top college cartoonist in the nation from the College Media Advisers in 2000. He had earned second-place honors the previous year.
Gateway Magazine is a full-color, glossy magazine published annually as an imprint of The Murray State News.
The school yearbook, The Shield, was awarded three Pacemaker awards and two CSPA Silver Crowns. The Shield ceased publication with its 2008 edition due to financial concerns.
The university's national literary magazine, New Madrid with editor Ann Neelon, featured work from a range of nationally recognized authors and received acclaim from sources as diverse as La Bloga, a leading Hispanic journal, and New Pages, a leading national review of literary magazines. A lack of funding led to the suspension of publication in 2018.
== Presidents ==
Presidents of the university include:
John W. Carr, 1923–1926
Rainey T. Wells, 1926–1932
John W. Carr, 1933–1936
James H. Richmond, 1936–1945
Ralph H. Woods, 1945–1968
Harry M. Sparks, 1968–1973
Constantine W. Curris, 1973–1983
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