The Columbia Chronicle Wins Big at Illinois College Press Association Awards Ceremony

Campus Communications / Mar 21, 2022

Photo of Columbia Chronicle award-winning staff.Award-winning student staff of the Columbia Chronicle.
Congratulations to the Columbia Chronicle and its student staff for earning 29 awards, including first place in seven categories, at the Illinois College Press Association Awards ceremony.

The student staff of the Columbia Chronicle earned 29 awards at the Illinois College Press Association’s annual convention held this past weekend in Chicago. The Chronicle won first place in seven categories, including the Sweepstakes award, for points earned across all contest categories.

The 2021 awards, announced March 19, covered work produced between Dec. 1, 2020 to Nov. 30, 2021. There were 27 competing schools and 769 contest entries submitted. The Chronicle competed in both “Open” categories among all schools and in the “Non-Dailies (enrollment) More Than 4,000” competition.

In most categories, each news organization could submit two entries. The Chronicle swept the competition in three categories, earning both first- and second-place recognition.

The Chronicle’s full list of 2021 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) award recipients:

  • First Place – Overall Sweepstakes (non-daily newspapers, schools with enrollment over 4,000, based on points earned across all categories) – Staff
  • First Place – Feature Photo – K’Von Jackson
  • First Place – Spot News Photo – K’Von Jackson
  • First Place – Editorial Cartoon – Chloe McMullen
  • First Place – Graphic Illustration – Chloe McMullen
  • First Place – Photo Essay – Staff
  • First Place – Feature Page Design – Staff
  • Second Place – Online News Site – Staff
  • Second Place – In-Depth Reporting – Anna Busalacchi
  • Second Place – News Story – Amina Sergazina
  • Second Place – Column – Justice Lewis
  • Second Place – Critical Review (Other Than Film) – Summer Hoagland-Abernathy
  • Second Place – Feature Photo – Valentina Pucarelli
  • Second Place – Photo Essay – Staff
  • Second Place – Front Page Layout – Staff
  • Second Place – Feature Page Design – Staff
  • Third Place – Feature Story – Valentina Pucarelli
  • Third Place – Podcast (News) – Paige Barnes
  • Third Place – Graphic Illustration – Lucas Martinez
  • Third Place – General Excellence, Print – Staff
  • Third Place – Special Supplement – Staff
  • Third Place – Multimedia Reporting – Staff
  • Honorable Mention – General Excellence, Website – Staff
  • Honorable Mention – Multimedia Reporting – Paige Barnes and Jackie Elliott
  • Honorable Mention – Editorial Cartoon – Elias Gonzalez
  • Honorable Mention – Critical Review (Film) – Isaiah Colbert
  • Honorable Mention – Editorial – Summer Hoagland-Abernathy
  • Honorable Mention – Column – Valentina Pucarelli
  • Honorable Mention – General News Photo – Zac Clingenpeel

 Congratulations to the Chronicle team and to all the award recipients!

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