Members of the 2017-18 Southern Accent staff were awarded Best in Class in the longform feature category for their Race Relations issue at the Society of Adventist Communicators Convention, held Oct. 18-21 in Columbia, Maryland. Among those awarded are Natalia Perez, former editor-in-chief, Brandon Beneche, former managing editor, Rachel Brouhard, current art director, Elena Anunciado, former layout designer and Tierra Hayes, current editor-in-chief.
Others from Southern Adventist University were awarded in various categories. Those include alumnus Sheann Brandon, who won Student of the Year, as well as Janell Hulquist, editorial manager for marketing and university relations, Isa Tavares, sophomore communication studies major and assistant professors Pablo Fernandez and Alva James-Johnson.
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