Award winning

The Alabama Baptist

• Overall newspaper — newspaper award of merit (EPA); best in class/print: regional newspaper — award of merit (ACP)
• “Which Hurt the Most?” by Bob Terry — award of merit, theological: biblical interpretation: all media (ACP)
• “What Would Your Church Say to Caitlyn?” by TAB staff — award of excellence, reporting and writing: theme issue, section or series: newspaper/newsletter (ACP)
• “Invisible Scars” by Grace Thornton — first place less than 750 words single article, feature writing (BCA)
• “Following Death of A Spouse” by Carrie Brown McWhorter — first place series or package feature writing division (BCA); award of excellence, reporting and writing: personally useful article: all media (ACP)
• “51st Annual BCA Wilmer C. Fields Awards” by Doug Rogers and Jennifer Davis Rash — first place scripts, feature writing (BCA)
• “State Budget Reform” by Carrie Brown McWhorter and Neisha Roberts — third place series or package, news writing (BCA)
• “Rashional Thoughts” by Jennifer Davis Rash — third place series blog, feature writing (BCA)
• “Baptismal Waters” by Neisha Roberts — fourth place single photo, candid (EPA)
• “Alabama Needs 1 Definition of Illegal Gambling” by Bob Terry — fifth place editorial (EPA)
• “Faith and Family” by TAB staff — fifth place department (EPA)
• “Gambling Numbers Don’t Add Up” by Jennifer Davis Rash — honorable mention, reporting and writing: news story (ACP)
• “Baptists & Baptism” by TAB staff — award of merit, reporting and writing: interview: all media (ACP)

Samford University

• “2014–2015 Annual Report” by Philip Poole and Janica York Carter — award of excellence (RCC); second place annual report design (BCA)
• #ShaunaStrong — third place other, audio-visual communications (BCA)
• “A Christmas Melody” — third place editorial feature, audio, audio-visual communications (BCA)

University of Mobile

• Project Serve 2016 — first place public relations for special events less than $25,000 budget (BCA)
• “Belief In Influence” by Trey Taulbee — second place promotion more than 3 minutes, audio-visual communications (BCA)
• “The Torch” — third place campaign or event, social media (BCA)
• “All Steinway, All Together” — total fund raising gold award (31st Educational Advertising Awards)
• “The Torch” digital content site — social media gold award (31st Educational Advertising Awards)
• “University of Mobile: Belief in Influence” by Trey Taulbee — special video bronze award (31st Educational Advertising Awards)

Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions

• “Lessons Learned: ‘Woodlawn’ movie extra shares first-hand experience from being on film’s set” by Doug Rogers — first place more than 1,500 words single article, feature writing (BCA)
• “New York City Church Planters” by Brian Harris — first place series blog, feature writing (BCA)
• YECAL.org by Brian Harris, Bethany Rogers — third place adapted template website, event or promotion site (BCA)
• “Where Adventure Begins” by Jesse Conte — third place direct mail design (BCA)
• “The Gift of Literacy” by Jesse Conte — third place specialty item design (BCA)

Tuscaloosa Baptist Association

• “Pockets of Darkness: South Tuscaloosa Multi-housing” by Bethany Rogers — second place, single digital ad, promotion and advertising (BCA); third place editorial feature more than three minutes, audio-visual communications division (BCA)
• “Green Village” by Bethany Rogers — third place, single domestic feature photograph (BCA)

Neisha Roberts — re-elected vice president of membership (BCA)

Jennifer Davis Rash — serving second year of two-year term, vice president (ACP)

Associated Church Press (ACP); Baptist Communicators Association (BCA); Evangelical Press Association (EPA); Religion Communicators Council (RCC)