Entries were judged November 8, 2012 through November 15, 2012 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Cathaleen Curtiss - Director of Entrepreneurship - Daemen College

Robert Hood - Supervising Multimedia Producer - NBC News

Amanda Lucidon - Freelance

Kurt Mutchler - Senior Photo Editor for Science - National Geographic

Janet Reeves - Assistant Managing Editor for Photo & Multimedia - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Bob Sacha - Adjunct Professor - City University of NY Graduate School of Journalism

Whitney Shefte - Video & Multimedia Journalist - The Washington Post

Wally Skalij - Staff Photographer - Los Angeles Times

Joe Weiss - CPOY

College Photographer of the Year

Magnus Holm - Danish School of Journalism

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Jabin Botsford - Western Kentucky University

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Mark Felix - Indiana University

Silver - Annie Flanagan - Syracuse University

Bronze - Philip Botta - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Magnus Holm - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Elijah Nouvelage - San Francisco State University

Award of Excellence - Jeffrey Brown - Western Kentucky University

General News

Gold - Bjarke Bo Olsen - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Ian Bates - Ohio University

Bronze - Alex Federowicz - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Patrick Breen - University of Nebraska

Award of Excellence - Austin Anthony - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Chloe Elmer - Penn State University

Feature

Gold - Laura McDermott - Ohio University

Silver - Ian Bates - Ohio University

Bronze - Doriane Raiman - Brooks Institute of Photography

Award of Excellence - Beth White - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Karen Farfan - Brooks Institute of Photography

Sports Action

Gold - Benjamin Morris - Brooks Institute of Photography

Silver - Jonathan Foster - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Grant Hindsley - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Alex Federowicz - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Aaron Marineau - University of Oregon

Award of Excellence - Jake May - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Aaron Marineau - University of Oregon

Award of Excellence - Brittany Sowacke - Western Kentucky University

Sports Feature

Gold - Suzanne Tylander - Brooks Institute of Photography

Silver - David Welker - Missouri State University

Bronze - Jake May - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Ryan Kelly - Christopher Newport University

Portrait

Gold - Jeppe Nielsen - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Erika P Rodriguez - Brooks Institute of Photography

Bronze - Laerke Posselt - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Jake May - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Susannah Kay - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Steven Turville - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Francis Rivera - The George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Junfu Han - University of New Mexico

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Matthew Ziegler - Syracuse University

Silver - Benjamin Hoste - University of Missouri

Bronze - Steven Turville - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Meg Vogel - Ohio University

Illustration

Gold - Brooke DiDonato - Kent State University

Silver - Nathalie Reinholdtsen - Griffith University

Bronze - Joanna Nottebrock - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Guadalupe Laiz - Colorado Mountain College

Interpretive Project

Gold - Nikolai Linares - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Stuart Palley - University of Missouri

Bronze - Andreas Beck - Danish School of Journalism

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Tobias Nørgaard Pedersen - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Kristin Bauer - Kent State University

Bronze - Jabin Botsford - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Elijah Nouvelage - San Francisco State University

Award of Excellence - Vikor Johansson - Nordic School of Photography, Biskop Arnö

Award of Excellence - Asbjørn Sand - Danish School of Journalism

International Picture Story

Gold - Magnus Holm - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Andrew Dickinson - University of Nebraska

Bronze - Seonggwang Kim - Kyung-Hee University

Award of Excellence - Tor Birk Trads - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Vikor Johansson - Nordic School of Photograpy, Biskop Arnö

Documentary

Gold - Marie Hald - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Patrick Breen - University of Nebraska

Bronze - Laerke Posselt - Danish School of Journalism

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Alex Goodlett - Ohio University

Silver - Jake May - Central Michigan University

Bronze - Joel Hawksley - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Benjamin Morris - Brooks Institute of Photography

Portfolio

Gold - Magnus Holm - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Jabin Botsford - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Jake May - Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence - Vikor Johansson - Nordic School of Photograpy, Biskop Arnö

Award of Excellence - Anna Reed - University of Nebraska

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 - Kathryn Carlson - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Jon Kasbe - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Mimi Schiffman - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Tucker Walsh - Corcoran College of Art and Design

Multimedia Project

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

Silver - Zack Conkle - Western Kentucky University

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

Award of Excellence - Alyssa Orr - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Jon Kasbe - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Joshua Davis - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Solo Journalist Multimedia Story or Essay

Gold - Ariana van den Akker - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Ariana van den Akker - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Jon Kasbe - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Mimi Schiffman - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Zack Conkle - Western Kentucky University