College Contest Results    

New Jersey College Newspaper Contest 2008-2009

Results of the 2008-2009 New Jersey College Newspaper Contest are posted below.

Award recipients will be honored at the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association's Spring Conference,  scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 18, 2009, at the Trenton Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.

Students and faculty members must register for the luncheon before April 10. The cost is $15 per person.

The keynote speaker for the luncheon is Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center.

Nineteen college newspapers submitted 389 entries in March 2009. The contest was judged in March by active or former editors, writers and photographers from newspapers that are members of the New Jersey Press Association and by other media professionals, most of them college instructors who work full time for newspapers.

Our warmest congratulations to all of the winners! We thank all of those who entered the competition.

Students and faculty advisers are urged to notify NJPF of any misspellings of names. E-mail us at programs@njpressfoundation.org.

 

 

CONTEST RESULTS

NEWS WRITING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Paul Szaniawski, The Rider News, Rider University

Second Place: Matt Lawyue, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

Third Place: Josh Oppenheimer, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

Honorable Mentions: Michelle Caffrey, The Acorn, Drew University; Kayleigh Horvath, The Setonian, Seton Hall University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Huma Munir, The Torch, Bergen Community College

Second Place: David Hoyt, The College Voice, Mercer County Community College

Third Place: Federico Zanatta, Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

Honorable Mentions: Suzanne Penna, Viking News, Ocean County College; Jennifer Matthews, Campus Press, Camden County College

 

DEADLINE REPORTING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: John S. Clyde, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Second Place: Jessica Vanacore, The Equinox, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Third Place: Caitlin Mahon, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

 

FEATURE WRITING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Josephine Wolff, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

Second Place: Kaitlyn Calabro, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Third Place: Caitlin Mahon, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Honorable Mentions: Steven Williamson, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University; Karen Montgomery and Erica Scavone, The Setonian, Seton Hall University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Susana Sanchez, The College Voice, Mercer County Community College

Second Place: Samantha Arcieri, Viking News, Ocean County College

Third Place: Corina Lombardi-Adamousky, Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

Honorable Mention: David Arnao, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

 

BIOGRAPHY / PERSONALITY PROFILE

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Esther Breger, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

Second Place: Angela Cai, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

Third Place: Seth Gorenstein, The Acorn, Drew University

Honorable Mentions: Kristie Cattafi and Kulsoom Rizvi, The Montclarion, Montclair State University; Shawn Skipper, The Setonian, Seton Hall University; Erin Duffy, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Diego Ortiz, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Second Place: Tatiana Smith, Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

Third Place: Jennifer Matthews, Campus Press, Camden County College

EDITORIAL WRITING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Acorn Staff, The Acorn, Drew University

Second Place: Matt Kadosh, Pioneer Times, William Paterson University

Third Place: Kelly Nemeth, The Tower, Kean University

Honorable Mentions: Editorial Board, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University; Editorial Staff, The Montclarion, Montclair State University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: David Nugent and Suzanne Penna, Viking News, Ocean County College

Second Place: Editorial Staff, Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

Third Place: Elizabeth Loshikian, Campus Press, Camden County College

 

COLUMN / OPINION WRITING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: James Queally, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

Second Place: Maria Montchal, The Acorn, Drew University

Third Place: Barry Caro, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

Honorable Mention: Matthew Stein, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Frank Blaha, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Second Place: Clay Jones, Viking News, Ocean County College

Third Place: Greg in den Berken, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

SPORTS WRITING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Matthew Stein, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Second Place: Bob Olivier, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

Third Place: Charles Guthrie, The Rider News, Rider University

Honorable Mentions: Duncan Slobodzian, The Signal, The College of New Jersey; Sarah Jones, The Equinox, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Sterling Y. Reese, The Acorn, Drew University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Mariya Abedi, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Second Place: Wayne Derrick Comer 2nd, Atlantic Cape Review, Atlantic Cape, Community College

Third Place: Clay Jones, Viking News, Ocean County College

Honorable Mention: Charles Cartagena, The Torch, Bergen Community College

 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Joseph Hannan, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

Second Place: Peter Schaus, The Montclarion, Montclair State University

Third Place: Tom Wright-Persanti, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Honorable Mention: Caroline Russomanno, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Charles Cartagena, The Torch, Bergen Community College

Second Place: David Nugent, Viking News, Ocean County College

Third Place: Joshua Vail, Viking News, Ocean County College

Honorable Mention: Michael Bull, The Torch, Bergen Community College

 

ENTERPRISE / INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Kristie Cattafi, The Montclarion, Montclair State University

Second Place: Paul Szaiawski and Kelly Mangan, The Rider News, Rider University

Third Place: Jason Serafino, The Montclarion, Montclair State University

Honorable Mention: Matt Westmoreland, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Suzanne Penna, Viking News, Ocean County College

Second Place: Kelly Smith and Suzanne Penna, Viking News, Ocean County College

Third Place: Marjorie Dugan, Viking News, Ocean County College

GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Brendan McInerney, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Second Place: Jen Corona, The Setonian, Seton Hall University

Third Place: Dan Bracaglia, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Honorable Mention: Jonathan Goh, The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Mike Kay, The College Voice, Mercer County Community College

Second Place: Jessica Tuckerman, Campus Press, Camden County College

Third Place: Lauren Carola, Campus Press, Camden County College

Honorable Mention: Kendra Yu, The College Voice, Mercer County Community College

 

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Dan Bracaglia, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Second Place: Howard Ting, The Setonian, Seton Hall University

Third Place: John Pena, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University

Honorable Mentions: Kerry Klug, The Acorn, Drew University; Hugh Tsung and Matt MacFarlane, The Rider News, Rider University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Jamielynn Ryan, Viking News, Ocean County College

Second Place: Daria Grippo, Viking News, Ocean County College

Third Place: Frank Blaha, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Honorable Mention: Jon McNamara, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

EDITORIAL CARTOON / ARTISTIC STORY ILLUSTRATION

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: Bryan Wentz, The Rider News, Rider University

Second Place: Ivan Petrovsky, The Gothic Times, New Jersey City University

Third Place: Megan DeMarco, The Signal, The College of New Jersey

Honorable Mention: Kelsi Bitgood, The Acorn, Drew University

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: David Mongecopa, Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

Second Place: Shelley Kays, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Third Place: Kelly Lackner, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

 

LAYOUT & DESIGN

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: The Daily Princetonian, Princeton University

Second Place: The Setonian, Seton Hall University

Third Place: The Tower, Kean University

Honorable Mention: Gothic Times, New Jersey City University

 

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES (weekly/biweekly)

First Place: The Torch, Bergen Community College

Second Place: The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Third Place: Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

 

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES  (12 or fewer issues)

First Place: Viking News, Ocean County College

Second Place: The College Voice, Mercer County Community College

Third Place: Atlantic Cape Review, Atlantic Cape Community College

Honorable Mention: Campus Press, Camden County College

GENERAL EXCELLENCE

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES

First Place: The Signal, The College of New Jersey

Second Place: The Setonian, Seton Hall University

Third Place: The Montclarion, Montclair State University

Honorable Mention: The Acorn, Drew University; The Tower, Kean University

 

TWO-YEAR COLLEGES (weekly/biweekly)

First Place: The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris

Second Place: Quo Vadis, Middlesex County College

 TWO-YEAR COLLEGES (12 or fewer issues)

First Place: The College Voice, Mercer County Community College

Second Place: Atlantic Cape Review, Atlantic Cape Community College

Third Place: Campus Press, Camden County College

Honorable Mention: Viking News, Ocean County College

         

Sweepstakes Trophies

To be announced at the awards luncheon on April 18

  

CONTEST JUDGES

News Writing – Fred Simmonds, assistant metro editor, Asbury Park Press; Jim Namiotka, web editor, Daily Record, Parsippany

Deadline Reporting – Mark Rosman, managing editor, Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold; Lou Hochman, deputy news editor, Daily Record, Parsippany

Feature Writing –Scott Muller, news editor, Herald News, West Paterson; Yvonne Dennis, The Wall Street Journal

Biography/Personality Profile – Mike Lamendola, managing editor, South Bergenite, Rutherford; Emilie Lounsberry, reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial Writing – Ray Ollwerther, former executive editor, Asbury Park Press; Lou Hochman, deputy news editor, Daily Record, Parsippany

Column/Opinion Writing – Larry Savadove, writer and editor, The  Sandpaper; Jeff Edelstein, The Trentonian

Sports Writing – Ed Kensik, independent sports writer, North Jersey Media Group; Michael Boone, The Wall Street Journal

Arts & Entertainment Writing – Rachael Bosley, senior editor, American Cinematographer Magazine, Los Angeles; Kathleen Nicholson Webber, freelance writer, Yardley, Pa.

Enterprise/Investigative Reporting – Kit Cone, former editor and publisher, West Essex Tribune, Livingston; Emilie Lounsberry, reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer

General Photography – Jaimie Winters, editor, South Bergenite, Rutherford

Sports Photography – James Flachsenhaar, executive editor, Daily Record, Parsippany

Editorial Cartoon/Artistic Story Illustration – Peter Callas, former managing editor, The Times of Trenton

Layout and Design – Glenn Garvie, vice president-production, North Jersey Media Group, West Paterson; Randy Splaingard, copy/layout editor, The Record, West Paterson

General Excellence – Randy Bergmann, editorial page editor, Asbury Park Press, Neptune; Paul Merkoski, executive editor, and Jim Perskie, associate editorial page editor, The Press of Atlantic City

 

SPECIAL NOTES: If more than one editor is listed for a category, the first person judged four-year college entries. The contest judges were given the option of awarding ties and one or more honorable mentions, as well as withholding awarding prizes. All decisions are based on their judgment of the quality of the entries. All contest judges evaluated entries without conferring with the judges of other categories.