katherine Richard, The Maroon, 2016
College Enterprise/Investigative, 2nd Place, La./Miss. Associated Press Managing Editors, Mark Robinson, The Maroon, 2016
College Editorials, 1st Place, La./Miss. Associated Press Managing Editors, Gage Counts and Lauren Stroh, The Maroon, 2016
Second place for Best Mobile App, The College Media Association Pinnacle awards, Colleen Dulle and Mary Graci, 2016
Second place for Best Rate Card, The College Media Association Pinnacle awards, Kadija Aziz, 2016
Third place for Best Front Page, The College Media Association Pinnacle awards, Naasha Dotiwala, 2016
Second place for Best News Page or Spread, The College Media Association Pinnacle awards, Naasha Dotiwala, 2016
Second place for Best Opinion/Editorial Page Design, The College Media Association Pinnacle awards, Naasha Dotiwala 2016
All American with 5 marks of distinction, Associated Collegiate Press, The Maroon, 2016,
Fifth place for Best Brochure/Rate Card, The Associated Collegiate Press, Khadija Aziz, 2016
Sixth Place for Multimedia Story of the Year, The Associated Collegiate Press, Mark T. Robinson, 2016
Eighth Place for Feature Story of the Year, The Associated Collegiate Press, Nicholas Reimann, 2016
2015-2016
Best Headline, 1st Place, New Orleans Press Club, The Maroon, 2016
Best Editorial, 1st Place, New Orleans Press Club, Lauren Stroh, The Maroon, 2016
Ashton Phelps Sr. Memorial Award, New Orleans Press Club, Lauren Stroh, The Maroon, 2016
Best Editorial Illustration, 1st Place, New Orleans Press Club, Naasha Dotlwala, The Maroon, 2016
Best Use of Facebook, 1st Place, New Orleans Press Club, Lester Duhe, The Maroon, 2016
Best Feature Photography, 3rd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Zach Brien, The Maroon, 2016
Best Cover, 3rd Place, New Orleans Press Club, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, 2016
Best Front Page, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2016
Best Editorial Page, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2016
Best Feature Story, 3rd Place, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2016
Best News Story, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Rebeca Trejo, The Maroon, 2016
Best News Story, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Mark Robinson, The Maroon, 2016
Best News Story, 3rd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Lauren Saizan, The Maroon, 2016
Most Effective Use of a Graphic on a Single Page, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, 2016
Most Effective Use of a Graphic on a Single Page, 3rd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Naasha Dotlwala, The Maroon, 2016
Best Headline, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2016
General Excellence, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Mary Graci, The Maroon, 2016
Staff Generated Black and White Ad, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Khadija Aziz, The Maroon, 2016
Staff Generated Color Ad, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Khadija Aziz, The Maroon, 2016
Best Overall Website, 2nd Place, Louisiana Press Association, Mary Graci, The Maroon, 2016
Best Online Ad - Static, 1st Place, Louisiana Press Association, Khadija Aziz, The Maroon, 2016
College Layout and Design, 2nd Place, La./Miss. Associated Press Managing Editors, Karla Rosas and Naasha Dotlwala, The Maroon, 2016
College Website, 2nd Place, La./Miss. Associated Press Managing Editors, Mary Graci, The Maroon, 2016
General Excellence, 2nd Place, La./Miss. Associated Press Managing Editors, Nia Porter and Mary Graci, The Maroon, 2016
Hermes Creative Awards, Gold award, Button for SMC Networking Night 2015, “Licensed to Succeed/Agents of Success”
Best Catholicism Article, 1st Place, Catholic Press Association, Samantha Eroche, The Maroon, 2016
Best Graphic Art, 2nd Place, Catholic Press Association, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, 2016
Best in U.S., 2nd Place, Public Relations Student Society of America, Edward Wroten, Leanne Reisz, Shea Hermann, Sophia Masone and Morgan Ballard for “Second Line of Defense,” Bateman Campaign, 2016
Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, The Maroon, 2016.
General New Reporting, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Loyola Student News Service, 2016.
General News Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Marie Simoneaux, The Maroon, 2016
General News Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Marie Simoneaux, The Maroon, 2016
Breaking New Reporting, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Kristen Stewart, Loyola Student News Service, 2016
In-Depth Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Rebecca Trejo, The Maroon, 2016
In-Depth Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Mark Robinson, The Maroon, 2016
Online News Reporting, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Taylor Evans and Allyson Aleksey, Loyola Student News Service, 2016
Feature Writing, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Louise De Vaney, Loyola Student News Service, 2016
Feature Writing, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Zayn Abidin, Loyola Student News Service, 2016
Sports Writing, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Mark Robinson, The Maroon, 2016
Sports Writing, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Mark Robinson, The Maroon, 2016
Editorial Writing, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Lauren Stroh and Gage Counts, The Maroon, 2016
Online Feature Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Burke Bischoff, Loyola Student News Service, 2016
Silver Addy Award, Annual Report or Brochure, Julia Cross' "Edible Schoolyard Brochure," Ad Club of New Orleans, 2016
Best of Show, Student, Integrated Campaigns/Consumer Campaign, Pizzaz Advertising's "Loyola University New Orleans for There For You," Ad Club of New Orleans, 2016
Gold Medal, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, The Maroon, 2016
Pacemaker for Excellence in Journalism, The Maroon, 2015
Best College Newspaper, 4th place nationally, The Maroon, Princeton Review, 2015
2nd place, Best Cartoon, The Maroon, Associated Collegiate Press, 2015
3rd place, Best rate card, The Maroon, Associated Collegiate Press 2015
Honorable mention, Best front page, The Maroon, Associated Collegiate Press 2015
9th place, Best of show, The Maroon, Associated Collegiate Press, 2015
1st place, Art/Illustration: hand drawn, Katherine Richard, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
1st place, Editorial Cartoons, Katherine Richard, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
1st place, Briefs Writing, Staff, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2nd place, Headline Writing, Staff, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
Certificate of Merit, Headline Writing, Staff, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2nd place, Art/Illustration: computer generated, Carla Rosas, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2nd place, Caption Writing, Staff, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2nd place, Typography: the look of one page, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2nd place, Editorial Page Design, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2nd place, Op/Ed Page Design, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
Certificate of Merit, Overall Design, Emily Andras and Karla Rosas, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
Certificate of Merit, Page-One Design, Emily Andras, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
Certificate of Merit, Personality Profile, Whitney Woods, The Maroon, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, 2015
2014-2015
1st place, Partnership, Laura Beatty and Lisa Collins for, Loyola News Service and Melinda Morris for Nola.com, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
1st place, Cartoon, Katherine Richard, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
1st place, Infographics – Writing, Emily Andras, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
2nd place, Infographics – Writing, Staff, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
1st place, Editorial Illustration, Topher Daniel, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
2nd place, Editorial Illustration, Katherine Richard, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
3rd place, Headline Writing, Staff, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
3rd place, Still Photography General News, David Walden, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
3rd place, Editorial Writing, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
2nd place, Editorial Writing, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
3rd place, Community News, Burke Bischoff, Loyola News Service, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
2nd place, Community News, Daniela Garcia, Loyola News Service, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
2nd place, Email Updates, Staff, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
3rd place, Graphics and Animation, Staff, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2015
Best in U.S., 1st Place, Public Relations Student Society of America, Katie Collier, Chelsea Cunninghma, Kenney Motley, Martin Quintero and NiRey Reynolds, “Geaux Home,” Bateman Campaign, 2015
2nd Place, AAF District 7 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC), Alexandra Cabrera, Hannah Gomez Farias, Preston Scott Hill, Mary Kate Hutchinson, Jordan Matthew Nabizadeh, Janeicia LaMonica Neely, Alexandra M. Olivier, Katherine K OToole, Rachel L Saferstein, Zivi N. Sokolic, Jourdan Webb and Angelic Williams, 2015
Best Presenter, AAF District 7 National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC),
Alexandra M. Olivier, 2015
Gold Addy Award, Carolina Abrahams, American Advertising Federation, 2015
Silver Addy Award, Graham Blackhall, American Advertising Federation, 2015
Silver Addy Award, Gabriela Caceres, American Advertising Federation, 2015
Gold Crown, Gold, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, The Maroon, 2015
Gold Medal, Gold, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, The Maroon, 2015
Fifth Best College Newspaper, Princeton Review, The Maroon, 2015
All American Ranking, Associated Collegiate Press, The Maroon, 2015
First Place, General Excellence, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2015
First Place, Best Front Page, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2015
First Place, Best Photo Package, Louisiana Press Association, Zach Brien, 2015
First Place, Best Staff Generated Black and White Ad, Louisiana Press Association, Enjoli Gilbert, 2015
First Place, Best Overall Website, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2015
First Place, Best Multimedia element, Louisiana Press Association, Mary Graci, 2015
Second Place, Best Multimedia element, Louisiana Press Association, Mark Robinson, 2015
Third Place, Best Multimedia element, Louisiana Press Association, Jamie Nguyen, 2015
First Place, Best Online Ad, Single Ad Static, Louisiana Press Association, Enjoli Gilbert, 2015
First Place, Best Online Ad Single Animated, Louisiana Press Association, Enjoli Gilbert, 2015
First Place, Best Online House Ad or Campaign, Louisiana Press Association, Enjoli Gilbert, 2015
Second Place, Best Use of Graphic Design on a Single Page, Louisiana Press Association, The Maroon, 2015
Second Place, Best Sports Story, Louisiana Press Association, Mark Robinson, 2015
Second Place, Best Staff Generated Color Ad, Louisiana Press Association, Enjoli Gilbert, 2015
Third Place Best Feature Story, Louisiana Press Association, Skyllarr Trusty, 2015
Third Place Best News Story, Louisiana Press Association, Lester Duhe, 2015
Second Place, General Excellence, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, The Maroon, 2015
Second Place, Best College Website, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, LoyolaMaroon.com, 2015
Second Place, Best College Breaking/Spot News, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Colleen Dulle, Mary Graci, Davis Walden, Zach Brien, 2015
Second Place, Best College Editorials, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Karla Rosas, 2015
Second Place, Best College Feature Photos, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Zach Brien, 2015
Second Place, Best College Layout and Design, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Emily Andras and Karla Rosas, 2015
Third Place, Best College Spot News Photo, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors, Zach Brien, 2015
Feature Writing (Small School), National SPJ Mark of Excellence, Finalist, Emily Andras, 2015
Feature Photography (Small School), National SPJ Mark of Excellence, Finalist, Zach Brien, 2015
Best Student Magazine, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Shannon Donaldson and Melanie Potter, 2015
Best Affiliated Website, Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, The Maroon Online, 2015
Feature Photography (Small), Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Zach Brien, 2015
General News Reporting (small), Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Lester Duhé, 2015
Feature Writing (Small), Winner, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Emily Andras, 2015
Best all around nondaily student newspaper, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Aaren Gordon and Topher Balfer, 2015
Best All-Around Television Newscast, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, The Maroon Minute, 2015
Online Feature Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Burke Bischoff, 2015
Online News Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Burke Bischoff, 2015
Online News Reporting, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Colleen Dulle, 2015
General News Reporting (small), Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Alicia Serrano, 2015
In-Depth Reporting (small), Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Ashley Fruge, 2015
Editorial Writing, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Karla Rosas, 2015
Breaking News Photography, Finalist, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Zach Brien, 2015
1st place, Editorial Page Design: Portfolio of work, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Jessica DeBold, 2015
1st place, Editorial Page Design: Single Page, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Jessica DeBold, 2015
1st place, Briefs Writing, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2015
1st place, Caption Writing, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2015
2nd place, Headline Writing, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2015
2nd place, Typography: Overall Look of the Entire Paper, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2015
Certificate of Merit, Editorial Writing, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Jessica DeBold, 2015
Certificate of Merit, Overall Design, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Staff, The Maroon, 2015
2nd place, Best College Newspaper, South East Journalism Conference, The Maroon Minute, 2015
4th place, Best College Website, South East Journalism Conference, The Maroon Online, 2015
7th place, Best College Magazine, South East Journalism Conference, The Wolf, 2015
7th place, Best College Video Feature Program, South East Journalism Conference, Loyola Lagniappe, 2015
1st place, Best Magazine Writer, South East Journalism Conference, Melanie Potter, 2015
1st place, Best Newspaper Page Designer, South East Journalism Conference, Emily Andras, 2015
1st place, Best News Editorial Artist, South East Journalism Conference, Katherine Richard, 2015
4th place, Best Magazine Layout Designer, South East Journalism Conference, Shannon Donaldson, 2015
4th place, Best Press Photographer, South East Journalism Conference, Zach Brien, 2015
4th place, Best Opinion/Editorial Writer, Karla Rosas, The Maroon, South East Journalism Conference, 2015
5th place, Best Sports Writer, Mark Robinson, The Maroon, South East Journalism Conference, 2015
7th place, Best News Graphic Designer, Emily Andras, The Maroon, South East Journalism Conference, 2015
1st place, Best Fundraising Idea, The Maroon, College Media Business and Advertising Managers, 2015
2nd place, Best Video Ad (10 sec. or less), The Maroon, College Media Business and Advertising Managers, 2015
4th place, Best Editorial Cartoon, The Maroon, Associated Collegiate Press, Katherine Richard, 2014
2013-2014
Best College Newspaper, 5th place nationally, The Maroon, Princeton Review, 2014
All American Rating, The Maroon, Associated Collegiate Press Association, 2014
Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment Award, Lucy Dieckhaus, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
1st place, Editorial Writing, The Maroon Staff, National SPJ Mark of Excellence, 2014
2nd place, Editorial Writing, Sam Winstrom, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2014
3rd in U.S., Public Relations Student Society of America, Alden Woodhull, Lindsey Rousselle, Shermicia Calice, Natalie Masone, Ashley Ureta, “Pay Easy in the Big Easy,” Bateman Campaign, 2014
Gold Addy Award, Ophelia Battle, American Advertising Federation, New Orleans, 2014
Silver Addy Award, Ophelia Battle, American Advertising Federation, New Orleans, 2014
Best of Show, Ophelia Battle, American Advertising Federation, New Orleans, 2014
Gold Addy Award, Graham Blackall , American Advertising Federation, New Orleans 2014
Honorable Mention, Best Special Section, Shannon Donaldson, The Wolf, Business and Advertising Managers Association, 2014
Innovation of the year, Aaren Gordon, The Maroon Minute, Press Club of New Orleans, 2014
1st place, Community News, Nia Porter, The Maroon, Press Club of New Orleans, 2014
1st place, In-depth Reporting (small), Lucy Dieckhaus, The Maroon, SPJ Honors Award, 2014
Finalist, Best Affiliated Website, Devinn Adams, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
Finalist, Feature Photography (small), Eric Knoepfler, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
Finalist, Best Student Magazine, Shannon Donaldson, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
Finalist, Photo Illustration, Susana Aramburu, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
Finalist, Photo Illustration, Sam Winstrom, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
Finalist, Best All Around Nondaily Newspaper, Sam Winstrom and Aaren Gordon, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
Finalist, General News Reporting (small), Nia Porter, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
1st place, Editorial Writing, The Maroon, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, 2014
2nd place, Editorial Writing, The Maroon, Louisiana/Mississippi Press Managing Awards 2014
3rd place, Editorial Writing, The Maroon, Louisiana/Mississippi Press Managing Awards 2014
1st place, Investigative Reporting, Lucy Dieckhaus, The Maroon, Louisiana/Mississippi Press Managing Awards 2014
3rd place, Feature Photo, Wadner Pierre, The Maroon, Louisiana/Mississippi Press Managing Awards 2014
1st place, Feature Story, Sam Winstrom, The Maroon, Louisiana/Mississippi Press Managing Awards 2014
3rd place, General Excellence, Sam Winstrom and Aaren Gordon, The Maroon, Louisiana/Mississippi Press Managing Awards 2014
1st place, Best Editorial Page, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
2nd place, Best Feature Story, Lauren Irwin, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
1st place, Best Feature Story, Sam Winstrom, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
1st place, Best Overall Website, Devinn Adams for the Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
1st place, Best Sports Story, Etefia Umana, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
3rd place, General Excellence, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
1st place, Individual Editorial Cartoon, Katherine Richard, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
1st place, Most Effective use of a Graphic, The Maroon, Louisiana Press Association 2014
Student Anvil Award, Bateman Team, Public Relations Society of America, New Orleans, 2013
2nd Place, Story of the Year, Lucy Dieckhaus, Associated Collegiate Press, 2013
2012-2013
Best in U.S., 1st Place, Public Relations Student Society of America, Dwayne Fontenette, Haley Humiston, Leah Whitlock, Charles La Rock, "Step up, Reach Out", Bateman Campaign, 2013
Regional award, 4th Place, American Advertising Federation, Ad Team 2013, "Paint Smarter" Campaign
New Orleans Press Club, 3rd Place, Best Info Graphic, Precious Esie, The Maroon, 2013
New Orleans Press Club, 2nd Place, Best Cartoon, Sydney Barbier, The Maroon, 2013
New Orleans Press Club, 3rd Place, Best Editorial, Daniel Quick, The Maroon, 2013
New Orleans Press Club, Best Special Section, The Maroon, 2nd Place, 2013
Gold ADDY, 1st Place, Ad Club of New Orleans, Ad Team 2012, TV Commercial "Speed Date"
Best in Show, 1st Place, Ad Club of New Orleans, Ad Team 2012, TV Commercial "Speed Date"
National Best Feature Writing, Top 3, National SPJ Mark of Excellence, Shannon Donaldson, The Maroon
Breaking Sports Reporting, 2nd Place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors Award, Karl Gommel, The Maroon
Editorial Writing, 3rd Place, Louisiana/Mississippi Associated Press Managing
Editors Award, Daniel Quick, The Maroon
Finalist, Associated College Press Story of the Year Award, Lucy Dieckhaus, The Maroon
Feature Writing (small), 3rd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Shannon Donaldson, The Maroon
General News Reporting (small), 1st Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Shannon Donaldson, The Maroon
General News Reporting (small), 2nd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Aaren Gordon, The Maroon
Non-Fiction Magazine Article (small), 3rd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Vannia Zelaya, The Maroon
Sports Writing (small), 1st Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Hasani Grayson, The Maroon
Sports Writing (small), 2nd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Karl Gommel, The Maroon
Sports Writing (small), 3rd Place, SPJ Mark of Excellence Award, Karl Donaldson, The Maroon
For more student award winners, see our archives.
Kappa Tau Alpha
Since 1990, numerous students have been inducted into Kappa Tau Alpha, the college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. In 2015, the chapter was renamed in honor of professor emeritus Dr. Larry Lorenz, who founded the KTA chapter at Loyola.
2019
Bridget Burkley
Louisa Hurt
MacKenzie Lord
Asha Thomas
Story Vreeland
2018
Julia E. Cross
Nicholas S. Reimann
Sean H. Brennan
India Adair Yarborough
Julianna M. Lydon
Crysten Yvette Price
Janae A. Torrence
Alison R. Towell
2017
Patricia C. Butler
2016
Johanna F. Duggan
Lauren E. Saizan
Leanne M. Reisz
Edwin J. Unzalu
Zayn Abidin
Camille G. Didelot-Hearn
2015
Janeicia Neely
Mary C. Dulle
Marie A. Simoneaux
Chelsea E. Cunningham
Emily M. Branan
Angelic L. Williams
Ashley T. Galmiche
2014
Zivi Sokolic
Mary Graci
Emma Reid
Burke Bischoff
Lucille Dieckhaus
Ashley Ureta
Allison McEligott
Shannon Donaldson
Cameron Hill
2013
Sarah M. Drew
Alden C. Woodhull
Alaina M. Meynard
Leah C. Whitlock
Cherie L. LeJeune
2012
Zainab Aziz
Alexandra Broussard
Paige Hinrichs
Lauren Irwin
Danielle Latimer
Madison Robison
Vannia Zelaya
2011
Mallory E. Asp
Yvonne E. Cappel-Vickery
Jolie K. Curley
Alexandra M. Ernst
Kate E. Gremillion
Masako M. Hirsch
Kelsey E. Pabst
Leslie Gale Parr (Faculty)
Kylie E. Tregre
Monique M. Verdin
Katherine L. Villavicendcio
2009
Allison Becnel
Trevor Cassidy
Emily Gelpi
Thomas Macom
Briana Prevost
Mallory Smith
2008
Andrea Castillo
Caitlin R. Clifford
Catherine D. Cotton
Nora H. Ferrarone
Annick Megie
Ramon A. Vargas
2007
Christopher L. Benninger
Jessica N. Chevis
Rebecca Y. Do
Katherine R. Eisenhart
Beatriz A. Galindo
Emily A. Hilbig
Jennifer M. John
Anthony J. Magee
Marquise M. Montague
Mollie B. Partesotti
Mary E. Pendarvis
Angela V. Reed
Kelly L. Roth
Jordan C. Schneider
Katie M. Sporer
Student Awards (INTERNAL)
SMC students are recognized annually with awards and scholarships, presented at the spring honors convocation. Past winners' names are displayed on plaques in the lounge area of the 3rd floor of the Communications/Music Complex on the main campus. Awards and scholarships and their winners from 1972 to 2018 (as available) are listed here.
Scholarships
Advertising Club of New Orleans Scholarship
Each year the Ad Club of New Orleans selects the recipient of the Allen B. Watts Student Scholarship among currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate level students attending an accredited university or college in the New Orleans area and studying advertising, marketing, communications, or a related field. This $1000 scholarship awards outstanding students who are active within their school and community. The application includes student information, along with cumulative GPA, and a personal 300-word essay.
Winners will be recognized at the May Ad Club Luncheon.
Contact Dr. Álvaro Bootello at bootello@loyno.edu for questions and to receive an application.