Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention
Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 12-14, 2010

Best of Show Winners

Four-year Daily Newspaper

1. Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

Four-year Weekly Newspaper

1. Royal Purple, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wis.

2. The North Wind, Northern Michigan Univ., Marquette, Mich.

3. Chips, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

4. Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

5. The Record, St. John’s Univ./College of St. Benedict, Collegeville, Minn.

Four-year Non-weekly Newspaper

1. Cornellian, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa

2. College Days, Ripon College, Ripon, Wis.

3. The Mirror, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wis.

Two-year College Newspaper

1. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.

2. The Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee, Wis.

3. Glacier, Moraine Valley CC, Palos Hills, Ill.

4. The Wright Times, Wright College, Chicago, Ill.

5. The Echo, Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, Minn.

Special Section/Issue

1. Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

2. The Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

3. The Oracle, Hamline Univ., St. Paul, Minn.

4. Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

Publication Website

1. Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

2. The Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

3. Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

4. Fourth Estate, Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wis.

5. Gustavian Weekly, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minn.

6. Glacier, Moraine Valley CC, Palos Hills, Ill.

Individual Award Winners

News Story

1. Naomi Thorson, The Clarion, Bethel Univ., St. Paul, Minn.

2. Lucy Hough, The North Wind, Northern Michigan Univ., Marquette, Mich.

3. Signe Brewster, The Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

4. Thomas Johnson, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

5. Christopher Kuhagen, Royal Purple, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wis.

Editorial/Commentary

1. Uttam Kumar Das, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

2. Maryam Elfeki, Juan Pintor, The Wright Times, Wright College, Chicago, Ill.

3. David Cowardin, UMD Statesman, Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minn.

4. Nicholas Reilly, Fourth Estate, Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wis.

5. Ashley Evans, Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

Feature Story

1. Robert Downs, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

2. Jessie VanBerkel, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

3. Christopher Kuhagen, Royal Purple, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wis.

4. Danny Spatchek, The Mirror, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wis.

5. Jessica Lillie, The Mirror, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, Wis.

Sports Story

1. Austin Cumblad, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

2. Anne Kuenzie, The Oracle, Hamline Univ., St. Paul, Minn.

3. Michael Bleach, The Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

4. Josh Katzenstein, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

5. Christopher Kuhagen, Royal Purple, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wis.

News Photo

1. Jules Ameel, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.

2. Vishmaa Ramsaroop-Briggs, The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.

3. Sophouen Chhin, The Record, St. John’s Univ./College of St. Benedict, Collegeville, Minn.

4. Dan Schott, The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.

5. True Grimes, Lions’ Roar, Normandale CC, Bloomington, Minn.

Single Page Design

1. David Cowardin, UMD Statesman, Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth, Duluth, Minn.

2. Nick Zweber, The Record, St. John’s Univ./College of St. Benedict, Collegeville, Minn.

3. Mac Slavin, Wartburg Trumpet, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa

4. Sal Ursino, The Flyer, Lewis Univ., Romeoville, Ill.

5. Joey Schroeder, The Badger Herald, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

Multimedia Package

1. Thomas Johnson, Minnesota Daily, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.