Loyola Marymount yearbook named 2012 ACP Pacemaker Winner

Overland Park, Kan. (Oct. 30, 2013) – The 2012 Tower yearbook from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif., which was printed by Walsworth Yearbooks, was one of six yearbooks that has been named as a 2012 Pacemaker Winner by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP).

Sheree Shea and Gretchen Helpenstell were the editors of the 2012 Tower, while Tom Nelson was the adviser.

The ACP’s annual Pacemaker award is considered one of the highest honors in student journalism. Judges rank the yearbooks on thorough coverage and content, sophisticated design, exemplary writing and editing, and outstanding photography.

The six winners of the 2012 ACP Pacemaker contest were announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans this past weekend. The full list of 2012 ACP Pacemaker Winners and Finalists can be seen below.

ACP Pacemaker Winners

Razorback
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.
Nick Carter, editor; Steve Wilkes, adviser

Tower
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sheree Shea, Gretchen Helpenstell, editors; Tom Nelson, adviser

Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Fla.
Genevieve Stack, editor; Randy Stano, adviser

Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Ky.
Ashley Wittenborn, editor; Katie Clark, Charlotte Turtle, advisers

Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, N.C.
Kathryn Glaser, Susannah Brinkley, editors; Martha Collins, adviser

Sooner
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
Bryan Dugan, editor; Lori Brooks, adviser

ACP Pacemaker Finalists

Razorback
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.
Nick Carter, editor; Steve Wilkes, adviser

Tower
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sheree Shea, Gretchen Helpenstell, editors; Tom Nelson, adviser

Bruin Life
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Calif.
Jose Hernandez, editor; Aruli Ward, adviser

Ibis
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Fla.
Genevieve Stack, editor; Randy Stano, adviser

Arbutus
Indiana University
Bloomington, Ind.
Kayleen Cohen, editor; Ronald Johnson, adviser

Royal Purple
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kan.
Elizabeth Long, editor; Kelly Furnas, adviser

Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Ky.
Ashley Wittenborn, editor; Katie Clark, Charlotte Turtle, advisers

The Michiganensian
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Micah Bennett, editor; Micah Bennett, adviser

Red Cedar Log
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Mich.
Courtney Zott, Wendy Emali, advisers

Tower
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Mo.
Erin Funk, editor; Laura Widmer, adviser

Agromeck
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, N.C.
Kathryn Glaser, Susannah Brinkley, editors; Martha Collins, adviser

Sooner
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
Bryan Dugan, editor; Lori Brooks, adviser