Rocky Mountain Student Media Awards
Rocky Mountain Student Media is an award winning media outlet. Check out some of the awesome things our team has acheived.
New Accolades
#1
Best College Video Production Program
CMBAM
2023 – 2024
#1
TV Station of the Year, Collegian TV
College Media Association
2023 – 2024
13 Awards
Covering all RMSMC Departments
Society of Professional Journalists
2023 – 2024
Additional Awards (2016 - Current)
2023-2024
Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation – 2023 Awards to Date
College Media Business and Advertising Managers
- Best College Production Program
- First place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Audio Ad/Underwriting
- First place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Guerrilla Marketing Strategy/Program/Event
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Staff Recruitment Strategy/Campaign
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Self-Promotion Video Ad
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Non-Ad Multimedia Project
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Self Promotional Website
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Media Company of the Year
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Video Underwriting Ad
- Second Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Self-Promotion Audio Ad
- Second Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Single Digital Sales Promotion
- Second Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Out-of-Home Promotion
- Third Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Special Section
- Third Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Self Marketing or Promotion Plan
- Third Place: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best Public Relations or Marketing Manager
- Honorable Mention: Andrea Pennington, 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 Self-Promotion Audio AD
- Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Best New Idea
- Honorable Mention: Rocky Mountain Student Media
- Marketing Manager of the Year
- Honorable Mention: 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
College Broadcaster’s Inc.
- Best Hard News Reporting
- Second Place: Naomi Hillmer, CTV Channel 11
College Media Association Pinnacle Awards
- TV station of the Year
- First Place: CTV Channel 11
- Best Newspaper Feature Page
- First Place: Garrett Mogel, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Best Sports Feature Photo
- First Place: Garrett Mogel, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Best Audio Newscast
- Second Place: Portia Cook, 90.5 KCSU-FM
- Best Audio Sportscast
- Third Place: Kaleb Allen and Eliza Drotar, 90.5 KCSU-FM
- Best Video Entertainment Program
- Third Place: Tom Isaacson, CTV Channel 11
- Best Media Kit
- Third Place: Christine Moore Bonbright, RMSMC Creative Services
- Best Magazine Contents Page
- Third Place: Sasha Beran-Hughes, College Avenue Magazine
- Best of Show Award
- Fifth Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian Staff
- Feature Magazine of the Year
- Honorable Mention: College Avenue Magazine
- Best Comic Strip
- Honorable Mention: Trin Bonner, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Best Photo Package
- Honorable Mention: Milo Gladstein, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Best Sports News Photo
- Honorable Mention: Garrett Mogel, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Best Multimedia AD Campaign
- Honorable Mention: RMSMC Advertising Staff
- Best Special Section or AD Supplement
- Honorable Mention: Maddie Christian, RMSMC Creative Services
- Best Video Sportscast
- Honorable Mention: Madeline Davis, CTV Channel 11
- Best Magazine News Spread
- Honorable Mention: Sasha Beran-Hughes, College Avenue Magazine
- Best Sports Multimedia Story
- Honorable Mention: Mike Walsh, Braidon Nourse and Lucy Morantz
- 2023 Distinguished Adviser
- Jake Sherlock
College Media Association Film and Audio Festival Awards
- Audio Creative
- Second Place: Riley Hilbert, 90.5 KCSU-FM
- Best Newscast
- Third Place: CTV Channel 11
- Best DJ Personality
- Third Place: Erin Fuller, 90.5 KCSU-FM
Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
- Best Ongoing Student Magazine
- Winner: College Avenue Magazine
- Breaking News Reporting (Large schools, 10K+students)
- Winner: Alexandra Seibel, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- General News Photography
- Winner: Garrett Mogel, (Large schools, 10K+students), The Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Arts/Entertainment/Fashion Journalism
- Winner: Cassidy DuFore Payne, College Avenue Magazine
- Photo Illustration
- Winner: Nathan Carmody, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Breaking News Reporting (Large schools, 10K+students)
- Finalist: Grant Coursey, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper
- Finalist: Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Food/Restaurant Journalism
- Finalist: Gideon Aigner, CTV Channel 11
- Photo Essay/Slideshow
- Finalist: Garrett Mogel and Milo Gladstein, Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Best All-Around Television Newscast
- Finalist: CTV Staff
- Best Podcast (Conversational)
- Finalist: Erin Fuller, KCSU
- Television In-Depth Reporting
- Finalist: Tom Isaacson, CTV Channel 11
- Television Sports Reporting
- Finalist: Madeline Davis, CTV Channel 11
Colorado Broadcasters Association
- Best Station Personality
- Brynn McCall & Zoe Atkinson, “The Midnight Mailbox: The Birthday Show.”
- Best Evening Show
- Brynn McCall & Zoe Atkinson, “The Midnight Mailbox: The Birthday Show.”
ALSO
KCSU: Spirit of College Radio Awards recognition for outstanding work promoting World College Radio Day 2023.
Brighid Bandel, Certificate of Recognition, “Student Employee of the Year Honorable Mention. In the category of: Leadership,” Nominated by KCSU/ Rocky Mountain Student Media, Announced on April 10, 2024. Presented by The Career Center at Colorado State University
Collegian: JMC Ethical Practices in Journalism Award awarded to Ivy Secrets, for the multiple ethical challenges she faced in reporting “Anti-LGBTQIA+ policies lead former CSU students to question Young Life’s presence on campus”
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”
