During the end of the year banquet in April, the staffs of The Rice Thresher and The Campanile handed out awards and honored graduating seniors.

The Thresher recognized Bobb Award winners Christen Sparago (news writing) and Rachel Marcus and Molly Chiu (feature writing). New this year, the staff voted for the Greg Kahn Staffer of the Year award and granted it to outgoing editor in chief Rachel Marcus. The Kahn award honors former Thresher editor Greg Kahn who passed away last summer.

The Thresher also thanked graduating seniors Rachel Marcus, Molly Chiu, Dan Elledge, Alex Weinheimer and Brooke Bullock.

The Campanile also gave out end of the year awards.

Staffer of the Year: Zoe Wu
Rookie of the Year: Meagan Dwyer
Most dependable Staffer: Alexandra Franklin
The Shaan Patel award (Staffer ready to step up to the plate): Sean Chu