The Sunflower received the top overall publications honor from Kansas Collegiate Media on Monday, winning All-Kansas and a Gold Award for print publications. The Sunflower’s website earned a Silver Award.

For the third year in a row, the title of College Journalist of the Year went to a Sunflower staffer. Matthew Kelly, editor in chief, received the award and competed against college journalists from all 4-year public and private colleges. Kelly is a junior majoring in political science and minoring in communication.

The staff took home more than 40 individual awards for their work over the school year.

Complete list of awards:

Matthew Kelly, editor in chief

Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year

The Sunflower (print edition)

All-Kansas (Highest score among newspapers from four-year schools)

Gold Award (Score of at least 90 points out of 100)

The Sunflower (online edition)

Silver Award (Score of at least 80 points out of 100)

Special Sections, Publications or Innovations

1^st— Sunflower (Day in the Life Issue)

2^nd— Sunflower — (Voter’s Guide)

On-Site Copy Editing Contest

2^nd— Evan Pflugradt

3^rd— Daniel Caudill

HM — Matthew Kelly

Investigative Reporting

2^nd— Matthew Kelly & Andrew Linnabary

3^rd— Matthew Kelly

News Writing

1^st— Andrew Linnabary & Matthew Kelley

2^nd— Matthew Kelly

HM — Daniel Caudill

Feature Writing

2^nd— Andrew Linnabary

3^rd— Daniel Caudill

HM — John Darr

Editorial Writing

1^st— Matthew Kelly

HM — Chance Swaim

Column Writing

1^st— Audrey Korte

2^nd— Ryan Crews

Sports Feature Writing

2^nd— Evan Pflugradt

3^rd— Evan Pflugradt

HM — Marshall Sunner

Headline Writing

2^nd— Jenna Farhat

HM — Evan Pflugradt

HM — Daniel Caudill

News/Event Photo

3^rd— Khanh Nguyen

HM — Easton Thompson

Feature Photo

HM — Easton Thompson

Sports Photo

1^st— Joseph Barringhaus

Photo Essay (Print)

HM — Selena Favela & Joseph Barringhaus

Photo Essay/Gallery (Online)

2^nd— Joseph Barringhaus

HM — Joseph Barringhaus

Illustrations & Infographics

1^st— Madeline Deabler

HM — Madeline Deabler

HM — Chance Swaim & Madeline Deabler

Front Page Design

1^st— Madeline Deabler

3^rd— Madeline Deabler

Social Media Post

1^st— Madeline Deabler

2^nd— Joseph Barringhaus

3^rd— Evan Pflugradt

HM — Madeline Deabler

Social Media Series

2^nd— Madeline Deabler & Joseph Barringhaus