National College Journalism Convention
Phoenix, Feb. 25-28, 2010

Best of Show

Four-year Daily Newspaper

1. Daily Targum, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
Neil Kypers, editor

Four-year Weekly Newspaper

1. The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Jennifer Siino, editor
Dave Waddell, adviser

2. Old Gold and Black, Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, N.C.
Cici Brooks, editor
Wayne King, adviser

3. Minaret, Univ. of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
Charlie Hambos, editor
Stephanie Tripp, adviser

4. DU Clarion, Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Arianna Ranahosseini, editor
Ania Savage, adviser

5. Excalibur, York Univ., Toronto, Ont.
Alexandra Posadzki, editor

6. The Rice Thresher, Rice Univ., Houston, Texas
Anna Wilde, editor
Valerie Prilop, adviser

7. The Beacon, Univ. of Portland, Portland, Ore.
Andy Matarrese, editor
Nancy Copic, adviser

8. The State Hornet, Sacramento State Univ., Sacramento, Calif.
Todd Wilson, editor
Holly Heyser, adviser

9. Observer, Central Washington Univ., Ellensburg, Wash.
Darcy Wytko, editor
Michael Richard/Cynthia Mitchell, advisers

10. MSU Reporter, Minnesota State Univ., Mankato, Mankato, Minn.
Nicole Smith, editor
John Gaterud, adviser

Four-year Non-weekly

1. Banner, California Baptist Univ., Riverside, Calif.
Kenton Jacobsen, editor
Mary Ann Pearson, adviser

2. Observer, Fordham Univ., Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y.
Ashley WennersHerron, editor
Elizabeth Stone, adviser

3. Horizons, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, Ariz.
Joshua Martinez, editor
Alan Malnar, adviser

4. The Argonaut, Notre Dame de Namur Univ., Belmont, Calif.
John Larsen, editor
Jennifer Aquino, adviser

5. Independent, Northeastern Illinois Univ., Chicago, Ill.
Victoria Tullock, editor
Tasha Neumeister, adviser

Two-year College Newspaper

1. The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Eli Francovich, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser

2. The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Diana Inoncencio, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser

3. Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Tiffany Razo, Dominic Benintende, editor
Rosalind Schliske/J.L. O’Brien, advisers

4. Navigator News, Lake Land College, Mattoon, Ill.
Timothy Deters, editor
Lori Morrissette, adviser

5. The Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, Wis.
Alexis Scheel, editor
Robert Hanson, adviser

Small School

1. Minaret, Univ. of Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
Alex Vera, editor
Stephanie Tripp, adviser

2. Megaphone, Southwestern Univ., Georgetown, Texas
Lane Hill, editor
Jaime Woody, adviser

3. The Suffolk Journal, Suffolk Univ., Boston, Mass.
Ryan Boyle, editor
Bruce Butterfield/Kate Bauer, advisers

4. The Communicator, Spokane Falls CC, Spokane, Wash.
Hillary Vandenbark, editor
Jason Nix, adviser

5. The Tartan, Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sheta Suresh, editor
Gina Casalegno, adviser

6. The Campanil, Mills College, Oakland, Calif.
Jennifer Courtney, editor
Sarah Pollock, adviser

7. Outlook Student Press, State Univ. of New York at Rockland, Suffern, N.Y.
James Borchers, editor
Rob Fuentes, adviser

8. The Rice Thresher, Rice Univ., Houston, Texas
Anna Wilde, editor
Valerie Prilop, adviser

9. DU Clarion, Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Leslie Bass, editor
Ania Savage, adviser

10. The Spectator, Edinboro Univ., Edinboro, Pa.
Brittany Kemp, editor
Josh Tysiachncy, adviser

Large School

1. Arizona Daily Wildcat, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
Lance Madden, editor
Mark Woodhams, adviser

2. The State Hornet, Sacramento State Univ., Sacramento, Calif.
Todd Wilson, editor
Holly Heyser, adviser

3. The Daily Aztec, San Diego State Univ., San Diego, Calif.
Frankie Stahl, adviser

Multimedia Package

1. Observer, Fordham Univ., Lincoln Center, New York, N.Y.
PJ Williams, editor
Elizabeth Stone, adviser

2. The Campanil, Mills College, Oakland, Calif.
Jennifer Courtney, editor
Sarah Pollock, adviser

3. Daily Targum, Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.
Neil Kypers, editor

4. DU Clarion, Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Leslie Bass, editor
Ania Savage, adviser

5. Megaphone, Southwestern Univ., Georgetown, Texas
Lane Hill, editor
Jaime Woody, adviser