Student Showcase Winners: The State Times and WONY.FM
In this series of posts we showcase each of our winners, inviting you to explore their inspiring projects and hear from the voices of tomorrow that will help shape the web for the next generation.
Winner: The State Times and WONY.FM
Rick Heil and the staff of TheStateTimes.com
Rick Heil is a 2011 graduate of SUNY Oneonta's Music Industry Program. While on campus, Heil worked at the campus IT Support Desk, and was active in student government. During his time at SUNY Oneonta, he helped organizations such as The State Times, SUNY Oneonta's student newspaper, and WONY.FM establish web presences online, and has continued to support those student organizations through continued web support over the last fifteen years.
As Oneonta transitions these resources into our Domain of One's Own and WordPress Multisite infrastructure, formalizing official support for these web projects, we would like to recognize and thank Rick for the 15 years of support and dedication he has given to these websites and generations of students who have benefitted from his expertise and willingness to support our students.
Tune in to the recording of the live showcase below to learn more about the winning entry.
Meet all the 2025 Winners
We announced the winners of this year's student showcase at Reclaim Open on November 6. They are (in no particular order):
- Hilltown Edge Magazine (HEM), Olivia Grozier and the SUNY Oneonta Fashion Journalism Students
- Diplomacy Lab, Sophia Raymond, Mahima Suresh, Maysem Al-Khakani, Zoe Gainer, Kate Tillett, Morgan Hendrickson
- Red Dragon Portfolio Theme, developed by SUNY Oneonta Inclusive Design Lab
- The State Times and WONY.FM, Rick Heil and the staff of TheStateTimes.com
All entries were reviewed by our panel of judges and scored based on innovation, applicability as well as on creative use of the technology.
Do you have a student project to nominate? Look out for our 2026 showcase opening for entries.
