2001 Championship Winners
Writing Winners
| First Place | Brian G. Carlson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Matthew Palmquist, Northwestern University, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Matthew B. Dees, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, $3,000 Scholarship |
Radio Winners
| First Place | Steven Portnoy, Syracuse University, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Ayana James, University of Alabama, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Aimee E. Reed, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 Scholarship |
Television Winners
| First Place | Bernard Choi, University of Missouri, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Kris Van Cleave, University of Southern California, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Billy Hong, University of Alabama, $3,000 Scholarship |
Photo Winners
| First Place | Michael Tercha, University of Florida, $5,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Sammy Dallal, Ohio University, $4,000 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Amber Tanille Woolfok, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 Scholarship |
