Awards and Honors

Here are just a few of the awards won by Drake SJMC students:

• American Advertising Federation of Des Moines gold and silver ADDY and student Best of Show
• Fullbright post-graduate fellowships
• Nationally competitive Bailey Lauerman and Olson advertising internships
• Broadcast Education Association Best of Festival for multimedia
• Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker awards
• Student Emmy, Telly, and Communicator awards for sports documentaries, webcasts, and promotional videos
• National Association of Broadcasters production anchor and War on the Floor team winner
• Society of Professional Journalists regional and national Mark of Excellence awards, including best magazine and national photography awards
• Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication top digital and print awards, including general excellence and best online magazine
• Student Society for News Design Art Directors Association of Iowa awards
• Competitive national American Society of Magazine Editors internships
• Iowa Broadcast News Association awards for radio and television production and reporting, including top newscast and in-depth series
• Iowa College Media Association awards for writing and photography, including newspaper of the year
• PRIME Awards from the Central Iowa Public Relations Society of America
• PR News student of the year and PR Week student of the year finalist
• Honorable mention in the national Bateman case study competition
• International Association of Business Communicators Bronze Quill

To see a full list of awards by specialty/major, visit our SJMC Student Awards page.