Stevenson named 2011 N.C. College Photographer of the Year

Arkasha Stevenson, a December 2010 photojournalism graduate, was named N.C. Press Photographers Association's 2011 College Photographer of the Year Sunday, March 20, in Asheville, N.C., at the NCPPA’s annual meeting.

In addition to top student award, Stevenson won Best In Show in the NCPPA's Pictures of the Year (POY) contest for “Safekeeping,” part of the short documentary At Home in the Heartland at the 2011 Mountain Workshops. John Adkisson, also a December 2010 grad and 2010 NCPPA College Photographer of the Year, was named runner-up as six Carolina photojournalism students took home 19 POY awards.

General News
John Adkisson, Honorable Mention

Feature
John Adkisson, First Place
Arkasha Stevenson, Third Place

Sports Feature
John Adkisson, Second Place

Portrait
Caitlyn Greene, Honorable Mention

Pictorial
Margaret Cheatham Williams, First Place
Caitlyn Greene, Second Place

News Picture Story
Jessey Dearing, Honorary Mention

Feature Picture Story
Arkasha Stevenson, First Place

Student Photographer of the Year
Arkasha Stevenson, First Place
John Adkisson, Runner-up

Multimedia Daily
John Adkisson, First Place
Jesse Dearing, Third Place
Lauren Frohne, Honorable Mention

Multimedia Project
Arkasha Stevenson, First Place
Margaret Cheatham Williams, Second Place
Caitlyn Greene, Third Place
Jessey Dearing, Honorable Mention

Best In Show
Arkasha Stevenson