ACP Best of Show Winners
National College Media Convention
Oct. 29-Nov. 2, 2008
Kansas City

4-year daily broadsheet

1. The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
David Lei, editor
Eric Jacobs, adviser

2. The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Allison Nichols, editor

3. The University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
Matt Erickson, editor
Malcolm Gibson, adviser

4. The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Meredith Simons, editor
Judy Gibbs Robinson, adviser

5. Collegiate Times, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
David Grant, editor
Kelly Furnas, adviser

4-year daily tabloid

1. Northern Star, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
Caitlin Mullen, editor
Jim Killam, adviser

2. The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Chelsey Ellison, editor
Jonathan Angier, adviser

4-year weekly broadsheet

1. The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Nick Coltrain, editor
Amy Koeckes, adviser

2. Index, Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.
Julie Williams, editor
Don Krause, adviser

3. The Chart, Missouri Southern State University, Joplin, Mo.
Alexandra Nicolas, editor
T.R Hanrahan, adviser

4. The Standard, Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
Kandice McKee, editor
Jack Dimond, adviser

5. The Baker Orange, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan.
Sharon Stauffer, editor
Gwyn Mellinger, adviser

4-year weekly tabloid

1. Guilfordian, Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C.
Ben Dedman, editor
Jeff Jeske, adviser

2. Spinnaker, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.
Holli Welch, editor
Joshua Stewart, adviser

3. Excalibur, York University, Toronto, Ont.
Subha Arulvarthan, editor

4. Pendulum, Elon University, Elon, N.C.
Olivia Hubert Allen, editor
Colin Donohue, adviser

5. Cynic, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.
Dakota Rubin, editor
Chris Evans, adviser

4-year non-weekly

1. The UTD Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas
Lauren Buell, editor
Cristen Hixson, adviser

2. Reflector, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
Samantha Cotton, editor
Jeanne S Criswell, adviser

3. The Reflector, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
Jeremy Nolais, editor
Ivar Bergs, adviser

4. Trailblazer, Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, Kan.
Rachel Phelps, editor

5. Marlin Chronicle, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, Va.
Ben Giles, editor
Bill Ruehlmann, adviser

2-year broadsheet

1. The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Jake Donahue, editor
Nils Rosdahl, adviser

2. The Sun, Southwestern College, Chula Vista, Calif.
Vanessa Nevarez, editor
Max Branscomb, adviser

3. The Voice, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Colin Fraser, editor
Keith Gave, adviser

4. The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Justin Morrison, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

5. El Don, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Calif.
Ray Basqual, editor
C.W Little, adviser

2-year tabloid 4-16 pages

1. The Weal, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta
Trevor Howell, editor
Heather Setka/Suzanne Trudel-Peters, advisers

2. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.
Kim Ellingson, editor
Doug Kirchberg, adviser

3. The Montage, St. Louis Community College, Meramec, St. Louis, Mo.
Carlos Restrepo, editor
Shannon Philpott, adviser

4. The Corsair, Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Fla.
Kristin Martin, editor
Christina Drain, adviser

5. Logos, North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City, Iowa
Paul Peterson, adviser

2-year tabloid 17 or more pages

1. Wingspan, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.
Christpher Arneson, Tiffany Razo, editor
Rosalind Schliske, adviser

2. Richland Chronicle, Richland College, Dallas, Texas
Jamee Cox, editor
Matt Hinckley, adviser

3. The Wright Times, Wright College, Chicago, Ill.
Vicki Holda, editor
David Levy, adviser

Special Edition 4-year

1. Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Chris Conetzky, editor
Annette Forbes/Mark Witherspoon, adviser

2. Technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Saja Hindi, editor
Bradley Wilson, adviser

3. The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
Steve Contorno, editor
Melinda Miller, adviser

4. The Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Ashiq Zaman, editor
Judy Gibbs Robinson, adviser

5. Branding Iron, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.
Hanna Bush, editor
Cary Berry, adviser

Special Edition 2-year

1. The Sentinel, North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Nils Rosdahl, adviser

2. The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Justin Morrison, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

3. The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.
Kim Ellingson, editor
Doug Kirchberg, adviser

4. Los Angeles Collegian, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif.
Theresa Adams, editor
Rhonda Guess, adviser

Yearbook 1-299 pages

1. Agromeck, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Mary Beth Hamrick, editor
Bradley Wilson, adviser

2. The Constellation, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Nathan Altadonna, editor
Kenna Griffin, adviser

3. Kanza, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan.
Mark Jansen, editor
Gerard Attoun, adviser

4. The Argo, Shorter College, Rome, Ga.
Amber Wilson, editor
Allison Hattaway, adviser

5. Excalibur, Evangel University, Springfield, Mo.
Ashley Weatherly, editor
Nancy Pace-Miller, adviser

Yearbook 300+ pages

1. Royal Purple, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.
Sarah Thomas, editor
Linda Puntney, adviser

2. Razorback, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
Shannon Sanders, editor
Steve Wilkes, adviser

3. Sooner/Crimson Traditions, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Breia Brissey, editor
Lori Brooks, adviser

4. Tower, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
Chris Lee, editor
Laura Widmer, adviser

5. Rotunda, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
Kellyn Curtis, editor
Richard Lytle, adviser

Magazine Literary

1. Sanskrit, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.
Debbie Archer, editor
Wayne Maikranz, adviser

2. Archarios, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C.
Megan Fisher, editor
Paul Olsen, adviser

3. The Bridge, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Mass.
Maria Alonso, Whitney White, editor
Jerald Walker/Mary Dondero, adviser

4. Argus, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, La.
Andi McKay, editor
Julie Kane, adviser

Magazine Feature-Special Audience

1. The Yo Magazine, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
Cristina Cala, editor

2. Inside, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.
Allie Townsend, editor
Ron Johnson, adviser

3. Distraction, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
Dani McNally, editor
Randy Stano, adviser

4. Frontiers, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.
Renee Michelle Macey, editor
Cary Berry, adviser

5. Blot, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
Kimberly Hirai, Alexiss Turner, editor
Shawn O’Neal, adviser

Publication Website

1. the217.com, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
Elle Destree, editor
Melinda Miller, adviser

2. The Advocate, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, Calif.
Shahruz Shaukat, editor
Paul DeBolt, adviser

3. The Flat Hat, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
Ryan Mahoney, editor

4. The Corsair, Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Fla.
Kristin Martin, editor
Christina Drain, adviser

5. The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.
Miles Skorpen, editor

Audio Podcast

1. WMUL-FM 88.1, Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va.
Charles Bailey, adviser

2. The Arbiter, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Brad Arendt Dan Morris, adviser

3. WKNC 88.1fm, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Kyle Robb, editor
Jamie Gilbert, adviser

Interactive Element

1. The Arbiter, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
Brad Arendt Dan Morris, adviser

2. The Nevada Sagebrush, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev.
Amy Koeckes, adviser

3. The Orion, California State University, Chico, Chico, Calif.
Dave Waddell, adviser