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