UA Publications, Students Win Awards at College Media Convention

The Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association honored several UA students and publications, including Alice, The Crimson White, Nineteen Fifty-Six and the Corolla, with awards during the Fall National College Media Convention that was held virtually Oct. 14-16.

The Crimson White and the Corolla received Pacemaker 100 awards that recognize the top prizes in collegiate journalism and honor the very best collegiate broadcasts, magazines, newspapers, online publications and yearbooks. The award represents a one-time snapshot of the top 100 publications recognized in the competition throughout its history.

The Crimson White received a Pacemaker 100 award in the newspaper category. Since 1894, the student-run newspaper provides news, sports, culture and opinion pieces to the campus community through print, digital and newsletter publications.

“Winning a Pacemaker is the highest award in college media, so it’s an honor for The CW to be included on the Top 100 list,” said Keely Brewer, editor-in-chief of The Crimson White. “The CW has a long history of excellence in the world of college media. Those awards are a great motivator for myself and future editors to uphold that legacy.”

The Crimson White also won the following awards:

Pinnacle Award

• First Place: Jessa Reid Bolling, Best Breaking News Story, coverage of Burke Hall transforming to housing for students with COVID-19

Best of Show

• First Place: Newsletter
• Second Place: David Gray, Photojournalism, photo of Bryce Young praying before Alabama vs. Ole Miss football game
• Fifth Place: David Gray, Photojournalism, photo of John Metchie III taking in the atmosphere at Bryant-Denny Stadium

The Corolla was honored with a Pacemaker 100 award in the yearbook category. First published in 1893, The Corolla served as UA’s yearbook for more than 120 years. The final publication took place in 2014 but all editions are available online through the UA Libraries Special Collections.

In addition, UA students and publications brought home the following awards:

ACP Individual Award

• First Place: A’Neshia Turner, Best Comic Strip, “I Exist” in Alice magazine
• Third Place: A’Neshia Turner, Best Magazine Cover, “Melanin Magic” cover of Nineteen Fifty-Six magazine

Pinnacle Award

• Honorable Mention: Best Magazine Cover, Nineteen Fifty-Six, Best of Issue, Spring 2021
• Honorable Mention, Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread, Alice, Action issue
• Honorable Mention, Best Magazine News Page/Spread, Alice

Best of Show

• Tenth Place: Feature Magazine, Nineteen Fifty-Six, Sept. 30, 2021 issue

The mission of the ACP is to provide journalism education services to students, teachers, media advisers and others throughout the U.S. and in other countries. CMA’s mission is to support student media programs and professionals through education and community.