Entries were judged November 10, 2008 through November 15, 2008 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.
Melissa Farlow - Freelance - National Geographic Magazine
Travis Fox - Video Producer - Washingtonpost.com
Tammy Lechner - Photojournalist & Author - Freelance
Steve Rice - Staff Photographer/Videographer - The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Amanda Lucier - University of Missouri
*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.
Gold - Justin Maxon - San Francisco State University
Silver - Kitra Cahana - McGill University
Bronze - Xiaomei Chen - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Brett Ziegler - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - John Hanley - Loyalist College
Award of Excellence - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Award of Excellence - Andrew Link - Winona State University
Gold - Noah Rabinowitz - Ohio University
Silver - Ali Thanawalla - San Francisco State University
Bronze - Ben Fredman - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Afton Almaraz - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Eric Lawson - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - David Bond - Ball State University
Award of Excellence - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri
Gold - Jenn Ackerman - Ohio University
Silver - Carl Kiilsgaard - Western Kentucky University
Silver - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography
Bronze - André Hermann - Academy of Art University
Bronze - Carl Kiilsgaard - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Lane Christiansen - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Award of Excellence - Cody Duty - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Jeff Enlow - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Award of Excellence - Michael Mullady - San Francisco State University
Gold - Andrew Burton - Syracuse University
Silver - Alton Strupp - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Jake Stevens - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Ivan Pierre Aguirre - University of Texas at El Paso
Award of Excellence - Ivan Pierre Aguirre - University of Texas at El Paso
Award of Excellence - Drew Angerer - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Josh Birnbaum - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Andrew Burton - Syracuse University
Award of Excellence - Brian Powers - College of Dupage
Award of Excellence - William R. Reeves - University of Texas
Gold - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography
Silver - Emily Rose Pearman - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Brian Powers - College of Dupage
Award of Excellence - Sam Adams - University of New Mexico
Award of Excellence - Lauren Cowart - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award of Excellence - Scott McIntyre - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Mandy McConaha - Western Kentucky University
Gold - Farzana Wahidy - Loyalist College
Silver - Tim Gruber - Ohio University
Bronze - Amanda Lucier - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Maisie Crow - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - August Kryger - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Ellen Webber - Brooks Institute of Photography
Award of Excellence - Daryl Peveto - Brooks Institute of Photography
Gold - Afton Almaraz - Brooks Institute of Photography
Silver - Mandy McConaha - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Sophie Borazanian - Ohio University
Bronze - Marcus Yam - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Philip Andrews - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Tyler Bissmeyer - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Nick Ray McCann - Syracuse University
Award of Excellence - Jeffrey Porter - Rochester Institute of Technology
Award of Excellence - Marcus Yam - Ohio University
Gold - Andrew Burkle - Ohio University
Silver - Lindsay Adler - Syracuse University
Bronze - Toni Snelling - Northwest College
Award of Excellence - Scott Fong - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Andrew Burkle - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Afton Almaraz - Brooks Institute of Photography
Gold - Jason Johnson - Southern Illinois University
Silver - Cody Duty - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Award of Excellence - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Lee Hoagland - Columbia College Chicago
Award of Excellence - Dan Krauss - Ohio University
Gold - Michael Mullady - San Francisco State University
Silver - Bob Miller - Samford University
Bronze - Joon Hyoung Kim - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Kitra Cahana - McGill University
Award of Excellence - Jeff Enlow - San Francisco State University
Award of Excellence - Matt Lutton - University of Washington
Gold - Jenn Ackerman - Ohio University
Silver - Carl Kiilsgaard - Western Kentucky University
Bronze - Josh Birnbaum - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Aaron Borton - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Matt Eich - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Michael Hauri - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover
Award of Excellence - William R. Reeves - University of Texas
Gold - Andrew Burton - Syracuse University
Silver - Benjamin Brayfield - University of Oregon
Bronze - Sam Adams - University of New Mexico
Gold - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Silver - Amanda Lucier - University of Missouri
Bronze - Lane Christiansen - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Gold - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Silver - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri
Bronze - Courtney Potter - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award of Excellence - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri
Award of Excellence - Lauren Cowart - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award of Excellence - Jennifer Tenney - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Award of Excellence - Marcus Yam - Ohio University
Gold - Maisie Crow - Ohio University
Silver - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Bronze - Courtney Hergesheimer - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Tim Hussin - University of Florida
Gold - Jenn Ackerman - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Tim Gruber - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Kainaz Amaria - Ohio University
Award of Excellence - Philip Andrews - Western Kentucky University
Award of Excellence - Chris Carmichael - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill