2002 Championship Winners
Writing Winners
| First Place | Patrick Healy, University of Missouri, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Cate Doty, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Christina A. Pellett, Northwestern University, $3,000 Scholarship |
Radio Winners
| First Place | Jeremy David King, University of Alabama |
| Second Place | Adam Chodak, Syracuse University, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Brandi N. Srader, University of Alabama, $3,000 Scholarship |
Television Winners
| First Place | Michael Rieche, Syracuse University, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Timothy G. Nelson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Kim Balestrieri, University of Florida, $3,000 Scholarship |
Photo Winners
| First Place | Robert C. Witzel, University of Florida, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Logan Mock-Bunting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Coke Whitworth, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $3,000 Scholarship |
