1997 Championship Winners
Writing Winners
| First Place | Christopher Miller, Iowa State University, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Matthew David Waite, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Ruth Ann Hogue, Arizona State University, $2,000 Scholarship |
Radio Winners
| First Place | Bryan V. Polcyn, University of Missouri, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Roxeanne Vainuku, University of Utah, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Stacy Watts Acord, Oklahoma State University, $2,000 Scholarship |
Television Winners
| First Place | Bryan Mims, University of South Carolina, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | John Christopher Lee, San Jose State University, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Jonathan Scott Leiberman, Northwestern University, $2,000 Scholarship |
Photo Winners
| First Place | Mark Adams, University of Georgia, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Thomas James Hurst, San Francisco State University, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Alan Spearman, University of Georgia, $2,000 Scholarship |
