Awards shouldn’t be the only measure of a person. They can be decided solely on how a panel of judges feel on a certain day, subjective to whether or not someone has had their morning coffee.

That being said, awards are often the culmination of the work of many individuals who deserve praise. The following is a list of awards that I’ve received or been a part of, but are a combination of the results of many, not just one.

2023

U.S. News & World Report

#1 Public Affairs School
O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University

This award is peer-rated by others in the field, but requires a massive campaign from Office of Marketing and Communications to reinforce our prestigious brand to individuals across the country and on campus, a project of which I was proud to be a part of.

2022

Associated Collegiate Press

Pacemaker 2022
Indiana Daily Student — online, print and multiplatform

More than 10 individual awards overseen as Editor in Chief

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Newspaper of the Year — Division I
Indiana Daily Student

2021

Associated Collegiate Press

Best of Show Newspaper
4th place — Indiana Daily Student

Spring Convention, Best of Show Weekly Newspaper
4th Place — Indiana Daily Student

First Place — COVID-19 Reporting
IU’s great big COVID-19 Experiment” — Matt Cohen, Colin Kulpa, Vivek Rao

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Newspaper of the Year — Division I
Indiana Daily Student

Best of Indiana Journalism Contest Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

First Place — Non-Deadline News
IU’s great big COVID-19 experiment” — Matt Cohen, Colin Kulpa, Vivek Rao

First Place — Best Journalism Website
Indiana Daily Student

2020

Associated Collegiate Press

Best of Show Newspaper
1st place — Indiana Daily Student

Pacemaker, Newspaper
Finalist — Indiana Daily Student

Pacemaker, Online
Finalist — Indiana Daily Student

Best Informational Graphic
What’s Tom Allen worth? — Colin Kulpa, Annie Aguiar and Jacob DeCastro

College Media Association

Best Online Infographic
What’s Tom Allen worth? — Colin Kulpa, Annie Aguiar and Jacob DeCastro

Columbia Scholastic Press

Gold Crown — Hybrid News
Indiana Daily Student

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Best Informational Graphic
What’s Tom Allen worth? — Colin Kulpa, Annie Aguiar and Jacob DeCastro

Best Photo Story
Little 500 2019 — IDS Staff

Best Animation/Interactive Graphic
What’s Tom Allen worth? — Colin Kulpa, Annie Aguiar and Jacob DeCastro

Newspaper of the Year — Division I
Indiana Daily Student

Society of Professional Journalists

Data Visualization
Finalist — What’s Tom Allen worth? - Colin Kulpa, Annie Aguiar and Jacob DeCastro

Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper
Finalist — Indiana Daily Student