Pioneer Awards 2011-2018
2018
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 2nd place, Best College Newspaper, The Pioneer
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 1st place, Narrative Feature Story/Student category, Anand Venigalla
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 2nd place, Narrative Feature Story/Student category, Ashley Bowden
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 2nd place, Best College Newspaper Reporter, Jada Butler
• American Scholastic Press Association, 2018 Scholastic Newspaper Awards, 2nd place. Spring 2018
• Fair Media Council Folio Award, Feature Story, Long Form (newspaper), Jacqueline Escobar
• Fair Media Council Folio Award, Entertainment Feature (newspaper), Kristina Huderski
2017
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, Narrative Feature Story/Student, Moa Golster
• Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award, Finalist Breaking News category, Maxime Devillaz
• Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award, Finalist General Column Writing category, Harry Pearse
2016
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 3rd place, Best College Newspaper, The Pioneer
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 3rd place, Narrative News Story/Student category, Joseph Iemma
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 3rd place, Narrative Feature Story/Student category, Melanie Spina
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 3rd place, Narrative Sports Story/Student category, Thomas Scavetta
• Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award, Finalist Feature Writing category, Marxime Devillaz
• Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award, Finalist General Column Writing category, Harry Pearse
2015
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 3rd place, Narrative, College News Story category, Kristen Linsalata and Dorianna Valerio
2014
• Press Club of Long Island Media Award, 1st place, Narrative, College News Story category, Dorianna Valerio and Adrianna Alvarez
2013
• Society of Professional Journalists, Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award, 2nd place, Breaking News Reporting category, Dorianna Valerio
• Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award, 1st place, General News Reporting category, Dorianna Valerio
2011
• New York News Publishers Association (NYNPA) Certificate of Achievement upon the re-launch of the Pioneer. The Pioneer was the first college newspaper to ever receive a NYNPA award. April 11, 2011