1986 Championship Winners
Writing Winners
| First Place | Reed Lincoln Branson, Louisiana State University, $2,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Christopher B. Adams, Iowa State University, $1,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Robert W. McCarson, University of North Carolina, $1,000 Scholarship |
Photo Winners
| First Place | Paul Alan Souders, University of Maryland, $2,000 Scholarship |
| Second Place | Tonee Harbert, Ohio University, $1,500 Scholarship |
| Third Place | Andrew Paul Nelson, Kansas State University, $1,000 Scholarship |
