Awards

Associated Collegiate Press

Winner - Newspaper Pacemaker
The Pendulum
Sept. 14, 2022; Feb. 15, 2023; and April 5 editions

Winner - Online Pacemaker
Elon News Network
elonnewsnetwork.com

Winner - Multiplatform Pacemaker
Elon News Network

Honorable Mention - Reporter of the Year
Margaret Faust
Elon University professor, Iraqi native wants to return home
Dating, disclosing sexually transmitted infections on Elon University's campus
Women's contribution to history acknowledged at every grade level in Alamance Burlington School System

Honorable Mention - News/Breaking News Photo
Joseph Navin
Election night

Honorable Mention - Sports Game/Action Photo
Clare Grant
Elon Softball vs. North Carolina Central

Honorable Mention - Multimedia News Story
Nyah Phengsitthy
Extra enforcement: Elon University sees more parking regulation across campus

3rd Place - Multimedia Feature Story
Thomas Denome
Down to ride

2nd Place - Multimedia Sports Story
Jacob Kisamore
Elon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond

Honorable Mention - Interactive Graphic
Thomas Denome
Bicycle Crashes in the Piedmont Triad, 2007-2021

Honorable Mention - Podcast
Margaret Faust
ENN Radio: Womens' contributions to history acknowledged across Alamance-Burlington School System

1st Place - Blog
Staff
LIVE BLOG: Midterm election results in Alamance County, North Carolina

2nd Place - Blog
Staff
LIVE BLOG: Tracking Ian

4th Place - Broadcast News Story
Joanna Dwyer
Town of Elon Fire Department seeks new ladder, fire truck

3rd Place - Broadcast Feature Story
Naomi Washington
Elon University student wraps up his first year with a hometown hobby

3rd Place - Broadcast Sports Story
Mason Willett
Elon University athlete heals through lacrosse, teammate support

Honorable Mention - Broadcast Sports Story
Max Wallace
Elon baseball fights cancer with haircuts

Honorable Mention - Newspaper Front Page Design
Erin Martin
April 26, 2023 edition

1st Place - Informational Graphic Design
Erin Martin
Elon's revolving door

Green Eyeshade Awards

2nd Place - Best News Writer in the South
Ryan Kupperman

3rd Place - Best News Reporter in the South
Nyah Phengsitthy

Society of Professional Journalists

National Finalist - Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from Feb. 16, April 6 and April 27

National Finalist - Sports Writing
Jacob Kisamore
Elon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond

Society of Professional Journalists Region 2

Winner - Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from Feb. 16, April 6 and April 27

Winner - Best All-Around Television Newscast
Elon Local News
March 28, 2022

Winner - Breaking News Reporting
Sophie Rosenthal
Ian's interruption: Elon students, families work around storm

Winner - Feature Writing
Kyra O'Connor
Gibsonville's first female-owned tattoo studio leaves its mark

Winner - Sports Writing
Jacob Kisamore
Elon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond

Winner - Breaking News Photography
Luke Johnson
Weaver fertilizer plant fire

Winner - General News Photography
Clare Grant
ABSS celebrates first day of new school year

Winner - Feature Videography
Erin Martin
Buddhist monk completes green tara sand mandala

Winner - Television Feature Reporting
Margaret Faust
Graham, NC community remembers 9/11

Finalist - Television Sports Reporting
Erin Martin
Day in the life of a college golfer

Finalist - Best Use of Multimedia
Staff
Elon University move-in

Finalist - Feature Photography
Cooper Lyon
Otis the duck

Finalist - General News Reporting
Naomi Washington
Upcoming tuition increase pushes local Elon University students to look into commuting

North Carolina College Media Association

Best of Show - Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from Feb. 16, 2022, and April 6, 2022

Best of Show - Online
Elon News Network
elonnewsnetwork.com

1st Place - Digital Storytelling
Annemarie Bonner
Behind the badge

Honorable Mention - Digital Storytelling
Erin Martin
After three days, Buddhist monk destroys his own creation in message of impermanence

2nd Place - Digital Storytelling
Jacob Kisamore
Elon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond

2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page Design
Caroline Mitchell
International Edition cover

1st Place - Single- or Two-Page Design
Nyah Phengsitthy
A living library

1st Place - Feature Writing
Ryan Kupperman
Get to know the overnight Elon University staff

1st Place - News Writing
Ryan Kupperman
2022 Preliminary Report reveals areas of concern in Elon University's multifaith engagement

3rd Place - Sports Writing
Nyah Phengsitthy
Billy Taylor to serve as new Elon University men's basketball head coach

Honorable Mention - Illustration/Graphic
Caroline Mitchell
Environmental impacts of consumer behavior

Honorable Mention - Illustration/Graphic
Erin Martin
A look into Elon University's accepted student demographics

Associated Collegiate Press

Winner - Newspaper Pacemaker
The Pendulum
Nov. 10, 2021; Feb. 16, 2022; and April 27, 2022 editions

Finalist - Online Pacemaker
Elon News Network
elonnewsnetwork.com

Winner - Multiplatform Pacemaker
Elon News Network

1st Place - News/Breaking News Photo
Luke Johnson
Women's March

Honorable Mention - Environmental Portrait
Luke Johnson
East Burlington residents

Honorable Mention - Multimedia News Story
Mackenzie Wilkes
Soluble solutions

1st Place - Multimedia Feature Story
Michael Asch
A community divided

Honorable Mention - Photo Slideshow
Staff
Elon University celebrates Holi

4th Place - Informational Graphic
Nyah Phensitthy
Quarantines to mandates: Elon University COVID timeline

3rd Place - Social Media Reporting
Jacob Kisamore
Elon Softball vs. Delaware

3rd Place - Broadcast News Story
Ashlyn Deloughy
Campus construction

1st Place - Broadcast Feature Story
Ellis Chandler
Burlington's Mystery Machine

5th Place - Broadcast Sports Story
Erin Martin
Elon dance team headed to nationals

Honorable Mention - Broadcast Sports Story
Erin Martin
Day in the life of an Elon golfer

2nd Place - Newspaper Best of Show Award
The Pendulum
Sept. 21, 2022

2nd Place - Website Best of Show Award
Elon News Network
www.elonnewsnetwork.com

2nd Place - Broadcast News Program Best of Show Award
Elon Local News
Oct. 3, 2022

5th Place - Print Design Best of Show Award
Caroline Mitchell
Page 1, Sept. 28, 2022

2nd Place - Photojournalism Best of Show Award
Jacob Kisamore
Elon University men's soccer posts seventh shutout of season

5th Place - Photojournalism Best of Show Award
Cooper Lyon
Otis the duck

2nd Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show Award
Margaret Faust
Alamance-Burlington School System begins 2022-23 academic year

6th Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show Award
Haley Phelps
Burlington hosts first mental health summit

1st Place - Broadcast Feature Story Best of Show Award
Margaret Faust
Graham community remembers 9/11

2nd Place - Broadcast Feature Story Best of Show Award
Ellis Chandler
All That JAS celebrates 20 years Of business

1st Place - Broadcast Sports Story Best of Show Award
Mason Willett
Elon football wins fifth straight game

8th Place - Social Justice Reporting Best of Show Award
Lucy Samuels
LGBTQIA Histories and Future of Alamance County

1st Place - Blog Best of Show Award
Staff
LIVE BLOG: Tracking Ian

7th Place - Podcast Best of Show Award
Claire Schoenfeld
ENN Radio Sept. 23, 2022

College Media Association

1st Place - Newscast
Elon Local News
March 28, 2022

1st Place - Sportscast
Elon Local News
May 5, 2022

Honorable Mention - Sports Section
The Pendulum
Aug. 25, 2021; Nov. 10, 2021; March 2, 2022 editions

Honorable Mention - Coverage of Faith
Ryan Kupperman
Elon University Hillel pushes to represent growing Jewish community on academic calendar

2nd Place - Special Section
The Pendulum
Black History Month Edition

Green Eyeshade Awards

1st Place - Best Newscast
ELN Morning
Sept. 9, 2021

2nd Place - Best Newscast
ELN Morning
Feb. 18, 2021

1st Place - Breaking News Coverage / Television
Staff
Elon Students At-Risk Midterm Reports Exposed In Mass Email

3rd Place - Breaking News Coverage / Television
Staff
March 11, 2021

2nd Place - Best Designer in the South
Nyah Phengsitthy

2nd Place - Best Feature Writer in the South
Nyah Phengsitthy

2nd Place - Best News Reporter in the South
Nyah Phengsitthy

Hearst Journalism Awards Foundation

15th Place - Investigative Writing
Grace Terry
Women coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports

North Carolina College Media Association

Best of Show - Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from Feb. 17, 2021, and Sept. 8, 2021

Best of Show - Online
Elon News Network
elonnewsnetwork.com

1st Place - Digital Storytelling
Courtney Weiner, Abby Gibbs, Samantha Casamento and Amanda Gibson
Under their wings

Honorable Mention - Digital Storytelling
Mackenzie Wilkes
A taxing divide

1st Place - Feature Writing
Nyah Phengsitthy
Elon University's growing campus brings adaptability concerns for students with physical disabilities

2nd Place - Feature Writing
Kyra O'Connor
Explaining impostor syndrome

1st Place - Illustration/Graphic
Nyah Phengsitthy
How we've changed in four years

3rd Place - Illustration/Graphic
Caroline Bunder
Australians have ended mass killings, so why can't Americans?

2nd Place - News Writing
Mackenzie Wilkes
Addressing chemicals in the Haw River

1st Place - News Writing
Nyah Phengsitthy
Without a trace

1st Place - Opinion Writing
Shannon Seignious
Did your activism help or hinder the fight for justice?

3rd Place - Opinion Writing
Alysha Camm
Australians have ended mass killings, so why can't Americans?

1st Place - Photography
Luke Johnson
Pro-choice protesters

3rd Place - Photography
Clare Grant
Men's basketball

1st Place - Single- or Two-Page Design
Nyah Phensitthy and Clare Grant
Commencement edition cover

2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page Design
Ted Thomas
Top 10 articles of the year

1st Place - Sports Writing
Caitlin Rundle
Changing the game: name, image, likeness

Associated Collegiate Press

Winner - Online Pacemaker
Elon News Network
elonnewsnetwork.com

Winner - Newspaper Pacemaker
The Pendulum
Nov. 18, 2020; Feb. 10, 2021; Feb. 17, 2021; and March 31, 2021 editions

Honorable Mention - Feature Photo
Abby Gibbs
Under their wings

Honorable Mention - Broadcast News Story
Isabella Seman
One Year Since Chabad Shooting On Yom Kippur At Elon University

5th Place - Broadcast Sports Story
Jon Sarver
Elon University Football Seniors Stepping Up During Delayed Season

Honorable Mention - Broadcast Sports Story
Ellis Chandler
Elon's Only Feature Twirler Plays With Fire

3rd Place - Breaking News Story
Christian Galvano and Kyra O'Connor
Multiple marchers arrested, pepper sprayed in Graham at march for voting rights and justice

Honorable Mention - Illustration
Caroline Bunder
Stop mass shootings

2nd Place - Multimedia News Story
Mackenzie Wilkes
A taxing divide

2nd Place - Multimedia Feature Story
Courtney Weiner, Abby Gibbs, Samantha Casamento and Amanda Gibson
Under their wings

1st Place - Multimedia Sports Story
Grace Terry
Women coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports

Honorable Mention - Photo Slideshow
Jakob Reuter
Elon's devoted beekeeper

Honorable Mention - Podcast
Anna Terry
ENN Radio, April 12, 2021

5th Place - Blog
Staff of Elon News Network
Winter storm brings freezing rain to Elon University, Alamance County

Honorable Mention - COVID-19 Broadcast News or Features
Grace Terry
Random testing process at Elon University

2nd Place - COVID-19 Online News or Features
Mackenzie Wilkes
Navigating Faith in a Pandemic

2nd Place - COVID-19 Design/Visual
Nyah Phengsitthy and Clare Grant
Commencement Edition Cover

1st Place - Newspaper Best of Show Award
The Pendulum
Sept. 22, 2021

1st Place - Website Best of Show Award
Elon News Network
elonnewsnetwork.com

3rd Place - Broadcast News Program Best of Show Award
Elon Local News
Sept. 20, 2021

2nd Place - Live Blog Best of Show Award
Staff
Winter storm brings freezing rain to Elon University, Alamance County

1st Place - Podcast Best of Show Award
Anna Terry
ENN Radio, April 12, 2021

3rd Place - Photojournalism Best of Show Award
Luke Johnson
Women's March in Washington, D.C.

5th Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show Award
Haley Phelps
Fall Sustainability Week begins at Elon University

2nd Place - Multimedia News/Feature Best of Show Award
Mackenzie Wilkes
A taxing divide

Radio-Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas

2nd Place - Student TV News Producing
ELN Morning
April 8, 2021

2nd Place - Student Feature Reporting
Maeve Ashbrook
Healing power of horses

2nd Place - Student TV Weathercast
Baylor Rodman, Emery Eisner
The Weather Update with Baylor Rodman

1st Place - Ken White Best Student Newscast
Elon Local News
Nov. 2, 2020

College Media Association

2nd Place - Sports Section
The Pendulum
Aug. 9, 2020; Oct. 21, 2020; April 21, 2021 editions

2nd Place - Four Year TV Station of the Year
Elon Local News
Nov. 2, 2020; Nov. 3, 2020; March 25, 2021 productions

1st Place - Sports Multimedia Story
Grace Terry
Women coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports

3rd Place - Comic Strip
Sam Porozok
Comic Sams

Honorable Mention - Newspaper Feature Page/Spread
Nyah Phengsitthy
Wrapped in a reusable bow

Honorable Mention - Newspaper Sports Page/Spread
Nyah Phengsitthy
A semester without sports

1st Place - Newspaper Photo Page/Spread
Caroline Bunder & Nyah Phengsitthy
A look at Elon's devoted beekeeper

3rd Place - Video Newscast
Elon Local News
Nov. 2, 2020

3rd Place - Multimedia Breaking News Story
Jack Norcross & Grace Terry
Pro-Trump parade drives through Elon University's campus

2nd Place - Multimedia Feature Story
Courtney Weiner, Abby Gibbs, Samantha Casamento and Amanda Gibson
Under their wings

Hearst Journalism Awards Foundation

17th Place - Digital News/Enterprise Story
Mackenzie Wilkes
Navigating faith in a pandemic

8th Place - Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition
Elon University

North Carolina College Media Association

1st Place - Digital Storytelling
Maria Ramirez Uribe, Alexandra Roat, Marielle Wanner, Jack Norcross
Offering Benevolence

1st Place - Opinion Writing
Kennedy Boston
Elon's response to the Trump convoy is woefully inadequate

1st Place - Photography
Grace Terry
ABSS teachers, families grapple with online learning

2nd Place - Illustration/Graphic
Caroline Bunder
Battling Zoom fatigue

2nd Place - News Writing
Kyra O'Connor
Knowing the signs: understanding what human trafficking is

2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page Design
Ted Thomas
Pages 6-7, March 4, 2020

3rd Place - Digital Storytelling
Anton Delgado
Life after registration

3rd Place - Feature Writing
Christian Galvano
Elon programs help extend education's reach

3rd Place - Illustration/Graphic
Ted Thomas
Voter turnout surges in Alamance County

3rd Place - Opinion Writing
Trinity Dixon
Ready and resilient?

3rd Place - Photography
Clare Grant
Elon University junior and pitcher Jared Wetherbee

3rd Place - Sports Writing
Colby Cook
Recruitment in the age of coronavirus: A different look at Friday night lights

Best of Show - Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from March 4, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2020

Best of Show - Online
Elon News Network
www.elonnewsnetwork.com

Honorable Mention - Feature Writing
Mackenzie Wilkes
Navigating faith in a pandemic

Honorable Mention - Illustration/Graphic
Nyah Phengsitthy
Why masks are great

Honorable Mention - Sports Writing
Caitlin Rundle
One Elon basketball player's experience with race in athletics

Society of Professional Journalists

National Finalist - Best Affiliated Web Site
Elon News Network
www.elonnewsnetwork.com

National Finalist - Best All-Around Student Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from March 4, 2020, Sept. 30, 2020 and Nov. 4, 2020

National Finalist - General News Reporting
Grace Terry
Elon University ranks #371 for social mobility

Society of Professional Journalists Region 2

Finalist - Best All-Around Television Newscast
Elon Local News
Oct. 26, 2020 Broadcast

Finalist - Breaking News Photography
Clare Grant
I Am Change March

Finalist - Feature Writing
Christian Galvano
Elon programs help extend education's reach

Finalist - Online In-Depth Reporting
Anton Delgado
Life after registration

Winner - Best Affiliated Web Site
Elon News Network
www.elonnewsnetwork.com

Winner - Best All-Around Student Newspaper
The Pendulum
Issues from March 4, 2020, Sept. 30, 2020 and Nov. 4, 2020

Winner - General News Reporting
Grace Terry
Elon University ranks #371 for social mobility

Winner - Online In-Depth Reporting
Anton Delgado
Shorthanded Specialists Struggle to Address the Resurgence of Leprosy in Brazil

Winner - Video Game Reporting
Lauren Singles
Activating online success with eSports