Entries were judged November 6, 2011 through November 13, 2011 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Alice Gabriner - Senior Photo Editor - National Geographic

David Gilkey - Staff Photographer - National Public Radio

Lisa Krantz - Staff Photographer - San Antonio Express-News

Joe Mahoney - Director of Multimedia - Rocky Mountain Investigative News Network

Geri Migielicz - Co-founder and Executive Editor - Story4

Colin Mulvany - Multimedia Producer - The Spokesman-Review

Joe Weiss - Moderator - CPOY

College Photographer of the Year

Brad Vest - Ohio University

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Nikolai Linares - Danish School of Journalism

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Patrick T Fallon - University of Missouri

Silver - Christian Randolph - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Ahmed Hayman - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Patrick Fallon - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Jury Jerome Rubeling-Kain - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Adm Golub - San Francisco State University

Award of Excellence - Luke Sharrett - Western Kentucky University

General News

Gold - Brad Vest - Ohio University

Silver - Ty Cacek - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Bryan Thomas - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Christian Randolph - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Margaret Cheatham Williams - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Bryan Thomas - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Gabriel Romero - Brooks Institute of Photography

Feature

Gold - Cody Duty - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Ashley Miller - Central Michigan University

Bronze - James Roh - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - William Palmer - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Alex Tomazatos - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Award of Excellence - Asbjørn Sand - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - David Kasnic - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Joel Hawksley - Ohio University

Sports Action

Gold - Michael Hansen - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Tobias Sterner - Mid Sweden University

Bronze - Matt Walsh - University of Florida

Award of Excellence - Joel Hawksley - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Kent Nishimura - University of Hawaii

Award of Excellence - Rebecca Barnett - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Michael Hansen - Danish School of Journalism

Sports Feature

Gold - Doriane Raiman - Brooks Institute of Photography

Silver - Lance Booth - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Wesley Bacon - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Viktor Johansson - Nordens Fotoskola, Biskop Arnö

Award of Excellence - Elijah Nouvelage - San Francisco State University

Award of Excellence - Ryan Buller - Brooks Institute of Photography

Portrait

Gold - Laerke Posselt - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Maddie McGarvey - Ohio University

Bronze - Brad Vest - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Nikolai Linares - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Brynn Anderson - Western Kentucky University

Pictorial

Gold - Zach Nelson - Ohio University

Silver - Lauren Wood - Michigan State University

Bronze - Michael Conti - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Kristin Clements - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Asbjørn Sand - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Asbjørn Sand - Danish School of Journalism

Illustration

Gold - Robert Dyck - University of Oregon

Silver - John Schreiber - University of Missouri

Bronze - Brooke DiDonato - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Rebecca Yan - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Jeppe Bøje Nielsen - Danish School of Journalism

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Ahmed Hayman - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Andrew Dickinson - University of Nebraska

Bronze - Arkasha Stevenson - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Patrick Fallon - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Viktor Johansson - Nordens Fotoskola, Biskop Arnö

Award of Excellence - Alexandria Washburn - San Francisco State University

International Picture Story

Gold - Spike Johnson - University of North Texas

Silver - Sonja Och - University of Missouri

Bronze - Kiana Hayeri - Ryerson University

Award of Excellence - Nikolai Linares - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Ty Cacek - Western Kentucky University

Documentary

Gold - Brad Vest - Ohio University

Silver - Salvi Danés - Institut d'Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya

Bronze - Jimmy Croona - Mid Sweden University

Bronze - Darcy Holdorf - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Wahid Adnan - Pathshala South Asian Media Academy

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Joel Hawksley - Ohio University

Silver - Alex McDougall - University of Oregon

Bronze - Luke Sharrett - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Jabin Botsford - Western Kentucky University

Portfolio

Gold - Brad Vest - Ohio University

Silver - Nikolai Linares - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Darcy Holdorf - Ohio University

Large Group Multimedia Project

Gold - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Ohio University

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay

Gold - Arkasha Stevenson - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Joshua Davis - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Margaret Cheatham Williams - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Zack Conkle - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Caitlyn Greene - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Catherine Orr - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Multimedia Project

Gold - Catherine Orr, Catherine Spangler, Hadley Gustafson, Sarah Riazati - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Elena Rue - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Delayna Earley - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Ryan Stone - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Johanna Contreras - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill