Congratulations to the White Pine Press and Faculty Adviser Jacob Wheeler for winning three First Place awards and seven total awards this year from the Michigan Community College Press Association, for stories published between March 1, 2020, and February 28, 2021:
- First Place, Best News Story, Kathryn DePauw — “Women in Welding Forging a Path into the Future” March 6, 2020
- First Place, Best In-depth Enterprise Reporting, Kathryn DePauw — “Poll Challengers Prepare for Election Day” October 23, 2020
- First Place, Best Personality Profile, Emily Slater — “Nissley Pushes Through Difficult First Year” January 28, 2021
- Second Place, Best Column, Randi Upton — “The Argument for Universal Basic Income”
- Third Place, Best In-depth Enterprise Reporting, Micah Mabey — “Creativity Rises to the Challenge of COVID” December 11, 2020
- Honorable Mention, Best News Story, Nick Moug — “The Troubling Rise of QAnon”
- Honorable Mention, Best Photo Essay, Courtney Ockert — “Local Seasonal Cheer”