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2017 Design of the Year Finalists

Design of the Year winners will be announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, Oct. 25-29 in Dallas.

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Lindsey Maeda
Daily 49er, California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California


Zack Spanier
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, California


Laura Garcia, Aurielle Weiss
el Don, Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California


Anna Boone
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana


Brenna Bast
Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota


Clare Ramirez
The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Ananya Chandra, Tiffany Pham, Alex Graves, Ilana Wurman
The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Katie Gebauer
The Collegian, South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota


Joel Whetzel
The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia


Alexandra Christensen
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College
Madison, Wisconsin

Newspaper Page/Spread


Trevor Greenan, Dani Sundell, Willow Yang, Crystal Zhong
The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California


Franky Renteria, Sara Pope
The Orion, California State University, Chico
Chico, California


Lindsey Maeda
Daily 49er, California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California


Barbara Harvey
The State Hornet, California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, California


Laura Garcia
el Don, Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California


Mia Dorsey
The Sentry, University of Colorado Denver
Denver, Colorado


Bridget Doherty
The Daily News, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Sam Flick
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky


Finnian Saylor, Courtney Redmon, Sasha Lasakow
The Temple News, Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Glavine Day
The All State, Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

Newsmagazine/Special Section Cover


Sara Edelstein, Yun Wu, Sean Karlin
Etc. Magazine, City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, California


Allie Pakrosnis, Asmae Fahmy, Jamie Shub, Sidney Sherman
Distraction, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Lisee Pullara
The Red & Black, University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia


Sidney Parks, Rebecca Gerhard
Scan, Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia


Lauren McNeeley, Yulin Yu
Inside, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana


Jessica Goldy
Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Madeline Hiatt
Drake Magazine, Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa


Alec Greaney, Abigail Paulson
The Heights, Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts


Kathryn Whitesides
Niner Times, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina


Vanessa Cruz
Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Yearbook/Magazine Page/Spread


Casey Lue
Ibis, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Megan Axsom, Jessica Goldy
Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Madisson Alexander, Alexandra Martin, Kalynn Coy
Stephens Life, Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri


Tony Curtis
MPJ, Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York


Zellisse De Guzman, Quan Bui
Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario


Destiny Stringer
The Bleed, Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon


Katie Leimbach
Flux, University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon


Marcus Maurer
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
Waco, Texas


Ashley Moody
The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia


Vanessa Cruz
Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Illustration


Nina Grossman
The Reflector, Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta


Cassidy Eldridge, Jillian Bradford
The Point, Biola University
La Mirada, California


Devon Manney
Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California


Emma Sarappo
North by Northwestern, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois


Isaiah Johnson
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa


Madeline Guzzo
The State News, Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan


Nicholas Labate
The Kent Stater, Kent State University
Kent, Ohio


Sophia Espinosa
The Brookhaven Courier, Brookhaven College
Farmers Branch, Texas


Maddie Bush
Pulse, Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington


Nick Rhoads
The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

Infographic


Sarah Wright
Mars’ Hill, Trinity Western University
Langley, British Columbia


Janet Liu
The Stanford Daily, Stanford University
Stanford, California


Allie Pakrosnis, Jamie Shub
Distraction, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Casey Lue
Ibis, University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida


Stacie Kammerling
Ball Bearings, Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana


Linzi Murray
Drake Magazine, Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa


Tori Aerni
The Maneater, University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri


Olivia Adam
The Battalion, Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas


Emily Hicks
Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
Waco, Texas


Marcus Maurer
Focus Magazine, Baylor University
Waco, Texas