The Indiana Daily Student editorial and creative teams and the Arbutus yearbook were recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Indiana Collegiate Press Association with 79 accolades overall during the organizations’ recent awards ceremonies.
“We’re incredibly proud of all of the work the IDS staff has done during such a tumultuous time and thankful for the recognition from SPJ and ICPA,” IDS co-Editor-in-Chief Caroline Anders said. “These awards are a great opportunity to see composite work from our paper as well as other top student journalists in the state. We feel so fortunate to get to work with all of these amazing young journalists, marketing professionals and more. Their commitment to doing community journalism is inspiring.”
SPJ granted three awards for the IDS’ editorial work April 10 during their Mark of Excellence Awards. This competitive merit asserts that a category can be left with no winner if the judges do not find a piece that embodies the caliber of journalism that they are looking for.
The IDS awards from SPJ included wins for Caroline Anders’ “Live and learn” in Feature Writing, as well as Emily Isaacman, Karli VanCleave and Mel Fronczek’s “Softening stigma” in Online Feature Reporting. Additionally, Matt Cohen was a finalist in the Sports Writing Category for his story “The General comes home.”
The IDS and the Arbutus yearbook were further awarded with a stunning 76 recognitions from the Indiana Collegiate Press Association on Monday April 19. These awards encompassed the advertising, Division I newspaper, online and yearbook categories. IDS co-Editor-in-Chief Emily Isaacman was chosen by the ICPA as its Brook Baker Collegiate Journalist of the Year, named after the renowned investigative journalist. Isaacman was chosen by the judge for her nuanced, careful reporting.
“Her empathy, coupled with thoroughness, is evident through her multiple interviews, many reaching beyond the borders of campus life,” the ICPA announcement reads. “The entire team or teams of students working at the IDS contributed to making all of these stories inviting to readers.”
The awards that the IDS and Arbutus received from each respective organization are listed below.
SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards
Feature Writing (Large; 10,000+ Students)
Winner: Caroline Anders || Live and learn
Online Feature Reporting
Winner: Emily Isaacman, Karli VanCleave and Mel Fronczek || Softening stigma
Sports Writing
Finalist: Matt Cohen || The General comes home
ICPA Brook Baker Collegiate Journalist of the Year
Winner: Emily Isaacman
ICPA Advertising Awards
Best Ad Design in Special Section or Supplement
1st place: Adam Wigington and Sarah Keesling || IDS Spotlight - Local News. Global Reach.
2nd place: Erika Armstrong || IDS General Readership - News for you, by you & about you
Best Ad Layout
1st place: Cassia Chryssovergis, Jennifer Hanling and Erika Armstrong || IDS Fall 2020 Housing Fair - Thank you
2nd place: Cassia Chryssovergis, Carly Graham and Katina Tsarnas || LiveInBtown - The key to student housing
Best Display Ad
1st place: Erika Armstrong || IUSF - Buy Your Ticket
2nd place: Erika Armstong || IU FYE - Hoosier Experience
Best Electronic Display Ad
1st place: Erika Armstrong || IU LAMP - The new major that works for you
2nd place: Erika Armstrong || IU FYE - Hoosier Experience
Best Electronic House Ad
1st place: Erika Armstrong and Jennifer Hanling || IDS Fall 2020 Housing Fair - Find your home away from home
2nd place: Greg Van Dyke || IDS Spring 2020 Housing Fair - Stop by tomorrow
Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package
1st place: IDS Staff || IDS sales material
Best House Ad
1st place: Erika Armstrong || IDS General Readership - News for you, by you & about you
2nd place: IDS Staff || IDS Spring 2020 Housing Fair - Slay your housing quest
Best Rate Card
1st place: IDS Staff || IDS Rate Card
Best Self-Promotional Campaign (Three or more pieces)
1st place: IDS Staff || IDS Spring 2020 Housing Fair - Slay your housing quest
2nd place: Adam Wigington and Sarah Keesling || IDS Spotlight - Local News. Global Reach.
Best Use of Photography or Graphic Art
1st place: Erika Armstrong, Jennifer Hanling || IDS Fall 2020 Housing Fair - Visit 15+ housing vendors
2nd place: Rain Ladd || IDS Coloring Pages - Relax and color famous IU and Bloomington landmarks
Most Creative Use of Ad Copy
1st place: Cassia Chryssovergis, Carly Graham and Katina Tsarnas || LiveInBtown - The key to student housing
2nd place: IDS Staff || IDS Spring 2020 Housing Fair - Slay your housing quest
ICPA Division I Newspaper Awards
Best Continuous Coverage of a Single Story
3rd place: Matt Cohen || Monroe County is enforcing IU greek house capacity
Best Editorial Cartoon
2nd place: Madelyn Powers || Ruth Bader Ginsburg
3rd place: Madelyn Powers || Stop liking ecofascist tweets
Best Entertainment Column
2nd place: Stefan Townes || The complicated case of Kanye West
Best Entertainment Story
1st place: Claudia Gonzalez-Diaz || The ball that never came
Best Feature Page
1st place: Annie Aguiar || Should you adopt a pet?
2nd place: Carson TerBush || Will IU be mine?
Best Feature Photo
1st place: Alex Deryn || The General returns
Best Feature Story
1st place: Caroline Anders || Live and learn
Best Front Page
1st place: Tristan Jackson || The General returns
Best Illustration
1st place: Juno Martin || ‘A little bit of dread’
Best Informational Graphic
2nd place: Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush || S for success: Why spring 2020 grades were higher despite COVID-19
Best News Photo
1st place: Alex Deryn and Sam House || Indiana joins nationwide protest
Best News Story
1st place: Kaitlyn Radde and Vivek Rao || Activists want to defund police departments. What could that look like in Bloomington?
Best Opinion Column
1st place: Rebekah Amaya and Brian Hancock || IU’s residential staff are at a breaking point
Best Overall Design
2nd place: IDS Staff || March 5, 2020
Best Photo Essay/Picture Story
1st place: Claudia Gonzalez-Diaz || A Kirkwood quinceañera
3rd place: Alexis Oser || Bringing back Hinkle's
Best Pull-Out/Wrap Section
1st place: IDS Staff || Housing Guide Fall 2020
2nd place: IDS Staff || Source Visitors Guide Spring 2020
Best Special Issue
1st place: IDS Staff || Bicentennial Edition
Best Special Section Front/Cover
2nd place: Izzy Mysak, Juno Martin and Carson TerBush || Housing Guide Fall 2020
3rd place: Carson TerBush || International Student Guide
Best Sports Column
2nd place: Bradley Hohulin || A sincere apology to underappreciated sports
Best Sports Feature Story
1st place: Matt Cohen || The General comes home
Best Sports News Story
1st place: Caleb Coffman || IU football can’t close out Tennessee in the Gator Bowl
Best Sports Page
1st place: Carson TerBush || Into the deep end
2nd place: Tristan Jackson || IU beats Penn State
Best Sports Photo
3rd place: Claire Livingston || Grace Berger introduction
Best Staff Editorial
1st place: Allyson McBride, Kyle Linder, Rebekah Amaya and Brian Hancock || IU President Michael McRobbie ignored student needs. It will cost him his legacy.
Best Themed Issue
1st place: IDS Staff || Freshman Edition
ICPA Online Awards
Best Animation/Interactive Graphic
3rd place: Juno Martin, Celeste Ovelton and Carson TerBush || Local haunts
Best News Feature Reporting Online
1st place: Emily Isaacman, Karli VanCleave and Mel Fronczek || Softening stigma
2nd place: Madison Smalstig, Izzy Myszak and Carson TerBush || Steve Moore almost died.
Best Slideshow
3rd place: Izzy Myszak || The ball that never came
Best Special Presentation
2nd place: IDS Staff || What remains: Students return to a changed IU
3rd place: Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush || The president's speeches: Looking back on Michael McRobbie's tenure by analyzing his words
Best Use of Social Media
1st place: Emily Isaacman and IDS Staff || ‘A concerning pattern’
Best Video
3rd place: Mallorey Daunhauer || The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the fashion industry in surprising ways
ICPA Yearbook Awards
Best Academics Spread
1st place: Carson TerBush, Ty Vinson and Matt Rasnic || 'The privilege of being queer'
2nd place: Jessica Prucha, Ty Vinson and Matt Rasnic || Professor tweets about 'women destroying academia'
Best Album/Portrait Section
1st place: Izzy Myszak and Anna Brown || I’m moving out
Best Cover
2nd place: Matt Rasnic || Arbutus Cover
Best Feature Photography
1st place: Izzy Myszak || Va-va-va-vaudville
2nd: Sam House and Matt Begala || Lotus Festival
Best News Photography
1st place: Sam House and Mat Begala || IU climate strike
3rd place: Izzy Myszak || Take back the night
Best Organizations Spread
1st place: Anna Tiplick, Kyra Miller, Jessica Prucha and Sarah Kress || Dance Marathon
2nd place: Izzy Myszak, Joy Burton and Cate Charron || A new chapter
Best Overall Design
2nd place: Matt Rasnic and Arbutus staff || Arbutus 2020
Best Special Section
1st place: Vivek Rao, Jacob deCastro and Anna Brown || Clean freaks, night owls and Laundrygate
Best Sports Photography
2nd place: Alex Deryn || Touchdown celebration
Best Sports Spread
1st place: Anna Brown and Matt Rasnic || George Taliaferro
3rd place: Matt Cohen, Colin Kulpa and Matt Rasnic || Joey Brunk is learning a new system on a familiar floor
Best Student Life Spread
1st place: Annie Aguiar and Elle Kreamer || A little less than kind
