University of Indianapolis student newspaper The Reflector claimed its first national Newspaper Pacemaker award at the recent National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas.

The Reflector also won Best of Show in the four-year college nonweekly category. The Associated Collegiate Press competition requires the submission of five issues of the newspaper published during specified periods throughout the academic year.

The UIndy paper’s web counterpart, The Reflector Online, placed fourth in the online Best of Show category. Contest entries are judged by the Florida-based Poynter Institute for journalism.

The Reflector staff is currently headed by editor-in-chief Adrian Kendrick, managing editor Samantha Cotten and news editor Kim Puckett. The faculty adviser is Jeanne Criswell, associate professor of communication.