Aug. 28, 2023
Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2022 Design of the Year competition.
Individual Award winners will be announced at the Fall National College Media Convention at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, at the Atlanta Hyatt Regency.
A gallery of winners will be posted after the Oct. 30 announcement.
Finalists below are listed in alphabetical order by school.
Individual Award finalists
Story of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Atlanta awards ceremonies
4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30
Winners announced —
Individual Awards
Pacemaker finalists honored and winners announced —
Broadcast • Innovation • Magazine
Multiplatform • Online
Newspaper/Newsmagazine
Best of Show awards
after the 11 a.m. keynote speaker on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Enter ACP Best of Show. Categories, rules and entry deadlines will be on the convention site.
Spring Pacemakers
2023 Business and Yearbook Pacemakers and 2024 Online Pacemakers, as well as Individual Awards in Business & Advertising, will be presented at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference, March 7-9, 2024, La Jolla, California.
Meghan Holt
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University (IN)
One Drop at a Time
Tabitha Tudor
The Brookhaven Courier, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus (TX)
Brookhaven names Student of the Year
Matt Faught
The Et Cetera, Dallas College Eastfield Campus (TX)
Did a Human Make This?
Jake Cox
The DePaulia, DePaul University (IL)
Costly Consequences
Erin Martin
The Pendulum, Elon University (NC)
Elon’s Revolving Door
Cailin O’Malley
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Cheatbot?
Kate Bustamante
el Don, Santa Ana College (CA)
Women Stay Inked
Liliana Anguiano, Camila Gonzalez,
Nicolette Monique Luna
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)
Manager Admits to ATM Theft
Marandah Mangra-Dutcher
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Loaded Debate
Thy Vo
The Sunflower, Wichita State University (KS)
Cut the Baloney
Alex Bracken
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University (IN)
A Change In Direction
Tatum Mitchell
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University (TX)
Baylor sports year in review
Emily McGinn
The Banner, California Baptist University
Coping with Inflation
Aidan Dillon, Jackie Espitia, Noel Lopez, Owen Roberts
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Shabang
Matt Faught
The Et Cetera, Dallas College Eastfield Campus (TX)
The Best Burger Joints In Dallas
Valenzia Cina
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College (WI)
Memoir tells a child actress’ experiences
Robert Heeter
The Rice Thresher, Rice University (TX)
Abortion through the ages
Kate Bustamante
el Don, Santa Ana College (CA)
Why Do Women’s Stories Matter?
Claudia Humphrey
The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington
House Majority
Lys Goldman
The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Cool Hand Luke
Alex Bracken
Ball Bearings, Ball State University (IN)
Missing, Missing, Missing
Alex Bracken
Ball Bearings, Ball State University (IN)
The Senses
Mariana Ramos, Jett Shim, Ian Winstanley
Inside Fullerton, Fullerton College (CA)
The Trials of Critical Race Theory
Michael Hu, Sophia Salamanca, Sophia Scott
Fifteen Minutes (The Harvard Crimson), Harvard University (MA)
Dropping Out and Cashing In: The Rise of DAOHQ
Teresa Aguilera
Prism, Oregon State University
Bodies: Prism 2023
Megan Fu, Christine Kao
Prime (Daily Bruin), University of California, Los Angeles
Fall 2022
Rachel Farinas
Distraction, University of Miami (FL)
Grown Up Cover
Christa Wickman
Midas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Nostaligia
Hyunji da Silva, Syd Lewin, Rachel Polter-Martinez,
Viv Rathfon, Madison Tran
Amendment, Virginia Commonwealth University
Amendment 2022
Gabi Broekema, Amelia Curry
Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Surreal
Joseph Boyle, Cayleigh Brown,
Kara Hunkele, Peter McKinney
The Peel Literature & Arts Review, Appalachian State University (NC)
A Foreign Affair/Dirt
Leo Medrano
Pursuit, California Baptist University
Where Does the Trash Go?
Fern Barber, Aden Hurdstrom, Alan Nguyen
DAMchic, Oregon State University
The Beauty in Being Alone
Abigael Craig, Grace Johnson, Alan Nguyen
DAMchic, Oregon State University
Mirror in the Mirror
Jason May, Alan Nguyen
Beaver’s Digest, Oregon State University
Grocery Shopping 101
Lucian Himes, Haley Hoidal, Whitney Powell
Currents, Pepperdine University (CA)
Animated
Nicolette Monique Luna
El Sol, Southwestern College (CA)
We Must Never Forget
Tiana Cohen, Micah Jordan, April Montgomery
Midas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Cyclical
Micah Jordan, April Montgomery, Abbas Omotosho
Midas, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Celestial
Melissa Borgerding
Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina
The Rise of Online Anonymity
Morgan Dowler, Andreea Loghin
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
A New Perspective
Kassidy Blount, Madison Kirkland
Angelos, California Baptist University
Iridescent
Macey Franko
Royal Purple, Kansas State University
Watch What Happens
Michaela Chen
Tower, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Tower
Jermaine Hudson
Agromeck, North Carolina State University
Agromeck
Jack Weaver
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Year in Photos
Carolina Camus, Camila Romero
Ibis, University of Miami (FL)
Ibis
Dyanna Bateman, Carly Nicholas
Michiganensian, University of Michigan
Michiganensian 127
Audrey Mulholland, Jenna Pardieck
The Old Miss, University of Mississippi
The Ole Miss
Andreea Loghin
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
Saving lives with Kayleigh Mann
Hannah Daily
Angelos, California Baptist University
Lunar New Year
Reece Bachta
Royal Purple, Kansas State University
Where in the Hale
Kira Sakai
Tower, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
On Call
Jermaine Hudson
Agromeck, North Carolina State University
The next generation of FINER women
Megan Williams
Aggieland, Texas A&M University
Meet at Midnight
Jack Weaver
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Sports
Carolina Camus
Ibis, University of Miami (FL)
What ‘Canes Say
Libby Owen
Michiganensian, University of Michigan
Helping Ann Arbor Stay Fresh
Amber Pietz
The Ball State Daily News, Ball State University (IN)
16 Years of Eras (Taylor’s Version)
Andreea Loghin
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University (TX)
Your true colors
Jake Cox
The DePaulia, DePaul University (IL)
What we know so far: DePaul’s budget gap recap
Erin Martin
The Pendulum, Elon University (NC)
Elon’s revolving door
Jake Fischer, Alan Nguyen
Beaver’s Digest, Oregon State University
Best spots to nap on campus
Alan Nguyen
Beaver’s Digest, Oregon State University
Possession laws in Oregon
Haley Hoidal
The Graphic, Pepperdine University (CA)
Find Your Local Record Store
Victor Pedraza Lopez
Xpress, San Francisco State University (CA)
3 Years of Covid-19
Razylin Avendano
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)
Accidental Drug Medication Deaths
Thy Vo
The Sunflower, Wichita State University (KS)
Kansas’ Decision
Jasmine Lee
Daily Forty-Niner, California State University, Long Beach
Multicultural
Matt Faught
The Et Cetera, Dallas College Eastfield Campus (TX)
Latin Horror
Jett Shim, Ian Winstanley
Inside Fullerton, Fullerton College (CA)
The Juco Struggle Illustration
Jack Donnelly
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Little 500 2023
Dorottya Faa
The Standard, Missouri State University
How to live with a randomly assigned roommate
Hai-Van Hoang
The Rice Thresher, Rice University (TX)
Proofpoint digest implementation brings mixed reactions
Claudia Humphrey
The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington
Asian cinema
Melanie Chen
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Labor unions prevent violations, preserve democracy in workplace
Ian Lucic
Michiganensian, University of Michigan
The Ann Arbor High
Iyana Graham
Amendment, Virginia Commonwealth University
Red