Society of Professional Journalists

2024 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Nareg Agopian
  Winner, Sports Photography, “Football vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps”
• Samira Felix, Brittany Snow, Sarah Van Buskirk
  Winner, In-Depth Reporting (Small Colleges), “Future of January Interterm”
• Kelli Makenna Kuttruff
  Winner, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Local houses go all out for Halloween”
• Anabel Martinez, Brandi Peters
  Winner, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Bon Appetit workers push administrators to help in wage fight”
• Samira Felix, Sarah Van Buskirk
  Finalist, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “New President Mahdavi shares personal, professional plans”
• Kelli Makenna Kuttruff
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Faculty, staff to receive 2% raises amid 7.9% inflation”
• Amanda Torres
  Finalist, Feature Photography, “Headbanging at the Glass House”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Taylor Moore
  Finalist, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “The sweet archives of the Candy Wrapper Museum“

Foothill Community News:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Michelle Roldan
  Finalist, Television Breaking News Reporting, “Kaiser Permanente Strike“

2022 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Campus Times Staff
  Finalist, Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Small Colleges)
• Jaydelle Herbert
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “University will hold in-person commencement event in June”

2021 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Andrew Alonzo
  Winner, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Man detained in sexual battery case”
• Jocelyn Arceo
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “University begins coronavirus response plans”
• Alondra Campos
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Pandemic and virtual semester mean deep budget cuts with possibly more to come”
• Brianna Estrada
  Finalist, In-Depth News Reporting (Small Colleges), “DACAmented”
• Deja Goode
  Finalist, General Column Writing (Small Colleges)
• Brianna Estrada, Christine D. Insigne, Arianna Rodriguez
  Winner, Podcast (Small Colleges), “DACAmented”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Emily J. Sullivan
  Finalist, COVID-19 Newspaper, Magazine and Online Coverage (Small Colleges), “Diaries of a Modern Plague”

2020 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Campus Times Editorial Board
  Winner, Editorial Writing (Small Colleges)
• Layla Abbas, Jocelyn Arceo, Danielle DeLuna, Aryn Plax
  Winner, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “FBI, LVPD investigate hate crimes”
• Danielle DeLuna
  Winner, Editorial Cartooning (Small Colleges)
• Joey Matsuzawa
  Winner, Sports Writing (Small Colleges), “Bill would let college athletes profit”
• Veronyca Norcia
  Winner, Sports Photography (Small Colleges), “Ortega leads Leos in SCIAC victory”
• Ariel Torres
  Winner, Breaking News Photography (Small Colleges), “Vigil honors grief and healing after hate crimes”
• Layla Abbas
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Law school to downgrade to California Bar accreditation”
• Jocelyn Arceo
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Student back after charges dropped”
• Jocelyn Arceo
  Finalist, General Column Writing (Small Colleges)
• Molly Garry
  Finalist, General News Photography (Small Colleges), “Cultural graduation”
• Molly Garry
  Finalist, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Bringing the storm”
• Rex Sample
  Finalist, Sports Writing (Small Colleges), “Student athletes fight back against burnout”
• Ashley Villavicencio
  Finalist, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Fashioning a fabulous quinçeanera”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Jaren Cyrus
  Winner, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Chicken Charlie”
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Finalist, Best Student Magazine, “Winter 2019”

2019 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Catalina Diaz
  Finalist, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Brickford makes a leap in frog science”

Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Christian Shepherd
  Winner, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “La Verne earthquake rattles students’ nerves”
• Catalina Diaz
  Winner, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Brickford makes a leap in frog science”
• David Gonzalez, Jaycie Thierry
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “California wildfire coverage”
• Aryn Plax
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “House explosion shakes Claremont”
• Christian Shepherd
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “La Verne facility housing children of immigrants held at border”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Spencer Croce
  Finalist, Magazine Nonfiction Story, “First Line of Defense”

2018 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Brooke Grasso, Gabriella Chikhani
  Winner, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Historic building collapses in Pomona”
• Giovanna Z. Rinaldo
  Winner, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Title IX rolled back”
• Giovanna Z. Rinaldo
  Finalist, Sports Writing (Small Colleges), “Student to compete in Deaflympics”
• Giovanna Z. Rinaldo
  Finalist, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Health student overcomes slavery, homelessness”
• Campus Times Staff
  Finalist, Best Affiliated Website (Small Colleges)

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Emily Lau
  Finalist, Best Non-Fiction Magazine Article (Small Colleges), “La Verne’s Water War/La Verne’s Water: Is It Safe?”
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Finalist, Best Affiliated Website (Small Colleges)

2017 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Kristina Bugante
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Living the Diversity Mission”

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Kristina Bugante
  Winner, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Living the Diversity Mission”
• Jolene Nacapuy
  Winner, Sports Reporting (Small Colleges), “Women athletes face body criticism”
• Emily Lau
  Finalist, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Fighting the Status Quo”
• Emily Lau, Celene Vargas
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Protestors speak out against Trump”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Helen Arase
  Finalist, Magazine Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Flight on Wheels”
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Finalist, Best All-Around Student Magazine (Small Colleges), “Winter 2016”

Foothill Community News:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Daniela Jamies, Sandra Velarde
  Winner, Television In-Depth Reporting (Small Colleges), “Growing Up Together”
• Alexandra de Leon, Lauren Harchut
  Finalist, Television In-Depth Reporting (Small Colleges), “How Safe is Safe?”

Society of Professional Journalists:

• University of La Verne
  Outstanding Campus Chapter Award (Region 11)

2016 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Jolene Nacapuy, Cody Luk
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Flames engulf Pomona building”

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Karla Rendon
  Winner, Breaking News Photography (Small Colleges), “Pomona fire”
• Kristina Bugante
  Winner, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Nathan Gonzalez portrait”
• Karla Rendon
  Winner, General News Photography (Small Colleges), “Arrest for public intoxication”
• Helen Arase
  Winner, Sports Photography (Small Colleges), “Football team breaks La Verne records on way to historic season, 2nd Series”
• Jolene Nacapuy, Cody Luk
  Winner, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Flames engulf Pomona building”
• Kellie Galentine
  Winner, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Tuition to rise 4.9 percent”
• Karla Rendon
  Finalist, Breaking News Photography (Small Colleges), “Pilot crashes at Brackett Field”
• Jolene Nacapuy
  Finalist, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “The beast is flamed”
• Jolene Nacapuy
  Finalist, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Phis get pied”
• Kristina Bugante
  Finalist, Feature Photography (Small Colleges), “Mourners honor attack victims”
• Jolene Nacapuy
  Finalist, Sports Photography (Small Colleges), “Kingsmen splash past Leopards in overtime”
• Jolene Nacapuy
  Finalist, Sports Photography (Small Colleges), “Be Perfect volleyball tournament”
• Kellie Galentine
  Finalist, In-Depth Reporting (Small Colleges), “Fixing the mirror: Peering Into Body Image Issues”
• Elizabeth Ortiz
  Finalist, In-Depth Reporting (Small Colleges), “Mental health matters: Disorders to think about”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Staff
  Finalist, Best Student Magazine, “Summer 2015”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Bianca Zapata, Crystal Villegas, Monica Oroz
  Finalist, Television Feature Reporting, “Mikano Dance Studio”

2015 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Helen Arase
  Winner, General News Photography (Small Colleges), “President Obama names part of San Gabriel Mountains a national monument”
• Helen Arase
  Winner, Sports Photography (Small Colleges), “Leopards lose third straight game”
• Mariela Patron
  Winner, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Demystifying Disabilities”
• Katie Madden
  Winner, In-Depth Reporting (Small Colleges), “The Courage to Heal”
• Kristina Bugante, Mariela Patron
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Adjunct faculty unionization coverage”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Jetske Wauran
  Winner, Television News and Feature Photography, “Depression: The Hidden Struggle”
• Jetske Wauran
  Finalist, Television In-Depth Reporting, “Depression: The Hidden Struggle”
• Christian Reina, Scott Feuerhelm, Armando Tapia
  Finalist, Television Feature Reporting, “Harrison McIntosh”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Jetske Wauran
  Finalist, Television News and Feature Photography, “Depression: The Hidden Struggle”

2014 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Karla Rendon, Kat Simonelli
  Finalist, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Fire chars 17 acres in Claremont”
• Robert Penalber, Kat Simonelli
  Finalist, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “New dean plans rehab for law school / Bar passage rate rises for law school”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Marilyn Mejia, Chantal Silva, Tyler Harrison, Ebony Williams
  Finalist, Television Feature Reporting (Small Colleges), “J. Brown, Violin Maker”

2013 Winners

Campus Times:
Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 11)

• Jason D. Cox
  1st Place, General News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Law school ABA bid begins again”
• Kristen Campbell
  2nd Place, Feature Writing (Small Colleges), “Keeping It Together: Mental Health and College Collide”
• Karo Chakhlasyan
  2nd Place, Breaking News Reporting (Small Colleges), “Debaters face judicial review”

2012 Winners

• University of La Verne
  Outstanding Chapter Award, Region XI

2008 Winners

Campus Times:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, Best College Newspaper
• Campus Times Staff
  1st Place, Best Editorial, “ULV needs new war memorial”
• Tom Anderson
  1st Place (tie), Best Column, “War on traffic needs new strategy”
• Jessica Bell
  1st Place, Best Feature Story, “Senior project captures complex ‘Electra'”
• Matt Hill
  1st Place, Best Editorial Cartoon/Illustration, “Soldiers’ Blogs”
• Erin Konrad
  1st Place (tie), Best Column, “‘Sicko’ made me sick”
• Marilee Lorusso
  1st Place, Best News Story, “Cancellation of CrimOnline sparks governance debate”
• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, Best Editorial, “Parking: Pay more, get less”
• Michelle Ajemian
  2nd Place, Best Feature Story, “Put your best foot forward”
• Matt Hill
  2nd Place, Best Editorial Cartoon/Illustration, “Join a Sorority”
• Erin Konrad
  2nd Place (tie) Best Column, “Dreidels under the Christmas tree”
• Marliee Lorusso
  2nd Place, Best Sports Story, “Sagehens get best of Leos, 26-20”
• Galo Pesantes
  2nd Place (tie), Best Column, “The game will always be a part of me”
• Sher Porter & Jonathan Smith
  2nd Place, Best News Story, “Live hip hop banned at ULV”
• Madison Steff
  2nd Place (tie), Best Column, “Start your engines – drag races are here!”
• Katherine Hillier
  3rd Place, Best Feature Story, “The Path to India”
• Galo Pesantes
  3rd Place, Best Sports Story, “Men’s hoops wins over Panthers”
• Galo Pesantes
  3rd Place, Best Page Layout, “Raising the Bar”

La Verne Magazine:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Tom Anderson
  1st Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Now That’s Racin'”
• Yelena Ovcharenko
  2nd Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “La Verne’s Own Renaissance Woman”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Chelsea Sherier & Veronica Andrews
  1st Place, Best TV Sports Photography, “Vertical Minds”

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• Chelsea Sherier & Veronica Andrews
  1st Place, Best TV Sports Photography, “Vertical Minds”

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Angela Gangi
  1st Place, Best Video News Segment, “Kevin Normington Death”
• Chelsea Sherier & Veronica Andrews
  1st Place, Best Video Feature Segment, “Vertical Minds”
• Angela Gangi
  2nd Place, Best Video Feature Segment, “Smile Girl”
• Angela Gangi & Megan Montalvo
  3rd Place, Best Video Feature Segment, “Deals for Your Dollar”

2007 Winners

Campus Times:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, Best College Newspaper
• Angie Gangi
  1st Place, Best Sports Story, “Volleyball defends perfect record”
• Len Ly
  1st Place, Best News Story, “Master plan debated”
• Laura Bucio
  2nd Place, Best News Story, “LV united for immigrant rights”
• Nila Priyambodo & Tracy Spicer
  2nd Place, Best Feature Story, “Yakety Yak”
• Campus Times Staff
  3rd Place, Best Editorial, “A $21 million shopping list”
• Christine Collier
  3rd Place, Best Feature Story, “Non-traditional students growing in number”
• Kelly Rivas
  3rd Place, Best Page Layout, “The War of the Greeks”
• Tracy Spicer
  3rd Place, Best Column, “Futbol bridges generation gap”

La Verne Magazine:
Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Nicole Knight
  Finalist, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Making a contest a career”

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Nicole Knight
  1st Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Making a contest a career”
• Jessica Bell & Kady Bell
  2nd Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Hey hey, my my… rock ‘n’ roll can never die”
• Andres Rivera
  3rd Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Unlocking Somvichian and his treasures”

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  3rd Place, Best Student Magazine
• Nicole Knight
  1st Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Making a contest a career”
• Matt Griffin
  2nd Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “My beach, my board, my life”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Christine Moitoso
  1st Place, Best TV Feature Segment, “Vineyard Marketplace”
• Taline Baghdadlian
  2nd Place, Best TV Feature Segment, “Cal Poly Pumpkin Patch”
• Alexis Moreno
  3rd Place, Best TV Feature Segment, “Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth”

2006 Winners

Campus Times:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, Best College Newspaper
• Nila Priyambodo
  1st Place, Best News Story, “College students victims of credit card debt”
• Jessica Warden
  1st Place, Best Feature Story, “Blood, cells bring quick cash”
• Steven Falls
  1st Place, Best Sports Story, “Obesity weighs heavy in football”
• Jenna Campbell
  1st Place, Best Sports Photo, “Softball vs. Menlo”
• Nila Priyambodo & Tracy Spicer
  2nd Place, Best News Story, “Law school still seeking ABA accreditation”
• Steven Falls
  2nd Place, Best Sports Story, “Renovation displaces athletic programs at ULV”
• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, Best Editorial, “Commencement crisis coming”
• Chrissy Zehrbach & Tracy Spicer
  3rd Place, Best News Story, “Effects of Athens closure still felt”
• Bailey Porter
  3rd Place, Best Column, “Recalling sights, sounds of home”
• Emmah Obradovich
  3rd Place, Best Sports Photo, “Swimming vs. Caltech”
• Adam Omernik
  3rd Place, Best Editorial Cartoon/Illustration, “Iraq: Sooner or Later”
• Reina Santa Cruz
  Honorable Mention, Best News/Feature Photo, “Two Timothys”

La Verne Magazine:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  1st Place, Best Magazine General Excellence
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  2nd Place, Best Magazine General Excellence
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz
  1st Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Not Your Typical Hide and Seek”
• Bailey Porter
  2nd Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Beyond the Nuclear Family”
• Valerie Rojas
  3rd Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “The Sweeter Side of Success”
• Erin Zabarnick
  Honorable Mention, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Joining the Motor Home Cult”
• Jonathan Corral
  Honorable Mention, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story, “Kicking Around the Truth About Nixon”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:
Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Tim Ciancio
  1st Place, Best TV Feature Segment, “Maloof Foundation”
• Yesel Manrique
  2nd Place, Best TV Feature Segment, “Fairview Farms”

2004 Winners

Campus Times:

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  1st Place, Best College Newspaper
• Chrissy Zehrbach
  “Sweepstakes Award,” Most decorated student
• Chrissy Zehrbach
  1st Place, Best Sports Story, “Administrators Spike Men’s Volleyball”
• Chrissy Zehrbach
  2nd Place, Best Editorial, “No Volleyball Makes No Cents”
• Stephanie Duarte
  2nd Place, Best News Story, “Founders Suffers From Years of Neglect”
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz
  3rd Place, Best News Story, “Dreier Denied Honorary Degree”
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz
  3rd Place, Best Feature Story, “War in Iraq Weighing Heavily on ULV Senior”
• John Patrick
  2nd Place, Best Column, “Welcome to Jonestown”
• Matt Paulson
  3rd Place, Best Sports Story, “Victory Over Redlands, Cal Lu Puts ULV on Top”
• Gloria Diaz
  2nd Place, Best Layout/Design, “Dreaming the Night Away”
• German Jimenez
  1st Place, Best Sports Photo, “Women’s Basketball vs. La Sierra”

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  Finalist, Best Student Magazine (Published Once a Year)

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  1st Place, Best Student Magazine (Published Once a Year)
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz
  1st Place, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “Pillars of Faith”
• Melissa Lau
  2nd Place, Magazine Non-Fiction Article, “New Hope, New Lives”

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• “Eye on La Verne” Staff
  1st Place, Best Daily Newscast
• Antonette Manabat
  2nd Place, Television Sports Reporting, “Baton Twirler”
• Antonette Manabat
  3rd Place, Television Feature Reporting, “Hawaiian Club”

2003 Winners

Campus Times:

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  1st Place, Best College Newspaper
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz
  “Sweepstakes Award,” Most decorated student
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz – “Professors React to Online Ratings”
  1st Place, Best Feature Story
• Rima Thompson – “Demystifying Dyslexia”
  3rd Place, Best Feature Story
• Antonette Manabat – “Kohlhof Finds Stability in Basketball”
  1st Place, Best Sports Story
• Alejandra Molina – “ULV Considers Gender Equity”
  3rd Place, Best Sports Story
• Taylor Kingsbury – “Getting Cyber-connected”
  1st Place, Best Column
• Amanda Stutevoss – “My Cups Runneth Over”
  2nd Place, Best Column
• Taylor Kingsbury – “Cinema Shrouds Sex With Violence”
  3rd Place, Best Column
• Chrissy Zehrbach – “Drinking Fine: Guilty By Location”
  2nd Place, Best Editorial
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz, Matt Paulson and Bailey Porter
  2nd Place, Best News Story
• Matt Paulson, Kenneth Todd Ruiz and Chrissy Zehrbach
  3rd Place, Best News Story

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• Jaclyn Roco – “Weaving a web of controversy”
  1st Place, Magazine Nonfiction
• Kenneth Todd Ruiz – “The Fairgrounds summer of infamy”
  3rd Place, Magazine Nonfiction
• University of La Verne
  Honorable Mention, Best All-around Magazine

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• Terrell Langston – “Tennessee Walking Horses”
  1st Place, Student TV Sports Reporting
• Augustin Avalos, Nathan Baca and Amanda Stutevoss – “Eye on La Verne”
  1st Place, TV Non-Daily Newscast
• Gayane Grajian and Augustine Avalos – “Floods in San Dimas”
  2nd Place, TV General News Reporting
• Gayane Grajian – “Nature Conservancy”
  3rd Place, TV General News Reporting

2002 Winners

Campus Times:

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, Best College Newspaper
• Campus Times Staff
  1st Place, News Web Site
• Jennifer Contreras
  2nd Place, Feature Photo
• Jennifer Contreras
  Honorable Mention, News Photo
• Jennifer Contreras
  Honorable Mention, Sports Photo
• Tom Galaraga
  Honorable Mention, News Photo
• Tom Galaraga
  Honorable Mention, Feature Photo
• Melissa Lau
  2nd Place, Feature Story
• Christian A. Lopez
  1st Place, Sports Column
• Matt Paulson
  Honorable Mention, Sports Story
• Amanda Stutevoss
  1st Place, College Sweepstakes
• Amanda Stutevoss
  1st Place, News Column
• Amanda Stutevoss and Matt Paulson
  2nd Place, News Story
• Tim Tevault
  3rd Place, News Story
• Tim Tevault and Amanda Stutevoss
  1st Place, Off-Campus Coverage

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• Christine Owen
  3rd Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

Mark of Excellence Awards (National)

• Nick Schober – “Van’s Triple Crown Skate Park Extreme”
  2nd Place, Television Feature Photography

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• Agustin Avalos – “America’s Best Spirit Leader National Championships”
  2nd Place, Television Feature Photography
• Nathan Baca, Erin Coleman, James Morrison, Augustin Avalos and Mark Chiapelli – “Eye on La Verne”
  1st Place, Television Non-Daily Newscast
• Enrique Gutiérrez – “Cristian Berjarano: The Bronze Warrior: A Legend in the Making”
  2nd Place, Television In-depth Reporting
• Nick Schober – “Van’s Triple Crown Skate Park Extreme”
  1st Place, Television Feature Photography

2001 Winners

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  3rd Place, All-Around Student Magazine (Published More Than Once a Year)
• Alisha Rosas
  3rd Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article

LVTV-3 La Verne Community Television:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• Daniel Avilés – “Daniel Obregon”
  1st Place, Television Feature
• Daniel Avilés – “Daniel Obregon”
  National Winner, Television Feature
• Daniel Avilés and Enrique Gutiérrez – “Plato’s Cavern”
  1st Place, Television Feature Photography
• Daniel Avilés and Enrique Gutiérrez – “Plato’s Cavern”
  National Winner, Television Feature Photography
• James Morrison
  3rd Place, Television Sports Reporting

107.9 KULV:

Mark of Excellence Awards

• Erin L. Coleman
  1st Place, Daily Radio Newscast
• Erin L. Coleman
  1st Place, Radio Sports Reporting

2000 Winners

Campus Times:

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Liz Lucsko
  1st Place, Sports Photography
• Liz Lucsko
  3rd Place, Spot News Photography

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  2nd Place, All-Around Student Magazine (Published More Than Once a Year)
• Jeanette M. Neyman
  3rd Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article
• Jennifer Parsons
  2nd Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article

1999 Winners

Campus Times:

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Araceli Esparza
  3rd Place, Newspaper Feature Writing

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  1st Place, Magazine Sweepstakes
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  1st Place, All-Around Student Magazine (Published More Than Once a Year)
• Stacie N. Galang
  3rd Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article
• Erin Grycel
  1st Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article
• Jeanette M. Neyman
  2nd Place, Magazine Nonfiction Article

Past Winners

Campus Times:

Inland Southern California Professional Chapter Awards

• Campus Times Staff
  2nd Place, College Non-Daily Newspaper

La Verne Magazine:

Mark of Excellence Awards (Regional)

• La Verne Magazine Staff
  2nd Place, All-Around Student Magazine (Published More Than Once a Year)
• La Verne Magazine Staff
  2nd Place, College Magazine