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At a breakfast at the National Press Club, in Washington, D.C., the Collegian Media Group’s Director, Ira David  Levy, was presented with a Pioneer Award by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) on Friday, Oct. 28. 

Founded 101 years ago, ACP is the nation’s largest organization of collegiate journalists and collegiate-journalism  advisers. ACP advances journalism and media “as a vital cultural force by connecting advisers, students and  professionals through national events and competitions.” The organization defines global standards and ethical  practices and “establishes criteria for journalism education that meet the needs of the profession.” 

Levy was also recognized Friday afternoon in front of 1500 students and advisers attending the national MediaFest  2022 conference. “The Pioneer Award is being given to a highly exclusive number of advisers who have gone above  and beyond their duties and support of ACP over the course of 100 years,” ACP’s director, Laura Widmer, said. 

The Pioneer Award recognizes “significant contributions to collegiate publications and media programs and is  considered ACP’s “highest honor to journalism educators.” 

David Levy started advising student media in 1995 at Wright College, in Chicago, where he built the entire  journalism program from scratch. Between 2018 and 2020 he served as the online, print and broadcast news adviser  at Appalachian State University and joined the Collegian Media Group in July 2020. Levy told ACP, “Working with  young people every day brings me the most joy, and ACP’s unyielding support and resources have provided my students with the tools and pillars they need to succeed.” 

“While I feel honored by the recognition,” Levy added, “we still have a lot more work to do here.” 

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About Collegian Media Group 

Collegian Media Group publishes the Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin’ magazine.  Students across all academic disciplines work on the publications to build portfolios and skill sets they can use in any  workplace environment. They gain teamwork, communication, and leadership skills. CMG operates in Kedzie Hall,  Room 103. Students can visit the office anytime to learn how to get involved. The organization operates as a 501(c)3  under IRS rules. Most of CMG’s revenue derives from student activity fees, advertising sales, yearbook sales, tuition  from a summer workshop for high schools in Kansas, and other endeavors.  

About ACP 

Associated Collegiate Press provides journalism education services to students, teachers, media advisers and others  throughout the United States and in other countries. A division of National Scholastic Press Association, founded in  1921, ACP is based and incorporated in Minnesota as a non-profit educational association.

At a ceremony on Saturday, October 29, the Royal Purple yearbook was named the Number One college media  publication, having won more national Pacemaker and Pacemaker Finalist awards than any yearbook, newspaper or  magazine combined over 100 years. The Pacemaker is considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism. 

The Associated Collegiate Press made the announcement after recognizing the Top 100 Pacemaker winners of all  time which included both the Royal Purple and the Collegian newspaper.  

“This is an astounding accomplishment,” Director of the Collegian Media Group, Ira David Levy, said.  

The Royal Purple’s adviser, Hallie Everett, said, “The award reminds us of the RP’s long history of being an award winning publication with staffs and advisers who made it great long before us. 

Past advisers include C.J. (Chief) Medlin, Dave Adams, Kelly Furnas, Kelly Glasscock, Spencer O’Daniel and John  Walter. Retired CMG Director and Royal Purple adviser, Linda Puntney, said all the advisers “are exceptional, especially Medlin and Adams because they and their staffs built the foundation and created the tradition surrounding  the RP today.” 

“I couldn’t agree more,” Levy said. “I used to look-up to CMG publications when I started advising student media at  Wright College, in Chicago, and attending national conferences in 1995. It’s a real honor to be at the helm now,  helping to carry the legacy forward.” 

Director of the Associated Collegiate Press, Laura Widmer, said when all the tabulations were done, “It wasn’t even  close.” 

Levy said, “The milestone and the plaque are very nice, but it’s the years – a hundred of them – of the students’ hard  work that has made it possible. We owe a great deal of gratitude to those who have been documenting K-State’s  history for more than a century.” 

Levy added that if anybody knows K-Staters who have been part of CMG’s legacy and graduated at least 10 years  ago, you can nominate them to be inducted into the Collegian Media Group’s Hall of Fame. Visit our website at  https://www.collegianmedia.com/hall-of-fame/. 

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About Collegian Media Group 

Collegian Media Group publishes the Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin’ magazine.  Students across all academic disciplines work on the publications to build portfolios and skill sets they can use in 

any workplace environment. They gain teamwork, communication, and leadership skills. CMG operates in Kedzie  Hall, Room 103. Students can visit the office anytime to learn how to get involved. The organization operates as a  501(c)3 under IRS rules. Most of CMG’s revenue derives from student activity fees, advertising sales, yearbook  sales, tuition from a summer workshop for high schools in Kansas, and other endeavors. 

Both the Manhappenin’ magazine and Collegian newspaper won Pacemaker Finalist awards for best student  publications in the country, in their respective categories for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Pacemaker is  considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism. The awards were announced at the national MediaFest 2022  conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26-30. 

This is the first time the Associated College Press named “Manhappenin’ a Finalist. The magazine’s adviser, Hallie  Everett, said, “Manhappenin’ is CMG’s (Collegian Media Group) youngest publication so getting this honor for the  first time is especially a big deal.” 

CMG’s Director, Ira David Levy, said, “In one year, all of our publications have been named Pacemaker Finalists.  It’s the hard work of our students that create these recognitions. That work builds their skills and the portfolios that  job recruiters and hiring managers want to see when they apply for internships and jobs.”  

CMG student staffers brought home 18 individual awards for the Collegian, Manhappenin’, Royal Purple yearbook  and CMG’s advertising sales and marketing efforts. Collegian reporter, Alex Hurla, won an Honorable Mention for  newspaper Reporter of the Year, competing against hundreds of students. 

Maggie James, who works as a graphics designer for CMG’s advertising sales department brought home four  awards, placing three times, including Second Place, for Advertisement of the Year. 

CMG Assistant Director Daren Lee Lewis said, “Our advertising department is thrilled to be recognized in several  categories of this year’s awards.” 

The Royal Purple yearbook and Collegian newspaper also won a Top 100 Pacemaker award for having earned the  most Pacemaker awards over 100 years. The Royal Purple won the #1 Top Pacemaker award of all time.  

“All students need to know that learning journalism skills will help to advance their careers no matter what industry  they choose to enter. We’re here to train and prepare you. Come join us,” Levy said. 

Complete 18 Award Categories 

Associated Collegiate Press 

Reporter of the Year; Honorable Mention; Alex Hurla (the Collegian) 

Print Advertisement of the Year; Honorable Mention; Maggie James 

Digital Advertisement of the Year; Honorable Mention; Maggie James 

Digital Advertisement of the Year; 3^rd Place; Maggie James 

Print Advertisement of the Year; Honorable Mention; Dominique Fraenkel  

Best Social Media Campaign; Honorable Mention; Dominique Fraenkel 

Best Media Kit; Fourth Place; Dominique Fraenkel 

Best Environmental Portrait; 3^rd Place; Dylan Connell (the Collegian) 

Best Multimedia Sports Story; 5^th Place; Landon Reinhardt and Claiborn Schmidt (the Collegian) Best Social Media Reporting; Honorable Mention; Marshall Sunner and Alyssa Fullington Best Yearbook Cover; 2^nd Place; Amanda Wollensen (Royal Purple) 

College Media Association 

Best Display Advertisement; Honorable Mention; Dominique Fraenkel (Manhappenin’) 

Best House Advertisement; 2^nd Place; Maggie James (the Collegian) 

Best Magazine Sports Spread; Honorable Mention; Sarah Onken, Maddie Fankhauser, Julia Smith (Manhappenin’) Best Yearbook Cover; 2^nd Place; Amanda Wollensen (Royal Purple) 

Best Yearbook News Page Spread; 3^rd Place; Zachary Parr (Royal Purple) 

Best General News Photo; Honorable Mention; Elizabeth Sandstrom (the Collegian) 

Best Sports Game Story; Honorable Mention; Joshua Read (the Collegian) 

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About Collegian Media Group 

Collegian Media Group publishes the Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin’ magazine.  Students across all academic disciplines work on the publications to build portfolios and skill sets they can use in any  workplace environment. They gain teamwork, communication, and leadership skills. CMG operates in Kedzie Hall,  Room 103. Students can visit the office anytime to learn how to get involved. The organization operates as a 501(c)3  under IRS rules. Most of CMG’s revenue derives from student activity fees, advertising sales, yearbook sales, tuition  from a summer workshop for high schools in Kansas, and other endeavors. 

Kansas State University’s Collegian Media Group won multiple awards at the National College Media Convention on Oct. 14-16. The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media Association (CMA) co-organized the virtual event.

The 2020 Royal Purple yearbook was among five yearbook finalists for the Pacemaker Award. The Pacemaker is considered the Pulitzer of college journalism.

“We spend countless hours working on the Royal Purple each year and always aim to create a quality yearbook no matter what, even during a pandemic,” Hallie Everett, Royal Purple Editor-in-Chief said. “After the two unique and challenging years we’ve had, it is especially meaningful for our hard work to be recognized because we are proud of what we accomplished.”

The 2021 Royal Purple yearbook won 2nd Place and The Collegian newspaper won 5th Place in ACP’s Best of Show competition.

“We’re growing with every edition we put out, and recognition like this shows we’re headed in the right direction,” said Jared Shuff, editor-in-chief of the Collegian newspaper.

Students who attended the convention also chose from more than 100 educational sessions and networked with other college media students and professional journalists from across the country.

The Collegian Media Group publishes The Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook, and Manhappenin’ magazine. Additional awards include:

2021 ACP Best of Show Awards
• Third Place, Advertising Rate Card, Collegian Media Group

2021 ACP Individual Awards
• 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

2021 CMA Individual Pinnacle 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

You can support our students and their efforts by donating to the Collegian Media Group’s student scholarship fund.

The Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook, and Manhappenin’ magazine, combined, won 53 individual
awards at this year’s Kansas Collegiate Media conference, Friday, April 9. The publications also swept the three
All-Kansas categories for Best Newspaper, Best Yearbook and Best Magazine. It’s the second consecutive year that
CMG took the top spot in every category.

Hundreds of students across the state competed in at least 30 categories, including Journalist of The Year in which
The Collegian’s Editor-in-Chief, Bailey Britton, won Second Place. Manhappenin’ magazine writer, Anna Schmidt,
won First Place for Profile Writing. Kate Torline won five awards in multiple categories for her work with the
magazine and the Royal Purple, including a First Place win for Portrait Photography.

“These well-deserved recognitions are a testament to the hard work and dedication of our students who have
worked tirelessly to tell the important stories of our campus community,” CMG Assistant Director, John Walter,
said. “Despite the challenges and obstacles of this past year, these students have worked hard to find creative
solutions without ever missing a step and I couldn’t be more proud of their efforts.”

“The editorial accomplishments can’t happen without financial resources,” CMG Director Ira David Levy said. “We
owe much of this success to the outstanding work of our advertising sales team.” Led by the Director of
Advertising Sales and Marketing, Daren Lee Lewis, CMG’s advertising department won First Place for Best Rate
Card and three awards for Best Single Ad Design.

“More important than the awards,” Levy said, “is what they do for our students. They reflect and serve as evidence
of a strong work ethic, experience, and skills that future employers look for when choosing from among thousands
of college graduates competing for their first jobs. The students who work at CMG are building their foundations
and portfolios that they will bring into interviews. Many of our students are not journalism majors and I invite
students across campus to join the team and aspire to achieve.”

Kansas State University’s Collegian Media Group won multiple national awards at the National College Media Convention Oct. 22-24. The Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association co-organized and ran the virtual event.

In addition to the awards, students who participated had the opportunity to attend more than 100 educational sessions and network with other college and professional journalists from across the country.

The 2019 Royal Purple yearbook was one of four in the nation to receive a Pacemaker distinction, the highest award given by ACP. The 2020 Royal Purple also took Second Place in ACP’s Best of  Show competition.

“The entire 2019 Royal Purple staff worked very hard to produce such a beautiful yearbook, so having that hard work recognized makes it all worthwhile,” said Hallie Everett, 2020 Royal Purple Co-Editor-in-Chief. “Creating this historical record is something we find very valuable and it’s great to know others see that as well.”

All the awards include:

• 2nd Place, Yearbook Cover Design of the Year; Ashley Read ‘20, Royal Purple
• 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
• 5th Place Best of Show 4-Year, More than Weekly Newspaper – The Collegian newspaper
• 2nd Place Best of Show, Yearbook; Staff, Royal Purple yearbook
• 7th Place  Best of Show,  Individual Design; Monica Melber ‘20, Manhappenin’ magazine
• 6th Place Best of Show, Print Advertising Design; Grace Frank, The Collegian newspaper
• 5th Place Best of Show, Advertising Rate Card; Holly Delay, Collegian Media Group

If you enjoy and value The Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook, and Manhappenin’ magazine, please help support our students by donating to the Collegian Media Group’s student scholarship fund.

David Levy, who has been the student media adviser at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, since 2018, has been appointed director of the Collegian Media Group. His appointment becomes official on Aug. 1 following an extensive national search to find a seasoned professional to manage the Collegian and its affiliated publications, the Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin’ magazine.

Levy will replace Linda Puntney, who served as the interim CMG director last academic year, replacing Steve Wolgast, who left K-State last fall after a decade as the leader of the CMG organization.

At Appalachian State, Levy advised a staff of 70 students who published a daily online newspaper, the Appalachian, and a live weekly television newscast for the local cable channel. During his time as adviser, Levy’s students earned 36 national and statewide awards through the College Media Association and the Associated Collegiate Press. Additionally, the print and online editions of the Appalachian were judged as the top publications in their categories at the North Carolina College Media Association competitions for the past two years.

Before joining the faculty at Appalachian State, Levy served in a similar role at Wright College in Chicago. He teaches classes in reporting, writing, copy editing and media ethics.

Levy also has a background in television. An avid cyclist, he has produced a nationally distributed television series for the Public Broadcasting System, Pedal America, which was seen by 92% of the PBS audience in the U.S. and Canada. He hopes to continue producing the show here at K-State and to open new internship and practicum opportunities for JMC students.

“Kansas State University has always been considered one of the top student publications jobs in the country,” said Steve Smethers, director of the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. “Our century-old tradition in producing award-winning student media has made this a respected position among the nation’s college media advisers.

“David Levy is the perfect match for K-State and where we are headed as a program,” Smethers said. “He has a track record of leading students in producing quality media products at Appalachian State, and I know he will bring that track record to the Collegian Media Group.”

 The Kansas State Collegian, 2019 Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin’ magazine all received Gold All-Kansas ratings from Kansas Collegiate Media. The Gold All-Kansas rating is the highest given by the association, which is composed of student media representing both the two and four-year schools in Kansas.

Collegian Media Group students also earned 29 individual awards.

The following students earned awards from Kansas Collegiate Media:

Alex Todd, fall 2018 bachelor’s graduate in information systems, Andover, first place in news/event photography, first place in sports/action photography and honorable mention in sports/action photography, all for the Royal Purple; Katelin Woods, senior in theatre and mass communications, Clearwater, third place in special section and honorable mention in social media storytelling, both for the Kansas State Collegian; Bailey Britton, sophomore in mass communications and English, Colby, first place in news/event writing, Kansas State Collegian; Rafael Garcia, May 2019 bachelor’s graduate in mass communications, Emporia, first place in news/event writing, Kansas State Collegian.

From Greater Kansas City: Olivia Rogers, senior in political science, Gardner, honorable mention in social media storytelling, Kansas State Collegian; Mary Beth Karlin, sophomore in pre-professional elementary education, Lenexa, second place in feature writing, Manhappenin’ magazine; Mackenzie Smith, December 2019 bachelor’s graduate in apparel and textiles, Olathe, first place in bare feature photos, Manhappenin’ magazine; Hallie Everett, sophomore in mass communications, Overland Park, first place in news event writing, Royal Purple; Madi Fleming, freshman in interior design, Overland Park, second place in feature writing, Manhappenin’ magazine; Julie Freijat, sophomore in mass communications, Overland Park, honorable mention in illustration and graphics, Kansas State Collegian; Courtney Honn, sophomore in pre-professional elementary education, Overland Park, third place in headline design, Royal Purple; Logan Wassall, senior in mass communications, Overland Park, first place in sports/action photography for the Kansas State Collegian and third place in sports/action photography for the Royal Purple; and Kaylie McLaughlin, senior in mass communications, Shawnee, third place in special section and honorable mention in social media storytelling, both for the Kansas State Collegian.

Halle Lang, sophomore in fine arts, Hays, first place in bare feature photos and honorable mention for feature photography, Manhappenin’ magazine; Olivia Bergmeier, senior in mass communications, Hutchinson, second place in feature photography for the Royal Purple and honorable mention in illustration and infographics for the Kansas State Collegian; Katie Harbert, senior in agricultural communications and journalism, Kingman, honorable mention in page design, Royal Purple; Dylan Connell, freshman in fine arts, Manhattan, first place in news/event photography, Kansas State Collegian; Natalie Jaeger, May 2019 bachelor’s graduate in mass communications, Mound City, third place in page design, Manhappenin’ magazine; Brianna Womack, senior in mass communications, Silver Lake, second place in news event writing, Royal Purple; Dene Dryden, senior in English, Stockton, third place in feature writing, Collegian; Rachael Hogan, December 2019 bachelor’s graduate in mass communications, Topeka, third place in special section, Kansas State Collegian.

From Wichita: Leah Brock, junior in mass communications, first place in page design, Royal Purple; Hannah Greer, summer 2019 bachelor’s graduate in mass communications, honorable mention for feature photography, Manhappenin’ magazine; Natalie Leonard, senior in mass communications, first place in feature writing, Manhappenin’ magazine; and Kate Torline, junior in mass communications, first place in bare feature photos and honorable mention for feature photography, Manhappenin’ magazine.

From out of state: Abby Pfannenstiel, senior in apparel and textiles, Kansas City, Missouri, first place in table of contents design and second place in fall 2019 cover design, Manhappenin’ magazine; Caroline Fullerton, junior in agricultural economics, Platte Woods, Missouri, first place in headline design, Manhappenin’ magazine; and Ashley Read, senior in fine arts, Austin, Texas, first place in cover design-2019 Insight, Royal Purple.

From out of country: Alanud Alanazi, senior in architectural engineering, Saudi Arabia, honorable mention in news/event photography, Royal Purple.

The Collegian Media Group shares the stories of Kansas State University and Manhattan with communities on and off campus through its three student run publications: the Kansas State Collegian newspaper, Royal Purple yearbook and Manhappenin’ magazine. Collectively, the publications are among the oldest and most decorated collegiate publications in the nation. The Royal Purple first appeared in 1909 but was preceded by class books in 1891 and in 1896 K-State celebrated the inaugural edition of the campus newspaper, originally named The Student Herald.  Started in 2016, Manhappenin’ magazine is the newest publication in the Collegian Media Group.

Following K-State’s decision to immediately move to limited campus operations, the offices of Collegian Media Group will close on Monday, March 16 and transition to remote operation until further notice.

Please contact Linda Puntney, interim director, John Walter, assistant director, or Daren Lewis, advertising manager should you need assistance.