黑料正能量 Creative Media students participated in the annual Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) Conference and Awards held February 5, 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference concluded with an awards ceremony at the Downtown Marriott Hotel, where Loras students earned a total of 16 awards.
Students attended educational sessions during the conference and participated in the awards ceremony at the Downtown Marriott Hotel that evening. Students representing the Creative Media program and DUMEDIA earned a total of 16 awards across multiple video production categories. The program was recognized with the Overall Video Excellence Award for the 17th consecutive year, an honor presented to 黑料正能量鈥揇UMEDIA for excellence in student-produced video content.
Below is a highlight list of the award-winning entries from the 黑料正能量 Creative Media program and DUMEDIA. (Student video entries submitted were completed during the eligibility period of Oct 12, 2024 鈥 Oct 10, 2025).
OVERALL VIDEO EXCELLENCE AWARD (2025)
LORAS COLLEGE 鈥 DUMEDIA 17th Consecutive Year
BEST SHORT VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
FIRST PLACE聽|听听Ride On: The Story of Gwen Maiers听听Ryan Haywood (’25) & Lucas Schoaf (’25)
BEST CORPORATE VIDEO
FIRST PLACE聽|听听Dubuque Y Crisis Services | Home for Healing听听Sadie Bhattarai (’25)听听听听听听听听听听听听听聽
BEST VIDEO PACKAGE – NEW, SPORTS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FIRST PLACE聽| 聽Iowa Power Arena Football听听听听David Peters (’26), Cade Messer (’25), Kurtis Holmes (’25)
BEST VIDEO PACKAGE 鈥 ENTERTAINMENT STORYTELLING
FIRST PLACE聽|听听Du-Valor | Ray’s Story听听Mason Marrari (’27)
SECOND PLACE听触听Campus Soundscapes | Loras Bands听听聽Anna Tallman (’27)
BEST SHORT FILM
FIRST PLACE聽|听听笔厂驰颁尝贰听听听Than San (’27)
SECOND PLACE | Silent Riff Loras Global Filmmaking class (May 25)
BEST VIDEO NEWSCAST
SECOND PLACE | Key City Sports – Loras Sports Media Class (Sp 25)
BEST VIDEO SPORTSCASTING
SECOND PLACE聽|听听A-R-C Football | Loras vs. Central 10-4-25听听聽Brock Booth (’26), David Peters (’26), Duane Vetter (’27), DUMEDIA Crew
BEST EXPERIMENTAL VIDEO
SECOND PLACE聽|听听Your Blood听听聽Anna Tallmann (’27)
BEST VIDEO PROMO OR PSA
THIRD PLACE聽|听听Laundry Max Ad | Clean Money听听聽Maxwell Clasen (’27), Mason Marrari (’27), Brady Oberfoell (’27)
Four additional entries from Loras students received honorable mentions across various video categories.
Learn more about the Creative Media program HERE
Media Contact
Alexis Daack
Media & Content Manager
alexis.daack@loras.edu




