Entries were judged November 10, 2008 through November 15, 2008 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

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

College Photographer of the Year

Tim Hussin - University of Florida

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Amanda Lucier - University of Missouri

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

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

General News

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

Feature

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

Sports Action

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

Sports Feature

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

Portrait

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

Pictorial

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

Illustration

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

Domestic Picture Story

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

International Picture Story

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

Documentary

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

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Andrew Burton - Syracuse University

Silver - Benjamin Brayfield - University of Oregon

Bronze - Sam Adams - University of New Mexico

Portfolio

Gold - Tim Hussin - University of Florida

Silver - Amanda Lucier - University of Missouri

Bronze - Lane Christiansen - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Individual Still Image/Audio Story or Essay

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

Individual Video or Mixed Media Photo Story or Essay

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

Multimedia Project

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