On Saturday, March 4, three Radford University Graphic Design majors took home "Addys" at the Western Virginia Advertising Awards in Roanoke. Seniors Valerie Ray and Emily Woods, and junior Britiany Rorrer, earned two Judges Choice Awards plus three Gold and three Silver awards between them in the student competition. The competition is sponsored by Roanoke's chapter of the American Advertising Federation to recognize excellence and creativity in advertising across all media platforms. Winning entries are eligible to enter the District 3 awards contest which covers Virginia and the Carolinas. From there, winners can move on to the national competition. Valerie Ray garnered both a Gold and Judges Choice award in the Sales Promotion Packaging category for a fictional brewery, Backyard Brewing, that subtly played on the university's Highlander identity. "The idea was Kilt Guilt Scottish Ale would be their first nationally distributed beer," Ray explained, "so it needed unique packaging to be set apart from the dozens of other craft brews available." "I created a wicked rendition of the Loch Ness monster with a kilt hanging from its mouth to imply it must have eaten a Scotsman." Ray said the product came out of a course project and the most difficult part was physically constructing the beer caddy. She had to print and then apply the paper to a regular grocery store carrier by hand. In addition to this, Ray also picked up a Gold for her Burpee Seeds packaging and a Silver for Nichols and Sheppard advertising. Emily Woods's Silver Addy came from her work rebranding Lipton Tea that she produced last fall in her Packaging and 3D Design class. The project asked her to redesign the Lipton Tea logo and branding currently seen in stores. "We also had to design six tea packaging boxes that each would hold 20 tea packets," Woods said. "Each tea packet had a restriction of only using two colors. The project in total had over 120 mockups between the tea boxes and the tea packets." Britiany Rorrer also did very well at the competition. She won a Silver for her Nature Anatomy poster series and both a Gold and Judge's Choice award for "Cooking and Cuisine." Her entry was featured in the ceremony's official program as was Ray's Kilt Guilt.

On the the final day of her adult health clinical rotation in the medical/surgical unit at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, RUC nursing student Alivia Pinnix took extra time to ensure a patient felt heard throughout the day and had a safe space to allow a therapeutic conversation. As a result, she was nominated for a DAISY Award - an international honor recognizing skillful and compassionate care provision for patients and families.

The Big South Conference announced Wednesday afternoon that Konstantinos Raptis has been named Big South Player of the Week after his flawless singles and doubles record last week that led Radford to a pair of wins.

Radford men's basketball's DaQuan Smith has been named to the 2022-23 NABC Division I All-District 3 Second Team, the organization announced Tuesday morning.

Senior Stephanie Sheline and sophomore Jackson Hunter have been selected as Radford's nominees for two awards given by the Virginias Collegiate Honors Council (VCHC). Radford has more past winners of these awards than any other institution.

Junior Art Education major Raeven Harris represented Radford University as the inaugural pre-service board member at the Virginia Art Education Association (VAEA) Winter Conference. She was selected from nominees from across the Commonwealth.

Last month, Radford University Eminent Professor of Anthropological Sciences Donna Boyd, Ph.D., and senior anthropological sciences major Tori Pate presented their research on skeletal trauma at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences' 75th annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

As part of her duties as a speech-language pathologist at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Jessica Cartwright Wisman '08, M.A. '10, consults with other healthcare professionals caring for hospitalized adults. Recently, her actions helped save a life which resulted in her being named a Carilion Clinic Healthcare Hero.

Radford women's soccer alumna Jessica Wollmann '19 was one of a select few student-athletes in the nation to be awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Radford catcher Julian Rojas has been named to the 2023 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List, given to the top catcher in Division I, the Wichita Sports Commission announced last week.

On the strength of three shutdown performances, including two against top-25 foes, Radford senior Ty Burton has been named the Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

The Big South Conference announced Tuesday afternoon their end of season awards list, which included Ashlyn Traylor being named Big South Freshman of the Year and Vanessa Blake also earning all-academic honors.

The Big South Conference announced Sunday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week, the seventh weekly award for Traylor who continues to set the bar higher and higher as the first Radford women's basketball player to ever win the award seven times in one season.

Dr. Heather Keith, executive director of faculty development at Radford University, co-authored a book, "Lives and Legacies of People with Intellectual Disability," that was included in Association of College and Research Libraries' CHOICE list of DEIA Resources.

In only its second year, the Radford University mock trial team made incredible progress at the American Mock Trial Association regional tournament Feb. 18-19 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Coach Don Martin, instructor of criminal justice, said the team has competed in only three in-person tournaments in the history of the program. In those tournaments, Radford's best performance was a one win and tie (out of eight possible ballots to win). At the regional tournament in February, Radford University's A team won four ballots and won in head-to-head competition against Lafayette and Elon. A total of five ballots are necessary to advance to the next stage of the playoffs, and the A team came close. The team lost by two ballots with a score of 99-97 and 98-96. The B team faced one of the best teams in the country, UVA, and perennial power house, Richmond. The team now turns it focus to preparing for next year, forming a student organization and recruiting incoming freshmen for next year.

Following an impressive outing at the Virginia Tech Challenge this past weekend, Raichelle Cornelius has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Wednesday afternoon.

Radford catcher Garrett Pancione has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week. It is the sixth weekly award for Traylor, who again makes history as the first Radford women's basketball player to ever win the award six times in one season.

Fifty Radford University students joined faculty and staff representatives, Board of Visitors members, and President Bret Danilowicz and First Lady Kay Danilowicz for the university's annual Advocacy Day. A tradition that is in its 23rd year, Advocacy Day allows students to share the importance of their state-supported education with General Assembly members and to ask elected representatives to consider voting for legislation that would benefit the university. Several students spoke across 12 different meetings over a three-hour span on Wednesday, Feb. 1, inside the Pocahontas Building in Richmond.

Radford men's basketball guard DaQuan Smith has been named Big South Player of the Week for the second time this season, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

Radford University has released its Dean's List for Fall 2022. Appearing on the Dean's List is the most prestigious academic recognition RU students can receive for their performance during a semester. Students will be placed on the Dean's List if they meet four specific criteria. They must have 12 semester hours of coursework graded A-F; earn GPA's of at least 3.4 for courses not graded on a pass-fail basis; obtain no grade lower than "C"; and receive no incomplete grades.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week, the fifth weekly award for Traylor who makes history as the first Radford women's basketball player to ever win the award five times in one season.

Radford University associate professor of nursing Katie Katz, D.N.P. '13, M.S.N. '09, is being honored by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as the 2023 recipient of the AANP State Award for Excellence in Virginia.

Radford University women's track & field's Elyssia Fisher has been named the Freshman of the Week, the Big South Conference announced on Wednesday.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week, the fourth weekly award for Traylor and the fifth overall for the Highlanders this season. Traylor is now the second player in Radford women's basketball history to earn four freshmen of the week awards and third freshman to ever win four overall weekly awards in the same season. The last player to earn four freshman awards in one season was Shannan Wilkey all the way back in the 1990-91 campaign. In the 1995-96 season, at the time freshman Kim Hairston also won three freshman weekly awards and one player of the week award.

Chapman Rackaway, professor and chair in Radford University's department of political science, has been selected as a faculty contributor for The New York Times' curricular tool, InEducation. The InEducation tool features weekly posts and discussion prompts from leading professors across 16 disciplines. Rackaway will cover Campaigns and Elections, and, along with his fellow contributors, help professors and students connect what's happening in the news with their studies.

Radford University students Devon Jones and Alex Williams have recieved the NAMM Foundation President's Innovation Award. The awards, made possible by the generosity of NAMM members and donors, provide funds to emerging industry leaders, college students and faculty to participate in The 2023 NAMM Show, April 13-15, in Anaheim, California. The President's Innovation Award honors college students who demonstrate excellence in the field of music. Winners have proven dedication to pursuing a career in music, including in the areas of music performance, music education, media, sound engineering/audio, event technology, production, administration, management and/or marketing, along with product creation and innovation. This year, the award will recognize and welcome 59 student recipients from 19 states, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.

Two Radford University student veterans will appear on an upcoming segment of "Military Makeover with Montel." The episode airs on the Lifetime TV at 7:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 19. The student veterans are highlighted in "Operation Career," a segment that highlights businesses and organizations, such as Radford University, that help former military members and their families as they transition into civilian life after service. Cullen Chavis '19 also joined the team for the day off camera to offer current students insight into his career and the benefits of the Military Resource Center.

The Big South Conference announced Monday afternoon that Ashlyn Traylor has been named the Big South Freshman of the Week, the fourth weekly award for the Highlanders this season and third of the season for Traylor.

Radford University volleyball player Shelby Hernandez has been named second team All-State by Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), as was announced by the organization on January 17, 2023. VaSID names 44 all-state teams in 23 sports each year, as well as an Academic All-State squad and an all-sports champion in both the University and College Divisions. Membership in VaSID is open to all media relations professionals working at a university or conference in the state of Virginia.