Oct. 14, 2021
Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2021 Design of the Year competition.
Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 14.
2021 ACP Pacemaker Awards
Broadcast
Business
Innovation
Magazine
Newspaper
Online
2020 Yearbook
Best of Show
Virtual 2021
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 16, 2021
First
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Elliott DeRose
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Honorable mentions
“Athletes Describe Misconduct of Former Coach”
Isabella Teague
Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“We don’t know because IU won’t make the data public”
Annie Aguiar
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“Election Season”
Julie Freijat
The Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“Beyond Expectations”
Lindsay Smith
The Sunflower, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
“Best Optimistic for Future”
Katelyn Oren
Muleskinner, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri
Honorable mentions
“It’s … a Black Superhero?”
Joseph Wirtago
CSUDH Bulletin, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
“Fresh Faces: First-Years and Transfers Discuss Their Passions and Journeys to Pepperdine”
Nathan Huang
Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“WONDER: 8 Wonders of Kansas provide closer look into diversity of the sunflower state”
Julie Freijat
The Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“What am I going to do?”
Sierra Wiggers
The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
“Continuing to make music”
Ivan Becerril-Gutierrez
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin
First
“Retro Reflections”
Zhané Bradley, Emily Schoonover
Garnet & Black
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Honorable mentions
“May Cover”
Jade Sheng
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
“Onward”
Shannon Smith
SALT: Military Photojournalism 2021, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
“Disquietude”
Vicki Liang, Aaron Sanchez, Jacob Le
DAMchic, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
“Rooted in Resilience”
Emily Kenyon, Susannah Turley
Flux Magazine, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
“Dating during Covid”
Mark Maddaloni, Emily Schoonover
Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
First
“More Than A Haircut”
Kamryn Tomlinson
Ball Bearings Magazine
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Honorable mentions
“Reshaping Community: The Pandemic’s Power in Transforming Human Interaction”
Lauren Sawdey, Sofia Eneqvist
Pursuit, California Baptist University, Riverside, California
“Rewind To Nostalgia”
Kendall Boron
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
“Word On Davis Street”
Julia Pham
Flux Magazine, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
“Surviving the mind”
Trong Mai
Focus Magazine, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
“Nonprofits Survive the Pandemic”
Leslie Chavez
Arches, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honorable mentions
“How Has the U Shaped You?”
Giselle Spicer, Karina Sloan
Ibis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
“Authentic”
Katie Harbert
Royal Purple, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“The Year in Review”
Cameron Motsinger
Agromeck, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
“Layers”
Phoebe Dang, Amy Zhang
The Campanile, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Honorable mentions
“A Nationwide Reckoning on Race”
Cate Donohue, Katie Mattocks, Oddu Mekuria, Ariana Ahmadi
The Tower, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
“From Where I Drone: Meet the Professor Behind the Camera”
Kia Harlan
Angelos, California Baptist University, Riverside, California
“Football: Fight to the Last Second”
Karina Sloan
Ibis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
“Sweet Victory”
Aubrey Vogel
Aggieland, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
“Life’s Not a Drag”
Amity Holubec
Aggieland, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
First
“Policing In the USA”
Lela Johnson
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Second
“Pay Day”
Lela Johnson
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Third
“Matching Our Way to a New Culture”
Elliott DeRose
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Fourth
“Waste Water Testing”
Solena Aguilar, Nicole Herhusky
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Fifth
“Breakdown of DePaul’s 2018-19 Revenue and Expenses”
Ella Lee
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mentions
“College Life: An Oxymoron”
Khushboo Nayak, Devanshi Chitalia, Julie Tran
SCAN Magazine, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
“Progress & Regression of Women’s Rights”
Summer Bradley, Madison Lammert
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
“S for Success”
Vivek Rao, Carson TerBush
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“Learn More About Whale Sharks”
Elliott DeRose
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“Then to Now”
Natalie Parks
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
First
“Pandemic Journalism: Until We Can Handshake Again”
Preston Randall
The Burr
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
Honorable mentions
“Trapped By My Addiction”
Nova Blanco Rico
CSUDH Bulletin, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
“Unsettled”
Leslie Douglas
Stephens Life, Stephens College, Columbia, MIssouri
“Stop mass shootings”
Caroline Bunder
Elon News Network, Elon University, Elon, North Carolina
“Covid causes semester skips”
Shay Cohen
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
“Chaos at the Capitol”
Amber Davis
The Collegian, Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas