2020 Advertisement of the year finalists

Oct. 12, 2020

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2020 Advertisement of the Year competition.

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the ACP Pacemaker Awards, will be announced virtually at 6 p.m. Eastern Thursday, Oct. 22, during the Fall National College Media Convention.

To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at collegemediaconvention.org.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.

2020 Individual Award Finalists

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2020 Pacemaker finalists

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Burger Village
Von Bannon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Art for Athens Benefit
Brandon Dudley
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Fall Roost Housing Fair
Ally General, Michaela Tangeman
The Ball State Daily News /The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana

Eyes playing tricks on you?
Sarah Keesling
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Do science
J.B. Carter
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Jazzercise
Olina Einarsdottir
The Standard
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri

The Plant House
Ryan Greisinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

J.R. Bentley’s
Jesus Lemus
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Motley Wants You
Erik Krouskop
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas


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Pizza King
Ally General
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana

Top Five Reasons You Should Eat with Greek’s
Makayla Hughes, Ted Irwin, Michaela Tangeman
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana

Five things to do over fall break
Bekah Harper
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Housing leaderboard
Emma Spainhoward
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Adobe: Make the Leap with Creative Cloud
Westby Caspersen, Jordan Johnson, Wendy Qiu, Matt Sheridan, Jessica Zhang,
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

NOLS: What Makes a Leader?
Eric Hansen, Andrea Lamas-Nino, Jessica Zhang
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thank you, thank you, thank you
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

E-Fest North
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Poetry Slam
Anthony Lazon, Jessica Martinez
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas


Video Advertisement

Sylvester’s Burgers
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

WKU Apartment Hunters: Walk2Campus
Lauren Bond, Hayley Watson
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Humane Society: Eat Together
Abby Lesh
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Matching You With Your Next Opportunity
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Emerge Magazine: Behind the Story
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Audio Advertisement

Sylvester’s
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

PeppGraphic (14.33 mark)
James Moore
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Voter Registration Awareness
Mike Sokolski
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas

Voter Registration Awareness (Spanish Version)
Barbara Gandica Martinez
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas


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Adventure Awaits
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

OUTober
Staff
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Sex Issue
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Adulting
Staff
College Heights Herald/Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Inside UK Special Section 2019
Ashlynne Arnett, Brittany Lyden
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Housing Guide Fall 2019
Courtney McKown
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Orientation Guide ‘19
Staff
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Best of Carolina 2020
Staff
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Eastfield Experience
Ariel Evans, Gabriella Evans, Erik Krouskop, Anthony Lazon, Skye Seipp
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas

Back-to-School Issue
Staff
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas


Rate Card

Media Kit Mustang Media Group
Steven Nguyen
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Media Kit Boise State University
Tessa Bishop, Maddie Ceglecki, Mackenzie Hudson, Taylor Humby
Boise State Student Media
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

The Chronicle Media Kit
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

The State News Media Kit and Rate Card
Ethan Richert,  Dylan VanVliet, Shelby Zeigler
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

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Staff
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

The Appalachian Media Kit
Shelly Banz
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Garnet Media Group Media Kit
Emily Schoonover
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

The University Star Media Kit
Megan Hicks
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas