2015 Photo Excellence Award Finalists
GENERAL NEWS PICTURE
Brandon Choe
The Daily Bruin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
Christopher Empson
The Star, CC of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Alyson McClaran
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Aerika Williams
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Alex Ayala
Cardinal Points, State Univ. of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Philip Poston
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver, Denver, Colo.
Savannah I. Whaley
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass.
James Healy
Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Griffin Smith
The Daily Texan, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas
Bogdan Sierra Miranda
The Collegian, Tarrant County College, Hurst, Texas
SPOT NEWS PICTURE
Qing Huang
The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
R. Nicanor Santana
El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
Theo Schwarz
The Pitt News, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Daulton Venglar
The Daily Texan, Univ. of Texas, Austin, Texas
Kevin Freeman
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas
Brandon Barsugli
Corsair, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif.
FEATURE PICTURE
Tami Shepherd
Las Positas Express, Las Positas College, Livermore, Calif.
Courtney Jacquin
DePaulia, DePaul Univ., Chicago, Ill.
Will Saunders
Flux, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Andres Martinez
The Prospector, Univ. of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Lauren Roberts
The Wichitan, Midwestern State Univ., Wichita Falls, Texas
Caitlin Clow
The Reflector, Mount Royal Univ., Calgary, Alberta
Nick Faulkner
Agromeck, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C.
Ashling Han
Richland Chronicle, Richland College, Dallas, Texas
Duncan Stanley
La Ventana, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, Texas
Constance Atton
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas
SPORTS PICTURE
Ben Mikesell
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
Erin Hampton
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Chris Michie
The Oklahoma Daily, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Taylor Wilder
Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Guyrandy Jean-Gilles
The Daily Pennsylvanian, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Brian Achenbach
Ethos, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Chad Phillips
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.
Mike Clark
Talisman, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.
Wyatt Giangrande
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Ian Lobdell
The Current, Green River CC, Auburn, Wash.
ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT
Gunnar Rathbun
The Traveler, Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
George Morin
The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Andy Abeyta
Flux, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Omar Garcia Jr.
Panorama, Univ. of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas
Ike Fredregill
Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Khaled Sayed
Guardsman, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
Rachel Collins
Drake Magazine, Drake Univ. School of Journalism, Des Moines, Iowa
Brian Tagalog
Envision, Andrews Univ., Berrien Springs, Mich.
Mary Reyes
The Battalion, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas
Tanner Garza
The Battalion, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, Texas
Winners will be announced at #collegemedia15, the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas, Oct. 28-Nov. 1.