Published on October 30, 2024 Β 
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Mr. Beeson poses with 51½ΦΙδ journalism student publications.

51½ΦΙδ student journalists earned high honors at the 2024 Baptist Communicators Association (BCA) Student Media Awards, taking home 27 awards that highlight exceptional work in public relations, photography, social media, design and writing completed during the 2023-2024 academic year.

The BCA, which announced the winners this week, annually recognizes excellence in media across multiple categories. Among 51½ΦΙδ’s winners, Olivia Koepp received the Grand Prize for Exceptional Achievement in Public Relations for her work promoting The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson, marking the first time in recent history that 51½ΦΙδ has received a Grand Prize award.

Below is a full list of 51½ΦΙδ’s student winners:

Grand Prize for Exceptional Achievement in Public Relations

  • Olivia Koepp, for her work promoting The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson

First Place Awards (8)

  • Total Public Relations Campaign or Marketing Strategy – Olivia Koepp for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Social Media: Single Post – Olivia Koepp for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Photography: Field Portrait – Grace Watters for The Local
  • News Writing: Series or Package – Kate Seaver and Sydney Pulliam for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Feature Writing: Single Article – Rebekah Crozier for The Local
  • Feature Writing: Series or Package – Staff of The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Design: Magazine (Single Issue) – Staff of The Local
  • Design: Magazine (Cover) – Staff of The Local

Second Place Awards (9)

  • Social Media: Campaign or Event – Noelle Neader and Faith Holley for The Local
  • Feature Photography: Series of Photos – Grace Watters for The Local
  • Event Coverage: Single Photo – Meg Robinson for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Event Coverage: Series of Photos – Meg Robinson and Will Crawford for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Photography: Studio Portrait – Faith Holley for The Local
  • Design: Newspaper (Single Issue) – Staff of The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Design: Magazine Spread – Grace Watters for The Local
  • Mixed Media Coverage – Aly Durban for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson/SNN
  • Electronic Publication – Staff of The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson

Third Place Awards (9)

  • Feature Photography: Single Photo – Mackenzee Simms for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Single Article: Non-Breaking News – Harper Harwell for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • News Writing: Opinion/Editorial – Courtney Robeson for The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Designed Element: Infographic – Ashleigh Jones and Faith Holley for The Local
  • Design: Newspaper (Front Page) – Staff of The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Design: Yearbook Spread – Alison Williams for Entre Nous
  • Overall Print Publication (Magazine) – The Local
  • Overall Print Publication (Newspaper) – The 51½ΦΙδ Crimson
  • Overall Print Publication (Yearbook) – Entre Nous
 
51½ΦΙδ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 51½ΦΙδ is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 51½ΦΙδ enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 51½ΦΙδ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.