Entries were judged November 8, 2015 through November 15, 2015 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

Judges

Carlos Gonzalez - Still Division - Staff Photographer - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Maggie Steber - Still Division - Documentary Photographer - Freelance

Mary Vignoles - Still & Multimedia Divisions - Picture Editor - Freelance

Danny Gawlowski - Multimedia Division - Photo/Video Editor - The Seattle Times

Jim Seida - Multimedia Division - Senior Multimedia Producer - NBC News

College Photographer of the Year

Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Daniel Owen - Ohio University

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Olof Ohlsson - Nordens Fotoskola

Silver - Alex Wroblewski - Columbia College Chicago

Bronze - Timothy Tai - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Kelsey Brunner - University of Colorado at Boulder

Award of Excellence - Tom Brenner - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Michael Clark - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Brian Nguyen - University of California - Davis

General News

Gold - Michael Noble - Western Kentucky University

Silver - Danny Miller - Western Washington University

Bronze - Jakob Schnetz - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Alexey Furman - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Lasse Kofod - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Andrea Patiño Contreras - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Sergii Polezhaka - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Zachary Garmoe - University Of Maryland Baltimore County

Feature

Gold - Logan Riely - Ohio University

Silver - Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Tom Brenner - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Calla Kessler - University of Nebraska

Award of Excellence - Loren Elliott - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Chase Gaewski - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Eli Hiller - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Ray Whitehouse - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Sports Action

Gold - Sarah Shaw - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Calvin Mattheis - Ohio University

Bronze - Loren Elliott - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Harrison Hill - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Erica Jacques - Brooks Institute of Photography

Award of Excellence - Jon Durr - Columbia College Chicago

Sports Feature

Gold - Dougal Brownlie - Brooks Institute of Photography

Silver - Jesse Winter - Carleton University

Bronze - Jon Durr - Columbia College Chicago

Award of Excellence - Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Christian Randolph - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Khaleeq Alfred - Columbia College Chicago

Portrait

Gold - Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Brittany Greeson - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Elise Searson - Griffith University

Award of Excellence - Annie Sakkab - Loyalist College

Award of Excellence - Mac Snyder - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Lasse Kofod - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Christian Randolph - Western Kentucky University

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Alejandro S Grande - Mid Sweden University

Silver - Kristen Tomkowid - Syracuse University

Bronze - Imrul Islam - Vassar College

Award of Excellence - John Happel - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Danny Miller - Western Washington University

Award of Excellence - Emanuele Camerini - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Roman Knertser - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Mathias Løvgreen Bojesen - Danish School of Journalism

Illustration

Gold - Rachel Williams - Colorado Mountain College

Silver - Lasse Kofod - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Rachel Williams - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Rachel Williams - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Alec Erlebacher - Syracuse University

Interpretive Project

Gold - Kristen Tomkowid - Syracuse University

Silver - Jakob Schnetz - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Bronze - Line Ørnes Søndergaard - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Sophia Juliane Lydolph - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Emanuele Camerini - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Anders Rye Skjoldjensen - Danish School of Journalism

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Gabriela Arp - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Jessica Plance - Rochester Institute of Technology

Award of Excellence - Michael Clark - Western Kentucky University

Award of Excellence - Line Ørnes Søndergaard - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Award of Excellence - Lucas Reilly - Ohio University

International Picture Story

Gold - Alex Wroblewski - Columbia College Chicago

Silver - Brittany Greeson - Western Kentucky University

Bronze - Gorm Branderup - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Emil Hougaard - Danish School of Journalism

Award of Excellence - Francis Fausto Tady - Academy of Art University

Award of Excellence - Jesse Winter - Carleton University

Award of Excellence - Fredrik Lerneryd - Nordens Fotoskola

Documentary

Gold - Michael Drost-Hansen - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Daniel Owen - Ohio University

Bronze - Matthias Doering - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - CK Vijayakumar - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Kseniia Ivanova - FotoDepartament.Institute

Award of Excellence - Jen Tse - Danish School of Journalism

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Calvin Mattheis - Ohio University

Silver - Logan Riely - Ohio University

Bronze - Jenna Watson - Kent State University

Award of Excellence - Jon Durr - Columbia College Chicago

Portfolio

Gold - Carolyn Van Houten - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Daniel Owen - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Ray Whitehouse - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Michael Santiago - Syracuse University

Large Group Multimedia Project

Gold - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - University of Montana

Award of Excellence - New York University

Multimedia Project - Small Team or Individual

Gold - Mathias Svold - Danish School of Journalism

Silver - Ella Kiviniemi - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Kelly Creedon - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Katherine Nagasawa - Northwestern University

Award of Excellence - Sarah Nathan - Syracuse University

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Component

Gold - Gabriela Arp - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Silver - Simon Fals - Danish School of Journalism

Bronze - Mac Snyder - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Isabella Bartolucci - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Kelly Creedon - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Individual Multimedia Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold - Katinka Hustad - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Silver - Katinka Hustad - Høgskolgen i Oslo og Akershus

Bronze - Emily Rhyne - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Gareth Smit - International Centre of Photography