2021
National College Media Convention Best of Show Awards
Second Place, Yearbook, Royal Purple
Third Place, Advertising Rate Card, Collegian Media Group
Fifth Place, Newspaper, The Collegian
Associated Collegiate Press Awards
Finalist, 2020 Yearbook Pacemaker award
First Place, Yearbook Page Design, Royal Purple, Amanda Wollesen
Fourth Place, COVID-19 Design/Visual Coverage, Julie Freijat
Honorable Mention, Newspaper Front Page, The Collegian, Julie Freijat
Honorable Mention, Newspaper Page Design, The Collegian Julie Freijat
Honorable Mention, Yearbook Cover Design, Royal Purple, Katie Harbert
Honorable Mention, Sports Feature Photo, The Collegian, Sophie Osborn
College Media Association Awards
First Place, Best Magazine Feature Page Design, Concha Campa
First Place, Best Yearbook Feature Page Design, Katie Harbert, Julie Freijat
Second Place, Best Magazine Sports Page Design, Manhappenin’ magazine, Kate Torline
Second Place, Best Yearbook Cover, Royal Purple, Katie Harbert
Second Place, Best Division Page Design, Royal Purple, Katie Harbert
Honorable Mention, Best Magazine Contents Page, Manhappenin’ magazine, Holly Delay
Honorable Mention, Best Yearbook Sports Page, Royal Purple, Maren O’Connell
Kansas Collegiate Media Awards
Best Newspaper, All-Kansas, The Collegian
Best Yearbook, All-Kansas, Royal Purple
Best Magazine, All-Kansas, Manhappenin’
First Place, Rate Card, The Collegian, Holly Delay
First Place, 4-Year Feature Writing, The Collegian, Julie Freijat
First Place, Investigative/In-Depth News Writing, The Collegian, Dene Dryden
First Place, 4-Year Public Newspaper Profile, The Collegian, Bailey Britton
First Place, All School Single Ad Design, The Collegian, Holly Delay
First Place, All School Illustration, Royal Purple, Haley Joel
First Place, Yearbook/Magazine Profile Writing, Royal Purple, Abby Ruder
First Place, Yearbook/Magazine Sports Feature Writing, Royal Purple, Abby Ruder
First Place, Yearbook Cover Design, Royal Purple, Katelyn Harbert
First Place, Yearbook Page Design, Royal Purple, Maren O’Connell
First Place, Yearbook/Magazine Feature Writing, Manhappenin’, Emma Witter
First Place, Magazine Portrait Photography, Manhappenin’, Kate Torline
First Place, Yearbook/Magazine Profile Writing, Manhappenin’, Anna Schmidt
First Place, Specialty Pages for Magazine, Manhappenin’, Cameron Cirino
Second Place, 2021 KCM College Journalist of the Year, Bailey Britton
Second Place, Column Writing, The Collegian, Emma Witter
Second Place, Editorial Writing, The Collegian
Second Place, 4-Year Feature Writing, The Collegian, Bailey Britton
Second Place, All School – Infographics, The Collegian, Julie Freijat
Second Place, Investigative/In-Depth News Writing, The Collegian, Kaylie McLaughlin
Second Place, All School Single Ad Design, The Collegian, Grace Franke
Second Place, Yearbook News Event Photography, Royal Purple, Bailey Britton
Second Place, All School Portrait Photography, Royal Purple, Katelyn Harbert
Second Place, Yearbook/Magazine Sports Feature Writing, Royal Purple, Luke Lazarczyk
Second Place, Yearbook Page Design, Royal Purple, Katelyn Harbert
Second Place, Yearbook/Magazine Feature Writing, Manhappenin’, Erick Echegaray
Second Place, 4-Year Magazine Cover Design, Manhappenin’, Kate Torline
Second Place, Magazine Page Design, Manhappenin’, Holly Delay
Second Place, Magazine Portrait Photography, Manhappenin’, Katelyn Harbert
Second Place, Specialty Pages for Magazine, Manhappenin’, Holly Delay
Third Place, All School – Infographics, The Collegian, Julie Freijat
Third Place, 4-Year Review Writing, The Collegian, Jared Shuff
Third Place, All School Single Ad Design, The Collegian, Grace Franke
Third Place, Yearbook/Magazine Sports Feature Writing, Royal Purple, Abby Ruder
Third Place, Yearbook Page Design, Royal Purple, Amanda Wollesen
Third Place, 4-Year Magazine Cover Design, Manhappenin’, Kate Torline, Cameron Cirino
Third Place, Magazine Page Design, Manhappenin’, Mackenzie Nordhus
Third Place, Magazine Portrait Photography, Manhappenin’, Ashley Heideman
Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing, The Collegian
Honorable Mention, Investigative/In-Depth News Writing, The Collegian, Kaylie McLaughlin
Honorable Mention, News/Event Photo, The Collegian, Dalton Wainscott
Honorable Mention, Newspaper Inside Page Spread/design, The Collegian, Julie Freijat
Honorable Mention, 4-Year Yearbook/Magazine Feature Writing, Royal Purple, Kylee Kent
Honorable Mention, All School Illustration, Royal Purple, Kate Torline
Honorable Mention, Yearbook News Event Photography, Royal Purple, Anna Hudson
Honorable Mention, Yearbook Page Design, Royal Purple, Katelyn Harbert
Honorable Mention, All School Illustration, Manhappenin’, Kate Torline
Honorable Mention, Magazine Page Design, Manhappenin’, Hannah Eckenroth, Concha Campa
Honorable Mention, Magazine Portrait Photography, Manhappenin’, Kate Torline
Honorable Mention, Magazine/Yearbook Sports Feature Writing, Manhappenin’, Mary Beth Karlin
2020
Associated Collegiate Press Awards
Winner, 2019 Yearbook Pacemaker Award, Royal Purple
Finalist, 2019 Yearbook Pacemaker award, Royal Purple
Second Place Best of Show, Yearbook; Staff, Royal Purple yearbook
Second Place, Yearbook Cover Design of the Year; Ashley Read ‘20, Royal Purple
Fifth Place Best of Show 4-Year, More than Weekly Newspaper – The Collegian newspaper
Fifth Place Best of Show, Advertising Rate Card; Holly Delay, Collegian Media Group
Sixth Place Best of Show, Print Advertising Design; Grace Frank, The Collegian newspaper
Seventh Place Best of Show, Individual Design; Monica Melber ‘20, Manhappenin’ magazine
Honorable Mention, Magazine Cover Design of the Year; Cameron Cirino ‘20, Abby Pfannenstiel ‘20, Kate Torline, Manhappenin’ magazine
Honorable Mention, Yearbook Page Design of the Year; Katie Harbert, Royal Purple yearbook
Honorable Mention Newspaper Editorial of the Year – Kaylie McLaughlin, The Collegian newspaper
Kansas Collegiate Media Awards
KCM College Journalist of the Year, Kaylie McLaughlin
First Place, Feature Photography, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Halle Lang, Kate Torline, Mackenzie Smith
First Place, Feature Writing, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Natalie Leonard
First Place, Headlines Design, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Caroline Fullerton
First Place, Table of Contents, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Abby Pfannenstiel, Cameron Cirino
First Place, News/Event Photography, The Collegian, Dylan Connel
First Place, News Event Writing, The Collegian, Bailey Britton, Rafael Garcia
First Place, Sports/Action Photography, The Collegian, Logan Wassall
First Place, Cover Design, Royal Purple, Ashley Read
First Place, News/Event Photography, Royal Purple, Alex Todd
First Place, News/Event Writing, Royal Purple, Hallie Everett
First Place, Page Design, Royal Purple, Leah Brock
First Place, Sports/Action Photography, Royal Purple, Alex Todd, Oliva Bergmeier
Second Place, Cover Design, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Abby Pfannenstiel, Cameron Cirino
Second Place, Feature Writing, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Madi Fleming, Mary Beth Karlin
Second Place, Feature Photography, Royal Purple, Olivia Bergmeier
Second Place, News/Event Photography, Royal Purple, Brianna Wolmack
Second Place, Sports/Action Photography, Royal Purple, Logan Wassall, Alex Todd
Third Place, Page Design, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Natalie Jaeger
Third Place, Feature Writing, The Collegian, Dene Dryden
Third Place, Special Sections, The Collegian, Rachel Hogan, Kaylie McLaughlin, Gabby Farris
Third Place, Headline Design, Royal Purple, Courtney Honn
Third Place, Sports/Action Photography, Royal Purple, Alex Todd
Honorable Mention, Feature Photography, Manhappenin’ Magazine, Halle Lang, Kate Torline, Hannah Greer
Honorable Mention, Illustration/Infographic, The Collegian, Julie Freijat
Honorable Mention, Illustration/Infographic, The Collegian, Olivia Bergmeier
Honorable Mention, Social Media Storytelling, The Collegian, Olivia Rogers, Katelin Woods, Kaylie McLaughlin
Honorable Mention, News/Event Photography, Royal Purple, Alanud Alanazi
Honorable Mention, Page Design, Royal Purple, Katie Harbert
Honorable Mention, Sports/Action Photography, Royal Purple, Alex Todd