{"id":26881,"date":"2025-03-08T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/?p=26881"},"modified":"2025-04-28T13:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T18:08:23","slug":"2025-student-media-business-pacemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/acp\/2025\/03\/08\/2025-student-media-business-pacemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Student Media Business Pacemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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ACP Pacemaker recognizes business excellence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Five collegiate student media operations recognized <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

March 8, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONG BEACH (CA) \u2014 Four of the nation\u2019s top collegiate student media business operations were recognized today by Associated Collegiate Press as Pacemaker winners at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference,<\/a> <\/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\n\n\n

In February, nine business operations  were named Pacemaker finalists.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACP Pacemaker Award, 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 online sites 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. After two years, the Pacemaker contest was suspended because of the pandemic and also to streamline the application process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Lundgren, ACP associate director and coordinator of the Pacemaker competition, was pleased with the enthusiasm for the Student Media Business Pacemaker competition.<\/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 associate director Gary Lundgren said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to submitting a three-page overall narrative and a media kit, applicants for the Student Media Business Pacemakers shared examples of print, digital, video and audio advertisements designed for clients, a newspaper special section, audience engagement event and social media campaign.In February, a team of nationally recognized judges selected the 10 Pacemaker finalists<\/a>. Of those, five received Pacemaker honors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Spring Convention Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spring 2025 Pacemakers<\/strong>
Online<\/a>
Student Media Business
<\/a>Yearbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long Beach Best of Show
<\/strong>Individual Recognition<\/a>
Staff Recognition<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advertising and Business Individual Awards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacemaker finalists<\/strong>
Online
Student Media Business
<\/a>Yearbook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Student Media Business Pacemakers<\/h3>\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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The Harvard Crimson
<\/strong>Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Student Leadership: Matthew Doctoroff, Jack Jassy, Matt Melucci, Ben Morrison, Meredith Zielonka<\/p>\n<\/div>\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\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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Student Media Business Pacemaker finalists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

listed by state<\/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

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

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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