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Media School honors 5 alumni with Distinguished Alumni Awards

Five Distinguished Alumni trophies lined up.

Nov. 13, 2025

The 2025 recipients are Lee Ann Daly, Jerald B. Harkness, Mel Raines, Catt Sadler, and Lars Willnat.

Read about the awards dinner

Student success and opportunity

Media School game design students worked in teams to develop and present video game pitches to industry professionals during the annual Game Design Shark Tank event. The four surviving games are in development to be released in spring 2026.

Game Design Shark Tank

Students sit at tables beneath a large screen showing a mockup of a video game level select menu.
Headshot of Bryant Paul.

Transformative research and creativity

Associate professor Bryant Paul received the 2024 Communication Science Service Award for his dedicated service to the Bloomington Faculty Council.

Communication Science Service Award

Service to our state and beyond

The Media School's Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism is receiving a $100,000 grant from Press Forward in a nationwide movement to reinvigorate local news.

The Arnolt Center