August 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS — The Associated Collegiate Press announces finalists in its 2025 Reporter of the Year competition.

The winners will be announced at the ACP Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 18, at MediaFest25, the Fall National College Media Convention, in Washington, D.C.

After the winners are announced on Oct. 18, a gallery of the winners and honorable mentions will be shared on this website allowing student journalists and advisers to see all of the entries recognized in the competition.

Congratulations to the finalists in the following Reporter of the Year contests —

Two-year School
Four-year School

Please join us at MediaFest in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15 – 18. Register online.

This convention provides a unique opportunity to network with industry professionals, learn from seasoned journalists, and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving world of media and journalism.

Individual Award finalists

Story of the Year
Reporter of the Year
Multimedia Story of the Year
Design of the Year
Photo of the Year
Cartoon of the Year
Broadcast Story of the Year

Shehzil Imran
The Brookhaven Courier, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus (TX)

Bill Eaves
Foghorn News, Del Mar College (TX)

Erica Lee
The Union, El Camino College (CA)

Dylan Arreola
The Hornet, Fullerton College (CA)

Oliva Fitts
The Express, Las Positas College (CA)

Kelly Feng
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College (WI)

Delilah Brumer
Roundup, Pierce College (CA)

Brandon Rowley
el Don, Santa Ana College (CA)

Alexa Lima
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)

Fousia Abdullahi
The Collegian, Tarrant County College (TX)

Avery Sloan
The Pendulum, Elon University (NC)

Alex Walters
The State News, Michigan State University

Zoe MacDiarmid
The Huntington News, Northeastern University (MA)

Jerry Wu
Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University (IL)

Finn Lincoln
The NewsHouse, Syracuse University (NY)

Nicholas Gutteridge
The Battalion, Texas A&M University

Marianna Souriall
The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University

Olivia Warren
The Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane University (LA)

Jami Martin-Trainor
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa

Alison Winters
Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University (TN)