Entries were judged November 8, 2009 through November 13, 2009 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Nicole Frugé - Freelance - Freelance

Seth Gitner - Assistant Professor - Syracuse University

Barry Locher - Formerly of The State Journal-Register

Lara Solt - Staff Photographer - The Dallas Morning News

Zach Wise - Multimedia Producer - The New York Times

College Photographer of the Year

Ryan C. Henriksen - Ohio University

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Maisie Crow - Ohio University

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Brad Vest - Ohio University

Silver - Stephen Maturen - University of Minnesota

Bronze - John W. Adkisson - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Jeffrey Ball - Brooks Institute of Photography

Award of Excellence - Eric Wolfe - University of Southern California

General News

Gold - Michael Mullady - San Francisco State University

Silver - Amelia Holowaty Krales - Ohio University

Bronze - David Ryder - University of Washington

Award of Excellence - Zach Nelson - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - David Ryder - University of Washington

Award of Excellence - Bryan Anselm - Western Kentucky University

Feature

Gold - Yanina Manolova - Ohio University

Silver - Andrea Morales - Ohio University

Bronze - Patrick Smith - Towson University 

Award of Excellence - Maisie Crow - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Emma LeBlanc - Brown University

Award of Excellence - Mandy McConaha - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Yanina Manolova - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Bryan Anselm - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Chen Wang - University of Florida

Award of Excellence - Lisa Pepin - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Inge K. Hooker - Western Kentucky University

Sports Action

Gold - Drew Angerer - Ohio University

Silver - Gabriel Christus - Metropolitan State College of Denver

Bronze - Drew Angerer - Ohio University

Bronze - Ricky Lesser - Brooks Institute of Photography

Award of Excellence - Diego James Robles - Ohio University

Sports Feature

Gold - Diego James Robles - Ohio University

Silver - Joshua A. Bickel - University of Missouri

Bronze - Steve Remich - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Jacob De Golish - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Josh Birnbaum - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Stephen Maturen - University of Minnesota

Portrait

Gold - Tim Hussin - University of Florida

Silver - Inge K. Hooker - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Andrea Morales - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith - Towson University 

Award of Excellence - Joon Hyoung Kim - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Catherine Szalkowski - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Jon Goering - University of Kansas

Pictorial

Gold - Tim Hussin - University of Florida

Silver - Elizabeth Ladzinski - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Ryan Loughridge - Brooks Institute of Photography

Award of Excellence - Patrick Smith - Towson University 

Illustration

Gold - Andrew Burkle - Ohio University

Silver - Kaitlin Fencl - Ohio University

Bronze - Kristin Heinichen - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Andrew Burkle - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Whitney Traylor - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Casey Michelle Stevens - Brooks Institute of Photography

Award of Excellence - Erin Mulvehill - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Megan Sistachs - Michigan State University

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Dan Krauss - Ohio University

Silver - Stephen Maturen - University of Minnesota

Bronze - Michael Mullady - San Francisco State University

Award of Excellence - Katie Barnes - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Tim Hussin - University of Florida

Award of Excellence - Phoebe Sexton - University of Missouri

International Picture Story

Gold - Bharat Choudhary - University of Missouri

Silver - Courtney Potter - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Tyler Cacek - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Jon Goering - University of Kansas

Award of Excellence - Adam Lau - San Francisco State University

Documentary

Gold - Alex Welsh - San Francisco State University

Silver - Jeffrey Ball - Brooks Institute of Photography

Bronze - Amelia Holowaty Krales - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Mandy McConaha - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - André Hermann - Academy of Art University

Award of Excellence - Christian Burkert - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Joshua A. Bickel - University of Missouri

Silver - Ryan C. Henriksen - Ohio University

Bronze - Patrick T. Fallon - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Jacob De Golish - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Ryan C. Henriksen - Ohio University

Portfolio

College Photographer of the Year - Ryan C. Henriksen - Ohio University

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year - Maisie Crow - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Diego James Robles - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - John W. Adkisson - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Large Group Multimedia Project

Gold - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay

Gold - Jose Corbella - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Thomas Simonetti - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Rachel Mummey - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Angela Shoemaker - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Oscar Durand - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Angela Shoemaker - Ohio University

Multimedia Project

Gold - Nacho Corbella, Eileen Mignoni, Zach Ferriola-Bruckenstein & Chris Carmichael - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Alexander Fortson & Kristen Houser - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Chris Carmichael & Monica Ulmanu - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Eileen Mignoni, Nacho Corbella, Sara Peach & Selket Guzm - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill