• 1. News Story o First Place-

§ o Autumn Villalta o Delta College

o · Second Place § o Justin Dawes § o Grand Rapids Community College

o · Third Place § o Joshua Vissers § o Grand Rapids Community College

• 2. In Depth Reporting o · First Place- Div I

§ o Katie Mullin § o Monroe Community College

o · First Place Div II § o Clayton Cummins § +o Grand Rapids Community College

o · Second Place Div II § o Joshua Vissers § o Grand Rapids Community College

• · Second Place Div I § o Bob Psalmonds § o Kellogg Community College

o · Third Place Div I § o Erik Frendendall, Jenelle Kalaf, Angie Stoecklin § o St. Clair County Community College

o · Third Place Div II § o Ben Solis, Adrian Hedden § o Washtenaw Community College

o · Honorable Mention Div II § o Staff § o Washtenaw Community College

• o 3. Feature Story o · First Place

§ o Paul Erlandson § o Washtenaw Community College

o · Second Place § o Adrianna Valezquez § o Washtenaw Community College

o · Third Place § o Rachael Ocampo § o Grand Rapids Community College

o · Honorable Mention § o Natalie Wright § o Washtenaw Community College

• 4. Personality Profile o · First Place

§ o Peter Hubbard § o Schoolcraft College

o · Second Place § o Zachary Watkins § o Grand Rapids Community College

o · Third Place § o Adrian Hedden § o Washtenaw Community College

o · Honorable Mention § o Justin Dawes § o Grand Rapids Community College

• 5. First Amendment o · First Place

§ § Natalie Wright § § Washtenaw

o · Second Place § § Adrian Hedden § § Washtenaw Community College

o · Third Place § o In the Mail

• 6. Colum Serious o First Place

§ Natalie Wright § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Chris Powers § Grand Rapids Community College

o Third Place § Sara Juarez § Grand Rapids Community College

o Honorable Mention § Ben Solis § Washtenaw Community College

• 7. Colum Humor o First Place

§ Pete Helms § Schoolcraft College

o Second Place § Erick Fredendall § Saint Claire Community College

o Third Place

§ Sarah Spohn § Lansing Community College

• 8. Critical Review § · First Place

• o Staff • o Northwestern Michigan College

§ · Second Place • o James Saoud • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Third Place • o Carlos Razo • o Schoolcraft Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Ben Solis • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Jeremy Kohn • o Lansing Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o T.J. Taylor • o Kellogg Community College

• o 9. Sports News Story

§ · First Place • o Eric Wade • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Second Place • o Evan Paputa • o Schoolcraft Community College

§ · Third Place • o Donald Lierman • o St. Clair Community College •

o 10. Sports Feature Story § · First Place

• o Ben Knauss • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Second Place • o William Miko • o Monroe Community College

§ · Third Place • o Greg Wickliffe • o Grand Rapids Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Donald Lierman • o St. Clair Community College •

o 11. Sports Column § · First Place

• o Joe Israel • o Lansing Community College

§ · Second Place • o Donald Mathis • o Delta Community College

§ · Third Place • o Josh Covent • o Schoolcraft Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Eric Garant • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Jon Price • o Washtenaw Community College •

o 12. Editorial § · First Place

• o The Collegiate • o Grand Rapids Community College

§ · Second Place • o The Collegiate • o Grand Rapids Community College

§ · Third Place • o Schoolcraft Connection • o Schoolcraft Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o White Pine Press • o Northwestern Michigan College

13. Cartoon Editorial § · First Place

• o Matt Olack • o St. Clair Community College

§ · Second Place • o George O’Donovan • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Third Place • o Rebecca Kelly • o St. Clair Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Teegan Burns and Jerry Jones • o Grand Rapids Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Urmila Bilgi

• o Schoolcraft Community College § · Honorable Mention

• o Matt Brown • o Delta College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Kat Trumball • o Northwestern Michigan College •

o 14. Original Cartoon Entertainment § · First Place

• o Emily Osantowski • o Northwestern Michigan College

§ · Second Place • o Michael Adsit • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Third Place • o Tiffany Goodman • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Jason Duncan • o Washtenaw Community College

o 15. News Photo § · First Place

• o Nathan Clark • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Second Place • o Suzanna Powers • o Lansing Community College

§ · Third Place • o Kelly Bracha • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Lorena Wygant • o Delta College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Elizabeth Whittemore • o St. Clair Community College

• o 16. Feature Photo

§ · First Place • o Lulu Hussein • o Henry Ford Community College

§ · Second Place • o Brooke Burns • o Lansing Community College

§ · Third Place

• o George Schlunder • o Northwestern Michigan College

• 17. Sports News Photon § · First Place

• o Kelly Bracha • o Washtenaw Community College

§ · Second Place • o Kaylee Bert • o St. Clair Community College

§ · Third Place • o Steve Headings • o Delta College

§ · Honorable Mention • o Comyle Cryderman • o Schoolcraft Community College •

• 18. Sports Feature Photo o First Place

§ Kelly Bracha § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Charles Manley § Washtenaw Community College

o Third Place § Lorena Wygant § Delta College

• 19. Photo Essay o First Place

§ Steve Gaston and Gary Schlunder § Northwestern Michigan College

o Second Place § Sarah Davis and Jacquelyn Zeman § Grand Rapids Community College

o Third Place § Melanie Jacobs-Davis § Monroe Community College

o Honorable Mention § Nathan Bailey § Northwestern Michigan College

o Honorable Mention § Robert Conradi § Washtenaw Community College

• 20. Informational Graphic o First Place

§ George O’Donovan and Natalie Wright § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Sara Juarez

§ Grand Rapids Community College o Third Place

§ Brandon Smith § Kellogg Community College

o Honorable Mention § Linda Helton § Kellogg Community College

• 21. Blog o First Place

§ Emily Stout § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Katie Mullin § Monroe Community College § Christine Fleming § Washtenaw Community College

o Third Place § Kelly Bracha § Washtenaw Community College

• 22. Headline Writing • · First Place

o Lookout Staff § Lansing Community College

• Second Place § Natalie Wright § Washtenaw Community College

o Third Place § Pete Helms § Schoolcraft Community College

o Honorable Mention § Bob Mostroienni § Delta College

o Honorable Mention § Julia Wells § Monroe Community College

• 23. Front Page Design- Division 1 o First Place

§ Peter Hochgraf and George O’Donovan § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Sabrina Keyes and Kate Mrla § Schoolcraft Community College

o Third Place § Collegiate Staff § Grand Rapids Community College

• Front Page Design- Division 2 o First Place

§ Rob Reed and Nathan Bailey § Northwestern Michigan College

o Second Place § Brandon Smith, Linda Helton, Mike Broadhurst, Doug Wheaton

and David Hopkins § Kellogg Community College

o Third Place § Julia Wells § Monroe Community College

• 24. Inside Page Design o First Place

§ Kate Mrla § Schoolcraft Community College

o Second Place § Linda Helton § Kellogg Community College

o Third Place § Brian Auten § Washtenaw Community College

o Honorable Mention § Danielle Schooley § Henry Ford Community College

• 25. Student Journalist of the Year o First Place

§ Katie Mullin § Monroe Community College

o Second Place § Joshua Vissers § Grand Rapids Community College

o Third Place § Hannah Ferguson § Delta College

o Honorable Mention § Erick Fredendall § St. Clair Community College

• 26. Turkey o First Place

§ Schoolcraft Community College o Second Place

§ St. Clair Community College o Third Place

§ Henry Ford Community College o Honorable Mention

§ Dakota Roberts § Kellogg Community College

• 27. Overall Newspaper Design- Division 1 o First Place

§ Washtenaw Community College o Second Place

§ Connection Staff § Schoolcraft Community College

o Third Place § Mirror News Staff § Henry Ford Community College

• Overall Newspaper Design- Division 2 o First Place

§ Agora Staff § Monroe Community College

o Second Place § Linda Helton, Brandon Smith, Doug Wheaton and David

Hopkins § Kellogg Community College

o Third Place § Erie Square Gazette Staff § St. Clair Community College

• 28. Multi-Media Reporting- Division 1 o First Place

§ Staff § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Clayton Cummins § Grand Rapids Community College

o Third Place § Kelly Bracha and Peter Hachgraf § Washtenaw Community College

o Honorable Mention § Kaitlyn Skrzypczak § Delta College

• Multi-Media Reporting- Division 2 o First Place

§ Carla Crockett § Monroe Community College

• 29. Video Production- Division 1 o First Place

§ James Saoud § Washtenaw Community College

o Second Place § Collegiate Staff § Grand Rapids Community College

o Third Place § Matt Kline § Washtenaw Community College

o Honorable Mention § Alaina O’Conor § Washtenaw Community College

• 30. Online Newspaper o First Place

§ The Washtenaw Voice

§ Washtenaw Community College o Second Place

§ Agora § Monroe Community College

o Third Place § The Lookout § Lansing Community College

• 31. General Excellence Division 1 Division I

• o First Place

§ Washtenaw o Second Place

§ The Collegiate GRCC o Third Place

§ Delta and Schoolcraft o Honorable Mention

§ The Lookout • Division II

o First Place § Agora

o Second Place § The Bruin § Kellogg Community College

o Third Place § White Pine Press § Northern Michigan College

o Honorable Mention: § St. Claire Community College

*Three  different  individuals  judged  the  General  Excellence  category.    The  MCCPA  team  put  up  all  three  judges  comment  and  then  implemented  a  total  point  system.  The  total  number  of  points  determined  the  community  college’s  position.