Entries were judged November 9, 2014 through November 16, 2014 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Preston Gannaway - Still Division - Photographer - Freelance

John Sale - Still Division - Visuals Editor - The Commercial Appeal

Jesse Wender - Still Division - Senior Photo Editor - National Geographic

Uwe Martin - Still & Multimedia Divisions - Multimedia Producer - Bombay Flying Club

Meredith Birkett - Multimedia Division - Managing Editor - Verse

Brad Horn - Multimedia Division - Video Journalist - The Washington Post

College Photographer of the Year

Mario Wezel - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Rescinded in 2017 - Souvid Datta - University College of London

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Anastasia Vlasova - Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Silver - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Bronze - Katinka Hustad - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Alex Wroblewski - Columbia College Chicago

Award of Excellence - Alex Wroblewski - Columbia College Chicago

Award of Excellence - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

General News

Gold - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Silver - Kevin Cook - University of Missouri

Bronze - Daniel Ekbladh - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Sergey Polezhaka - Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Award of Excellence - Kasper Palsnov - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Asger Ladefoged - Danish School of Journalism

Feature

Gold - Brittany Greeson - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Nina Peskanov - Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Peter Klint - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Sam Maller - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Brittany Greeson - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Betina N. Garcia - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Ian Maule - Western Kentucky University

Sports Action

Gold - Jonathan Durr - Columbia College Chicago

Silver - Michael Pronzato - Ohio University

Bronze - Evan Abell - Western Washington University

Award of Excellence - Connor Radnovich - Arizona State University

Award of Excellence - Amanda Lindgren - Nordens Fotoskola

Award of Excellence - Timothy Tai - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Chelsea Purgahn - University of Texas

Award of Excellence - Sofia Jaramillo - Seattle University

Sports Feature

Gold - Kasper Palsnov - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Leah Klafczynski - Kent State University

Bronze - Kristen Zeis - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Ray Whitehouse - University of North Alabama

Award of Excellence - Arielle Berger - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Nick Danielson - Western Washington University

Award of Excellence - Kaylee Everly - University of Nebraska

Portrait

Gold - Kieran Kesner - New York University

Gold - Jasper Bastian - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund

Silver - Trondur Dalsgard - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Mohammadreza Soltani - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Katinka Hustad - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Emily Kask - Rochester Institute of Technology

Silver - Tianchi Chen - Ohio University

Bronze - Sam Owens - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Erin Kirkland - University of Michigan

Award of Excellence - Alicia Afshar - Brooks Institute of Photography

Illustration

Gold - Logan Wu - Parsons, The New School

Silver - James Miille - New York University

Silver - Danielle Owensby - Michigan State University

Award of Excellence - Jee Eun Jang - Parsons, The New School

Award of Excellence - Cicely Kohler - Colorado Mountain College

Interpretive Project

Gold - Marcus Trappaud Bjørn - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Tracy Eustaquio - Corcoran College of Art and Design

Bronze - Roxana Pop - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Kasper Palsnov - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Mario Wezel - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Mathias Svold - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Austin Anthony - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Brittany Greeson - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Mark Kauzlarich - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Erik Pettersson - Nordens Fotoskola

International Picture Story

Gold - Laetitia Vançon - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Michael Drost-Hansen - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Simon Hastegård - Mid Sweden University

Award of Excellence - Matthew Busch - Danish School of Journalism

Documentary

Gold - William Martin III - New York University

Silver - Lars Just - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Andrew Renneisen - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Mario Wezel - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Anastasia Vlasova - Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Jabin Botsford - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Maddie Meyer - Ohio University

Bronze - Daniel Kubus - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Michael Pronzato - Ohio University

Portfolio

Gold - Mario Wezel - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Bronze - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Andrew Renneisen - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Lars Just - Danish School of Journalism

Large Group Multimedia Project

Gold - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - University of Missouri

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay

Gold - Annie Flanagan - Syracuse University

Silver - Mary Stevens - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Anton Ligaarden - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Emily Rhyne - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Kholood Eid - University of Missouri

Multimedia Project

Gold - Ann Sophie Lindström - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Gold - Ora Dekornfeld - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Line Ørnes Søndergaard - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Megan Tan - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Ryan Comfort - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Sven Rose - University of the Arts Bremen

Solo Journalist Multimedia Story or Essay

Gold - Ora Dekornfeld - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Evey Wilson - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Ian Maule - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Mary Stevens - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Sarah Tilotta - Ohio University