2022 Cartoon of the Year

ACP honors
top collegiate cartoonists

Oct. 28, 2022

Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2022 Cartoon of the Year competition.

ACP’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in collegiate journalism, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.

Winners were announced during MediaFest 22, the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention, on Oct. 28, in Washington, D.C.


Editorial Cartoon

First Place
Gabriela Villatoro
The Shorthorn
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Transgender-student athletes disadvantage

Second Place
Amber Davis
The Collegian
Tarrant County College
Hurst, Texas
Morally, Kyle Rittenhouse is absolutely guilty

Third Place
Madelyn Powers
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Missing Black and Brown people are just as important

Fourth Place
Mackenzie Matt
The Union
El Camino College
Torrance, California
It’s time to talk

Fifth Place
Jazlyn Gomez
The Reflector
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Racism on Campus


Comic Strip/Panel

First Place
Jacob Ramirez
Orange Media Network
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Gumbo: Looking Back

Second Place
Cristina Del Coro Trio
The Shorthorn
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Take pride in small strides

Third Place
Selinna Tran
Old Gold & Black
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The World is Ending

Fourth Place
Brisa Parra
Daily Trojan
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Dining Hall Date Night

Fifth Place
Jerry Weiss
Richland Chronicle
Dallas College-Richland Campus
Dallas, Texas
Stop teasing your sister!