On Monday March 10 a panel of judges selected 67 Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in the In-Print™ 2025 contest, the only printing competition exclusively for in-plant printers.
Judges look closely at entries in the calendars category.
Despite the gorgeous sunny weather outside, the judges stayed inside In-plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) headquarters in Kearney, Missouri, for about eight hours, inspecting each of the 350 or so entries in the contest, a collaboration between In-plant Impressions and IPMA.
New this year were categories for extra large graphics installations and wraps, items printed on rigid substrates, fabrication and engraving, and more. The stickers category brought in nearly two dozen entries.
Judges Wes Troup and Kirsten Noyola look closely at an entry, one of about 350 submitted to In-Print 2025.
Though offset categories have been reduced over the years, entries printed with offset still made up 20% of the total number, about the same percentage as entries printed with wide-format inkjet equipment. Seven categories were reserved exclusively for in-plants with 10 or fewer employees and those categories drew 53 entries, resulting in a number of first-time In-Print winners.
Judges inspect entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
For the first time this year, categories were restructured into three divisions: offset, digital, and specialty/wide-format. After each division’s winners were picked, the Gold-winning pieces were laid back down and judges chose a “Best of Division” winner. Due to the large number of pieces in the digital division, the judges decided to split it into two parts, and chose one winning piece from out of the seven small in-plant categories.
Judges Kristen Hampton and Bruce La Londe examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
At the end of the day, the four winners from those divisions were brought back out and the judges picked a single Best of Show winner. That winner will be revealed at the awards banquet during IPMA’s conference in June.
The judges this year were:
- Wes Troup, World Bank and IPMA contest chair
- Kristen Hampton, State of Michigan
- Kirsten Noyola, CHRISTUS Health
- Mike Barnes, Hunter Manufacturing
- Bruce La Londe, Blue Valley Schools
Alternate judges, for categories when a judge's entries were being considered:
- Larry Clements, Redlands College (retired)
- Nate Riggins, EMC Insurance
Judges examine some of the entries
In-Print 2025 judges at work.
Winners hailed from 31 different in-plants, with World Bank and Oregon State University taking the most awards. Others that won three or more awards include University of Oklahoma, Bloomberg, University of Texas at Austin, Missouri State University, Cedarville University, Mayo Clinic, Arizona State University, and University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
The In-Print 2025 judges gather outside IPMA headquarters after the judging. From left: Wes Troup, Bob Neubauer, Larry Clements, Nate Riggins, Kristen Hampton, Kirsten Noyola, Mike Barnes and Bruce La Londe.
Some of the small in-plants that won awards are University of Oregon, Nestle Purina, Blue Valley Schools, West Texas A&M, AAFP, Oklahoma City Community College, Boys Town, the City of Bangor, and Alliance Defending Freedom.
All In-Print 2025 awards will be presented to winners during a ceremony at the IPMA 2025 conference in Spokane, Washington, taking place June 8-12.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
Judges Select 67 In-Print 2025 Winners
On Monday March 10 a panel of judges selected 67 Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in the In-Print™ 2025 contest, the only printing competition exclusively for in-plant printers.
Judges look closely at entries in the calendars category.
Despite the gorgeous sunny weather outside, the judges stayed inside In-plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) headquarters in Kearney, Missouri, for about eight hours, inspecting each of the 350 or so entries in the contest, a collaboration between In-plant Impressions and IPMA.
New this year were categories for extra large graphics installations and wraps, items printed on rigid substrates, fabrication and engraving, and more. The stickers category brought in nearly two dozen entries.
Judges Wes Troup and Kirsten Noyola look closely at an entry, one of about 350 submitted to In-Print 2025.
Though offset categories have been reduced over the years, entries printed with offset still made up 20% of the total number, about the same percentage as entries printed with wide-format inkjet equipment. Seven categories were reserved exclusively for in-plants with 10 or fewer employees and those categories drew 53 entries, resulting in a number of first-time In-Print winners.
Judges inspect entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
For the first time this year, categories were restructured into three divisions: offset, digital, and specialty/wide-format. After each division’s winners were picked, the Gold-winning pieces were laid back down and judges chose a “Best of Division” winner. Due to the large number of pieces in the digital division, the judges decided to split it into two parts, and chose one winning piece from out of the seven small in-plant categories.
Judges Kristen Hampton and Bruce La Londe examine entries in the In-Print 2025 contest.
At the end of the day, the four winners from those divisions were brought back out and the judges picked a single Best of Show winner. That winner will be revealed at the awards banquet during IPMA’s conference in June.
The judges this year were:
Alternate judges, for categories when a judge's entries were being considered:
Judges examine some of the entries
In-Print 2025 judges at work.
Winners hailed from 31 different in-plants, with World Bank and Oregon State University taking the most awards. Others that won three or more awards include University of Oklahoma, Bloomberg, University of Texas at Austin, Missouri State University, Cedarville University, Mayo Clinic, Arizona State University, and University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
The In-Print 2025 judges gather outside IPMA headquarters after the judging. From left: Wes Troup, Bob Neubauer, Larry Clements, Nate Riggins, Kristen Hampton, Kirsten Noyola, Mike Barnes and Bruce La Londe.
Some of the small in-plants that won awards are University of Oregon, Nestle Purina, Blue Valley Schools, West Texas A&M, AAFP, Oklahoma City Community College, Boys Town, the City of Bangor, and Alliance Defending Freedom.
All In-Print 2025 awards will be presented to winners during a ceremony at the IPMA 2025 conference in Spokane, Washington, taking place June 8-12.
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.