Annual Convention of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association in Dallas.
Live On-Site Contests
- Laura Acuff – 1st Place, Editorial writing
- The Optimist – 3rd Place, Best in Show
- Sommerly Simser – 3rd Place, Television Newswriting
- Tanner Knauth – HM, Radio Announcing
Pre-Submitted Contests (2008 content)
- Yearbook Categories
- Laura Acuff – 1st Place, Feature Photo: Bobbing
- Megan Lowe, Matt Newhouser, Katie Gager – 1st Place, Photo Story: Bid night
- Katie Gager, Emily Smith – 1st Place, Photo Essay: Sing song
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – 2nd Place, Sports Copy: Football
- Katie Gager, Mallory Edens – 2nd Place, Photo Essay: Aida
- Daniel Johnson-Kim, Brian Schmidt – 3rd Place, Sports Story Package: Football
- Mallory Edens – 3rd Place, Student Life Copy: Def poetry jam
- Matt Newhouser, Mallory Edens – 3rd Place, Feature/Student Life Package: Welcome Week
- Prickly Pear – HM, Overall Excellence
- Tik Sang Qwong, Aaron Ballard – HM, Organizations Story Package : Shades
- Mallory Edens – HM, Cover Design: Prickly Pear
- Katie Gager – HM, Feature Photo (Color): Aida
- Radio Categories
- KACU – 1st Place, Sweepstakes
- KACU News Before Noon – 1st Place, Overall Newscast
- Joshua Jones – 1st Place, Spot News
- Daley Anderson – 1st Place, Feature Story
- KACU – 1st Place, Overall Sweepstakes
- Sylvia Huang – 2nd Place, Public Affairs Program
- Daley Anderson – 3rd Place, Documentary: Eva Cassidy
- Dave Bendinger – 3rd Place, Production
- Dominic Rhodes – 3rd Place, Sportscast
- Brian Holland – HM, Sportscast
- TV Categories
- Sommerly Simser – 1st Place, Feature Story: “Crucible Costumes”
- Danny Wason – 2nd Place, Non-Feature Story: Windfarms
- Sommerly Simser, Brandon Tripp – 2nd Place, Sportscast: JMC Network Sportscast
- JMC Network – 3rd Place, Sweepstakes
- Sommerly Simser Devin Anderson, Kimberly Prather, Cody Veteto, Michael Freeman, Ryan Self – 3rd Place, Sportscast: JMC Network Sportscast
- Kimberly Prather – 3rd Place, Audition Tape
- Kelly Kearney – 3rd Place, Production: “Give me a C”
- Public Affairs Program – HM, Kason Hart: Abilene City Magazine
- Feature Story – HM, Cody Veteto Social clubs
- Documentary – HM, Danny Wason: “Becoming Kool”
- Newspaper Categories
- The Optimist – 1st Place, Overall Excellence
- Michael Freeman – 1st Place, News Story: “Outrageous act”
- Colter Hettich – 1st Place, Feature Story: “Staying in tune”
- Katie Gager – 1st Place, Photo Illustration: “E=”
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – 1st Place, Editorial: “Racial symbol”
- The Optimist – 2nd Place, Special Edition/Section: “Political Pulse”
- Grant Abston – 2nd Place, Sports News Story: “Steroids linked”
- Lydia Melby – 2nd Place, Critical Review: “ACU puts on”
- The Optimist – 3rd Place, Sweepstakes
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – 3rd Place, Sports Feature Story: “Frat Favre”
- Alex York – HM, Illustration: “ACU Political Pulse”
- Tanner Anderson, Daniel Johnson-Kim – HM, In-Depth Reporting: “Outrageous act”
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – HM, Page One Design: Oct. 17
- Colter Hettich – HM, Feature Page Design: “Taste the Globe”
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – HM, Single Subject Presentation: Noose incident
- Lydia Melby – HM, Critical Review: Magic magnolias
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – HM, Information Graphic: “Tuition continues rise”
- Zak Zeinert – HM, Picture Story: “Up Up Up Away”
- Zak Zeinert – HM, Feature Photo: “No Pain, No Entry”
- Daniel Johnson-Kim – HM, Sports Page Design: “Resounding Ring”
- Kelline Linton – HM, Feature: “Where everything”