2020 Design of the Year
Oct. 22, 2020
Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2020 Design of the Year competition.
Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 22.
WATCH
the awards ceremony for Pacemakers and Individual Awards
on Oct. 22, 2020.
2020 ACP Individual Awards
Advertisement • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Reporter • Photo • Story
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
2020 ACP Pacemakers
Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook
Best of Show
Virtual 2020
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 24, 2020
Newspaper Front Page
First
Morgan Anderson, Kylie Cameron
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Second
Dylan McKone, Milo Nguyen
The Daily
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Third
Ashley Ramynke
el Don
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California
Fourth
Staff
The University Daily Kansan
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Fifth
Olivia Parks, Grace Terry
The Pendulum
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
Honorable mention
Devin Bradshaw, Thiha Naing, Jennifer Snook
The Express
Las Postias College
Livermore, California
Honorable mention
Emily Wright
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Honorable mention
Allison Engkvist, Jack Silberman
The Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Honorable mention
Maisie Williams
The All State
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
Honorable mention
Anthony Lazon
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Newspaper Page/Spread
First
Talia Trackim
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Second
Morgan Anderson, Daniel Caudill, Marshall Sunner
The Sunflower
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
Third
Anton Delgado, Grace Terry
The Pendulum
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
Fourth
Beatrice Alcala
Collegian Times
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California
Fifth
Elliott DeRose
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Honorable mention
Alejandro Vazquez
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Honorable mention
Solena Aguilar
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Honorable mention
Summer Bradley, Jennifer Goeckner, Madison Lammert
The Alestle
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois
Honorable mention
Haley Robey
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Honorable mention
Anica Graney
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin
Magazine Cover
First
Sam MacDonald, Saige Rozanc-Petski, A’Neshia Turner
Alice
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Second
Abigail Dahl, Dylan McKone, Milo Nguyen
The Daily
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Third
Krista Kok, Zahn Schultz, Madeline Wilson
Pulse
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington
Fourth
Staff
Echo
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Fifth
Beatrice Alcala, Stephanie Ko
Collegian
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, California
Honorable mention
Reagan Lee, Korah Robinson, Joe Smallwood
Pursuit
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Honorable mention
Hannah Manalang, Sadie Scadden
Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii
Honorable mention
Cameron Cirino, Abby Pfannenstiel, Kate Torline
Manhappenin’
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Honorable mention
Josh Eller, Aastha Gill, Will Jacott, Jake Van Loh, Katie Viesselman
Textura India
Bethel University
St. Paul, Minnesota
Honorable mention
Isabel Liang
34th Street Magazine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Magazine Page/Spread
First
Will Jacott, Hersh Singh, Zach Walker
Textura India
Bethel University
St. Paul, Minnesota
Second
Hailee Lunte
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Third
Marian Bulnes, Wolfang Rugeles
Urbana Literary & Arts
Miami Dade College, Eduardo J. Padrón Campus
Miami, Florida
Fourth
Gabriela Azeem-Angel, Claudia Pardo Perez
Miambiance
Miami Dade College-Kendall Campus
Miami, Florida
Fifth
Nick Ellis
Drake Magazine
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Honorable mention
Sage Zbinden
Pursuit
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Honorable mention
Kevin Caparoso
Warrior Life
El Camino College
Torrance, California
Honorable mention
Cat Cao
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
Fatima Calderon
Drake Magazine
Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa
Honorable mention
Zarah Myers
SALT: Military Photojournalism 2020
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Yearbook Cover
First
Staff
Rotunda
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Second
Ashley Read
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Third
Rachel Cole
Roundup
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Fourth
Kyle Gage, Liz Liu
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Fifth
Matt Rasnic
Arbutus
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Honorable mention
Carson Earls
The Glomerata
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Honorable mention
Staff
The Tower
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Honorable mention
Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Honorable mention
Kendall Boran
Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Honorable mention
Alicia Otto
The Griffon
Missouri Western State University
St. Joseph, Missouri
Yearbook Page/Spread
First
Rachel Gan, Simone Melvin, Olivia Ramirez, Ash Thye
Rotunda
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Second
Kendall Boran
Kentucky Kernel Year in Photos
University of Kansas
Lexington, Kentucky
Third
Ben Moran
Tower
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
Fourth
Don Bui
Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Fifth
Rachel Gan, Simone Melvin, Ash Thye
Rotunda
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Honorable mention
Jacob Sparks
Auburn University
The Glomerata
Auburn, Alabama
Honorable mention
Brianna Jordan
Angelos
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Honorable mention
Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Honorable mention
Katie Harbert
Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Honorable mention
Liz Liu
Aggieland
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Informational Graphic
First
Krista Knudtsen, Roberta Nicastro
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Second
Niharika Desiraju, Marvis Gutierrez
The Johns Hopkins News-Letter
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Third
Annie Aguiar, Jacob deCastro, Colin Kulpa
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Fourth
Kunal Mehta, Marci Suela
Spartan Daily
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Fifth
Cat Cao
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
Tiffany Nguyen
The Daily Californian
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Honorable mention
Melissa Locke
Currents
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Honorable mention
Casey Lue
Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Honorable mention
Raven Mo
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
Staff
Rotunda
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Illustration
First
Nachaela Flores
Spartan Daily
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Second
Shay Cohen
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Third
Carolyn Burt
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California
Fourth
Wyatt Wurtenberger
The Arbiter
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Fifth
Kire Torres
SCAN
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Honorable mention
Melody Del Rio
Spartan Daily
San Jose State University
San Jose, California
Honorable mention
Natalie Wade
14 East
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
Sarah Mai
Minnesota Daily
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable mention
Jordan Larson
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Honorable mention
Efrain Arias-Medina
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina