2023 KCM Contest results announced

Posted on April 18, 2023

The Kansas Collegiate Media (KCM) Spring Conference took place April 16-17 in Wichita, Kansas, during which a host of awards were announced. These included the winners of overall publication, Journalist of the Year, copy editing and individual photography, design and writing competitions, among others.

The results of these contests are provided below.

Overall Awards

The overall awards recognized the top publications or student media outlets, judged as a whole. There were eight different divisions for this contest.

DivisionPublication NameSchool NameAward/Ranking
YearbooksThe RavenBenedictine College3rd Place
The KawWashburn University2nd Place
The Royal PurpleKansas State UniversityAll-Kansas
MagazinesManhappenin’Kansas State University3rd Place
The Dragon’s TaleHutchinson Community College2nd Place
IndigoWashburn UniversityAll-Kansas
4-Year Private Online & Digital MediaBaker OrangeBaker University2nd Place
BC CircuitBenedictine CollegeAll-Kansas
4-Year Public Online & Digital MediaThe Washburn ReviewWashburn University3rd Place
The CollegianKansas State University2nd Place
The SunflowerWichita State UniversityAll-Kansas
2-Year NewspapersThe LanternButler Community College2nd Place
The Hutchinson CollegianHutchinson Community CollegeAll-Kansas
4-Year Private NewspapersThe CircuitBenedictine College3rd Place
Sterling College ObserverSterling College2nd Place
The VantageNewman UniversityAll-Kansas
4-Year Public NewspapersThe BulletinEmporia State University3rd Place
The CollegianKansas State University2nd Place
The SunflowerWichita State UniversityAll-Kansas

Journalist of the Year (JOY)

This award honors student journalists who have made exceptional contributions to their student media staff and collegiate journalism in Kansas during the academic year. Students are judged by the work they have done, and they compete against fellow journalists in their division, which is either a 2-year or a 4-year school.

DivisionParticipant NamePublication NameSchool NameAward/Ranking
2-YearLaci SuttonThe Hutchinson CollegianHutchinson Community College2nd Place
Ainsley TrunkhillThe Hutchinson CollegianHutchinson Community College1st Place
4-YearNoah EppensThe BulletinEmporia State University3rd Place
Mia HennenThe SunflowerWichita State University2nd Place
Sam BaileyThe BulletinEmporia State University1st Place

Copy Editing Contest

This is an on-site contest in which students can showcase their AP and current events knowledge. They compete against individuals in their division, which is either a 2-year or a 4-year school.

DivisionParticipant NameSchool NameAward/Ranking
2-YearMason PoepperlingHutchinson Community College3rd Place
Braedon MartinHutchinson Community College2nd Place
Ainsley TrunkhillHutchinson Community College1st Place
4-YearKira BishopKansas State University3rd Place (tie)
Carter SchafferKansas State University3rd Place (tie)
Allison CampbellWichita State University2nd Place
Mia HennenWichita State University1st Place

Individual Awards

The individual awards recognized the best work by student journalists in areas of design, writing, photography, social media, multimedia, and advertising. For 2023, a combined 804 entries were submitted in the individual contest categories, and 295 of those entries earned awards.

In most cases, the submissions in each contest were organized by division (2-Year Newspaper, Magazine/Yearbook, 4-Year Private Newspaper, and 4-Year Public Newspaper). However, in order to maintain the integrity of the contests, competitions with fewer than 7 entries in a division were combined with another division.

2023 KCM Individual Contest Results (final)

Corrections

If any names or other information is incorrect, please complete the form at the following link to submit a correction: 2023 KCM Contest Corrections