• La Verne Magazine is the 2004 Society of Professional Journalists National Mark of Excellence general excellence winning magazine.
• The publication is a consistent general excellence winning magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists, Region 11, in addition to sweeping first, second and third in the individual feature writing category: 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005.
• It is a two-time sweepstakes winning magazine of the California Intercollegiate Press Association state competition, and Gold Medalist winner in the Columbia Scholastic Press Association competition.
• It has consistently won All-American, five-stars of distinction from the Associated Collegiate Press.

Current Honors

Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards:
• Matt Hill: First Place, Magazine Cartoon ("La Verne 911," Summer 2007)
• Katherine Hillier: Certificate of Merit, Non-Fiction Column ("From the Editor..." Summer 2007)
• Jessica Bell and Kady Bell: Certificate of Merit, Non-Fiction Article
or Interview ("Hey Hey, My My ... Rock 'n' Roll Can Never Die,"
Summer 2006)
• Nicole Knight: Third Place, Non-Fiction Article or Interview
("Ghost Town, Boom Town ... Our Town," Summer 2006)
• Nicole Knight: Certificate of Merit, Non-Fiction Article or
Interview ("Making a Contest a Career," Winter 2006)
• Adam Omernik: Certificate of Merit, Single Illustration Not Based
on Photographic Material ("iPods," Winter 2006)
• Reina Santa Cruz: Certificate of Merit, Magazine Color Photograph
("Front Cover," Winter 2006)

Society of Professional Journalists – Region 11:
• Nicole Knight: First Place, Magazine Non-Fiction Article
("Making a Contest a Career," Winter 2006)
• Matt Griffin: Second Place, Magazine Non-Fiction Article
("My Beach, My Board, My Life,” Summer 2006)
• Staff: Third Place, Best Student Magazine
("La Verne Magazine," 2006)

Society of Professional Journalists – Inland Southern California Professional Chapter:
• Tom Anderson: First Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story ("Now That's Racin'," Winter 2007)
• Yelena Ovcharenko, Second Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story ("La Verne's Own Renaissance Woman," Winter 2007)
• Nicole Knight: First Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story
("Making a Contest a Career," Winter 2006)
• Jessica Bell and Kady Bell: Second Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story ("Hey Hey, My My ... Rock 'n' Roll Can Never Die," Summer 2006)
• Andres Rivera: Third Place, Best Magazine Non-Fiction Story
(“Unlocking Somvichian and His Treasures,” Summer 2006)