2004 Contest Winners
NOTE: In this listing, the Division A (under 40,000 circulation) winner is listed first and the Division B (over 40,000 circulation) winner is listed second for each 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize given. The Best of (Category) is selected by the judge(s) to be the best of all entries submitted, so it could be from either division.
CATEGORY 1A - BEST SPOT COLOR
Third
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State College of Denver
University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
Second
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Badger Herald, U of Wisconsin Madison
First
Kaleidoscope, U of Alabama at Birmingham
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
Best of Category
Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
CATEGORY 1B - BEST FULL COLOR
Third
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Ball State Daily News, Ball State U
Second
The Breeze, James Madison University
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
First
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State College, Denver
Daily Lobo, University of New Mexico
Best of Category
The Scroll, BYU-Idaho
CATEGORY 1C - BEST BLACK AND WHITE
Third
Vanguard , Portland State
Badger Herald, U of Wisconsin Madison
Second
The East Carolinian, East Carolina University
Daily Vidette, Illinois State University
First
Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi
Best of Category
Daily Collegian, Penn State University
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CATEGORY 1D - BEST AD CAMPAIGN
Third
The Metropolitan, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Daily Collegian, Penn State University
Second
The Arbiter, Boise State University
Crimson White , University of Alabama
First
Maneater, U of Missouri - Columbia
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Best of Category
University Times, UNC Charlotte
CATEGORY 1E - BEST NEWSPAPER PROMOTION AD
Third
Columbia Chronicle , Columbia College Chicago
Daily Illini, U of Illinois Champaign Urbana
Second
Scroll, BYU-Idaho
University Daily Kansan, U of Kansas
First
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Oklahoma Daily, U of Oklahoma
Best of Category
Vanguard, Portland State
CATEGORY 1F - BEST NEWSPAPER PROMOTION CAMPAIGN
Third
Arbiter, Boise State University
Shorthorn, U of Texas Arlington
Second
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Michigan Daily, U of Michigan
First
Metropolitan, Metropolitan State College of Denver
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
Best of Category
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
CATEGORY 2A - BEST CLASSIFIED PAGE SECTION
Third
The Arbiter, Boise State University
Daily Illini, University of Illinois
Second
The East Carolinian, East Carolina University
Daily Targum, Rutgers University
First
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Best of Category
Student Life, Washington University in St. Louis
CATEGORY 2B - BEST CLASSIFIED GROUP PROMOTION
Third
Vanguard , Portland State
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
Second
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Daily Texan, U of Texas at Austin
First
The Arbiter, Boise State University
Daily Targum, Rutgers University
Best of Category
State News, Michigan State University
CATEGORY 2C - BEST ROP GROUP PROMOTION
Third
Maneater, U of Missouri - Columbia
Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
Second
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University
First
Scroll, BYU-Idaho
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill
Best of Category
Minnesota Daily, U of Minnesota
CATEGORY 2D - BEST BACK TO SCHOOL OR ORIENTATION ISSUE
Third
The East Carolinian, East Carolina University
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Second
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Daily Mississippian, U of Mississippi
First
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill
Best of Category
Student Life, Washington University in St. Louis
CATEGORY 2E - BEST SPECIAL SECTION
Third
Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Daily O’Collegian, Oklahoma State University
Second
Scroll, BYU-Idaho
Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
First
The Arbiter, Boise State University
State News, Michigan State University
Best of Category
Student Life, Washington University in St. Louis
CATEGORY 3A - RATE CARD
Third
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University
Second
Vanguard , Portland State
Daily Illini, University of Illinois
First
Daily Cougar, University of Houston
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Best of Category
The Shorthorn, U of Texas Arlington
CATEGORY 3B - BEST GENERAL MEDIA KIT/MARKETING PACKAGE
Third
Daily Titan, California State University Fullerton
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
Second
TCU Daily Skiff, Texas Christian University
Daily Texan, U of Texas at Austin
First
Student Life, Washington University in St. Louis
Shorthorn, U of Texas at Arlington
Best of Category
Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
CATEGORY 3C - BEST SALES PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS
Third
Daily Skiff, Texas Christian University
Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
Second
Kaleidescope, U of Alabama at Birmingham
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill
First
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Pitt News, U of Pittsburgh
Best of Category
Oklahoma Daily, University of Oklahoma
CATEGORY 3D - BEST TRAINING PROGRAM
Third
Daily Skiff, Texas Christian University
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill
Second
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
The Oracle, University of South Florida
First
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
Best of Category
Daily Collegian, Penn State
CATEGORY 6A - BEST ELECTRONIC BANNER - DISPLAY AD
Third
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Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University
Second
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
First
The Arbiter, Boise State University
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill
Best of Category
Michigan Daily, U of Michigan
CATEGORY 6B - BEST ELECTRONIC BANNER - HOUSE AD
Third
College Heights Herald, Western Kentucky University
none
Second
Central Florida Future, U of Central Florida
Minnesota Daily, U of Minnesota
First
The Arbiter, Boise State University
Daily Pennsylvanian, U of Pennsylvania
Best of Category
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill
CATEGORY 4A - TRENDSETTER
University Times, UNC Charlotte
CATEGORY 5A - SALES REP OF THE YEAR
Lindsey Ott
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
CATEGORY 5B - ADVERTISING MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Stephanie Lundvall
The Exponent, Purdue University
CATEGORY 5C - BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Amber Agee
University Daily Kansan, University of Kansas
CATEGORY 7A - BASSY
University Times, UNC Charlotte
Daily Tar Heel, UNC Chapel Hill