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North Carolina awards

Media outlets from Duke University, Elon University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Western Carolina University and Winston-Salem State University took home awards at the national convention of the College Media Advisers, Associated Collegiate Press and College Broadcasters in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 28-31.

Media outlets from Duke University, Elon University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina – Charlotte, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Western Carolina University and Winston-Salem State University took home awards at the national convention of the College Media Advisers, Associated Collegiate Press and College Broadcasters in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 28-31.

Below is a list of all the North Carolina award recipients, including both publication and individual awards, given at the Louisville convention by the Associated Collegiate Press. 

Pacemaker Award Recipients

2010 Magazine Pacemaker Winners — Literary magazine (Four-year)

  • Sanskrit, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. (Karen Pierce, editor; Wayne Maikranz, adviser)
  • Colonnades, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C. (Arie Saint, editor; Tita Ramirez/Drew Perry, advisers)
  • Windhover, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C. (Helen Dear, editor; Bradley Wilson, adviser)

2009 ACP Yearbook Pacemaker Winners

  • 314 or fewer pages — Agromeck, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, N.C. (John Cooper Elias, editor; Bradley Wilson, adviser)

2010 ACP Newspaper Pacemaker Finalists

  • Four-year Daily Newspaper — The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Andrew Dunn, editor; Erica Perel, adviser)
  • Four-year Non-daily Newspaper — Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C. (Andie Diemer, Pam Richter, editors; Colin Donohue, adviser)

2010 ACP Online Pacemaker Finalists

  • Large-school Newspaper — dailytarheel.com, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sara Gregory, editor; Erica Perel, adviser)
  • Small-school Newspaper — The Pendulum Online, Elon University, Elon, N.C. (Alex Trice, editor; Colin Donohue, adviser)

2010 ACP Individual Award Recipients

2010 ACP Story of the Year Winners

  • Sports Story — THIRD — Powell Latimer. The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.,

2010 ACP Photo Excellence Award Winners

  • Spot News Picture — HONORABLE MENTION — Courtney Douglas, The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, N.C.

2010 ACP Design of the Year Winners

  • Infographic — FIRST PLACE — Hon Lung Chu, The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, N.C.; SECOND PLACE — Caroline Matthews, Pendulum, Elon University, Elon, N.C.

2010 ACP Cartooning Award Winners

  • Editorial Cartoon — HONORABLE MENTION — Brandon Coley, News Argus, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, N.C.

2010 ACP Advertising Award Winners

  • Ad Campaign — HONORABLE MENTION — Danjie Fang, The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, N.C.

BEST OF SHOW AWARD RECIPIENTS

The Best of Show Awards recognize the media with students in attendance at the convention. More than 2,300 students attend this national convention. Four-year Daily Broadsheet

  • SIXTH — The Daily Tar Heel, Univ. of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sarah Frier, editor; Erica Perel, adviser)

Four-year Non-weekly

  • FIRST — Pendulum, Elon Univ., Elon, N.C. (Pam Richter, editor; Colin Donohue, adviser)

Literary Magazine

  • FIRST — Windhover, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. (Helen Dear, editor; Bradley Wilson, adviser)

Publication Website Large School

  • NINTH — The Daily Tar Heel, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C. (Sarah Frier, editor; Erica Perel, adviser)

Publication Website Small School

  • FIRST — Pendulum, Elon University, Elon, N.C. (Pam Richter, editor; Colin Donohue, adviser)
  • EIGHTH — Western Carolinian, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. http://westerncarolinian.com (Justin Caudell, editor; John Moore, adviser)

Special Edition Four-year

  • THIRD — Technician, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. (Amanda Wilkins, editor; Bradley Wilson, adviser)
  • SIXTH — Pendulum, Elon University, Elon, N.C. (Pam Richter, editor; Colin Donohue, adviser)

Yearbook 300 or More Pages

  • FIFTH — Agromeck, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C. (Bryant Robbins, Michele Chandler, editors; Bradley Wilson, adviser)