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April 22, 2008
Ayres 2008 Locher Award Winner
By Mary Locher
It's that time of year again and the results of the AAEC/John Locher Memoial Award contest are in. Our 2008 winner is Sam Ayres. He was our second-place winner in 2007.
Ayres is a Junior at Yale University where his editorial cartoons appear weekly in the Yale Daily News. Originally from Colorado, he attended Kent Denver School in Englewood where he began cartooning in 2002 for their high school newspaper, The Sun Devils' Advocate.
The runners-up are, first Runner-up: Christopher Sharron, Kent State University; and second Runner-up: Bill Richards, University of Georgia.
The subject matter of Ayres' four winning cartoons was timely and varied. The subjects ranged from commentary on Senator John McCain's presidential campaign to "free" speech in Iran.
The winner of this contest will receive an all-expense paid trip to the annual convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, this year to be held in San Antonio from June 25-28.