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The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

The Award Winning News Publication of Mercy College

The Impact

Award Winning Staff Members

New York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest – 46 Total NYPA awards

2007 News Reporting, Second Place: Katie Ryan

 2013 Third Place News Reporting: Erminia Errante 

2013 Third Place Feature Story: Michele DeBella

 2014 Honorable Mention for Editorial Writing: Samuel Neve, Jackie Miranda and Maria Elena Perez.  

2015 Third Place Editorial: Jackie Miranda

2015 Third Place, Feature Writing: Karissa Allen

2015 Second Place, Column Writing: Karissa Allen

2015 Second Place, News Reporting: Erminia Errante

2016 First Place, Column Writing: Kayla Simas

2016 Third Place, Column Writing: Weronika Raczek

2016 Second Place, News Reporting: Christine Cassolino and Faith Rodriguez

2016 Second Place, Editorial Writing: Brittany Lee, Ihsani Jackson and Tiffany Cordero

2017 Second Place, Feature Writing: Liv Meier

2017 Third Place, Column Writing: Liv Meier

2017 Second Place, Column Writing, Kayla Simas

2017 Second Place, Editorial Writing: Kayla Simas and Laine Griffin

2018 First Place, Editorial Writing: Nicole Acosta, Michael Dunnings and Steven Keehner

2018 Second Place, News Reporting: Nicole Acosta and Matt Reich

2018 Third Place, Columnist: Nicole Acosta

2018 Third Place, Editorial Writing: Liv Meier and Nora Gracye-Orosz

2018 Second Place, Column: Valerie Lopez

2019 Second Place, Feature Writing: Valerie Lopez

2019 Honorable Mention, News Reporting: Valerie Lopez and Jared Naut

2019 Third Place, Editorial Writing: Nicole Acosta

2019 Second Place, Column Writing: Amber Perez

2019 Honorable Mention, Column Writing: Francesca Simone

2020 First Place, News Reporting: Alexis Lynch, Amber Perez, Valerie Lopez and Francesca Simone

2020 Second Place, Feature Writing: Alexis Lynch

2020 Honorable Mention, Feature Writing: Francesca Simone

2020 Second Place, Column Writing: Amber Perez

2020 Third Place, Editorial Writing: Julianna Ilyse and Steven Keehner

2020 First Place, Best Web Site: The Impact

2021 First Place, Column Writing: Henry Blethen

2021 First Place, Editorial Writing: James Tiedemann and Britney Guzman

2021 Second Place, Editorial Writing: Nicole Alarcon

2021 Honorable Mention, News Reporting: Noelle Ramirez

2021 Third Place, Best Web Site: The Impact

2022 First Place, Best Overall Newspaper: The Impact 

2022 First Place, News Reporting: Maleek Munroe

2022 First Place, Column Writing: James Tiedemann

2022 Second Place, Column Writing: Nicole Alarcon

2022 Third Place, Column Writing: Stephanie Lankhorst

2022 Second Place, Best Website: The Impact

2023 Second Place, Column Writing: Carla Gradiz

2023, Third Place, Feature Writing, Diannah Plaisir

2023, Third Place, Best Website: The Impact

USA Today College News Reporting Contest

2010 First Place:  Jennifer LaGrippo

American Scholastic Press Association

2009 First Place Editorial Writing: Katie Ryan

2011 First Place Feature Writing: Jessi Rucker

2012 First Place Editorial Writing: Chayim Tauber

American Scholastic Press Association

Staff General Excellence Award – First Place – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014