Amber Waves has once again won a First Place award from the National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC)—this time for the electronic edition, or eZine. Beating out finalists from the Peace Corps, the U.S. Mint, and the State of Vermont, the Amber Waves eZine was judged to be the Best Electronic Publication produced by a local, State, or Federal government entity in 2004. NAGC sponsors an annual competition, the Blue Pencil (print) and Gold Screen (electronic) Awards, recognizing excellence in written, filmed, audio/videotaped, published, and photographed government information products.

The Amber Waves print edition won a First Place Blue Pencil Award in the National Magazine category in 2003.