Rocky Mountain Student Media Awards
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New and Noteworthy
6
Hearst Awards
2022-2023
#1
Student Video Production Company
CMBAM
2023-2024
#2
Overall Best College Media Company
CMBAM
2023-2024
Additional Awards (dating back to 2016)
2023-2024
2023 CMBAM WINNERS
MINNEAPOLIS — The College Media Business and Advertising Managers announced the winners of the 51st annual Advertising Awards Competition during the final night of its Minneapolis 2023 conference held at the University of Minnesota.
Media Company of the Year
Second Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best College Video Production Program
First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Public Relations or Marketing Manager
Honorable Mention: Andrea Pennington, Rocky Mountain Student Media, Colorado State University
Best Special Section
3rd: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Coupon Book or App
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Digital Display Ad
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Video Underwriting Ad
2nd: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Out-of-Home Promotion
3rd: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Audio Ad/Underwriting
1st: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad
2nd: Rocky Mountain Student Media (entry 1)
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media (entry 2)
Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Self-Promotion Video Ad
1st: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Non-Ad Multimedia Project
1st: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best New Idea
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Single Digital Sales Promotion
2nd: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Self Promotional Website
1st: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Self Marketing or Promotion Plan
3rd: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Sponsored Content or Native Advertising
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Social Media Strategy
Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Guerrilla Marketing Strategy/Program/Event
1st: Rocky Mountain Student Media
Best Staff Recruitment Strategy/Campaign
1st: Rocky Mountain Student Media
2022-2023
SPJ awards
Print / Online
- Feature Writing Finalist:
- Local blacksmith Raven Hammer keeps ancient art alive — by Max Hogan, Collegian, Colorado State University
- Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Large) Finalist:
- Rocky Mountain Collegian — by Rocky Mountain Collegian staff, Rocky Mountain
- Best Student Magazine Finalist:
- College Avenue Magazine — by College Avenue staff, College Avenue magazine, Colorado State University
Art/Graphics/Multimedia
- General News Photography Winner:
- Black out — by Garrett Mogel, Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Feature Photography Finalist:
- Harley riders — by Tri Duong, Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Sports Photography Finalist:
- Big dunk — by Serena Bettis, Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
Audio
- Radio Feature Winner:
- Clarkchella — by Portia Cook, KCSU, Colorado State University
- Podcast (Narrative) Finalist:
- Meet the competitors who made KCSU’s battle of the bands — by Brighid Bandel, Bailey Liverman, Ben Haney, KCSU, Colorado State University
Broadcast
- Television In-Depth Reporting Winner:
- Reaching the edges of the universe at the speed of light! — by Tom Isaacson, CTV: Collegian Television, Colorado State University
- Television Sports Reporting Finalist:
- Tom Hilbert retires as CSU volleyball coach — by Leah Cackowski, CTV: Collegian Television, Colorado State University
- Best All-Around Television Newscast Winner:
- CTV News — by CTV News staff, CTV: Collegian Television, Colorado State University
All Platform
- Arts/Entertainment/Fashion Journalism
- Winner: UWC Hair Show elevates Black culture, brings hair to life — by Kota Babcock, Collegian, Colorado State University
- Finalist: Hardcore house shows return to FoCo after pandemic shut downs — by Max Hogan, Collegian, Colorado State University
- Finalist: The art of thrifting: Giving new life to old items — by Samantha Nordstrom, College Ave, Colorado State University
- Food/Restaurant Journalism Winner:
- Peaches: The forgotten fruit — by Milo Gladstein, Collegian, Colorado State University
Hearst Journalism Awards
Anna von Pechmann, 10th place in Multimedia I – Narrative Video Storytelling.
Thomas Isaacson, 17th place in Television Features I
Madison Strasheim, 20th place in Television Features I
- CTV Cooks: Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- Trying Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice – CTV Cooks
- Tasting Fan-Favorite Pizza Places in Fort Collins- CTV Cooks
Tree Stump Films
- Becoming Kaz Smith – selected in South Dakota Film Festival, My Hero International Film Festival, College Media Business and Advertising Managers, College Media Association, Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival, Through the Student Lens: Film Festival, and Front Range Film Festival
- Complexity of Life – selected in South Dakota Film Festival
- DIY: Fort Collins – selected in South Dakota Film Festival, Front Range Film Festival, Colorado Broadcast Associations, and My Hero International Film Festival
- Reclamation – selected in Chicago Southland Film Festival, Front Range International Film Festival, My Hero International Film Festival, TEDxCSU: Retrace, National Art Materials Convention, and Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival
College Media Association
4 year newspaper of the year, honorable mention, The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Best Advertisement , 3rd place, podcast spotlight, Advertising an Creative Services
Best newspaper opinion page/spread , Rocky Mountain Collegian
Best photo package, honorable mention, Rocky Mountain Collegian,
Best game story, Collegian and CTV
Best sports multimedia story, honorable mention, CTV and Collegian
Best DJ Personality First Place: David Damuth, KCSU, “Moose Crossing, DJ Moose”
Short Documentary First Place: Owen Johnson, Tree Stump Films, “Becoming Kaz Smith”
Associated Collegiate Press
Pioneer Award: Peter Waack, RMSMC CEO
2021-2022
North American College and Community Radio
Brighid Bandel, North American College and Community Radio, Music Director of the Month (April 2022)
From Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Team Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Story Competition, “A Journey of Self-Acceptance”
Sixth Place, certificate, Colorado State University: Laura Studley, Serena Bettis, Owen Johnson, Ben Spence, Collin Sanders, Devin Cornelius, Lauryn Bolz
From College Media Business and Advertising Managers
Second Place Best Special Section Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Second Place Best Paid Design Product, Non-Self-Promotional Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
First Place Best Video Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
First Place Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Third Place Best Multimedia Ad Campaign Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
First Place Best Non-Advertisement Multimedia Project Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Non-Traditional Revenue-Generating Operation Rocky Mountain Student Media
Colorado State University
Third Place Best Sales Strategy for a Special Section Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Single Digital Sales Promotion Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Seasonal Sales Promotion Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Third Place Best Self-Promotional Website Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
First Place Best Sponsored Content or Native Advertising Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Second Place Best Self-Branded Promotional Giveaway Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Third Place Best Guerilla Marketing Strategy/Program/Event Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Third Place Best College Media Sales and Marketing Program Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Third Place Overall Best College Media Company Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
College Broadcasters Inc.
Best Promo: 4th place, KCSU
Best Station Imaging: 2nd place, KCSU
Best Feature News Reporting: 4th place, CTV
College Media Association
The Collegian won a Pinnacle Award from College Media Association for best special section, which was for our transgender awareness week edition. This included the original story of Kaz Smith that Tree Stump Films went on to create a documentary about.
The Collegian won a second Pinnacle for best photo spread for a story titled “Hindsight 2020: A look back at the semester in photos.” The headline was especially clever because it was Fall 2020.
The RMSMC Advertising and Marketing department won two pinnacles, one for Best Ad Supplement/Special Section with Ram Life, and one for Best House Ad in the Collegian for a campaign encouraging readers to listen to KCSU.
We also won two awards in the CMA Film and Audio Festival. Alex Prast took first place in Video Feature for a story on Totally 80s Pizza. Fun side note — it was his first package ever for CTV.
Our other Film and Audio Festival award was in video sports package, where Sydney Wicker took first for a story on Athletes in Tandem.
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
General News Reporting (newspapers):
Finalist: Noelle Mason; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Reflecting on research: A year of COVID-19 at CSU”
Food/Restaurant Journalism:
Winner: Tri Duong; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University; “Yum Yum’s Lebanese restaurant is a Fort Collins institution”
Finalist: Hattie Williams and Zeya Highley; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “CTV Cooks: Burger battle”
Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper:
Finalist: Staff; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University
Breaking News Photography:
Finalist: Grayson Reed; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Contention captured: Preachers on the plaza”
General News Photography:
Winner: Devin Cornelius; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Colorado Air Show”
Feature Photography:
Winner: Tri Duong; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Excited for the show”
Sports Photography:
Winner: Milo Gladstein; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Logging”
Photo Illustration:
Finalist: Skyler Pradhan; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Water bottle”
Broadcast/Online News Videography
Finalist: Natalie Devereaux; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Family-owned businesses struggle with shortages”
Finalist: Kenneth Frederick; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Houska blood drive”
Broadcast/Online Feature Videography
Winner: Robbie Patla; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “CSU bug zoo”
Finalist: Tom Isaacson; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “All Sales Vinyl”
Finalist: Ren Wadsworth; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Cam the Ram”
2019-2020
From College Media Business and Advertising Managers
Print Ad Campaign, First Place RMSMC Staff
Best Innovative Idea, First Place RMSMC Staff
Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot, First Place KCSU Staff
Guerrilla Marketing/Strategy/Program/Event Third Place, RMSMC StaffSocial Media Promotion, Third Place RMSMC Staff
Cross-Platform Social Media Campaign, Honorable Mention, RMSMC Staff
Sales Strategy for a Special Section Honorable Mention, RMSMC Staff
From Associated Collegiate Press
Feature Photo, Honorable Mention Forrest Czarnecki
Broadcasters Education Association
Sound Engineering and Production, Second Place, Mia Sawaya, KCSU
Promo or Commercial Award of Excellence Julia Battagliese, KCSU
From College Broadcasters, Inc.
Best Station Promo (Audio), Third Place Julia Battagliese and Ave Martin
Best Sports Reporting (Video) Fourth Place, CTV
Best Sportscast (Video), Fourth Place CTV
Best Social Media Presence, Fourth Place CTV
From Princeton Review
Best College Newspaper, Sixth Place, Rocky Mountain Collegian
From Society of Professional Journalism Mark of Excellence Awards
Editorial Cartooning, First Place Ryan Greene, Rocky Mountain Collegian
Non-Fiction Magazine Article, First Place Leta McWilliams and Kenia Ortiz College Avenue Magazine
Online/Digital News Videography First Place, Collegian Television Staff
Breaking News Photography, First Place Matt Tackett, Rocky Mountain Collegian
Breaking News Photography, Finalist Forrest Czarnecki Rocky Mountain Collegian
General News Reporting, Finalists Austin Fleskes and Ravyn Cullor Rocky Mountain Collegian
In-Depth Reporting, Finalist Samantha Ye, Rocky Mountain Collegian
Feature Writing, Finalist Austin Fleskes, Rocky Mountain Collegian
Best Student Magazine, Finalist College Avenue Magazine
Feature Photography, Finalist Colin Shepherd, Rocky Mountain Collegian
General News Photography, Finalist Anna von Pechmann Rocky Mountain Collegian
SPJ Ethical Practices in JournalismLeta McWilliams and Kenia Ortiz College Avenue Magazine
2018-2019
KCSU, 2nd place, Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot (16 Seconds or Longer)
KCSU, 2nd place, Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot (15 Seconds or Shorter)
KCSU, 3rd place, Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Winner, Best Special Section
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 3rd place, Best Self-Promotion Print Ad Color
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 3rd place, Best Self-Branded Promotional Giveaway
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 3rd place, Best Sales Pitch or Proposal
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Honorable Mention, Best Ancillary Operation
From Editor and Publisher Magazine
Collegian.com, Finalist, Best College/University Newspaper Website, 2017 EPPY Awards
From Princeton Review
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, No. 13, 2017, Top 20 Best College Newspapers
From Society of Professional Journalists
Collegian.com, National Finalist, Best Affiliated Website, 2016
Mark of Excellence Awards
Collegian.com, Winner, Best Affiliated Website, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Winner, Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
Tony Villalobos Mary, Winner, Breaking News Photography, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
College Avenue, Finalist, Best Student Magazine, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
Justin Michael, Finalist, Sports Column Writing, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
2017-2018
Associated Collegiate Press
Collegian.com, Winner, 2017 Online Pacemaker Award
Rocky Mountain Collegian, 6th place, Best of Show Award, Newspaper Four-Year More Than Weekly, 2017 National College Media Convention
College Broadcasters, Inc.,
2017 National Student Production Awards
KCSU, Winner, “Jazz Happy Hour,”
Best Audio Regularly Scheduled Program
KCSU, 4th place,
“March 10 Newscast,” Best Audio Newscast
CTV, Winner, “Humans of CSU, March 22, 2017,” Best Video Live Production
CTV, 2nd place, “Elli’s Deli Package,” Best Video News Reporting
CTV, 4th place, “RamLife Entertainment, April 12, 2017,” Best Video General Entertainment Program
CTV, 4th place, “CTV Cooks, March 28, 2017,” Best Video Live Production
College Media Association
Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick, Honorable Mention, Best General News Story, 2017 Pinnacle Awards
The Rocky Mountain Collegian staff, 1st place, Best Multimedia Package, 2018 Apple Awards
College Media Business and Advertising Managers, 2018 National Convention
Jennifer Leonard, Winner, Best Sales Representative
KCSU, 2nd place, Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot (16 Seconds or Longer)
KCSU, 2nd place, Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot (15 Seconds or Shorter)
KCSU, 3rd place, Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Winner, Best Special Section
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 3rd place, Best Self-Promotion Print Ad Color
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 3rd place, Best Self-Branded Promotional Giveaway
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, 3rd place, Best Sales Pitch or Proposal
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Honorable Mention, Best Ancillary Operation
Editor and Publisher Magazine
Collegian.com, Finalist, Best College/University Newspaper Website, 2017 EPPY Awards
Princeton Review
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, No. 13, 2017 Top 20 Best College Newspapers
Society of Professional Journalists
Collegian.com, National Finalist, Best Affiliated Website, 2016 Mark of Excellence Awards
Collegian.com, Winner, Best Affiliated Website, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
The Rocky Mountain Collegian, Winner, Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
Tony Villalobos Mary, Winner, Breaking News Photography, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
College Avenue, Finalist, Best Student Magazine, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
Justin Michael, Finalist, Sports Column Writing, 2017 Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards
CMA Pinnacle Awards Finalists
Best Radio PSA, KCSU
Best Sports Feature, Collegian
Best General News Photo, Collegian
Best Multimedia Breaking News Story, Collegian
Best Ad Campaign
Best House Ad
Best Advertising Multi-Media Campaign
Online Pacemaker finalists
2016-2017
Associated Collegiate Press
Best of Show Award, Third Place, Website Large School, National College Media Convention
Best of Show Award, Sixth Place, Newspaper Special Edition, National College Media Convention
Best of Show Award, Sixth Place, Newspaper Four-year Daily, National College Media Convention
College Media Association
Best Social Media Presence, Third Place, Pinnacle College Media Awards
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Silver Crown Award, Hybrid Category — Collegian.com, Rocky Mountain Collegian
Society of Professional Journalists
Best Affiliated Website, Collegian.com, Region 9
Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper, Rocky Mountain Collegian, Region 9
Abbie Parr, First Place, Breaking News Photography, Region 9
Erin Douglas, Finalist, General News Reporting, Region 9
Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick, General News Reporting, Region 9
College Media Business & Advertising Managers, National Convention
Best Classified Fun Page/Section, Best of CSU, Brianna Nash, Keegan Pope and Ryan Whitney, First Place
Best Self-Promotional Website, First Place
Best Video Ad or Underwriting Spot (16 seconds or longer), Second Place
Best Special Section, CSU Visitors Guide, Kailee Kwiecien, Third Place
Best Printed Rate Card or Media Kit, Lilly Luke. Honorable Mention
College Broadcasters Institute
Best Audio Special Broadcast, Second place, “Doodle Do or Doodle Don’t”
Best Audio DJ, Third place, “Caribbean Java and Earl Gray”
From Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Team Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Story Competition, “A Journey of Self-Acceptance”
Sixth Place, certificate, Colorado State University: Laura Studley, Serena Bettis, Owen Johnson, Ben Spence, Collin Sanders, Devin Cornelius, Lauryn Bolz
From College Media Business and Advertising Managers
Second Place Best Special Section Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Second Place Best Paid Design Product, Non-Self-Promotional Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
First Place Best Video Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
First Place Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Third Place Best Multimedia Ad Campaign Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
First Place Best Non-Advertisement Multimedia Project Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Non-Traditional Revenue-Generating Operation Rocky Mountain Student Media
Colorado State University
Third Place Best Sales Strategy for a Special Section Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Single Digital Sales Promotion Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Seasonal Sales Promotion Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Third Place Best Self-Promotional Website Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
First Place Best Sponsored Content or Native Advertising Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Second Place Best Self-Branded Promotional Giveaway Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Third Place Best Guerilla Marketing Strategy/Program/Event Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Third Place Best College Media Sales and Marketing Program Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Third Place Overall Best College Media Company Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
College Broadcasters Inc.
Best Promo: 4th place, KCSU
Best Station Imaging: 2nd place, KCSU
Best Feature News Reporting: 4th place, CTV
College Media Association
The Collegian won a Pinnacle Award from College Media Association for best special section, which was for our transgender awareness week edition. This included the original story of Kaz Smith that Tree Stump Films went on to create a documentary about.
The Collegian won a second Pinnacle for best photo spread for a story titled “Hindsight 2020: A look back at the semester in photos.” The headline was especially clever because it was Fall 2020.
The RMSMC Advertising and Marketing department won two pinnacles, one for Best Ad Supplement/Special Section with Ram Life, and one for Best House Ad in the Collegian for a campaign encouraging readers to listen to KCSU.
We also won two awards in the CMA Film and Audio Festival. Alex Prast took first place in Video Feature for a story on Totally 80s Pizza. Fun side note — it was his first package ever for CTV.
Our other Film and Audio Festival award was in video sports package, where Sydney Wicker took first for a story on Athletes in Tandem.
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
General News Reporting (newspapers):
Finalist: Noelle Mason; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Reflecting on research: A year of COVID-19 at CSU”
Food/Restaurant Journalism:
Winner: Tri Duong; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University; “Yum Yum’s Lebanese restaurant is a Fort Collins institution”
Finalist: Hattie Williams and Zeya Highley; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “CTV Cooks: Burger battle”
Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper:
Finalist: Staff; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University
Breaking News Photography:
Finalist: Grayson Reed; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Contention captured: Preachers on the plaza”
General News Photography:
Winner: Devin Cornelius; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Colorado Air Show”
Feature Photography:
Winner: Tri Duong; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Excited for the show”
Sports Photography:
Winner: Milo Gladstein; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Logging”
Photo Illustration:
Finalist: Skyler Pradhan; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Water bottle”
Broadcast/Online News Videography
Finalist: Natalie Devereaux; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Family-owned businesses struggle with shortages”
Finalist: Kenneth Frederick; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Houska blood drive”
Broadcast/Online Feature Videography
Winner: Robbie Patla; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “CSU bug zoo”
Finalist: Tom Isaacson; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “All Sales Vinyl”
Finalist: Ren Wadsworth; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Cam the Ram”
From Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Team Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Story Competition, “A Journey of Self-Acceptance”
Sixth Place, certificate, Colorado State University: Laura Studley, Serena Bettis, Owen Johnson, Ben Spence, Collin Sanders, Devin Cornelius, Lauryn Bolz
From College Media Business and Advertising Managers
Second Place Best Special Section Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Second Place Best Paid Design Product, Non-Self-Promotional Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
First Place Best Video Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Audio Ad or Underwriting Spot Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
First Place Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Third Place Best Multimedia Ad Campaign Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
First Place Best Non-Advertisement Multimedia Project Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Non-Traditional Revenue-Generating Operation Rocky Mountain Student Media
Colorado State University
Third Place Best Sales Strategy for a Special Section Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Single Digital Sales Promotion Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Second Place Best Seasonal Sales Promotion Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
Third Place Best Self-Promotional Website Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State University
First Place Best Sponsored Content or Native Advertising Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Second Place Best Self-Branded Promotional Giveaway Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
Third Place Best Guerilla Marketing Strategy/Program/Event Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Third Place Best College Media Sales and Marketing Program Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado
State University
Third Place Overall Best College Media Company Rocky Mountain Student Media Colorado State
University
College Broadcasters Inc.
Best Promo: 4th place, KCSU
Best Station Imaging: 2nd place, KCSU
Best Feature News Reporting: 4th place, CTV
College Media Association
The Collegian won a Pinnacle Award from College Media Association for best special section, which was for our transgender awareness week edition. This included the original story of Kaz Smith that Tree Stump Films went on to create a documentary about.
The Collegian won a second Pinnacle for best photo spread for a story titled “Hindsight 2020: A look back at the semester in photos.” The headline was especially clever because it was Fall 2020.
The RMSMC Advertising and Marketing department won two pinnacles, one for Best Ad Supplement/Special Section with Ram Life, and one for Best House Ad in the Collegian for a campaign encouraging readers to listen to KCSU.
We also won two awards in the CMA Film and Audio Festival. Alex Prast took first place in Video Feature for a story on Totally 80s Pizza. Fun side note — it was his first package ever for CTV.
Our other Film and Audio Festival award was in video sports package, where Sydney Wicker took first for a story on Athletes in Tandem.
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
General News Reporting (newspapers):
Finalist: Noelle Mason; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Reflecting on research: A year of COVID-19 at CSU”
Food/Restaurant Journalism:
Winner: Tri Duong; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University; “Yum Yum’s Lebanese restaurant is a Fort Collins institution”
Finalist: Hattie Williams and Zeya Highley; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “CTV Cooks: Burger battle”
Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper:
Finalist: Staff; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University
Breaking News Photography:
Finalist: Grayson Reed; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Contention captured: Preachers on the plaza”
General News Photography:
Winner: Devin Cornelius; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Colorado Air Show”
Feature Photography:
Winner: Tri Duong; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Excited for the show”
Sports Photography:
Winner: Milo Gladstein; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Logging”
Photo Illustration:
Finalist: Skyler Pradhan; Rocky Mountain Collegian; Colorado State University: “Water bottle”
Broadcast/Online News Videography
Finalist: Natalie Devereaux; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Family-owned businesses struggle with shortages”
Finalist: Kenneth Frederick; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Houska blood drive”
Broadcast/Online Feature Videography
Winner: Robbie Patla; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “CSU bug zoo”
Finalist: Tom Isaacson; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “All Sales Vinyl”
Finalist: Ren Wadsworth; CTV: Collegian Television; Colorado State University: “Cam the Ram”
