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Pacemaker finalists
Announced in September 2022, these Pacemaker finalists will be honored and winners announced at the Oct. 28 awards ceremony.

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2022 Yearbook Pacemakers will be presented in spring 2023.

Pacemaker 100
To celebrate our 100th birthday, we’ll honor our top Pacemaker winners and announce the Top 10 at the fall convention.

Audrey Meeker
SCAD Student Media, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
“Square 95 Print Advertisement”

Abby Chesnut
Six Mile Post, Georgia Highlands College, Rome, Georgia
“Greene’s Jewlers”

Teddie Bernard
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
“Work for F (1/4 page)”

Erika Armstrong
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“News For You, By You & About You”

Elena Leddy
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“Connect The Dots MITS Ad”

Elena Leddy
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“Download MITSBUS Ad”

Dominique Fraenkel
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“Tanner’s”

Maggie James
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“Collegian Newsletter Ad”

Bailey Brush
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
“Inhale tacos, exhale negativity”

Steven Andriantsiratahina
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin
“Bad Love Poem Contest”

Patrick Cox
SCAD Student Media, Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
“Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend”

Hayley Skrezyna
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“Eye care for all ages”

Eli Lucas
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“Muncie’s hidden gem is waiting to be explored” / Minnetrista Ad

Maggie James
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“The Box Turtles”

Maggie James
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“Buy Your Yearbook”

Katie Ulrich
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
“1909 Campus Flats”

Gabby Wilson, Cristina Betz
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
“Dive Into Disc Golf: A Beginners Guide to Disc Golf in Bowling Green”

Xanayra Marin-Lopez
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
“Best of Boone last day of voting”

Xanayra Marin-Lopez, Mia Mendez, Meg Powell
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
“Best of Boone 2022 voting”

Mattheau Faught
The Et Cetera, Dallas College-Eastfield, Mesquite, Texas
“Writers needed”

Maddie Cindrich
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
“The 2022 Loyolan Bobblehead”

Staff
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“KCPR Hiring ad”

Sofia Silvia
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“Coupon Book video”

Matthew Borders, Colton Hendrix
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“Cardinal Kitchen Promo Video”

Matthew Borders, Colton Hendrix, Reid Shaffer, Karissa Wiegand, Itzel Portillo
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“McKinley Avenue Promo Video To Clients”

Oni Wright
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
“Hoops Hype Video”

Nicole Park, Emily Zhao, Marina Chen
The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
“Admissions”

Ann Marie Bottita
Orange Media Network, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
“KBVR-TV on set: promo”

Kate Zaine
Orange Media Network, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
“KBVR-FM Promo”

The Shorthorn advertising team
The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
“Welcome to Shorthorn housing”

Drew Taylor
Orange Media Network, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
“KBVR Local Music Hour”

Drew Taylor
Orange Media Network, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
“KBVR-FM Rock Hour”

Bryant Loney, Ali Levens
The Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“Senior Edition”

Staff
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“Go SLO – Best Special Section”

Camryn Cutinello, Noah Jennings, Colleen Hogan, K’Von Jackson
The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
“The Sex Issue: Presented by The Columbia Chronicle”

Staff
The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois
“The SIUE Survival Guide”

Staff
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“Housing Guide”

Staff
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
“Best of Boone 2022”

Genna Gobrecht, Rafael Bonacin, Rachel Spayed
Kent State Student Media, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
“The Best of Kent”

Staff
The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
“2021 Health and Wellness”

Staff
The Battalion, Texas A&M University, Texas, Texas
“The Battalion’s New Students’ Guide to Aggieland”

Staff
The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
“The Compass”

Ali Levens, Sahej Bhasin
The Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
“Media Kit”

Elaine Do
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“Mustang Media Group Media Kit”

Sasha White, Maddie Ceglecki, Anna Noto, Tessa Bishop
The Arbiter, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
“Fall 2021 Media Kit”

Staff
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“IDS Rate Card”

Olivia Weinzapfel
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“The McKinley Avenue Agency 2021-2022 Services Guide”

Dominique Fraenkel
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“Spring 2022 Rate Card”

Kayla Worden
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
“Media Kit”

Jessica Kimes
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
“The Appalachian 2022-2023 Media Kit”

Alan Nguyen
Orange Media Network, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
“OMN rate card/media kit”

Kelsey Worthington
The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
“Garnet Media Group 2021-2022 Media Kit”

Staff
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
“Best Social Media Campaign”

Ana Muñoz, Gabriela Garcia, Kamila Izquierdo
Urbana Literary & Arts, Miami Dade College, Eduardo J. Padrón Campus, Miami, Florida
“Social Media Advertisement”

Dominique Hance, Bethany Everson
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
“Auditorium Contest”

Abril Castenda, Olivia Weinzapfel, Anne Grady
The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
“Cardinal Coupon Book Campaign”

Dominique Fraenkel
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
“Beer Goggles Holiday Instagram Campaign”

Andrea Dal Bello, Dannah Bax, Marikha Saira, Jacob Liotine, David Roman
Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber, Toronto, Ontario
“Pine Creative Emerge Marketing Makeover Challenge Media Plan”

Kelsey Worthington, Beth Bryerton, Savannah Nagy
The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
“Gamecock Entertainment Thursdays After Dark”

Melissa Esparza
The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
“Social Media Advertising”

Elaine Do
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California

Dyanna Bateman
Michiganensian, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Alan Nguyen
Orange Media Network, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon

Trey Bowe
The Tiger, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina

Sabrina Hampton
The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Melissa Borgerding
Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

Mattheau Faught
The Et Cetera, Dallas College-Eastfield, Mesquite, Texas

Gwyneth Bechunas
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California

Sahej Bhasin
The Graphic, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Sam Hubbard
Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California