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

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Virtual 2020
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 24, 2020

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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