2020 Advertisement of the Year
Oct. 22, 2020
Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2020 Advertisement of the Year competition.
Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 22.
WATCH
the awards ceremony for Pacemakers and Individual Awards
on Oct. 22, 2020.
2020 ACP Individual Awards
Advertisement • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Reporter • Photo • Story
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
2020 ACP Pacemakers
Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook
Best of Show
Virtual 2020
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 24, 2020
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First
Art for Athens Benefit
Brandon Dudley
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Second
Do science
J.B. Carter
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Third
Fall Roost Housing Fair
Ally General, Michaela Tangeman
The Ball State Daily News /The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana
Fourth
Jazzercise
Olina Einarsdottir
The Standard
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Fifth
The Plant House
Ryan Greisinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
Honorable mention
Burger Village
Von Bannon
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Honorable mention
Eyes playing tricks on you?
Sarah Keesling
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Honorable mention
J.R. Bentley’s
Jesus Lemus
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Honorable mention
Motley Wants You
Erik Krouskop
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Online Advertisement
First
Adobe: Make the Leap with Creative Cloud
Westby Caspersen, Jordan Johnson, Wendy Qiu, Matt Sheridan, Jessica Zhang,
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Second
Five things to do over fall break
Bekah Harper
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Third
NOLS: What Makes a Leader?
Eric Hansen, Andrea Lamas-Nino, Jessica Zhang
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Fourth
Pizza King
Ally General
BallStateDaily.com / The McKinley Avenue Agency
Ball Sate University
Muncie, Indiana
Fifth
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable mention
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
Honorable mention
Housing leaderboard
Emma Spainhoward
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Honorable mention
E-Fest North
Genna Barner
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable mention
Poetry Slam
Anthony Lazon, Jessica Martinez
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Video Advertisement
First
Humane Society: Eat Together
Abby Lesh
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Second
Sylvester’s Burgers
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Third
Matching You With Your Next Opportunity
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fourth
WKU Apartment Hunters: Walk2Campus
Lauren Bond, Hayley Watson
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Fifth
Emerge Magazine: Behind the Story
Staff
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Audio Advertisement
First
Sylvester’s
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Second
Voter Registration Awareness
Mike Sokolski
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas
Third
PeppGraphic (14.33 mark)
James Moore
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Fourth
Voter Registration Awareness (Spanish Version)
Barbara Gandica Martinez
KDUX WebRadio
Richland College
Richardson, Texas
Newspaper Special Section/Advertising
First
Adventure Awaits
Staff
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Second
Adulting
Staff
College Heights Herald/Cherry Creative
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Third
Inside UK Special Section 2019
Ashlynne Arnett, Brittany Lyden
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Fourth
Eastfield Experience
Ariel Evans, Gabriella Evans, Erik Krouskop, Anthony Lazon, Skye Seipp
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Fifth
Best of Carolina 2020
Staff
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Honorable mention
OUTober
Staff
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Honorable mention
Sex Issue
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
Housing Guide Fall 2019
Courtney McKown
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable mention
Orientation Guide ‘19
Staff
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Honorable mention
Back-to-School Issue
Staff
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
Rate Card
First
Media Kit Mustang Media Group
Steven Nguyen
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Second
Media Kit Boise State University
Tessa Bishop, Maddie Ceglecki, Mackenzie Hudson, Taylor Humby
Boise State Student Media
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho
Third
The University Star Media Kit
Megan Hicks
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
Fourth
Garnet Media Group Media Kit
Emily Schoonover
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Fifth
Join the team!
Staff
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri
Honorable mention
The Chronicle Media Kit
Staff
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
The State News Media Kit and Rate Card
Ethan Richert, Dylan VanVliet, Shelby Zeigler
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable mention
The Appalachian Media Kit
Shelly Banz
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina