2014 Photo Excellence Award
General News Picture
First Place
Michael Shaw
Emerald Media, Univ. of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Second Place
Annabel Edwards
The Medill Justice Project, Northwestern Univ., Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication, Evanston, Ill.
Third Place
Olivia Blinn
The Chimes, Biola Univ., La Mirada, Calif.
Fourth Place
Pedro Zavala
Six Mile Post, Georgia Highlands College, Rome, Ga.
Fifth Place
Brian Lee
The Daily Northwestern, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill.
Honorable Mention
Tyce Hoskins
District, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga.
Honorable Mention
Blake Lanser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Graham Beck
The Heights, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Honorable Mention
Erin Snider
The Standard, Missouri State Univ., Springfield, Mo.
Honorable Mention
Darin Dubinsky
The Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, Wis.
Spot News Picture
First Place
Allison Farrand
The Michigan Daily, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Second Place
Christopher A. Maynor
The Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Third Place
Vincent Ta
Highlander, Univ. of California, Riverside, Riverside, Calif.
Fourth Place
Khoa Nguyen
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Fifth Place
Blake Lanser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Tessa Elbettar
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Honorable Mention
Chad Cooper
The Spectrum, State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
Honorable Mention
Nathan Howard
The Daily Evergreen, Washington State Univ., Pullman, Wash.
Honorable Mention
Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Honorable Mention
Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Feature Picture
First Place
Blake Lanser
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Second Place
Ruby Wallau
The Michigan Daily, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Third Place
Richard Hirst
The Baylor Lariat, Baylor Univ., Waco, Texas
Fourth Place
Chase Gaewski
The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.
Fifth Place
Emily Nicole Teague
The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Ian Maule
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, Ky.
Honorable Mention
Justin Wan
The State News, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, Mich.
Honorable Mention
Brandon Willis
Excalibur, Evangel Univ., Springfield, Mo.
Honorable Mention
Brandon Willis
Excalibur, Evangel Univ., Springfield, Mo.
Honorable Mention
Chris Janjic
The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.
Sports Picture
First Place
Sam Maller
The Daily Orange, Syracuse Univ., Syracuse, N.Y.
Second Place
Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Third Place
Eric Craig
Xavier Herald, Xavier Univ., New Orleans, La.
Fourth Place
Danny Miller
Western Front, Western Washington Univ., Bellingham, Wash.
Fifth Place
David Bristow
The Red & Black, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
Honorable Mention
Chad Phillips
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Tera Lyons
The Baker Orange, Baker Univ., Baldwin City, Kan.
Honorable Mention
Ben Zefeng Zhang
The Reflector, Univ. of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Honorable Mention
Kameron Casey
The Reflector, Univ. of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Honorable Mention
Russell James
Northwest Trail, Northwest College, Powell, Wyo.
Environmental Portrait
First Place
Joshua Bessex
The Daily, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Second Place
Ike Fredregill
Wingspan, Laramie County CC, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Third Place
Tyler Finchum
The Daily Iowan, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Fourth Place
Lauren Pape
The Daily Toreador, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, Texas
Fifth Place
Glory Sheeley
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, Ind.
Honorable Mention
Emily Teauge
The Orion, California State Univ., Chico, Chico, Calif.
Honorable Mention
Elizabeth Zabel
Ethos, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Brian Achenbach
Iowa State Daily, Iowa State Univ., Ames, Iowa
Honorable Mention
Janine Furtado
Pipe Dream, Binghamton Univ., Vestal, N.Y.
Honorable Mention
Hua Zong
The Temple News, Temple Univ., Philadelphia, Pa.