ICPA represents dozens of college media organizations from across Indiana and recognizes student work at the annual convention. There were more than 700 entries this year.
The IDS and Arbutus took home 56 individual awards for excellence. The top organization of the year awards are given for the highest accumulated point totals from the first, second and third place individual awards in each category.
Hilkowitz is the 17th student from IU to be honored with the Brook Baker Award since its inception in 1999 — an IU student has won the last eight years in a row. The award is named for Baker who was killed while a student journalist at Vincennes University in the 1990s and is given to a student who exhibits leadership, courage and journalistic excellence. Hilkowitz is an IDS managing editor and will serve as co-editor-in-chief along with Andrew Miller during the fall 2025 semester.
Among the six stories entered with Hilkowitz's nomination was a longform piece originating in the Words and Pictures class and coverage of Lt. Gov.-elect Micah Beckwith's social media threat towards the IDS.
