ATHENS, Ohio (May 26, 2009)—Students from the School of Visual Communication won 17 awards at the Michigan State University Society for News Design college design contest last month. The senior VisCom students swept two categories completely; Feature Page Newspaper and Art & Illustration. 

"When I first saw the contest results, I was stunned to see that VisCom students completely dominated in two categories and were also recognized for their work submitted in the categories of Infographics and Promotions,” said Professor Julie Elman. “I was stunned, but not completely surprised. All of the senior design VisCom students pushed themselves over this past year to produced work that was outstanding. I am proud of all of them and am delighted that many of their creative efforts have been recognized on a national level."

Ohio University won more awards than any other school, including MSU and Ball State University. 

The contest was judged by The Detroit News.

Ohio University winners were:

Feature Page Newspaper:
Kelley Shaffer, first place
Hannah Levy, second place
Katie Davis, third place
Kelley Shaffer, honorable mention
Robyn Strachan, honorable mention
Kathryn Joseph, honorable mention
Hannah Levy, honorable mention
Jenna Haury, honorable mention

Art & Illustration:
Robyn Strachan, first place
Lisa Merklin, second place
Morgan Weidinger, third place
Eason Yang, honorable mention
Hannah Levy, honorable mention
Kelley Shaffer, honorable mention
Kathleen Rudell, honorable mention

Infographics:
Kathryn Joseph, honorable mention

Promotions:
Catherine Gignac, second place