Megan Snyder and BVU Media Students Receive Awards at ICMA Conference

2018 Feb 26

Buena Vista University's (BVU) student media organizations took home several awards and other honors at the 2018 Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference held earlier this month in Des Moines.

Megan Snyder , a senior strategic public relations major from Lehigh , and other students in BVU's campus media organizations - KBVU, the University Cable Network (UCN) and The Tack Online - received 30 awards in numerous categories. BVU digital media students were also the proud recipients of the coveted ICMA First Amendment Award and took home more sports broadcasting awards than any other university.

Snyder was awarded:

Best Use of Social Media: Third place for The Tack Online, "The Tack ONLINE - Social Media Sites"

"It's always gratifying to have the excellent media work BVU students are doing acknowledged through these kinds of recognitions, but one of the best parts of our ICMA participation is the chance for students to network with Iowa media professionals and other Iowa media students," said Jamii Claiborne, associate professor of digital media at BVU. "They come back energized by new ideas and new connections. Plus, they are able to experience a professional conference atmosphere and grow their professional skills."