Broadcast
Society of Professional Journalists (Region 12) Mark of Excellence Award for HU16 News Election Special, 2019
Southeast Journalism Conference Award for Best College TV Station (2nd place), 2019
Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts Award for Best College Television Newscast (2nd place), 2018
Mid-America Emmy Crystal Pillar Student Award, Long-Form Nonfiction Television Programming for HU16 Breaking News Tornado Warning Live Coverage, 2017
Harding Sports Network
National Broadcasting Association-Finalist Live Sports Production for basketball play-by-play, Jackson Duncan, 2019
South Central Broadcasting Society "Sports Program Grand Prize" for the "Chasing the Herd" Show, 2017
South Central Broadcasting Society- Finalist/TV Program for Chasing the Herd. Finalist/Television Talent, Abby Loring, anchor for Chasing the Herd, 2018
South Central Broadcasting Society Grand Prize for "Informational Video" for Harding University Softball, 2015
Student Publications
Student Publications editors attended the 2019 Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. and received Best of Show Awards for Shockwave Radio Digital Team, The Bison and Petit Jean.
In addition to a number of awards for individual staff members, The Bison won Third Best College Newspaper in the 2020 Best of the South competition at the Southeast Journalism Conference. Other Best of the South awards went to the following Bison staff members:
- 10th best news writer - Emily Nicks
- 2nd best arts and entertainment writer - Danielle Turner
- 10th best press photographer - Ryann Heim
- 3rd best news graphic designer - Darrian Bagley
- 2nd best journalism research paper - Hannah Wise
Bison staff members also won the following awards in the on-site competition:
- 1st feature writing - Emily Nicks
- 2nd op-ed - Danielle Turner
- 1st page layout and design - Darrian Bagley
- Tied for 4th as On-Site Journalism Championship team
Student Publications editors Emma Aly (Petit Jean), Emily Nicks (The Bison) and Hannah Wise (Shockwave Radio) attended the annual 2020 College Media Association conference in New York City. The winners of the 2020 David L. Adams Apple Awards contest included The Bison in third place for Best Newspaper, and Shockwave Radio in third place for Best Podcast.
Student Publications received more than 70 awards from the Arkansas College Media Association’s 2020 College Media Contest, including second place overall in general excellence for The Bison and Petit Jean.