2018 NEWS MEDIA CONTEST WINNERS
News Media Organization of the Year:  The SIMPSONSIAN, SIMPSON COLLEGE

Best News Photograph
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Humans Win - Coby Berg
2nd Place - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - #Jake's Game - Jeff Sigmund
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Rude Awakening - Jon Quinn
Hon. Mention - Buena Vista University, The Tack - Student Senate Proposal - Olivia Wieseler
    
Best Sports Photograph                
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Storm Men's Soccer Team Remain Unbeaten - Jayde Vogeler
2nd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Drake v William Jewell - JD Pelegrino
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Loras Wins Over Conference Rival - Jon Quinn
Hon. Mention - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Overcoming Adversity Through Football - Austin Hronich
                                                                                                                         
Best Feature Photo        
1st Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Drake Student Curated Architecture Exhibit - Phong Ly
2nd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Holy Spirit: Signed, Sealed and Delivered - Kayla Thompson
3rd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Henken Leads Simpson Football After Cancer Scare - Austin Hronich
Hon. Mention - Grand View University, ViewFinder Media - Trafficked - Chloe Pacha
                                                               
Best Multimedia Slideshow      
1st Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Not a Disability but a Disorder:  Autism - Tiffany Brauckman
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - A Friendly Face to Fearful Hearts - Dee Friesen
3rd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - A Wrestler's Story:  Shane Vaughan - Allyssa Ertz
Hon. Mention - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Private colleges fight waning enrollment - Alex Kirkpatrick, Emily Carey,
                           Randy Paulson, Austin Hronich
                                                               
Best News Story              
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Protesters Demand Transparency Amid Recent Racial Incidents - Staff
2nd Place - Grand View University, ViewFinder Media - Grand View's Very Own League of Legends - Katlyn Frame
3rd Place - Grand View University, ViewFinder Media - Vintage - Ally Defino
Hon. Mention - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Buenafication Day 2018: It Starts with Us - Staff
                                                               
Best News Story   
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Concerned Students Vent Frustration at Heated Open Forum - Alex Kirkpatrick
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online – Cheerleader Quits Team - Madeleine McCormick
3rd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - 'High Curious' Marijuana Users No Longer Risk Jobs, Scholarships - Lorien MacEnulty
Hon. Mention - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - #Jake's Game - Erich Pilcher, Lizzie Lake

Best Investigative News Story  
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Stressed Out: Student Feeling More Anxious Than Ever Before - Emily Carey, Austin Hronich, Alex Kirkpatrick, Randy Paulson
2nd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian – Gun Violence: A New Norm in the US - Zoe Seiler
3rd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Top Heavy - Zachary Bishop, Missy Farni
Hon. Mention - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Ease of Access - Kelsey Woodruff
                                                               
Best Profile Story           
1st Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Graduating Senior Going Active Duty - Kylee Deering
2nd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Jordan Wayne: Man of Art, Man of Faith - Annah Begg
3rd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Admissions Faculty Member's 'All-American' Journey to Drake - Katherine Bauer
Hon. Mention - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - A Royal Eagle - Erich Pilcher
                                                               
Best Sports Story            
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Nelson Making Splash Early in His Career - Matt Lash
2nd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Running on Sacred Ground - Audrey Miller
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Latino Heritage Night: Back to Back - Jon Quinn
Hon. Mention - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - Women's Basketball Riding Nine Game Winning Streak - Erich Pilcher
                                               
Best Feature Story         
1st Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - The Porn Predicament - Edina Kremic
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Women Become Gamers in an All-Female Dungeons and Dragons - Olivia Wieseler
3rd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Remembering Nathan - Zoe Seiler
Hon. Mention - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Behind the Bar - Allyssa Ertz
                                                               
Best Sports Feature       
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Henken Leads Simpson Football After Cancer Scare - Gunnar Davis
2nd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Finding Family Through Football: Senior Overcomes Adversity - Stock Chenault
3rd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Drake Football Takes and American Pastime to China - Hannah Cohen
Honorable Mention - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Bulking Up - Meghan Gerke
                                                               
Best Headline Writing 
1st Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - The Cold Hard Fax - Maddie Topliff
2nd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Wet, Wild and Busted; Forty Years and One Etching Later - Staff
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Outgrowing the Growing Pains - Jon Quinn
Hon. Mention - Loras College, The Lorian - Students ex-CEL at Moick Interview Competition - Kelsey Lansing
                                                               
Best Opinion Writing    
1st Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Student Press is Essential for Letting Students' Voices Be Heard - Jessie Spangler
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Why I'm Protesting on March 14th - Kayla Sweet
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Are You Scared Enough? - Conor Kelly
Hon. Mention - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Division III is No Joke, and That's the Truth - Gunnar Davis
                                                               
Best Review      
1st Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Haley Heynderickx's Debut Album is Beautiful - Parker Klyn
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Thor Ragna-Rocked - Sarah Nicholson
3rd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Gladwell's 'Outliers' Reveals the Many Factors of Success - Hallie O'Neill
Hon. Mention - Loras College, The Lorian - Book Review: 'The Road' - Erin Peters

Best  Blog    
1st Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - AG's Game Center - Anthony Gallagher
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - After Hours - Sarah Nicholson

Best Staff Editorial(s)      
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Good News or Bad, Let Kindness Be a Constant - Staff
2nd Place - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - Editorials - Staff
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - Life is a Group Project - Staff, Ava Lalor
Hon. Mention - Grand View University, View Finder Media - 100-Word Rant - Staff

Best Print Design             
1st Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Consent: How to Get Some - Molly Cox
2nd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media – Never Going Out of Style - Kally Frisch
3rd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Sticking with It - Jayde Vogeler
Hon. Mention - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - Supermarket Smarts - Staff
                                                               
Best Page 1        
1st Place - Wartburg College, The Trumpet - WCDM Stomps Goal - Megan Stephenson, Annika Wall, Kendall Erenberger
2nd Place - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - #Jake's Game - Staff
3rd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Times-Delphic Relays Edition - Katherine Bauer, Jessie Spangler
Hon. Mention - Simpson College, Simpsonian- Wet, Wild and Busted - Staff
                                                               
Best Magazine/Special Section Cover   
1st Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Trafficked - Ben Moeller
2nd Place - Simpson College, The Simpsonian - Slaying on the Runway - Jayde Vogeler
3rd Place - Kirkwood Community College, Communique - Outstanding Students - Staff
Hon. Mention - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Relays Edition: Speed - Staff
                                                               
Best Online Design        
1st Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online – Backbone of BVU - Morgan McGrew, Dee Friesen
2nd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Going Vegan - Meghan Gerke
3rd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Consent: How to Get Some - Mikayla Morris
Hon. Mention - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Concerned Students Vent Frustration at Heated Forum - Alex Kirkpatrick
                                    
Best Online Edition       
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - The Simpsonian - Staff
2nd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Viewfinder Media - Staff
3rd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - The Tack - Olivia Wieseler, Emily Kenny
Hon. Mention - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Times-Delphic: Relays Edition - Staff
                                                               
Best Graphic or Illustration               
1st Place - Wartburg College, The Trumpet - National Coming Out Day at Wartburg - Anthony Quesada Sanchez
2nd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic - Millennials vs. Gen Z - Ivy Beckenholdt
3rd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media - Bulking Up - Meghan Gerke
Hon. Mention - Grand View University, View Finder Media - The Truth About Tuition - Ben Moeller
                                                               
Best Interactive Content
1st Place - ​Simpson College, Simpsonian - 10 Most Relatable Tweets When Simpson's Wi-Fi Goes Down - Laura Wiersema
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Homecoming: Johnny Holm Band - Aubrey Anderson
3rd Place - Loras College, The Lorian - #MeToo Hits Home for Loras Students - Ashley Pudil                                                                                                        
Best Online Video          
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Music Students Voice Concerns as Reductions Hit Department - Alex Kirkpatrick
2nd Place - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - I'm Not a Racist...Am I? - Mason McGrew
3rd Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Professor Ann Woldt - Blake Carlson
Hon. Mention - Buena Vista University, Tack Online - Elevate! - Kimberly Diaz, Zach Hess
                                                               
Best Use of Social Media            
1st Place - Simpson College, Simpsonian - Staff
2nd Place - Grand View University, View Finder Media-  Mikayla Morris, Annah Begg, Molly Cox
3rd Place - Drake University, The Times-Delphic Facebook - Staff
Hon. Mention - Buena Vista University, Tack Online Social Media - Aubrey Anderson