Flux 2003 Awards
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced its top awards
for collegiate publications at the 26th Annual College Media Convention
in March 2004.
Of the 1,810 current CSPA members eligible to enter the Crown Awards, 1,514 magazines, newspapers and yearbooks submitted entries for this judging. Judging took place at Columbia University from December 14-17, 2003 by the Board of Crown Judges. Publications were judged on writing/editing, design, content, concept, photography, art and graphics.
Twelve college newspapers, four magazines, and three yearbooks received Gold Crown Awards, while twenty–six other college publications received the second highest CSPA award, known as the Silver Crown. FLUX magazine was one of the four collegiate Gold Crown winners.
Additionally, the FLUX staff was awarded an impressive 20 individual awards:
First Place - Flux Staff, for Overall Design for Magazines
First Place - Flux Staff, for Spread Design for Magazines with Color
First Place - Flux Staff, for General Use of Typography Throughout
a Magazine
First Place - Sean Haggerty, for Single Black & White Illustration
that complements the content of copy for Magazines
First Place - Sean Haggerty, for Single Black & White Illustration
Rendering of Photographic Material for Magazines
First Place - Sean Haggerty, for Art/Illustration in Black and White
with One Color for Newspapers
First Place - Joel Fischer, for Single Feature Photograph for Newspapers
First Place - Luis Salazar, for Magazine Spot Color Cover Design
First Place - Luis Salazar, for Photographs of Black and White with
One Color for Magazines
First Place - Jessica Waters, for Photographs with Two or More Colors
for Magazines
Second Place - Joel Fischer, for Photographs with Two or More Colors
for Magazines
Second Place - Jessica Weit, for Magazine Title and Contents Page
in Color
Second Place - Rachel Jackson, for First Person Experience Column
Writing for Newspapers
Second Place - Joel Weber, for Humor for Magazines
Third Place - Georgia Billingsley, Joel Fischer & Brian Schmidt,
for Photo Story for Newspapers
Third Place - Emily Lemmer, for Spread Design for Magazines with Color
Certificate of Merit - Kera Abraham, for Personality Profile Writing
for Newspapers
Certificate of Merit - Katalin Linder, for Single Photograph that
Complements the Content of Copy for Magazines
Certificate of Merit - Sean Haggerty, for Single Black & White
Illustration Not Based on Photographic Material for Magazines
Certificate of Merit - Sean Haggerty, for Black and White Typography
on One Page or Spread for Magazine
Flux Awards 2002
National Scholastic Press Association Associated Collegiate Press (ACP)
- National Magazine Pacemaker Award, Flux magazine
- 1st Place, ACP Design of the Year for Magazines, Sarah Cohen
for "Winds of Change"
- 2nd Place, Magazine Story Design Development, Sarah Cohen for
"Winds of Change"
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
- Best Student Magazine Published Once a Year (Region 10)
Regional Awards: - Non-fiction article: Tricia Brick, "Treasuring the Land" - Second Place
- Non-fiction article: Susan Monahan, "She Lives by the Tides" - First Place
- Non-fiction article: Elizabeth Werhane, "Unnatural Selection" - Third Place
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)
- Nonfiction: Humor
2nd Place -- Lucas Willett, "Renegade Rodent"
- Nonfiction Article
2nd Place -- Jennifer Snelling, "Troubled Waters"
- Cover Design (two or more colors):
1st Place -- Emily Cooke
- Title and Contents Page
3rd Place -- Emily Cooke
- Spread Design
3rd Place -- Emily Cooke, Sarah Cohen, "Winds of Change"
- Typography (on one page or spread)
1st Place -- Emily Cooke and Sarah Cohen, "Winds of Change"
- Typography (general use throughout)
1st Place -- Emily Cooke and Russell Weller
- Logos and Endmarks
2nd Place -- Emily Cooke and Russell Weller
- Photography (black and white or B/W with one other color)
Certificate of Merit (CM) -- Thomas Patterson, "Treasuring the Land"
- Photography (two or more colors)
CM -- Kipp Wettstein, "Winds of Change"
- Single Photo that complements content of copy
2nd Place -- Thomas Patterson, "Winds of Change"
- Portfolio of Photos
1st Place -- Kipp Wettstein
Flux Awards 2001
Associated Collegiate Press
- National Magazine Pacemaker Award
- Story of the Year, Jenny Moore, "Daughter of the Secret War"
- Design of the Year, Sarah Cohen, "On the Road Again"
Society of Professional Journalists
- Mark of Excellence Award, Best Student Magazine published once
a year, Regional award
- Mark of Excellence, Best Student Magazine published once a year,
National award
AEJMC
- 1st Place, Non-fiction Article: People & Places, Kristina
Johnson, "Soldier of Conscience"
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- 1st Place in Overall Design in Magazines, Flux staff
- 1st Place in Photography Portfolio of Work for Magazines, Kipp
Wettstein, Sarah Cohen and Kristina Johnson, "On the Road Again"
- 1st Place in Title Contents Page for Magazines, Emily Cooke
- 1st Place in Two or More Color Photographs for Magazines, R.
Ashley Smith, "Under the Veil"
- 1st Place in Two or More Color Design for Magazines, Justin Kistner
- 1st Place in Spread Design for Magazines, Laura Chamberlain,
"Under the Veil"
- 2nd Place in Non-Fiction Article for Magazines, Kristina Johnson,
"Soldier of Conscience"
- 2nd Place in Two or More Color Photographs for Magazines, Kipp
Wettstein, "On the Road Again"
- 3rd Place in Two or More Color Photographs for Magazines, Lauren
Howry, "Daughter of the Secret War"
- 3rd Place in Spread Design for Magazines, Sarah Cohen, "On the
Road Again"
- Certificate of Merit (CM) in Non-fiction Article for Magazines,
Persephone Shon, "Keep the Wheel Turning"
- CM in Non-fiction Article for Magazines, Jessica Brittsan, "Crossing
the Line"
- CM in Non-fiction Article for Magazines, Jenny Moore, "Daughter
of the Secret War"
- CM in Spread Design for Magazines, Morgan Dethman, "Unearthing
a Northwest Treasure"
Flux Awards 2000
Associated Collegiate Press
- National Magazine Pacemaker Award
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- 1st Place Single Illustration Rendering of Photographic Material,
Justin Kistner, cover photo.
- 1st Place Logos and Endmarks, Justin Kistner
- 1st Place Typography on One Page or Spread, Cassie Keller, "Born
of Fire"
- 1st Place Typography, General Use Throughout, Flux staff
- 2nd Place Cover Design for Two or More Colors, Justin Kistner,
"Burning Questions"
- 2nd Place Spread Design, Katie Miller, "Desert Dwellers"
- 2nd Place Photographs, Two or More Colors, Kim Wallace, "Spencer
Walking Away"
- 2nd Place Porfolio of Work (photos), Kipp Wettstein, "Born of
Fire"
- 3rd Place Typography On One Page or Spread, Katie Miller, "Desert
Dwellers"
- 3rd Place Photographs (B&W or B&W with one color), Matthew
Landan, "Jared in a Gas Mask"
- CM for Single photograph that complements contents of a page,
Kipp Wettstein, "Mount St. Helens Opening Scene"
- CM for Overall Design, Feature Magazine, Flux
- CM for Essay, Jamie Passaro, "At a Fork in the Road"
- CM for Spread Design, Justin Kistner, "Burning Questions"
- CM for Typography, Justin Kistner, "Burning Questions"
- CM for Photographs (B&W or B&W with one color), Benjamin
Scott, "Therapy in the Backcountry"
- CM for Photographs Two or More Colors, Kim Wallace, "Blue Uniform
With Flag"
- CM for Photographs Two or More Colors, Kipp Wettstein, "Born
of Fire"
Flux V, 1997: Identity
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- Third Place: Single issue of an ongoing magazine
National Scholastic Press Association and Associated Collegiate Press
- Pacemaker Award (one of 5 nationwide)
- Third Place: Best of the Net, Site Design
inFlux staff
William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards
- Second Place: In-depth Writing
Patty Wentz, "Bastard Nation"
- Ninth Place: In-depth Writing
Joel Gorthy, "The Longest Mile"
- Thirteenth Place: Feature Writing
Kendra Smith, "Getting to the Point"
Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Gold Circle Awards
- First Place: Health Feature
Joel Gorthy, "The Longest Mile"
- First Place: Title & Contents Page
Kristin Cikowski
- First Place: Use of Typography on One Page or Spread
Krista Halverson
- First Place: Illustration Portfolio
Tom Blazier
- Second Place: Health Feature
Vickie Aldous, "Law and Disorder"
- Third Place: Non-fiction Article or Interview
Zanne Miller, "A Living Language"
- Third Place: Spread Design
Krista Halverson, "A Living Language"
- Third Place: Single Photograph that Complements and Illustrates
the Copy
Chris O'Halloran, "Pierced Man"
- Certificate of Merit: Non-fiction Article or Interview
Patty Wentz, "Bastard Nation"
Project Cool
- Daily Sighting Award, July 30, 1997
inFlux staff
Flux IV, 1996: Faith, Hope, Charity
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- First Place: Single Issue Of An Ongoing Magazine
- First Place: Investigation and Analysis Article
Sonja Sherwood, "Prison House of Style"
William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards
- Third Place: Personality/Profile
Colleen Pohlig, "Lioness in Winter"
- Seventh Place: Feature Writing
Rosemary Camozzi, "Taking the Reins"
National Scholastic Press Association and Associated Collegiate Press
- Pacemaker Award (one of 6 nationwide)
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- First Place: Article or Interview
Sonja Sherwood
- First Place: Two-page Spread Design
Lee Ann Dakers
- First Place: General use of Typography throughout a Magazine
Flux Staff
- First Place: Single Illustration that complements the Content
of Accompanying Copy
Tom Blazier and Lori Anna Hinton
- Second Place: Overall Design
Flux Staff
- Certificate of Merit: Essay
Derek Martin
- Certificate of Merit: Humor
Samantha Martin
- Certificate of Merit: Spread Design
Matthew Bates
- Certificate of Merit: Spread Design
Mark Clemens
- Certificate of Merit: Single Illustration not based on Photographic
Material
Tom Blazier
Society of Professional Journalists
- First Place: Student Magazine (overall excellence, annual publication)
- First Place: Non-Fiction Article
Sonja Sherwood
- Second Place: Non-Fiction Article
Jennifer Andrews
Flux III, 1995: Voices Of The World
Society of Professional Journalists
- Best Student Magazine (annual publication)
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- First Place: Single Issue Of An Ongoing Magazine
- Second Place: First Person Consumer Magazine Article
Sean Smith, "Blood, Milk & Mangos"
- Honorable Mention: First Person Consumer Magazine Article
Colleen Pohlig, "Across The River of Death"
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
- Silver Crown Award: Overall excellence in scholastic journalism
- First Place: Typography (one page or spread)
Matt Lowery
- First Place: Logos and endmarks
Flux Staff
- First Place: Photography, Two or more colors
Kim Nguyen
- Second Place: Overall Design
Flux Staff
- Second Place: General Use of Typography Throughout Magazine
Flux Staff
- Second Place: Photography, Two or more colors
Kim Nguyen
- Second Place: Column
Mark O. Howerton, "Voices in Flux"
- Second Place: Illustration: Portfolio
Rebecca Goldschmidt
- Second Place: Spread Design
Creighton Vero
- Third Place: Non-Fiction Article
Gayle Forman, "Denying History"
- Third Place: Title & Contents Page
Rebecca Goldschmidt
- Third Place: Spread Design
Matt Lowery
National Scholastic Press Association & Associated Collegiate Press
- National Pacemaker Award (one of 6 nationwide)
- Second Place: Best of the Net, Design
Flux Online
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Awards
- Third Place: In-Depth Writing
Gayle Forman, "Denying History"
- 14th Place: In-Depth Writing
Jennifer C. Davis, "Out Of The Blue: Depression On Campus"
Society of Professional Journalists
- First Place, student magazine (overall excellence, annual publication)
- Second Place: Non-Fiction Article
Putsata Reang
- Third Place: Non-Fiction Article
Sean Smith with Arlan Murillo
Flux II, 1994: Race On Campus
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- First Place: Single Issue Of An Ongoing Magazine
- First Place: Writing, Investigative and Analysis
Liesl Messerschmidt, "Girl Trafficking In Nepal"
- Second Place: Writing, Investigative and Analysis
Marius Meland, "Patterns of Prejudice"
Society of Professional Journalists, Mark of Excellence Award
- First Place: Non-fiction Article
Liesl Messerschmidt, "Girl Trafficking In Nepal"
National Scholastic Press Association and Associated Collegiate Press
- National Pacemaker Award (one of 5 nationwide)
Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Gold Circle Awards
- First Place: Cover Design
Stephen Ewens, Simona Bordis
- First Place: Title & Contents Page
Nann Alleman, Barbara Zerbe, Stephen Ewens
- First Place: General Typography
Flux Art Staff
- First Place: Typography, page or spread
Stephanie Knifong
- First Place: Single Illustration, Photographic Material
Nann Alleman, Simona Bordis
- Second Place: Photography, Color
Andre Ranieri
- Second Place: Single Photo That Complements Context
Michael Shindler
- Second Place: Single Illustration, Photographic Material
Simona Bordis, E.R. Brown
- Second Place: Logos & endmarks
Stephen Ewens
- Second Place: Typography, One Page or Spread
Matt Lowery
- Third Place: Overall Design
Flux Staff
- Third Place: Spread Design
Matt Lowery
- Third Place: Logos & endmarks
Shanti Sosienski
- Third Place: Photographs, Color
E.R. Brown
- Third Place: Single Photo That Complements Context
Kim Nguyen
- Certificate of Merit: Photos, Portfolio
Kim Nguyen
- Certificate of Merit: Single Photo That Complements Context
E.R. Brown
- Certificate of Merit: Typography, One Page or Spread
Nann Alleman
- Certificate of Merit: Single Photo That Complements Context
Andre Ranieri
Society of Professional Journalists, Northwest Division
- First Place: Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Liesl Messerschmidt, "Girl Trafficking In Nepal"
- Second Place: Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Tonya Menefee, "Vernon Reid"
- Third Place: Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Beth Hege, "More Than Skin Deep"
- Feature Photography: Kim Nguyen
Flux I, 1993: Sex on Campus in the Age of AIDS
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
- First Place: Single Issue Of An Ongoing Magazine
- Honorable Mention: People & Places
Jeff Stoffer, "Life Among The Rocks"
Society of Professional Journalists, Mark of Excellence Award
- First Place: Non-fiction Article
Sarah Clark, "A Man And His Shadow"
Columbia Scholastic Press Association, Gold Circle Awards
- First Place: General Typography
Flux staff
- First Place: Magazine Cover Design
Dylan Coulter
- First Place: Magazine Title & Contents page
Dylan Coulter
- First Place: Magazine Spread Design
Jaime Kaineg
- Second Place: Non-Fiction Article
Kelly Markham, "Sex on Campus In The Age of AIDS"
- Certificate of Merit: Typography
Dylan Coulter, "Sex on Campus In The Age of AIDS"
William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards
- Certificate of Merit: Profile
Jen Ellison, Native American Actor Wes Studi
- Certificate of Merit: Profile
Sarah Clark, "A Man And His Shadow"
Society of Professional Journalists, Northwest Division
- First Place: Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Sarah Clark, "A Man And His Shadow"
- Second Place: Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Kelly Markham, "Sex on Campus In The Age of AIDS"
- Second Place: Feature Photography
Eric Evans, "Under the Bridge"
- Third Place: Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Chris Loughner, "Metzger's W.A.R."


