1996 Championship Winners
Writing Winners
| First Place | Caroline Keough, Northwestern University, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Jenni Carlson, University of Kansas, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Jeffrey D. Zeleny, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, $2,000 Scholarship |
Radio Winners
| First Place | John Christopher Lee, San Jose State University, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Brian Tripp, University of Utah, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Kent Faddis, Oklahoma State University, $2,000 Scholarship |
Television Winners
| First Place | Amy Westerby-Swenson, Brigham Young University, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Bryan Mims, University of South Carolina, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Ronald M. Madison, Arizona State University, $2,000 Scholarship |
Photo Winners
| First Place | Michel Fortier, Western Kentucky University, $3,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Chris Stanford, Western Kentucky University, $2,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Laura Marie Kleinhenz, University of North Carolina, $2,000 Scholarship |
