Each year the Illinois College Press Association sponsors a competition to honor the best college journalists. This year, six Argus staffers traveled to Chicago for the annual convention. Here are the winners:

2006 ICPA Winners (Emma Wear and Sarah Zeller, editors; 10 awards total)

1st Place News Photo (Don Denton)

1st Place Headline Writing (Rebecca Welzenbach)

1st Place Sports Feature (Jon Yee)

2nd Place Editorial Cartoon (Tyler Smith)

3rd Place Editorial (Amelia Benner)

Honorable Mention New Photo (Tyler Smith)

Honorable Mention Sports Photo (Andy Nelson)

Honorable Mention Feature Photo (Sarah Zeller)

Honorable Mention Sports Column (Tyler Smith)

Honorable Mention Column (excluding sports) (Emma Wear)

Members of the Illinois College Press Association also voted Illinois Wesleyan one of two "small school" board positions, to be filled by either the editor-in-chief or advisor.