--- title: ACP honors five Balfour schools with 14 Individual Awards description: Five Balfour schools for winning 14 awards in the Associated Collegiate Press’ 2021 Individual Awards competition. image: https://blog.balfour.com/hubfs/21%20ACP_Design%20Story%20Photo%20Winners_Header.jpg --- ** [![balfour](https://blog.balfour.com/hubfs/balfour.png) ](https://www.balfour.com/) ** - ** - [** ](https://www.balfour.com/shop/customer/account/login/referer/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmFsZm91ci5jb20vc2hvcC9tYXN0ZXItdGVtcGxhdGU%2C/) - # ACP honors five Balfour schools with 14 Individual Awards Oct 18, 2021 [Back to Blogs](https://blog.balfour.com) [ New & Noteworthy ](https://blog.balfour.com/topic/new-noteworthy) *![21 ACP_Design Story Photo Winners_Header](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/21%20ACP_Design%20Story%20Photo%20Winners_Header.jpg?width=1200&name=21%20ACP_Design%20Story%20Photo%20Winners_Header.jpg) *Congratulations to five Balfour schools for winning 14 awards in the Associated Collegiate Press’ 2021 Individual Awards competition.** ACP announced the winners during a virtual ceremony Oct. 14 at the ACP/CMA [the Fall National College Media Convention](https://collegemediaconvention.org/). The Associated Collegiate Press named five Balfour schools as Design of the Year finalists as part of their 2021Individual Awards announcement.In the [Design of the Year](https://studentpress.org/acp/2021-design-of-the-year/) competition, Balfour dominated the two yearbook categories, taking 12 of the 19 finalist spots. In the Yearbook Cover division, Texas A&M took second place for the 2021 cover while Baylor took fifth place for the 2020 volume. The other college finalists received Honorable Mentions. In the Yearbook Page/Spread division, Baylor designers took second and third, while North Carolina State was fourth and the University of Miami earned fifth. Another Unversity of Miami spread received Honorable Mention as well as two Texas A&M spreads. In the [Photo](https://studentpress.org/acp/2021-photo-of-the-year/) and [Story of the Year](https://studentpress.org/acp/2021-story-of-the-year/) competitions, two student journalists earned Honorable Mention honors in sports divisions. Congratulations to all the winners!   DESIGN OF THE YEAR Yearbook Cover ![21 Texas A&M_21 ACP Design Year cover](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/21%20Texas%20A%26M_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png?width=360&name=21%20Texas%20A%26M_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png) Second “Embark” Kylie Sledge *Aggieland* Texas A&M University College Station, Texas ![20 Baylor_21 ACP Design Year cover](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Baylor_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png?width=360&name=20%20Baylor_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png) Fifth “In Retrospect” Camille Rasor *Roundup* Baylor University Waco, Texas ![21 NC State_21 ACP Design Year cover](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/21%20NC%20State_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png?width=360&name=21%20NC%20State_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png) Honorable Mention “The Year in Review” Cameron Motsinger *Agromeck* North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina ![20 Rice_21 ACP Design Year cover](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Rice_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png?width=360&name=20%20Rice_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png) Honorable Mention “Layers” Phoebe Dang, Amy Zhang The Campanile *Rice University* Houston, Texas ![20 Univ.of Miami_21 ACP Design Year cover](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Univ.of%20Miami_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png?width=360&name=20%20Univ.of%20Miami_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year%20cover.png) Honorable Mention “How Has the U Shaped You?” Giselle Spicer, Karina Sloan *Ibis* University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Yearbook Page/Spread ![20 Baylor paint_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Baylor%20paint_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=20%20Baylor%20paint_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Second “Colliding cultures” Andreea Loghin *Roundup* Baylor University Waco, Texas ![20 Baylor bball_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Baylor%20bball_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=20%20Baylor%20bball_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Third “A season to remember” Josh McSwain *Roundup* Baylor University Waco, Texas ![21 North Carolina State_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/21%20North%20Carolina%20State_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=21%20North%20Carolina%20State_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Fourth “Sisterhood” Abby Sauls *Agromeck* North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina ![20 Miami theatre_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Miami%20theatre_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=20%20Miami%20theatre_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Fifth “Fall Ring Theatre” Karina Sloan, Michael MacHarg II *Ibis* University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida ![21 Texas A&M spread_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/21%20Texas%20A%26M%20spread_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=21%20Texas%20A%26M%20spread_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Honorable Mention “Life’s Not a Drag” Amity Holubec *Aggieland* Texas A&M University College Station, Texas ![21 Texas A&M football_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/21%20Texas%20A%26M%20football_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=21%20Texas%20A%26M%20football_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Honorable Mention “Sweet Victory” Aubrey Vogel *Aggieland* Texas A&M University College Station, Texas ![20 Miami football_21 ACP Design Year](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/20%20Miami%20football_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg?width=860&name=20%20Miami%20football_21%20ACP%20Design%20Year.jpg) Honorable Mention “Football: Fight to the Last Second” Karina Sloan *Ibis* University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida   PHOTO OF THE YEAR Sports Game/Action Photo ![5C_10](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tuesday%20Tips/2021/2021_Sept/5C_10.jpg?width=616&name=5C_10.jpg) Honorable Mention “MTEN vs FSU: Catry Hits” David Tracey *Agromeck* North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina STORY OF THE YEAR Sports Game Story ![20 Baylor football story_21 ACP Story Year2](https://blog.balfour.com/hs-fs/hubfs/20%20Baylor%20football%20story_21%20ACP%20Story%20Year2.jpg?width=860&name=20%20Baylor%20football%20story_21%20ACP%20Story%20Year2.jpg) Honorable Mention [“On to the championship”](http://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1D_09.pdf) Josh McSwain *Roundup* Baylor University Waco, Texas ### Sign up to get yearbook tips and best practices straight to your inbox! 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