2021 Cartoon of the Year
Oct. 14, 2021
Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2021 Cartoon of the Year competition.
Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 14.
2021 ACP Pacemaker Awards
Broadcast
Business
Innovation
Magazine
Newspaper
Online
2020 Yearbook
Best of Show
Virtual 2021
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 16, 2021
Editorial Cartoon
First
“The Divided States of America: Having Civil Political Discourse in 2021”
Samantha Miller
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California
Second
“Happy Curfew”
Teddie Bernard
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Third
“Nov. 3, 2020”
Camille Bautista
Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Fourth
“Quitting Time”
Xiomara Villarreal-Gerardo
The Southwestern Sun
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, California
Fifth
“Fine time for $15”
Summer Merkle
The Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Honorable mentions
“COVID-19 virus as a man”
Morgan Taylor
The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
“It’s the ugly suits for me”
Shirley Susilo
The Connector, Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
“Your exposure is worth every penny”
Morgan Anderson
The Sunflower, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
“Wordplay can fuel hate, incite violence”
Amber Davis
The Collegian, Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
“Voices of change are here”
Summer Merkle
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Comic Strip/Panel
First
“I Exist”
A’Neshia Turner
Alice
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Second
“Red Bag Day”
Adam Sullens
Muleskinner
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri
Third
“Student Proved: Alien”
Derek Snyder
The Daily Barometer
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Fourth
“Bird Thoughts”
Michael Karp
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Fifth
“Lancer Life”
Elijah Tronti
The Banner
California Baptist University
Riverside, California
Honorable mentions
“Ethnicity”
Darlene Maes
CSUDH Bulletin, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
“Rat Gang: Nov. 9, 2020”
Christina Oyebade
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles, California
“Can’t come in without a mask”
Jerry Weiss
Richland Chronicle, Dallas College Richland Campus, Richardson, California
“Virtual Class”
Young Huer
The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
“Cats”
Mindy Van
The Daily Texan, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas