A press release by Laurie Hieb, Executive Director of the Oregon Newspaper Association:

ONPA awards 2011 Collegiate Newspaper Contest honors
Albany, Ore. – The Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA) presented its 2011 Collegiate Newspaper Contest awards to member Oregon college and university newspapers during the Oregon Newspapers Foundation’s annual Collegiate Day conference, held at Linn- Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon on Friday, May 6.

All but eight of ONPA’s 25 Collegiate Member newspapers competed in this year’s contest. Together, these 17 newspapers submitted a total of 603 entries in 21 categories that cover the spectrum of newspaper arts. Those entries were judged in March and April by a group of individuals in the editorial and advertising departments at ONPA member newspapers.

The judges awarded a total of 174 awards, including 62 first-place, 62 second-place, and 50 honorable mention awards. A complete list of these awards, including images of the winning entries, can be found on the ONPA web site at www.orenews.com. In addition to the awards presentation, conference attendees chose to attend two of the five educational sessions offered during the conference.

The Commuter Staff and their 15 awards. by Tony Brown

The Commuter’s Victories
First Place
Best Special Section: The Commuter Staff
Best Review: Ashley Christie
Best Cartooning: Maggie O’Reilly
Best Website: Marci Sischo

Second Place
Best Review: Marci Sischo
Best Columnist: Marci Sischo
Best Design: Ashley Christie
Best Graphic: Ashley Christie
Best Cartooning: Ben Carson

Honorable Mention
Best Section: The Commuter Staff
Best Headline Writing: The Commuter Staff
Best Editorial: Marci Sischo
Best Graphic: Maggie O’Reilly
Best Cartooning: Mason Britton
Best House Ad: Ashley Christie

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