2023 Individual Award Winners
Individual award winners were announced during a Zoom ceremony on Friday, April 14. Congratulations to our winners! Be on the lookout for information coming soon about entering our full slate of awards as we shift the contest to align with our new fall convention schedule. The award deadline will be over the summer with winners announced at the 2023 convention.
To view the winning submissions, click linked names in the list below. All entries in these categories can be viewed in the Google Drive Awards folder.
Best Designer
1st: Alan Nguyen, Orange Media Network, Oregon State University
2nd: Cindy Nguyen, Mustang Media, California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo
3rd: Sabrina Hampton, Garnet Media, University of South Carolina
HM: Katie Harp, The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University
Best Sales Representative
1st: Caitlin Willard, Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State
2nd: Yuka Shindo, Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State
3rd: Sophie Matheny, The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh
Best Sales or Operations Manager
1st: Iain Smith, Gonzaga Student Media, Gonzaga University
2nd: Jacob Horton, USU Student Media, Utah State University
3rd: Jose Leyva, The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University
HM: Amy Menedez, Emerald Media Group, Universtiy of Oregon
Best PR or Marketing Manager
1st: Karissa Wiegand, The McKinley Avenue Agency, Ball State University
2nd: Olivia Ooms, Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State
3rd: David Aronson, Mustang Media Group, California Polytechnic State
HM: Andrea Pennington, Rocky Mountain Student Media, Colorado State University
Best Multimedia Content Creator
1st: Tabitha Adaya, Student Niner Media, University of North Carolina at Charlotte