Awards

2023 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – General Excellence, Print – Staff
First Place – General Excellence, Web – Staff
First Place – Ron Wriginton Chicago Photo Contest – Rasheed Ayoola
First Place – Editorial – Editorial Board
First Place – Podcast, News – Cosme Cruz and John McGowan
First Place – Podcast, Culture and Entertainment – Cosme Cruz and John McGowan
First Place – Photo Essay – Sam Tucker
First Place – Feature Photo – Sam Tucker
Second Place – News Story – Olivia Cohen
Second Place – Sports Story – Izzie Rutledge
Second Place – Ron Wriginton Chicago Photo Contest – Kaelah Serrano
Third Place – Feature Story – Ruth Johnson
Third Place – General News Photo – Kaelah Serrano
Third Place – Graphic Illustration – Ruth Johnson
Third Place – Feature Page Design – Staff
Third Place – Front Page Layout – Staff
Third Place – Opinion Page – Staff
Third Place – Column – Justice Lewis
Honorable Mention – In-Depth Reporting – Maya Swan-Sullivan and Ruth Johnson
Honorable Mention – Editorial Cartoon – Alex Suarez

2022 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – Overall Sweepstakes – Staff
First Place – General Excellence, Print – Staff
First Place – Editorial Cartoon – Kayla Macedo
First Place – Graphic Illustration – Kailey Ryan
First Place – Editorial – K’Von Jackson and Kamy Smelser
First Place – Feature Story – Olivia Cohen
First Place – News Story – Camryn Cutinello and Noah Jennings
First Place – Sports Column – Samaher AbuRabah
First Place – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coverage – Staff
First Place – Spot News Photo – Abra Richardson
First Place – Feature Page Design – Staff
First Place – Multimedia Reporting – Staff
First Place – Podcast, News and Entertainment – John McGowan
Second Place – General Excellence, Web – Staff
Second Place – Opinion Page – Irvin Ibarra and Elias Gonzalez
Second Place – Column – Rachel Patel
Second Place – Headline Writing – Staff
Second Place – Photo Essay – Staff
Second Place – Sports Photo – Sam Tucker
Second Place – General News Photo – K’Von Jackson
Second Place – Front Page Layout – Staff
Second Place – Feature Page Design – Staff
Third Place – Column – Nathan Sirkin
Third Place – Feature Story – Anna Busalacchi
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting – Camryn Cutinello and Noah Jennings
Third Place – Feature Photo – Abra Richardson
Third Place – Spot News Photo – K’Von Jackson
Third Place – Multimedia Reporting – Elizabeth Rymut, Peter Midwa and Abra Richardson
Third Place – Podcast, News – John McGowan
Honorable Mention – Critical Review – Avery Timmons
Honorable Mention – Newsletter – Anna Busalacchi and Noah Jennings

2022 Pacemaker and Associated Collegiate Press Individual Awards (ACP)

Winner – Newspaper Pacemaker Award – Staff
Third Place – Newspaper Special Section – Staff

2022 Pinnacle Awards, College Media Association (CMA)

Third Place – Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread – Staff
Third Place – Best Photo Package – K’Von Jackson, Irvin Ibarra, Valentina Pucarelli
Honorable Mention – Four-Year Less-Than-Weekly Newspaper of the Year – Staff
Honorable Mention – Best Breaking News Story – Camryn Cutinello and Noah Jennings

2022 Chicago Journalists Association, Sarah Brown Boyden Awards

Finalist – Student Journalism Award – Camryn Cutinello and Noah Jennings

2021 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

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 – Zachary Clingenpeel

2022 Crown Awards, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

Silver – Hybrid News

2021 Pacemaker and Associated Collegiate Press Individual Awards (ACP)

Winner – Online Pacemaker Award – Staff
Finalist – Newspaper Pacemaker Award – Staff
Third Place – Environmental Portrait – Zachary Clingenpeel
Fourth Place – Diversity Story – Erin Threlkeld
Honorable Mention – COVID-19 Coverage, Design/Visual: Print or Digital – Lucas Martinez
Honorable Mention – COVID-19 Coverage, Broadcast: News or Features – Paige Barnes and Ignacio Calderon

2021 Pinnacle Awards, College Media Association (CMA)

Second Place – Best Special Section: More than Four Pages – Staff
Honorable Mention – Best House Ad – Vicki Lei
Honorable Mention – Best Photo Illustration – Camilla Forte and Savanna Steffens
Honorable Mention – Best Arts and Entertainment Story – Isaiah Colbert

2021 Crown Awards, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

Silver – Hybrid News

2020 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – Overall Sweepstakes (non-daily newspapers, schools with enrollment over 4,000, based on points earned across all categories) – Staff
First Place (tie) – Online News Site – Staff/Shane Tolentino, Wesley Enriquez
First Place – Special Supplement – Staff
First Place – In-depth Reporting – Mari Devereaux, Kendall Polidori, Ignacio Calderon
First Place – Feature Story, Other Than Sports – Knox Keranen
First Place – Opinion Page – Staff
First Place – General News Photo – Zachary Clingenpeel
First Place – Front Page Layout – Shane Tolentino
Second Place – “Shoot Your World” Convention Photo Competition – Camilla Forte
Second Place – COVID-19 Coverage – Ignacio Calderon, Paige Barnes
Second Place – General News Photo – Mengshin Lin
Second Place – Feature Photo – Zachary Clingenpeel
Second Place – Podcast – Jonah Ocuto, Ignacio Calderon
Third Place – Feature Story, Other Than Sports – Kendall Polidori
Third Place – Sports Feature Story – Lauren Leazenby
Third Place – Opinion Page – Dyana Daniels, Myer Lee
Third Place – Column, Excluding Sports – Myer Lee
Third Place – Spot News Photo – Mengshin Lin
Third Place – Photo Essay – Camilla Forte
Third Place – Sports Photo – K’Von Jackson
Third Place – Editorial Cartoon – Jennifer Chavez
Third Place – Other Cartoon, Strip or Panel – Gianella Goan
Third Place – Graphic Illustration – Jennifer Chavez
Honorable Mention – In-depth Reporting – Staff
Honorable Mention – News Story – Mari Devereaux, Kendall Polidori
Honorable Mention – Headline Writing – Lauren Leazenby, Paige Barnes
Honorable Mention – Critical Review – Isaiah Colbert
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design – Camilla Forte
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design – Alexandra Yetter

2020 Pacemaker and Associated Collegiate Press Individual Awards (ACP)

Winner – Newspaper Pacemaker Award – Staff
Winner – Online Pacemaker Award – Staff
Fourth Place – Broadcast: COVID-19 News or Feature Story – Ignacio Calderon and Kendall Polidori
Honorable Mention – Interactive Graphic – Ignacio Calderon
Honorable Mention – Print: COVID-19 News or Feature Story – Nick Forsythe
Honorable Mention – Newspaper Special Section/Advertising – Staff
Honorable Mention – Rate Card – Staff

2020 Pinnacle Awards, College Media Association (CMA)

First Place – Best Newspaper Front Page – Shane Tolentino
First Place – Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread – Shane Tolentino
First Place – Best Special Section Cover – Mike Rundle
Second Place – Best Photo Illustration – Wesley Enriquez
Third Place – Best Investigative Story – Staff
Third Place – Best Online Infographic – Ignacio Calderon
Third Place – Best Editorial Cartoon – Jennifer Chavez
Honorable Mention – Best Special Section, More than Four Pages – Staff
Honorable Mention – Best House Ad – Shane Tolentino

2020 College Coronavirus Coverage Awards (presented by the Society of Professional Journalists and Associated Collegiate Press)

First Place – Photo story – Mengshin Lin
Honorable Mention – Column – Jonah Ocuto

2020 Crown Awards, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

Silver – Hybrid News

2019 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – Special Issue – Staff
First Place – Opinion Page(s) – Staff
First Place – News Story – Blaise Mesa
First Place – Sports Column – Blaise Mesa
First Place – Photo Essay – Orlando Pinder
First Place – Feature Photo – Orlando Pinder
First Place – General News Photo – Orlando Pinder
First Place – Spot News Photo – Camilla Forte
First Place – ICPA Photo Competition – Mike Rundle
Second Place – Advertisement Less Than Full-Page – Zack Jackson
Second Place – Front Page Layout – Staff
Second Place – Feature Story – Miranda Manier
Second Place – Feature Page Design – Mike Rundle
Second Place – Photo Essay – Mike Rundle
Second Place – Spot News Photo – Ignacio Calderon
Third Place – Critical Review Other Than Film – Kendall Polidori
Third Place – Sports Column – Grace Senior
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting – Blaise Mesa
Third Place – Multimedia Reporting – Staff
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design – Zack Jackson
Honorable Mention – Headline Writing – Staff

2019 Individual/National Convention Awards, Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)

Sixth Place – Best of Show – Newspaper (four-year weekly) – Staff
Fourth Place – Photo Slideshow – Orlando Pinder, Mike Rundle
Honorable Mention – Podcast – Blaise Mesa
Honorable Mention – Diversity Story – Alexandra Yetter
Honorable Mention – Advertising/Editorial Newspaper Supplement – Staff
Honorable Mention – Advertising Brochure/Rate Card – Samantha Conrad, Micha Thurston

2019 Pinnacle Awards, College Media Association (CMA)

Second Place – Best Rate Card/Media Kit – Samantha Conrad, Micha Thurston
Third Place – Best Feature Story – Miranda Manier
Third Place – Best Breaking News Photo – Orlando Pinder
Honorable Mention – Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread – Jocelyn Moreno

2019 Crown Awards, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)

Silver – Hybrid News

2018 College Media Advertising and Business Managers (CMBAM)

First Place – Best Back-to-School or Orientation Issue or Section – Staff
Second Place – Best Rate Card/Media Kit – Samantha Conrad
Second Place – Best Self Promotion Website – Staff
Honorable Mention – Best Digital Display Ad – Hannah Anderson

2018 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place- John David Reed General Excellence – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 -Staff
First Place- Editorial – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Staff
First Place- Photo Essay – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Kevin Tiongson
First Place- Photo Essay – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Mackenzie Crosson
First Place- Front Page Layout – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Samantha Conrad
First Place- Sports Page Design – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Patrick Casey
Second Place- Feature Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Kevin Tiongson
Second Place- Sports Column – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Blaise Mesa
Third Place- Online News Site – Open – Staff
Third Place- Critical Review – Other Open – Molly Walsh
Third Place- Advertisement Less than Full Page – Open – Jocelyn Moreno
Third Place- Full-Page Advertisement – Open – Micha Thurston
Third Place- In-Depth Reporting- Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Ariana Portalatin
Third Place- General News Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Mike Rundle
Honorable Mention- News Story – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Olivia Deloian
Honorable Mention- Multimedia Reporting – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Kevin Tiongson
Honorable Mention- Feature Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Mike Rundle

2017 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place-John David Reed General Excellence – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Staff
First Place- Front Page Layout – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Zoe Haworth, Patrick Casey
First Place- Column Writing, excluding sports – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Zoe Eitel
First Place- Feature Page Design – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – James Tsitiridis
First Place- Feature Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Kevin Tiongson
First Place- Spot News Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Wesley Herold
First Place- Headline Writing – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Jonathon Sadowski
Second Place- Critical Review- other than film – Open – Brooke Pawling-Stennett
Second Place- Full Page Advertisement Design – Open – J.J. McKluckie
Second Place- Spot News Photo Non-Dailies – Over 4,000 – Esther Bell
Second Place- General News Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Esther Bell
Third Place- Graphic Illustration – Open – Zoe Haworth
Third Place- In-House Promotional Ad – Open – Gabe de La Mora
Third Place- Feature Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Wesley Herold
Honroable Mention- Photo Essay – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – G-Jun Yam, Wesley Herold
Honroable Mention- Sports Column – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Eric Bradach
Honroable Mention- Feature Story – Other than Sports Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Brooke Pawling- Stennett
Honroable Mention- Feature Story – Other than Sports Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Miranda Manier
Honroable Mention – Editorial Non -Dailies Over 4,000 – Editorial Board, Brooke Pawling- Stennett

2016 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – John David Reed – General Excellence – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Staff
First Place – In-Depth Reporting – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Andrea Salcedo-Llaurado
First Place – Sports Page Design – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Alexander Aghayere
First Place- Feature Page Design – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Sara Impola & Zoe Haworth
First Place – Column- Excluding Sports – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Megan Bennett
First Place- Front Page Layout – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Staff
First Place- Entertainment supplement – Open – Staff
First Place- Opinion Page(s) – Open – Editorial Staff
First Place- First Place- Advertising Campaign – Open – Kimberly Owyang
Second Place- Spot News Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Wesley Herold
Second Place- Feature Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Lou Fogila
Second Place- Headline Writing – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Zoe Eitel
Second Place- In-Depth Reporting – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Megan Bennett
Second Place- Sports Page Design – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Design Staff
Second Place- Full Page Advertisement – Open – Cassidy Kapson
Second Place- Special Supplement – Open – Staff
Second Place- Advertising Campaign – Open – Monique Doron
Third Place- Feature Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – G-Jun Yam
Third Place- Photo Essay – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Lou Foglia & Evan Bell
Third Place- Feature Page Design – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Gabe de La Mora
Third Place- Critical Review – Open – Ethan Stocking-Anderson
Third Place- Shoot Chicago – Open – Kevin Tiongson
Third Place- Column- Excluding Sports – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Arabella Breck
Third Place- Feature Story- Other than Sports – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Arabella Breck
Honorable Mention- News Story – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Andrea Salcedo- Llaurado
Honorable Mention- General News Photo – Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Maria Cardona
Honorable Mention- Sports Photo -Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Lou Foglia
Honorable Mention- Feature Story- Other than Sports Non-Dailies Over 4,000 – Zoe Eitel
Honorable Mention- Editorial Cartoon – Open – Alex Aghayere
Honorable Mention- Graphic Illustration – Open – Sarah Impola
Honorable Mention- Online News Site – Open – Staff
Honorable Mention- -Shoot Chicago – Open – G-Jun Yam

2015 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – John David Reed General Excellence Award – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Staff
First Place – “Shoot Chicago” on-site photo competition – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Maria Cardona
First Place – Spot News Photo – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – G-Jun Yam
First Place – Sports Feature Story – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Abbas Haleem
First Place – News Story – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Megan Bennett
First Place – Feature Story- Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Jacob Wittich, Alexander Aghayere
First Place – Front Page Layout- Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Colin King, Lou Foglia
First Place – Editorial Cartoon – Open Category – Alexander Aghayere
First Place – Special Supplement – Open Category – Staff
First Place – Advertising Design Less than Full Page – Open Category – Graphics Staff
Second Place – General News Photo – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Lou Foglia
Second Place – Sports Photo – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Lou Foglia
Second Place – Photo Essay – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Lou Foglia
Second Place – Feature Story – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students – Baxter Barrowcliffe, Cassidy Johnson
Second Place – In-House Promotional Ad – Advertising and Graphics Staff – Open Category
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting – Megan Bennett – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place – Sports Column – Abbas Haleem – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place- Cartoon Strip or Panel – Vanessa Barajas – Open Category
Third Place – In-House Promotional Ad – Advertising and Graphics Staff – Open Category
Honorable Mention – Graphic Illustration – Cassidy Johnson – Open Category
Honorable Mention – Cartoon Strip or Panel – Zelda Galewsky – Open Category
Honorable Mention – Advertising Campaign – Advertising and Graphics Staff – Open Category
Honorable Mention – Headline Writing – Zoe Eitel – Non-Daily more than 4,000 student

2014 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First Place – Sports Photo – John Durr – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First Place – Feature Photo – Rena Naltsas – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First Place – Photo Essay – Ting Shen – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First Place – Keenan Browe – Feature Page Design – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First Place – Tyler Eagle – In-Depth Reporting — Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First Place – Emily Ornberg – Critical Review – Other than Film – – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Second Place – John David Reed General Excellence Award – Chronicle Staff – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Second Place – Staff – Online News site – Open Category
Second Place – Matthew McCall – Critical Review – Other than Film – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Second Place – Tyler Eagle – Column (Excluding Sports) – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Second Place – Kaley Fowler – In-Depth Reporting – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place- Headline Writing – Staff – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place – Tatiana Walk-Morris – Feature Story – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place – Spot News Photo – Lou Foglia – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place – Andrea Cannon – Advertising Design Full Page – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Third Place – Staff – Special Supplement – Open Category
Honorable Mention – Front Page Design Staff – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
Honorable Mention – Matt McCall and Max Freen – Feature Story – – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students

2014 Associate Collegiate Press (ACP)

2014 Newspaper Pacemaker Award – The Columbia Chronicle Staff
Online Pacemaker Finalist – The Columbia Chronicle Online
Fifth Place – Advertising Award – Best Display Ad
Fifth Place – Brochure/Rate Card

2014 The David L. Adams Apple Award – College Media Advisors

Best Newspaper – Second Place – Staff

2014 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM)

First Place – Newspaper Promotion Ad
Second Place place- Print Ad Campaign
Third Place – Printed Rate Card/Media Kit
Third Place – Online Display Ad
Third Place – Special Section

2013 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

National Winner – Emily Ornberg & Michael Fischer – Feature Writing
Region 5 Winner – Carolina Sanchez – General News Photography
Region 5 Winner – Staff, Breaking News Reporting
Region 5 Winner – Christine Fielder, Photo Illustration
Region 5 Winner – Tyler Eagle, Breaking News Reporting
Region 5 Finalist – Patrick Smith, Radio Feature

2013 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First place- Staff- General Excellence – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First place- Elizabeth Buck – Critical Review Other than Film – Open Category
First place- Jon Durr – Sports Photo – Non-Daily more than 4,000 students
First place- Staff – Special Supplement – Open Category
First place- Kevin Gebhart – Spot News Photo – Non-Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Kevin Gebhart – Spot News Photo – Non-Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Michael Fischer – Promotional Ad – Open Category
Second place- Staff – Advertising Campaign Open Category
Second place- Anthony Soave, Christine Fielder, Jon Durr – Photo Essay – Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Lindsey Woods- Sports Column – Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Lindsey Woods – Column (Excluding Sports) Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third Place – Jonathan Wilcox – Other Cartoon, Strip or panel – Open Category
Third Place – Staff – Online News Site – Open Category
Third Place – Heidi Unkefer – Graphic Illustration – Open Category
Third Place – Emily Ornberg – Michael Fischer – Feature Story (other than sports) Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third Place – Aiden Weber – Sports News Story – Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Honorable Mention- Staff – Headline Writing – Non- Dallies more than 4,000

2013 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM)

First Place – Display Ad Professional Staff
First Place – Group Promotion ROP or Classified
Second Place place- Back to School/Orientation Issue

2013 Associate Collegiate Press (ACP)

2013 Newspaper Pacemaker Award – The Columbia Chronicle Staff
First Place – Jonathan Wilcox – Comic Panel/Strip
First Place – Sylvia Leak – Advertising Award – Brochure/Rate Card
First Place – Heidi Unkefer – Advertising Award – Display Ad
On-site Competition – Fourth Place – Staff – Ad/Editorial Supplement
Story of the Year Award – Tyler Davis, Honorable Mention

2012 Illinois College Press Association (ICPA)

First place- Staff- Special Supplement
First place- Staff- Online News Site Open
First place- Entertainment Supplement Open
First place- Zach Stemerick- Feature Page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place- Kaley Fowler- News Story Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place- James Foster- Feature photo (including sports) Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place- Emily Ornberg- Feature Story Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place – Lindsey Woods- Sports Feature Story Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place- Joyce Rice- Other Cartoon, Strip or Panel Open
First place- Michael Fischer- Sports Page Design
Second place- Staff- Photo Essay Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Kyle Rich- Sports News Story Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Heidi Unkefer- Sports Page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Alexandra Kukulka- In- Depth Reporting Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Lindsey Woods- Sports page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Heather Schroering- Column (excluding sports) Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Tyler Davis- Opinion Page Open
Honorable Mention- Ed Kang- Advertisement less than full page Open
Honorable Mention- Lindsey Woods- Sports News Story Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Honorable Mention- Lindsey Woods- Sports Column Non- Dallies more than 4,000

2012 Society of Professional Journalist (SPJ)

First place- Staff- Best All Around Non- Daily Student Newspaper
First place- Lindsey Woods- Sports Columns Sports Writing (Large)
First place- Heidi Unkefer and James Foster- Multitasking Photo Illustration
Second place- Carolina Sanchez- New Student Convocation- General News Photography (Large)
Second place- Alexandra Kukulka- Homeless Students Invisible on College Campus- In Depth Reporting (Large)
Third place- Lindsey Woods- Diamond in the rough the undocumented history of baseball at Columbia.
Third place- Sophia Coleman- Columns- General Column writing (large)
Third place- Rena Nalstas- Trees!- Feature photography (large)
Third place- Editorial Staff- Editorial writing

2012 Associate Collegiate Press (ACP)

First place- Staff- Advertisement Award-Ad/Editorial Supplement
Second place- Newspaper/Spread
Third place- Brochure/Rate Card
Ninth place- Best of Show Award Four Year weekly tabloid

2011 Associated Collegiate Press

Online Pacemaker Finalist
Newspaper Pacemaker Finalist
Third place- Staff- 2011 Advertisement Award Brochure/ Rate card
Fifth place- 2011 Advertisement Award Ad/Editorial

2011 Illinois College Press Awards

First place- Editorial Board – Non-dallies more than 4,000
First place- Graphics Staff- Front page layout Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place- Graphics Staff- In house promotional ad Open
First place- Greg Cappis- In depth Reporting Non- Dallies more than 4,000
First place- Zach Stemerick- Full page advertisement Open
Second place- Etheria Modacure – Sports game Story Non dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Erik Rodriguez- Graphic Illustration Open
Secondplace- Zach Stemerick- Advertising Campaign Open
Second place- Sam Charles- In depth Reporting Non-dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Darryl Holliday- In depth Reporting Non-dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Katy Nielsen- Sports Game Story Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Edward Kang- Sports Page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Second place- Staff- Entertainment Supplement
Third place- Mina Bloom- Feature Page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Jonathan Allen- Feature Page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Brock Brake- Feature Page Design Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Third place- Heidi Unkefer- Full Page Advertisement Open
Third place- Ying Kau- Advertisement Less than Full Page Open
Third place- Ting Shen- Sports Photo Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Honorable Mention- Brent Lewis- General News Photo Non- Dallies more than 4,00
Honorable Mention- Brock Brake- Sports Photo Non- Dallies more than 4,000
Honorable Mention- Sara Mays- Feature Photo Non- Dallies more than 4,000

2011 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM)

Cest of Category – Printed Rate Card/Media Kit
First Place – Best Display Ad Campaign
First Place – Best Newspaper Promotion Ad Campaign

2010 Associated Collegiate Press

Newspaper Pacemaker Awar
Second place- Staff- AD/ Editorial Supplement
Honorable Mention- Illustration – Erik Rodriguez

2010 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM)

Best of Category – Newspaper Promotion Campaign/circulation under 30,000
Best of Category- Print rate card/media kit
First place- Best Display Ad campaign/ circulation under 30,000
First place- Display Ad Professional Staff
First place – Group Promotion ROP or Classified
Second Place place- Back to school/orientation issue

2010 Illinois College Press Awards

First Place – John David Reed General Excellence (non-dailies over 4,000) The Columbia Chronicle
First Place – Multimedia Reporting (open) Cristina Aguirre, Chris Ramirez
First Place – Graphic Illustration (open) Erik Rodriguez
First Place – Feature Page Design (non-dailies over 4,000) Jon Allen
First Place – Sports Page Design (non-dailies over 4,000) Ying Kau
First Place – Feature Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Brianna Wellen
First Place – Feature Photo (non-dailies over 4,000) Brent Lewis
First Place – Advertisement Full Page Ad (Open Category) Lauren Miller
First Place – Advertising Campaign (Open Category) Shani Poston
First Place – In-House Promotional Ad (Open Category) Lauren Lahvic, Erik Rodriguez, Brock Brake
First Place – Photo Shootout (Open) Brock Brake
First Place – Photo Essay (non-dailies over 4,000) Photo Staff
Second Place – Sports Page Design (non-dailies over 4,000) Ying Kau
Second Place – News Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Andrew Hunt
Second Place – Feature Page Design & Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Erik Rodriguez, Luke Willusz
Second Place – Editorial Writing (non-dailies over 4,000) Editorial Board
Second Place – Entertainment Supplement (open) A&C Staff
Second Place – Special Supplement (open) Advertising Staff
Second Place – Front Page Layout (non-dailies over 4,000) Graphics Staff
Second Place – Critical Review other than Film (open) Brianna Wellen
Second Place – Photo Essay (non-dailies over 4,000) Photo Staff
Third Place – Headline Writing (non-dailies over 4,000) Mina Bloom
Third Place – Photo Shootout (open) Brent Lewis
Third Place – Ad Less than full page (open) Elizabeth Puetz
Third Place – In House Promo Ad (Open) Ying Kau
Third Place – Critical Review Film (open) Andrew Hunt
Third Place – Ad Campaign (open) Lauren Lahvic, Erik Rodriguez
Third Place – Opinion Pages (open) Eleanor Blick
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting (non-dailies over 4,000) Darryl Holliday
Third Place – Feature Photo (non-dailies over 4,000) Lenny Gilmore
Third Place – News Photo (non-dailies over 4,000) Brent Lewis
Honorable Mention – Photo Shootout (open) Tiela Halpin

2009 Illinois College Press Awards

First Place – John David Reed General Excellence (non-dailies over 4,000) The Columbia Chronicle
First Place – Front Page Layout (non-dailies over 4,000) Thomas Pardee
First Place – Opinion Pages (Open Category) Lauren Kelly
First Place – Sports Game Story(non-dailies over 4,000) Jeff Graveline
First Place – Sports Photo (non-dailies over 4,000) Andy Keil
First Place – Photo Essay (non-dailies over 4,000) Andy Keil, Lenny Gilmore, Oriana Riley
First Place – News Photo (General and Spot) Jody Warner
First Place – Chicago Shoot Out (Open Category) Andy Keil
First Place – Advertisement less than Full Page (Open Category) Dana LaCoco
First Place – Advertising Campaign (Open Category) Konrad Biegaj
First Place – In-House Promotional Ad (Open Category) Andrew McArdle
Second Place – Entertainment Supplement (Open Category) Arts & Culture Staff
Second Place – Headline Writing (non-dailies over 4,000) Bethany Reinhart
Second Place – News Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Benita Zepeda
Second Place – News Photo (General and Spot) Andy Keil
Second Place – Advertisement less than Full Page (Open Category) Andrew McArdle
Third Place – Editorial (non-dailies over 4,000) Editorial Board
Third Place – Feature Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Mina Bloom
Third Place – Sports Feature Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Jeff Graveline
Third Place – Sports News Story (non-dailies over 4,000) Jeff Graveline
Third Place – Feature Photo (including Sports) (non-dailies over 4,000) Robert Bykowski
Third Place – Chicago Shoot Out (non-dailies over 4,000) Brent Lewis
Third Place – Full Page Advertisement (Open Category) Dana LaCoco
Honorable Mention – Special Supplement (Open Category) The Chronicle Staff
Honorable Mention – In-Depth Reporting (non-dailies over 4,000) Taylor Norris
Honorable Mention – Sports Column (non-dailies over 4,000) Jazzy Davenport
Honorable Mention – Sports Photo (non-dailies over 4,000) Lenny Gilmore
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design (non-dailies over 4,000) Dana LaCoco

2009 Associate College Press

2009 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Award Winner
2009 Online Pacemaker Finalist Award

2009 Associated College Press Design of the Year

First Place – Brochure Rate Card Lauren Murphy, Matthew Mielke
First Place – Page One, Thomas Pardee
Third Place – Special Section Cover, Dana LaCoco

2009 Associated Collegiate Press Photo Excellence Award

Third Place – Environmental Portrait, Lenny Gilmore

2009 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM)

Second Place – Best Display Ad Campaign
Third Place – Best Rate Card/Media Kit

2008 Illinois College Press Awards

First Place – John David Reed General Excellence Award (Non-Dailies over 4,000) to the Chronicle Staff
First Place – Sports Feature Story (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Matt Fagerholm
First Place – Entertainment Supplement (Open Category) Jessica Galliart
First Place – Advertisement Less than Full Page (Open Category) Matthew Mielke
First Place – Advertisement Less than Full Page (Open Category) Benjamin Andis
First Place – In-House Promotional Ad (Open Category) Konrad Biegaj
First Place – Advertising Campaign (Open Category) Emilia Klimiuk
Second Place – Feature Story (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Jessica Galliart
Second Place – Feature Page Design (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Dana LaCoco
Second Place – Photo Essay (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Jody Warner, Robert Bykowski, Lenny Gilmore, Jill Casey, Cristina Rutter, Alexa Rubinstein
Second Place – Special Supplement (Open Category) Dana LaCoco, Jessica Galliart, Kaylee King, Joel Alonzo, Megan Ferrginer, Molly Lynch
Third Place – Feature Photo (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Jody Warner
Third Place – Photo Essay (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Jody Warner, Robert Bykowski, Lenny Gilmore, Jill Casey, Cristina Rutter, Alexa Rubinstein
Third Place – Feature Page Design (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Emilia Klimiuk
Third Place – In-House Promotional Ad (Open Category) Dana LaCoco
Third Place – Sports News Story (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Tim Bearden
Honorable Mention – Full page Ad(Non-Dailies over 4,000) Kimberly Badger
Honorable Mention – Editorial (Non-Dailies over 4,000) Bethany Reinhart

2008 Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show Awards

First Place – Four-year College Tabloid
Second Place – Robert Bykowski, Editorial/Commentary

2007 Illinois College Press Association Awards

First Place – John David Reed General Excellence Award (Non-dailies over 4,000) to The Chronicle Staff
First Place – Column (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Chrissy Mahlmeister
First Place – Sports Column (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Wes Giglio
First Place – Photo Essay (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Andrew Nelles, Tim Hunt, Rachel Strecher
First Place – Feature Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Tim Hunt
First Place – Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Jessica Galliart
First Place – Sports News Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Steve Yaccino
Second Place – Graphic Illustration (Open Category) by Emilia Klimiuk
Second Place – Sports Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Andrew Nelles
Second Place – Feature Page Design (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Emilia Klimiuk
Second Place – Column (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Matthew Fagerholm
Third Place – Critical Review/Film (Open Category) by Matthew Fagerholm
Third Place – In-House Promotional Advertisement (Open Category) by Emilia Klimiuk
Third Place – Advertising Campaign (Open Category) by Emilia Klimiuk
Third Place – Feature Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Andrew Nelles
Third Place – Headline Writing (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Jessica Galliart
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Allison Riggio
Honorable Mention – In-House Promotional Advertisement (Open Category) by Emilia Klimiuk
Honorable Mention – Online Publication (Open Category) by Patrick Algrim
Honorable Mention – Sports Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Chrissy Mahlmeister
Honorable Mention – News Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Rachel Strecher
Honorable Mention – News Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Dana Nelson
Honorable Mention – Sports News Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Robert Bykowski
Honorable Mention – Special Supplement (Open Category) by Staff

2006 Illinois College Press Association Awards

First Place – In-Depth Reporting (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Hayley Graham
First Place – News Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Michael Jarecki
First Place – Photo Essay (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Andrew Nelles, Michael Jarecki, Mauricio Rubio
First Place – Full Page Advertisement (Open) by Josh Covarrubias
Second Place – Feature Page Design (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Josh Covarrubias
Second Place – Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Mark Byrne
Second Place – News Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Eric Davis
Second Place – Sports Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Mauricio Rubio
Second Place – Online Publication (Open Category) by Chuck Sievert
Third Place – Entertainment Supplement (Open Category) by Staff
Third Place – Special Supplement (Open Category) by Staff
Third Place – Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Jenifer Fischer
Third Place – Front Page Layout (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Campus News Staff
Third Place – Photo Essay (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Andrew Nelles, Michael Jarecki, Mauricio Rubio
Third Place – Sports Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Chrissy Mahlmeister, Brent Steven White
Third Place – Feature Page Design (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Josh Covarrubias
Third Place – Sports Column (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Tiffany Breyne
Honorable Mention – Full-Page Advertisement (Open Category) by Chris Gallevo
Honorable Mention – Sports Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Tiffany Breyne
Honorable Mention – Critical Review Other Than Film (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Mary Kroeck
Honorable Mention – Editorial (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Staff

2007 Gold Circle Awards, Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Second Place – Art Illustration, Two or More Colors for Newspapers by Chris Gallevo
Second Place – Single Advertisement for Newspapers, Chris Gallevo
Certificate of Merit, Editorial Cartoons for Newspapers, Chris Gallevo
Certificate of Merit, Portfolio of Work for Newspapers, Joshua Covarrubias

2006 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker

2006 ACP Online Pacemaker Winner – Chuck Sievert for www.columbiachronicle.com

2006 Columbia Scholastic Press Association

First Place – Color Photo Layout to the Chronicle Photo Staff
Second Place – Art/Illustration of Two or More Colors for Newspapers to Josh Covarrubias
Second Place – In-Depth News/Feature Story to Jeff Danna
Second Place – Color Photo Layout to Erin Mash and Eric Davis
Certificate of Merit – News Feature Writing for Newspapers to Jennifer Sabella
Certificate of Merit – Art/Illustration of Two or More Colors for Newspapers to Josh Covarrubias
Certificate of Merit – Single Feature Photograph for Newspapers to Ben Pancoast
Certificate of Merit – Feature Page Design for Newspapers to Ryan Duggan

2006 College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

First Place – Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week

9th Annual Webby Award Competition

2005 Webby Nominee – Chuck Sievert for www.columbiachronicle.com

2005 ICPA Awards

First Place – John David Reed General Excellence Award, The Columbia Chronicle
Calumet Photography “Shoot Chicago” Photo Competition (Three of Five Winning Photos) by Erin Mash, Mauricio Rubio, Michael Jarecki
First Place – Full page Advertisement (Open Catregory) by Chris Gallevo
Third Place – Entertainment Supplement (Open Catregory) by Todd Burbo, Hunter Clauss, Tiffany Breyne, and Josh Covarrubias
Honorable Mention – Special Supplement (Open Catregory) by Advertising Staff
Third Place – Graphic Illustration (Open Catregory) by Chris Gallevo
First Place – Front Page Layout (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Campus News Staff
Second Place – Editorial (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Editorial Staff
Honorable Mention – Sports Column (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Todd Burbo
Second Place – Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Hunter Clauss, Jennifer Sabella, and Alicia Dorr
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Chris Gallevo
First Place – News Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Alicia Dorr
First Place – Sports News Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Alan Baker
Third Place – Sports Feature Story (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Alan Baker
Third Place – Photo Essay (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Eric Davis, Erin Mash, Michael Jarecki, and Mauricio Rubio
Second Place – Photo Essay (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Eric Mash, Ben Pancoast, and Eric Davis
Third Place – Feature Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Eric Davis
Third Place – Eric Davis
First Place – Sports Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Michael Jarecki
Second Place – News Photo (Non-dailies over 4,000) by Eric Davis

Society of Professional Journalists 2005 Region 5 Mark of Excellence Competition

First Place – Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (published no more than once a week)
First Place – Online Spot News Reporting: Andrew Greiner
First Place – Spot News Photography: Eric Davis
Second Place – General Column Writing: Jamie Murnane
Third Place – Feature Writing: Jamie Murnane
Third Place – Column Collection: Editorial Staff
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting: Alicia Dorr
Third Place – Photo Illustration: Eric Davis & Teresa Scarbrough

Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention – Minneapolis, 2005

Second Place – Overall Excellence for Weekly Tabloids at Four-Year Colleges
Third Place – Feature Writing: Trish Bendix
Honorable Mention – Overall Excellence in an Arts & Entertainment Section

2005 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition

First Place – Comic Strip: Scotty Carlson, “Out of My Head”
First Place – Porfolio:- Ryan Duggan, covers from the Chronicle’s Arts & Entertainment section
Third Place – Newspaper Tabloid Page One Design: Ryan Duggan
Certificate of Merit – Newspaper News Page Design: Jeff Danna
Certificate of Merit – First Person Experience: Mark W. Anderson
Certificate of Merit – Single Advertisements for Newspapers: Ashleigh Pacetti
Certificate of Merit – Single Advertisements for Newspapers: Carla Lachman

2005 College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

First Place – Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Ben Bilow
Second Place – Best Newspaper Promotion Campaign for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Carla Lachman
Third Place – Best Display Ad/Full Color for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Carla Lachman

2004 ICPA Awards

First Place – Other Cartoon Strip or Panel (open category) by Scott Carlson
First Place – Sports Feature Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Andrew Greiner
First Place – Feature Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Jeff Danna
First Place – Sports Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Andrew J. Scott
First Place – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Andrew J. Scott
Second Place – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Eric Davis, Theresa Scarbrough, Tina Wagner and Tom Wessell
Second Place – General Excellence (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Second Place – Feature Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Theresa Scarbrough
Second Place – Full Page Advertisement (open category) by Carla Lachman
Second Place – Feature Page Design (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Ryan Duggan
Third Place – Entertainment Supplement (open category) by Ryan Duggan, Jamie Murnane, Todd Burbo and Trish Bendix
Third Place – Front Page Layout (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Scott Carlson and Jennifer Sabella
Honorable Mention – Column Excluding Sports (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Andrew Greiner
Honorable Mention – Critical Review Other Than Film (open category) by Jeff Danna
Honorable Mention – In-House Promotional Ad (open category) by Carla Lachman
Honorable Mention – News Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Andrew J. Scott
One of four co-winners – Calumet Photographic “Shoot Chicago” Photo Competition: Eric Davis

Illinois Press Photographers Association’s Illinois Student Best of Photojournalism 2003 competition

First Place – Picture Story, Knockout,” Andrew J. Scott

Society of Professional Journalists 2003 Region 5 Mark of Excellence Competition

First Place – Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (published no more than once a week)
First Place – Editorial Cartooning, Ryan Duggan
Second Place – Spot News Photography, Heather Morrison

2004 College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

Second Place – Best Display Ad/Spot Color for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Ashleigh Pacetti
Second Place – Best Display Ad/Full Color for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Ashleigh Pacetti
Third Place – Best Display Ad Campaign for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Ashleigh Pacetti

2004 Columbia Scholastic Press Association

First Place – Personal Opinions: Off-Campus Column Writing for Newspapers, “The Editor’s Desk: If you are between the ages of 18 and 34…” by Georgia Evdoxiadis
Third Place – General Column Writing for Newspapers, “In the Loop… It’s not as bad as ‘Dewey defeats Truman,’” by Chris Coates
Third Place – Personality Profile Writing for Newspapers ” Faculty member inducted into city’s Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame,” by Jeff Danna
Certificate of Merit – In-Depth News/Feature Story “South Loop gets facelift” by Chris Coates

Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention – Minneapolis, 2004

Second Place – Four-year weekly tabloids
Honorable Mention – Review Writing by Matthew Jaster
Honorable Mention – Feature Writing by Jeff Danna

2005 Illinois College Press Association

First Place – News Story (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Carter gives two cents about tuition” by Chris Coates
First Place – Editorial Cartoon (open category), “Irony is not humor” by Ryan Duggan
First Place – Feature Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Convocation circus” by Andrew J. Scott
First Place – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category), “2003 Chicago Marathon” by Andrew J. Scott, Heather Morrison, Joseph Kang
Second Place – General Excellence (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Second Place – In-Depth Reporting (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Gridlock” by Lisa Balde
Second Place – Sports Page Design (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Dustin Klass
Second Place – Other Cartoon Strip or Panel (open category) by John Peter West
Second Place – Advertisement Less Than Full Page (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
Second Place – Editorial (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Parade promotion a true turkey”
Second Place – On-Line Newspaper Editions (open category) by Kristin Kittoe, Radikarn Sudamee
Third Place – News Story (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Student arrested in South Loop marijuana bust” by Chris Coates
Honorable Mention – Sports Feature (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Columbia students feel the rush” by Dustin Klass
Honorable Mention – Editorial Cartoon (open category) by Ryan Duggan
Honorable Mention – Advertisement Less Than Full Page (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
Honorable Mention – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Neighborhood Brawl” by Heather Morrison
Honorable Mention – Feature Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) “Veteran’s Day ceremony” by Andrew J. Scott
Honorable Mention – Feature Story (non-daily over 4,000 category), “Chicago lakefront park goes to the dogs” by Doris Dadayan
Honorable Mention – 96 Front Page Layout (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Fernando Diaz
One of four co-winners – Chicago Photo Shootout: Andrew J. Scott

Associated Collegiate Press national competition

2003 ACP Advertising Awards, co-sponsored by Larson Newspapers.

Ashleigh Pacetti – First Place, Brochure/Rate Card Honorable Mention, Display Ad

2003 ACP Cartooning Awards, co-sponsored by Universal Press Syndicate

John Peter West – First Place, Comic Panel/Strip

Chronicle staff, Finalist – Associated Collegiate Press Newspaper Pacemaker competition

2003 Apple Awards

Best Four-Year Non-Daily Tabloid Newspaper

College Newspapers Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM) Competition

First Place – Best Black and White Display Ad for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Ashleigh Pacetti
Third Place – Best Newspaper Promotion Ad for newspapers with circulations of less than 40,000 per week: Ashleigh Pacetti

2003 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition

2nd Place – Feature Page Design: Cassie Weicher, “A&E”
Certificate of Merit – Personal Opinion: On-Campus: Katie Walsh, “Better Ideas for Mansion Millions”
Certificate of Merit – Photo Story: Michael Schmidt, “Chicago Golden Gloves”
Certificate of Merit – Advertising and Advertising Photography: Ashleigh Pacetti, “Amiri Baraka”
Certificate of Merit – Advertising and Advertising Photography: Ashleigh Pacetti, “Word Up”

Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention – Minneapolis, 2003

Honorable Mention – Four-year weekly tabloids

2002 Illinois College Press Association, Chicago

First Place – General Excellence (non-daily over 4,000 category)
First Place – In-Depth Reporting (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Neda Simenova
First Place – News Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Angela Caputo and Chris Coates
First Place – Headline Writing (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Georgia Evdoxiadis
First Place – Sports Feature (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Scott Venci
First Place – Sports Column (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Ryan Saunders
First Place – Sports Page Design (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Dustin Klass, Ryan Saunders
First Place – Editorial Cartoon (open category) by John Peter West
First Place – Advertisement Less Than Full Page (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
First Place – Full Page Advertisement (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
First Place – In-House Promotional Ad (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
First Place – Advertising Campaign (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
First Place – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Joe Tamborello
Second Place – Editorial (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Second Place – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Second Place – Feature Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Brian Morowczynski
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Angela Caputo
Third Place – On-Line Newspaper Editions (open category) by Dustin Hansen and Melissa Mastro
Honorable Mention – Editorial (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Honorable Mention – Feature Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Michael Hirtzer
Honorable Mention – News Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Ryan Adair
Honorable Mention – Sports News Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Dustin Klass
Honorable Mention – News Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Dwayne Thomas
Honorable Mention – Editorial Cartoon (open category) by John Peter West
One of five co-winners – Chicago Photo Shootout: Brian Morowczynski

2002 U-WIRE Web Savvy Award

Columbia Chronicle Online – Dustin Hansen & Melissa Mastro

2002 Associated College Press Leader of the Student Press in North America

Columbia Chronicle Online – Dustin Hansen

2002 Associated College Press Online Pacemaker Winner

Columbia Chronicle Online – Dustin Hansen & Melissa Mastro

2002 College Newspaper Business & Advertising Managers, Inc.

Second Place – Best Full Color Advertisement: Ashleigh Pacetti

2002 ACP National College Newspaper Convention, Los Angeles

Honorable Mention – Newspaper of the Year Award

2002 ACP Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention, Minneapolis

First Place – Newspaper of the Year Award
Third Place – Arts & Entertainment
Honorable Mention – Newswriting: ‘Jackson promotes education equity’ by Georgia Evdoxiadis
Third Place – Editorial Writing
Honorable Mention – Sports Writing: ‘Whose bubble will be burst?’ by Rudolph Sanchez
Honorable Mention – Page Design: Neda Simeonova

2001 Illinois College Press Association, Chicago

First Place – In-Depth Reporting: ‘South Loop in Transition’ (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Amber Holst
First Place – Staff Editorial (non-daily over 4,000 category)
First Place – Photo Essay: ‘The Chicago Marathon’ (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Mike Schmidt,Dwayne Thomas, Angela Ratkowski and Yohey Seno
First Place – Feature Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Jamie Humphrey
Second Place – Staff Editorial (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Second Place – Special Supplement (open category): Amber Holst
Second Place – Front Page Layout (non-daily over 4,000 category): Neda Simenova
Third Place – General Excellence (non-daily over 4,000 category)
Third Place – Photo Essay (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Daniel Gerdes and Justin Lundquist
Third Place – Sports Photo (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Patrick L. Pyszka
Third Place – Sports Page Design (non-daily over 4,000 category): Scott Venci
Third Place – Feature Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Jill Helmer
Third Place – Critical Review Other Than Film (open category) by Sarah Schmidlin
Third Place – Advertising Less than Full Page (open category): Ashleigh Pacetti
Third Place – Full Page Ad (open category) by Ashleigh Pacetti
Honorable Mention – Online Newspaper Editions (open category)
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design (non-daily over 4,000 category): Cassie Weicher
Honorable Mention – Sports News Story (non-daily over 4,000 category) by Niel Buethe
Honorable Mention – Entertainment Supplement (open category) by Cassie Weicher, Michael Hirtzer and Melanie Masserant
Honorable Mention – Critical Review – Film: ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ is a don’t – (Open Category) by Sal J. Barry
Honorable Mention – In-House Promotional Ad (open category): Ashleigh Pacetti
One of five co-winners – Chicago Photo Shootout: Dwayne Thomas

2001 Mark of Excellence Awards Society of Professional Journalists

Third Place – Editorial Writing: Chronicle staff
Third Place – In-Depth Reporting: ‘South Loop in Transition’ by Amber Holst
Third Place – Best All-Around Non-Daily Student Newspaper (published 2 to 4 times per week)

2000 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards (Region 5)

Second Place – Best Online Student Newspaper: Sal J. Barry & James Norman
Second Place – Sports Writing: ‘A dying breed’ by Matt Richmond
Second Place – Sports Photography: Bill Manley
Second Place – Spot News Photography: Tasos Katopodis
Third Place – Feature Photography: Bill Manley

2000 Illinois College Newspaper Business and Managers Association

First Place – Best Newspaper Promotion Ad: Chris Richert (Under 40,000 Circulation category)

2000 Illinois College Press Association

First Place – General Excellence: Chronicle Staff (non-daily category)
First Place – Editorial Writing: ‘For students, no news is bad news’ by the Chronicle Staff (non-daily category)
First Place – Feature Page Design: Michelle Flores (non-daily category)
First Place – Sports Column: ‘Keeping Knight keeps IU from becoming a basketball factory’ by Graham Couch (non-daily category)
First Place – Photo Essay: Patricia Dieball (non-daily category)
First Place – Feature Photo: Bill Manley (non-daily category)
First Place – General News Photo: Bill Manley (non-daily category)
First Place – Sports Photo: Bill Manley (non-daily category)
Second Place – Photo Essay: Donnie Seals Jr. (non-daily category)
Second Place – Sports Feature: ‘A dying breed’ by Matt Richmond (non-daily category)
Third Place – Sports News Story: Spartains vs. Illini by Graham Couch (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Sports Photo: Bill Manley (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – In-Depth Reporting: ‘Internet spawns online addictions’ by Lee Sceier (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Sports Page Design: Graham Couch (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Feature Page Design: Michelle Flores (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Column Excluding Sports: ‘Two’s company, three’s a crowd’ by Amber Holst (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – News Story: ‘Gore, Bush reach out to voters’ by Amber Holst (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Front Page Layout: Ryan Adair & Amber Holst (non-daily category)
One of five co-winners – Chicago Photo Shootout: Brenna McLaughlin (non-daily category)

2000 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Competition

Finalist – Best Online College Newspaper: Sal J. Barry

2000 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association/Northern Illinois University Journalism Program College Newspaper Competition

Second Place – Overall Excellence in College Newspapers

2000 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition

First Place – News Features: Leon Tripplett, Billy O’Keefe, & James Boozer
First Place – Cartoons: Mark Stern, ‘Purgatory’ Comic
First Place – Photo Story (Black and White Section): ‘Baby on Board’ by Michelle Pinkowski
First Place – Advertising and Advertising Photography (Advertising Page): ‘Grad School Open House’ by Chris Richert
Second Place – Cartoons: Billy O’Keefe
Second Place – Editorial: Billy O’ Keefe
Second Place – Photo Story (Black and White Section): ‘Friends of the Elderly’ by Rob Hart
Third Place – Editorial Writing: James Boozer
Certificate of Merit – Photo Story (Color Section): ‘Essence of Summer’ by Rob Hart
Certificate of Merit – Advertising and Advertising Photography (Advertising Page): Chris Richert
Certificate of Merit – Opinion Page Design: Billy O’Keefe

2000 ACP National College Newspaper Convention Best of Show

First Place – Online Newspaper of the year (open category): Billy O’Keefe, designer and editor
Third Place – Newspaper of the year (4-year weekly category

1999 Illinois College Press Association

First Place – Spot News Photo: Rob Hart (non-daily category)
First Place – Photo Essay: Michelle Pinkowski (non-daily category)
First Place – Opinion Page Design: Billy O’Keefe (open category)
First Place – Front Page Layout: James Boozer (non-daily category)
First Place – Feature Writing: Valerie Danner, Jessica Quist & Chris Richert (non-daily category)
Second Place – General Excellence (non-daily category)
Second Place – Advertisement Less Than a Full Page: Chris Richert (open category)
Second Place – Critical Review Other Than Film: Mike O’Brien (open category)
Second Place – Sports Feature Story: Graham Couch (non-daily category)
Second Place – Feature Photo: Rob Hart (non-daily category)
Second Place – In-Depth Reporting: Elizabeth Nendick, Stephanie Berlin, Carmen DeFalco, Jeanne Galatzer-Levy, Todd Hofacker & Jen Magid (non-daily category)
Second Place – Headline Writing: Jotham Sederstrom (non-daily category)
Second Place – Photo Essay: Bill Manley, Rob Hart, Chris Kubiet, Brenna McLaughlin & Kevin Poirier (non-daily category)
Second Place – Sports Photo: Bill Manley (non-daily category)
Third Place – Advertisement Less Than a Full Page: Chris Richert (open category)
Third Place – Editorial: James Boozer (non-daily category)
Third Place – Sports News Story: Graham Couch (non-daily category)
Third Place – Chicago Shoot-Out Competition: Donnie Seals
Honorable Mention – Editorial Cartoon: Billy O’Keefe (open category)
Honorable Mention – Other Cartoon: Billy O’Keefe (open category)
Honorable Mention – News Story: James Boozer (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Graphic Illustration: Billy O’Keefe (open category)
Honorable Mention – Critical Review – Film: James Boozer (open category)
Honorable Mention – Column: Billy O’Keefe (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Column: Valerie Danner (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – News Story: James Boozer (non-daily category)
First Place – In-Depth Reporting: Eileen Lavelle and Felicia Dechter for a story on student nutrition

1999 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association/Northern Illinois University Journalism Program College Newspaper Competition

Second Place – Overall Excellence in College Newspapers

1999 ACP/CMA National College Media Convention

Honorable Mention – Reporter of the Year: Kimberly Brehm

1999 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Competition

First Place – Health Features Category: Eileen Lavelle & Felicia Dechter for a story on student nutrition

1998 University of Missouri College Photographer of the Year

Silver Medal – Pictoral: Alyce Henson
Bronze Medal – Illustration: Kevin Poirer

1998 Illinois Press Photographers Association

First Place – Creative Vision: Jason Glaser
Honorable Mention – Portrait: Jason Glaser
Honorable Mention – Pictoral: Jason Glaser
Honorable Mention – Sports Action: Rob Hart
Honorable Mention – Pictoral: Rob Hart

1998 Associated Collegiate Press’s Best of the Midwest competition

First Place – News Story: Leon Tripplett
First Place – Online Publication: Billy O’Keefe
Second Place – Feature Story: Leon Tripplett

1998 Illinois College Press Association

First Place – Critical Review Other Than Film: Lawrence Benedetto (open category)
First Place – Sports Column: Rob Steva (non-daily category)
First Place – Sports Feature Rob Steva (non-daily category)
First Place – In-Depth Reporting: Eileen LaVelle, Felicia Dechter & others (non-daily category)
First Place – Feature Photo: Tobias Lopez (non-daily category)
First Place – Spot News Photo: Rob Hart (non-daily category)
First Place – Photo Essay: Vince Johnson, Rob Hart & Tamera Bell (non-daily category)
Second Place – News Story: James Boozer (non-daily category)
Second Place – Editorial Cartoon: Billy O’Keefe (open category)
Second Place – Photo Essay: Rob Hart (non-daily category)
Second Place – Feature Story: Leon Tripplett (non-daily category)
Second Place – Sports Photo: Rob Hart (non-daily category)
Third Place – Cartoon Strip/Other Panel: Billy O’Keefe (open category)
Third Place – Full Page Advertisement: Chris Richert (open category)
Honorable Mention – Front Page Layout: James Boozer, Billy O’Keefe, Vincent Johnson & Tim Lofgren (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Column: Benjamin Trecocci (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Sports Feature: Marcus Jenkins (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Feature Photo: Vince Johnson (non-daily category)
Honorable Mention – Chicago Shoot-Out Photo Competition: Rob Hart