Sept. 24, 2021s

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2021 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. ET / 5 p.m. CT Thursday, Oct. 14, during the Fall National College Media Convention.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.

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2021 Individual Award finalists
Advertisement • Broadcast • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Photo • Reporter • Story
Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage

2021 Pacemaker finalists
Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2020 Yearbook

Past ACP awards

“The TSV Sports Show”
John Harrison
The Skyline View
Skyline College
San Bruno, California

“The Guardsman Freelancer Ad”
Carmen Marin
The Guardsman
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

“Rag Tag Wine Company”
Von Balanon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

“Peek a Boo”
Staff
Distraction Magazine
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

“Square 95 Recruitment Ad”
Audrey Meeker, Perrin Smith
Square 95
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

“Join the Sentinel”
Hannah Neff, Kaylee Dinkel
The Sentinel
North Idaho College
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

“2021 InstaZine”
Emerge 2021 InstaZine Team
Emerge Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“Flux Recruitment Ad”
Julia Pham
Flux Magazine
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

“#LIVE Like a Gamecock”
Emily Schoonover
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

“Join The Et Cetera Staff”
Mattheau Faught
The Et Cetera
Dallas College Eastfield Campus
Mesquite, Texas

“Hotel San Luis Obispo”
Von Balanon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

“Unlock Muncie with MITS Ad/ArtMart Ad”
Elena Leddy, Ally General
The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

“Always cheering on our Tops”
Ashlyn Crawford
Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

“Perfect drinks to pair with turkey”
Kayla Worden
Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

“7 Ways for Students to De-stress with Caravan Wellness”
Westby Caspersen, Daniel Kwon, Isabelle Guillaume, Alexy Carolan, Samuel Carter
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

“Plan your moveout with UPS!”
Westby Caspersen, Amy Zhou, Daniel Koenig, Gordon Goodwin
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

“The Internist Emerge Branded Native Advertising Series”
Rhys Martinez, Mylene Woehrle
Emerge Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“SC Nails”
Abby Gerwit
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

“Regal Lounge leaderboard”
Julia Linthicum
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

“Make a plan to vote”
Barbara Gandica Martinez
RichlandStudentMedia.com
Dallas College Richland Campus
Richardson, Texas

“Fighting for their lives: Rock Steady Boxing combats Parkinson’s”
Eric Vazquez, Jordan Matthis
Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

“Muse”
Eric Vazquez
Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

“East Campus Tour (Admissions)”
Elizabeth Loschiavo, Mason Berger, Cheyenne Kim
The Chronicle
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

“Emerge Design”
Sahrina Aujla, Braeden Mizal
Emerge Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“Week Five Teaser Promo”
Jana David, Madison Pullara, Kylie Rooth
Emerge Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

“Welcome to Shorthorn Housing”
Danny Mudvari
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

Technique Special Edition
Staff
Technique
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia

Orienter 2021
Staff
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

The Graduation Edition
Staff
The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Housing Guide
Staff
Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Best of Boone 2021
Staff
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

125 Years of the Daily Barometer
Jaycee Kalama, Adriana Gutierrez, Patience Womack, Haley Darstaad
The Daily Barometer
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Best of Carolina 2021
Staff
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

Shorthorn Housing Guide
Staff
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

New Students’ Guide to Aggieland 2021
Staff
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Baylor Lariat: Bear Caves
Staff
The Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Pepperdine Graphic Media Rate Card
Sahej Bhasin, Hadley Biggs
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Media Kit Mustang Media Group
Von Balanon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Media Kit Spring 2021
Maddie Ceglecki, Anna Noto, Sarah Schmid, Taylor Humby, Mackenzie Hudson
Student Media
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

IDS Rate Card 2020-21
Staff
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

2020-2021 Services Guide
Staff
The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Spring 2021 Collegian Media Group Rate Card Kit
Holly Delay
Collegian Media Group
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Best of the Hill Sales Flier
Kayla Worden
Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

The Harvard Crimson Media Kit 2021
Staff
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Appalachian 2020-2021 Media Kit
Shelly Banz
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Fall 2020 Rate Card
Julia Linthicum
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina