KelliKrebs.com/.Press wins online portfolio contest, Society of Professional Journalists
Won a GoPro Hero 5 for having the best portfolio website (kellikrebs.com/kellikrebs.press) among all entries. Contest was open to porfolios with a (dot)press web address. Dot Press is an effort to build a stronger online brand for journalists and media outlets.
Winner of .Press portfolio contest:
Society of Professional Journalists
February 2017
Larry Peterson Memorial Investigative Journalism Awards, Society of Professional Journalists: Region 3
Was named runner up in the online student category for the story "Green University Removes Practices Sustainability From Official Mission Statement Then Rethinks Decision."
Best in Collegiate Online: Runner-up
FGCU Eagle News
November 2016
Creative Storytelling Awards: Best Humor
FGCU IDS 3332 student
May 2016
"Death at the Pepper Palace" and "The dinner that got away"
Recognized for having the best humor in my Creative Non-Fiction Performance and Storytelling Class for my stories that usually ended up with one of my near-death experiences.
Region 3: Best Affiliate Website, 1st place
FGCU Eagle News
March 2016
Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
Led the redesign of Eagle News' website and reconstructed the paper's approach to its online presence as Editor-in-chief. Despite being a weekly publication, I led the new media group to being online daily, pumping out at least one story a day.
Region 3: Best Non-Daily Paper, 3rd place
FGCU Eagle News
March 2016
Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
Led the redesign of Eagle News print edition layout as Editor-in-chief.
Best of Show Awards, Associated Collegiate Press
Led the redesign of Eagle News' website and reconstructed the paper's approach to its online presence as Editor-in-chief.
Best Large School Website, 8th place
FGCU Eagle News
October 2015
Dean of Students Leadership Awards, Florida Gulf Coast University
Acted as the Photography Editor and Media Editor of Eagle News, took on the Opinion Editor role in addition to my other two positions when the previous editor left the paper.
Editor of the Year
FGCU Eagle News
April 2015
Best of Show Awards, Southern Interscholastic Press Association
Story “One heartbeat,” about the Bloomingdale High School girls soccer team winning the district title, was published in Bloomingdale High School’s Minotaur XXV Yearbook (2012).
Best Yearbook Sports Copy, 1st place
Minotaur XXV
April 2013
Best of Show Awards, Florida Scholastic Press Association
"Ice Bulls" celebration photo of the Bloomingdale High School hockey team, published in Minotaur XXV.
Best of Sports Photography, Rating of "Excellent"
Minotaur XXV
March 2012
On the Spot Competition, Southern Interscholastic Press Association
As the Minotaur's Design Editor, I competed in an on-the-spot layout competition. I was given an hour to put together a layout for a yearbook with content given to me. I was faced with a significant amount of adversity when I was faced with a design program and a Mac computer that I wasn't familiar with, but taught myself the program and Mac shortcut keys along the way.
Best Design, 1st place
Bloomingdale High School
February 2012
Mail-in Design Competition, National Scholastic Press Association
My early design for the Sports Section divider in the Minotaur XXV was submitted in early September, a month after I took on the yearbook's Design Editor position.