JACKSON, Tenn. — Nov. 19, 2024 — The Cardinal & Cream, 51社区鈥檚 student publication, won several awards in this year鈥檚 Baptist Communicators Association Student Awards Competition.
Avery Chenault won the Grand Prize for Exceptional Achievement in Feature Writing for 鈥淏ikes By The Bomb Shelter,鈥� which also secured first place in the 鈥淔eature Writing 鈥� First-Person Column/Blog鈥� category.
鈥淚t鈥檚 always gratifying to see excellence in my students recognized,鈥� said Ted Kluck, Union鈥檚 journalism professor. 鈥淲hile we don鈥檛 place ultimate value in how we do in subjective competitions, our students鈥� consistent performance in the BCA awards and the Southeast Journalism Conference shows not only that we are attracting top talent to our program, but that we are committed to joyfully developing that talent.鈥�
In the audiovisual division, Toby Forehand and Ethan Voss won first place in the 鈥淰ideo: Storytelling 鈥� 1-3 minutes鈥� category for their video 鈥淎nnika Brooks: Be Nice To People And Wear What You Want.鈥� Dawson Kinchen also won several honors in the division, including three first-place awards and two second-place awards in various categories.
The Cardinal & Cream Podcast earned second place in the 鈥淎udio: Broadcast/Podcast 鈥� Overall Show鈥� category.
Lyla Dietz took first place in 鈥淧hotography - Portrait: Studio鈥� category, while in news writing, Katherine Anne Thierfelder won first place in the 鈥淥pinion/Editorial鈥� category, Hunter Santoscoy won second place in the 鈥淪ports鈥� category and Ethan Orwin won third place in 鈥淎rts and Entertainment.鈥�
The publication's design also received recognition, with Faith Orr winning second place for the Spring 2024 edition cover in the 鈥淧rint Publications: Magazine 鈥� Cover鈥� category.
In the overall publication division, Thierfelder, Emmeline Arehart and Luke Barnard secured third place in the 鈥淢ixed Media Coverage鈥� category. The spring 2024 edition of the Cardinal & Cream, led by Samuel Stettheimer as editor-in-chief, won second place in the 鈥淧rint Publication: Magazine鈥� category.
The BCA Awards competition featured 115 entries from various institutions including Baylor, California Baptist, Samford and Hannibal-LaGrange.