MIPA is so happy to honor nearly 1,100 state winners in Overall and Individual contests this year.
A complete list of winners is available at: https://mipajournalism.com/j-day-awards-lists/
We would like to thank our nearly 80 judges who reviewed the roughly 1,800 entries this year. Judges range from journalism teachers and professors to professional journalists from across the country.
Alicia Archuleta | photojournalist, journalism teacher, yearbook sponsor |
Amanda Wood | owner/photographer at Dphotography |
Amanda Krenos | graphic designer at KCPT – Kansas City PBS |
Amanda Reynolds | consumer marketing manager, Balfour Yearbooks and former yearbook rep |
Ann Visser | retired adviser, Pella Community Schools, JEA mentor, NSPA board member |
Annie Sidesinger | art director |
Bethany Drobeck | former yearbook adviser |
Bill Book | adjunct faculty, Missouri School of Journalism |
Brett Laxton | UPI photographer/chief photographer The Kansas City Kansan |
Brian Eriksen | teacher, adviser, radio broadcaster |
Brooke Rhoads | online editor-in-chief |
Cal Butcher | director, Media Crossroads and Faculty, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas |
Chris Brown | newspaper photojournalist |
Christina Unger | commercial photographer/owner/designer Unger Photographic Designs |
Christy Jung | broadcasting journalism professor, HLGU |
Cindy Carey | English teacher/journalism mentor |
Daniel Jones | MU men’s basketball reporter, Columbia Daily Tribune |
Diane Davis | editor, Missouri School Boards’ Association |
Elizabeth Whittington | Upper School humanities teacher and advised yearbook and newspaper |
Erin Coggins | journalism teacher (newspaper, yearbook, online) |
Felicia Rateliff | freelance PR/marketing/writer |
Homer Hall | retired journalism teacher |
Jack Kennedy | executive director, Colorado Student Media Association |
Jamie Greber | assistant professor and managing editor |
Jason Offutt | senior instructor |
Jeanne Abbott | associate professor, MU School of Journalism; managing editor, Missourian |
Jeanne Miller Wood | photo editor |
Jennifer Nelson | senior information specialist – Reynolds Journalism Institute, former news editor of Osceola (Iowa) Sentinel-Tribune |
Jill Cowburn | journalism teacher |
Jill Flanagan | teacher |
Jim Brochin | journalism teacher/newspaper advisor |
John Baccala | communications director- NHSD- City of Kansas City, Missouri |
Jonah McKeown | videographer |
Julia Copeland | education specialist at Balfour Yearbooks; 25-year yearbook and newspaper adviser and photojournalism teacher |
Julianne McClain | teacher |
Justin A. Cobb | staff writer, Campbell Publications |
Karen Black | retired newspaper adviser |
Kathy Allen | former adviser |
Katie Purnell | senior interaction designer |
Kevin Young | digital editor, NBC Dallas |
Kia Breaux | Midwest Regional Director, The Associated Press |
Kimberlee Ried | Public Affairs/Programs Specialist |
Kristy Ladd Culp | brand manager, Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri |
Kristy Nyp | high school journalism teacher |
Kyle Quick | news website manager for Radio News Station KLPW |
LeAnne Wiseman | retired ASNE |
Leland Mallett | publications adviser |
Linda Drake | journalism/graphic arts instructor, publications adviser – Chase County Jr.-Sr. H S |
Louisa Avery | teacher/newspaper adviser |
Lucas McCain | Jostens sales representative |
Martin Keller | former publisher/advertising editor for Mexico Ledger |
Mary Patrick | yearbook adviser at Maize South Middle School; workshop speaker/director |
Michael Rennaker | broadcasting |
Michelle Peters | journalism teacher |
Minerva Howard | retired journalism teacher |
Molly Baker | Herff Jones sales representative |
Nick Carey | operations for minor league baseball |
Nicolette Martin | editorial manager and layout designer at Lifestyle Publications |
Paige Kesler | Lifetouch yearbook customer service |
Petre Thomas | Ole Miss Athletics photographer |
Randy Raley | advertising director, on air personality |
Russell Hill | high school journalism adviser |
Shane Epping | affiliate graduate faculty member, School of Journalism |
Shannon Rennaker | former newsmagazine adviser |
Shari Adwers | adviser, North Pointe newspaper, NorthPointeNow.org, Valhalla yearbook |
Sharon Koontz | owner/artist Color Me Bleu studio |
Stacey Woelfel | associate professor and director of the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism; former news director of KOMU-TV |
Stan Zoller, MJE | lecturer / journalism — Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill. and president, Chicago Headline Club |
Sue Brimer-Jones | special education process coordinator |
Susan Tantillo | adjunct at Kent State University teaching reporting for mass media (online) |
Tanya Katnic | journalism and yearbook adviser |
Thomas E. Winski | assistant professor of journalism |
Tiger Rotenberger | owner, tioptic photo arts |
Tracy Tuley | Walsworth sales representative |
Trevor Hayes | broadcast associate at FOX Sports |
Trevor Ivan | teacher, former grad assistant at Kent State Center for Scholastic Journalism, former NSPA contest coordinator |
Whitney Baker | Balfour yearbook representative and former yearbook/newspaper adviser |