{"id":26835,"date":"2025-02-16T10:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?p=26835"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:26:51","slug":"2025-student-media-business-pacemaker-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/2025\/02\/16\/2025-student-media-business-pacemaker-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Student Media Business Pacemaker finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ACP Pacemaker recognizes business excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nine collegiate student media operations recognized\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 14, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 The Associated Collegiate Press has named nine collegiate student media operations as finalists in its Student Media Business Pacemaker competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finalists will be honored and the Pacemaker winners announced during Saturday\u2019s awards ceremony at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference,<\/a>  March 6-8, 2025, in Long Beach, at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the nine finalists, five will receive Pacemaker honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe business and marketing side of student media is critical in today\u2019s media world \u2014 it is very important for ACP to recognize this important aspect of journalism,\u201d said ACP associate director Gary Lundgren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The judges were impressed with the entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pacemaker winners put together outstanding application packets that included important information on training programs, development of various products and goals,\u201d the judging team wrote. \u201cThese schools also had strong media kits and put together great examples of product work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACP Pacemaker, one of the oldest awards for collegiate journalism, has a rich tradition. The association began presenting the prestigious award to collegiate newspapers soon after the organization was founded in 1921. Through the years, yearbooks, magazines and websites were added to the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Student Media Business Pacemaker was established in 2020 to recognize outstanding student media business and operations teams that work hard to ensure student journalism is supported financially so that it may thrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pacemaker is the association\u2019s preeminent award,\u201d Laura Widmer, executive director, said. \u201cACP is honored to recognize the best of the best with Pacemaker honors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Please join us at the National College Media Conference March 6 \u2013 8 in California. Register online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring Pacemaker finalists<\/strong>
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2025 Student Media Business Pacemaker finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

listed by state<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mustang Media Group
<\/strong>California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Student Leadership: Morgan Fitzgerald, Sean Harmon, Emma James, Adrienne Liang, Alexander Poroy, Kat Smith, Amanda Wahl
Adviser: Jon Schlitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cherry Creative & Student Publications Advertising
<\/strong>Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Student Leadership: Emma Bayens, Bailey Brush, Keelin Davis, Abby Loftus, Nicole Johnson
Advisers: Sam Oldenburg, Avari Stamps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kentucky Kernel
<\/strong>University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Student Leadership: Hannah Stanley
Advisers: Ryan Craig, Bryce McNeil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Harvard Crimson
<\/strong>Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Student Leadership: Matthew Doctoroff, Jack Jassy, Matt Melucci, Ben Morrison, Meredith Zielonka<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Central Michigan Life
<\/strong>Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Student Leadership: Olivia Garcia, Rachel Kidder, Paige Toms, Brittany Stevens
Adviser: Kathy Simon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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OU Daily
<\/strong>University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Student Leadership: Jacqueline Perkins, Chase Pride
Adviser: Lynn Nguyen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Daily Pennsylvanian Inc.
<\/strong>University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Student Leadership: Molly Cohen, Dhruv Gupta, Edward Liu, Irene Park, Sangeeta Quddus, Zain Qureshi
Advisers: Christine Knooren, Steven Molberger, Katherine Ross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Shorthorn
<\/strong>University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Student Leadership: Hailey Do, Christine Vo
Advisers: Adam Drew, Laurie Fox, Aakeem Reynolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas A&M Student Media
<\/strong>Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Student Leadership: Hayden Arevalo, Hamsini Mahadevan, Emma Moser, Julius Sjolie
Adviser: Spencer O’Daniel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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