Members of the Baker Orange brought home the online Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press and National College Media Convention held in Chicago last weekend.

The Baker Orange website, thebakerorange.com, was one of five recipients of the Pacemaker Award<a href="http://studentpress.org/acp/winners/opm12.html">Pacemaker Award</a> in the 5,000-or-fewer enrollment category. The Pacemaker is the Associated Collegiate Press' highest honor to college student publications. Entries are judged based on design, navigation, writing and editing, graphics and interactivity. in the 5,000-or-fewer enrollment category. The Pacemaker is the Associated Collegiate Press' highest honor to college student publications. Entries are judged based on design, navigation, writing and editing, graphics and interactivity. Pacemaker Award in the 5,000-or-fewer enrollment category. The Pacemaker is the Associated Collegiate Press’ highest honor to college student publications. Entries are judged based on design, navigation, writing and editing, graphics and interactivity.

Marlee Johnson, a 2012 graduate who now works for PlatForm advertising, was the online editor during the 2011-12 school year.

Also during the Chicago convention, the Oct. 19, 2012, printed issue of the Baker Orange was awarded first place in the "Best of Show<a href="http://studentpress.org/acp/winners/f12bs.html">Best of Show</a>" category for four year non-weekly newspapers." category for four year non-weekly newspapers. Best of Show” category for four year non-weekly newspapers.

Senior Chris Duderstadt currently serves as the the Baker Orange editor.

Although it is the first time the Orange has received an online Pacemaker, it was a finalist in 2008.

“This is the first staff I’ve advised that won the award,” Faculty Adviser Dave Bostwick said. “So it was particularly exciting for me personally.”

This year, the Baker Orange transitioned from a weekly newspaper to a monthly newspaper in order to focus on online content.

“Our department’s made a lot of changes in the last couple years, and this award shows that the entire mass media program is headed in the right direction,” Bostwick said.

The Baker Orange won a Pacemaker for print newspaper in 2004 with Gwyn Mellinger as faculty adviser.