Announcing our 2025 SPD-U Student Competition Winners!
/2025 Student Competition
After our virtual judging, we’ve picked the top winners in our 2025 SPD-U Student Competition! We’ll be announcing them over the next week and updating the list here. Special thanks to our judges for taking the time to review all of this year’s submissions and to our Student Competition Committee Chairs Rashida Morgan-Brown Josue Evilla and the full committee Brian Lutz, Davian Lynn Hopkins and Nancy for organizing.
This competition marked the 27th year of hosting our annual SPD-U Student Competition. After multiple rounds of virtual judging and Zoom meetings, our panel of judges carefully chose their picks from all the great student work submitted. They selected first, second, and third-place winners as well as some noteworthy entries. Click their names below to see the winning work.
Congratulations to all of our winners and to all the wonderful entries we received!
First Place - Design
Caitlin McIntosh
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Andrew Johnson & Glen Robinson
Category: Sports/Adventure
First Place - Illustration
Mouse Jones
School: University of Central Oklahoma
Level Senior
Instructor: McKenna Sanderson
Category: Conceptual
First Place - Photography
Mawulikplim Fudzi
School: Norwich University of Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Andrew Johnson & Glen Robinson
Category: Fashion/Beauty
Second Place - Design
Ethan Jones
School: Southern Methodist University
Level: Senior
Instructor: Mark Allen
Category: News
Second Place - Illustration
Aaliyah Willets
School: University of Hartford
Level: Senior
Instructor: Brian Lutz
Category: Editorial
Second Place - Photography
Charles Keillor
School: University of Minnesota
Level: Senior
Instructor: Brian Barber
Category: Conceptual
Third Place - Design
Zara Otite
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Year: Senior
Instructor: Andrew Johnson & Glen Robinson
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Third Place - Illustration
MinMin Liang
School: Rhode Island School of Design
Level: Sophomore
Instructor: Brian Payne
Category: Editorial
Third Place - Photography
Georgina Johns
School: Norwich University of Arts
Level: Third Year
Instructor: Glen Robinson
Category: Fashion/Beauty
Noteworthy - Design
Sydney McNally
School: Kutztown University
Level: Junior
Instructor: Karen Kresge
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Ashley Yang
School: Tyler School of Art + Architecture
Level: Junior
Instructor: Nathan Young
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Autumn Wood
School: Moore College of Art and Design
Level: Sophomore
Instructor: Gigi McGee
Category: How-To
Gabrielle Sarpong
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Glen Robinson & Andrew Johnson
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Georgina Johns
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Glen Robinson
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Vanessa Garcia
School: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Level: Sophomore
Instructor: Andrea Hempstead
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Isabella Knudsen
School: Kutztown University
Level: Junior
Instructor: Dr. Denise Bosler
Category: City/Regional
Lia Long
School: Tyler School of Art + Architecture
Level: Junior
Instructor: Nathan Young
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle
Olivia Heath
School: Moravian University
Level: Junior
Instructor: Angela Kilburg
Category: City/Regional
Vivien Kalman
School: Moore College of Arts and Design
Level: Sophomore
Instructor: Gigi McGee
Category: City/Regional
Noteworthy - Illustration
Lexi Baboukis
School: University of Hartford
Level: Senior
Instructor: Brian Lutz
Category: Editorial
Isaura López
School: University of Delaware
Level: Senior
Instructor: David Brinley
Category: Conceptual
Geneva Laur
School: University of Delaware
Level: Junior
Instructor: David Brinley
Category: Conceptual
Harrison Rothwell
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Glen Robinson
Category: GIFs
Noteworthy - Photography
Tom Howlett
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Glen Robinson
Category: Conceptual
Zara Otite
School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Senior
Instructor: Glen Robinson & Andrew Johnson
Category: Portrait
