2020 Advertisement of the year finalists
Oct. 12, 2020
Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2020 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. Eastern Thursday, Oct. 22, during the Fall National College Media Convention.
To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at collegemediaconvention.org.
Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.
2020 Individual Award Finalists
Advertisement • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Reporter • Photo • Story
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
2020 Pacemaker finalists
Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook
Print Advertisement
Burger Village
Von Bannon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Art for Athens Benefit
Brandon Dudley
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Fall Roost Housing Fair
Ally General, Michaela Tangeman
The Ball State Daily News /The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana
Eyes playing tricks on you?
Sarah Keesling
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Do science
J.B. Carter
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jazzercise
Olina Einarsdottir
The Standard
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
The Plant House
Ryan Greisinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
J.R. Bentley’s
Jesus Lemus
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Motley Wants You
Erik Krouskop
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Online Advertisement
Pizza King
Ally General
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana
Top Five Reasons You Should Eat with Greek’s
Makayla Hughes, Ted Irwin, Michaela Tangeman
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana
Five things to do over fall break
Bekah Harper
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Housing leaderboard
Emma Spainhoward
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Adobe: Make the Leap with Creative Cloud
Westby Caspersen, Jordan Johnson, Wendy Qiu, Matt Sheridan, Jessica Zhang,
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
NOLS: What Makes a Leader?
Eric Hansen, Andrea Lamas-Nino, Jessica Zhang
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
E-Fest North
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Poetry Slam
Anthony Lazon, Jessica Martinez
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Video Advertisement
Sylvester’s Burgers
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
WKU Apartment Hunters: Walk2Campus
Lauren Bond, Hayley Watson
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Humane Society: Eat Together
Abby Lesh
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Matching You With Your Next Opportunity
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Emerge Magazine: Behind the Story
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Audio Advertisement
Sylvester’s
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
PeppGraphic (14.33 mark)
James Moore
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Voter Registration Awareness
Mike Sokolski
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas
Voter Registration Awareness (Spanish Version)
Barbara Gandica Martinez
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas
Newspaper Special Section/Advertising
Adventure Awaits
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
OUTober
Staff
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Sex Issue
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Adulting
Staff
College Heights Herald/Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Inside UK Special Section 2019
Ashlynne Arnett, Brittany Lyden
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Housing Guide Fall 2019
Courtney McKown
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Orientation Guide ‘19
Staff
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Best of Carolina 2020
Staff
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Eastfield Experience
Ariel Evans, Gabriella Evans, Erik Krouskop, Anthony Lazon, Skye Seipp
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Back-to-School Issue
Staff
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
Rate Card
Media Kit Mustang Media Group
Steven Nguyen
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Media Kit Boise State University
Tessa Bishop, Maddie Ceglecki, Mackenzie Hudson, Taylor Humby
Boise State Student Media
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
The Chronicle Media Kit
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
The State News Media Kit and Rate Card
Ethan Richert, Dylan VanVliet, Shelby Zeigler
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Join the team!
Staff
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
The Appalachian Media Kit
Shelly Banz
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Garnet Media Group Media Kit
Emily Schoonover
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
The University Star Media Kit
Megan Hicks
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas