2020 Sweepstakes & Professional Contest Winners

Congratulations to this year’s sweepstakes winners!

1st Place Sweepstakes Winner – Mary Jane Skala

2nd Place Sweepstakes Winner – Tracy Frank

3rd Place Sweepstakes Winner – Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan

and for the 7th time in a row! Delaware wins the state Sweepstakes contest!

For a complete list of past sweepstakes winners CLICK HERE.

And the Winners Are…

NFPW announces 2020 national communication contest winners

Outstanding communications entries from throughout the United States have won honors in the 2020 National Communications Contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women.

Nearly 300 professional communicators earned honors during a virtual celebration on June 6, 2020. The awards celebration was scheduled in Little Rock, Arkansas, but because of the expected size of the celebration, it was moved to a virtual celebration to protect the health and safety of participants. Over, 1,800 entries were submitted in this year’s contest. This was an increase of over 200 entries from the 2019 contest.

Winners in the contest first competed in contests within their state or in an at-large contest for states without contests. First-place winners in these contests advanced to the national contest.

This year’s winners include:

Tracy Ahrens, Illinois
3rd Place, Creative Verse, Single Poem, Heavenly Hairdo

Chris Allen, New Mexico
2nd Place, Short Stories, Single Story, Obsession

Zeb Appel, Connecticut
3rd Place, Fiction for Adult Readers, Novels, Good Luck and a Benevolent God

Imogen Arate, Arizona
2nd Place, Electronic Newsletter, Corporate or For-profit, Poets and Muses Electronic Newsletter
2nd Place, Podcasts, Poets and Muses Podcast
3rd Place, Web Copy, Poets and Muses Web Copy 

Rachel Ball, Claire Brownlee, Hannah Lawrence, Jessica Oldenettel, Natalie Rogers and Andrea Sosso, Arkansas
2nd Place, Collegiate/Education, Public Relations Campaign, Saving Grace NWA Gives Campaign

Ashley Barnas, Delaware
1st Place, Videos for Web, Special Interest Video, Kids with autism develop life skills through dance at UD

Sarah Barnett, Delaware
2nd Place, Essay, Chapter or Section in a Book, A Writing Assignment 

Cris Barrish, Delaware
1st Place, Prepared Report, Radio, Books in barbershops aims to give Wilmington boys ‘another avenue’

Cris Barrish, Mark Eichmann, Zoe Read and John Mussoni, Delaware
3rd Place, Special proframming, Television, Rebound from Murder Town

Kelly Basile, Delaware
1st Place, Graphics, DSCC unveils new logo
Honorable Mention, Video for Web, Non-profit or Government Organization, Small Business Day in Dover

Barb Batie, Nebraska
3rd Place, News Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Print Publication, Urban Sprawl: Farming on the 21st century cityscape

Rachel Bell, Kansas
1st Place, Social Media Campaign, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Deer Safety Social Media Campaign
2nd Place, Communications Program, Crisis Communications, Slate Creek Flood – May 2019
3rd Place, Public Relations Materials, Reports, Kanas Turnpike Authority FY19 Annual Report

Thomas Berner, Pennsylvania
3rd Place, Public Relations Materials, Catalogs, Manuals and Handbooks, Farming on the Ridges and in the Valleys of Perry County

Becky Berreth, South Dakota
Honorable Mention, Single Advertisement for Print or Electronic Publication, Diocesan Choir

Heather Borden Herve, Connecticut
1st Place, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Corporate or For-profit, GOOD Morning Wilton
Honorable Mention, News story, Online Publication, “Protect Wilton Schools” Group Formed to Respond to Hartford’s School Regionalization Push

Chandra Bozelko, Connecticut
1st Place, Web Copy, The FIRST Step Act, One Year Later
1st Place, Social Media Presence, Personal, Prison Diaries Social Media Presence
1st Place, Personal Website, Prison Diaries: Life Sentences and Other Paragraphs from Prison, 
3rd Place, Essay, Chapter or Section in a Book, Prison Chow in “You Don’t Know Me”
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, Send That Out
Honorable Mention, Editorial / Opinion, Prison strip searches are not only inhumane—they cost taxpayers $300 million.

Chandra Bozelko and Ryan Lo, Connecticut
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Government or Politics, California’s Private Prison Ban Isn’t a Ban At All

Lauren Brant, Nebraska
1st Place, Single Photograph, News or Feature Photo, Giving blood
Honorable Mention, Photography, Photographer-writer, Search continues for missing man 

Daniel Breen, Arkansas
2nd Place, Prepared Report, Radio, Protestors Flock To Arkansas Tech In Support Of Re-Naming Controversial Scholarship 

Barbara Brown, Alaska
1st Place, Blogs, Personal, Our Third Thirds  

Jamie Brown, Delaware
2nd Place, Creative Verse, Chapbook of Poetry, The Delaware Bay: Poems  

Sunni Brown, Cynthia Price and Lindsey Campbell, Virginia
1st Place, Community Programs or Campaigns, Institutional or Internal Relations, Building Faculty Awareness and Participation in The Conversation

Donna Bryson, Colorado
1st Place, Writing, Continuing Coverage or Unfolding News, Denver voters uphold urban camping ban
3rd Place, Feature Story, Online Publication, Some doctors can write a prescription for legal services that might mean housing for a family
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Social Issues, At the intersection of architecture and mental health: trauma-informed design
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, A founding resident of Beloved Community Village lived a life of struggle and compassion 

Savannah Bullard, Alabama
1st Place, Writing, In-depth Reporting, Student Media Director Coverage
3rd Place, News story, Print-based Newspaper, Insufferable heat, Tide Loyalty Points app cause fans distress
3rd Place, Page Design, Newspaper, “Man, I Hate Tennessee”
Honorable Mention, Graphics, Bryant-Denny Stadium 

Nicole Bumbaugh, Delaware
1st Place, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Non-profit, Government or Educational, AAA Club Alliance’s The Extra Mile  

Thomas Byrne, Delaware
1st Place, Web and Social media, Podcasts, Direction Democracy podcast 

Nicolás Cabrera, New Mexico
3rd Place, Web and Social Media, Personal Website, www.nicolascabrera.com
Honorable Mention, Graphics, Infographics, Santa Cruz de la Cañada: A Demographic Analysis of Parish Baptisms from 1877 to 1918

Susan Carnes, Connecticut
3rd Place, Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product, Cultural Dynamics Assessments Launch Campaign 

Carla Chance, Nebraska
1st Place, Editing for Print or Online Publications, Newsletter or Other Publication, Corporate or For-profit, . VKN: The Video King Network / Spring 2019
1st Place, Advertising, Advertising Posters, Billboards and Banners,  FireCash Poster
2nd Place, Publications Regularly Written by Entrant, Newsletters or Other Publication, Corporate or For-profit,   VKN: The Video King Network / Spring 2019
3rd Place, 24A – Graphics, Happy New Year E-Blast Sent Via Social Media/Clients/Media 

Nick Ciolino, Delaware
2nd Place, Special Programming, Radio, New Delaware programs attempt to fight opiod crisis 

Jessica Collins, Connecticut
1st Place, Columns, Personal Opinion, On the Children’s Shelf: Making Memories

Connie Connolly, Maryland
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Business, Railroading’s Rising Star
3rd Place, Feature Story, Print-based Newspaper, O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Science or Technology, Enlarging the Vision

Mary Lou Cooper, New Mexico
1st Place, Interview, Radio or Television, Santa Fe No Stranger to Art Fraud 

Suzanne Corbett, Missouri
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Food, Gulf Coast Seafood Treasures
2nd Place, Feature Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, Dynamic Duo of Annie Gunn’s
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Business, 3 Bay BBQ & Bakery: The perfect spot for lunch on the go or a proper ‘fill-up’
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Travel, High Plains Fare
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Sports, Baseball and the Baths
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Arts and Entertainment, Muny Debuts New Stage – Launches Second Century of Theater in the Park 

Sarah Cortez, Texas
2nd Place, Creative Verse, Single Poem, Simeon Speaks 

William Crandell, Delaware
1st Place, Short Stories, Single Story, The Last Lootenant Wins His Fuckin’ Medal 

Solomon Crenshaw Jr, Alabama
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Sports, Like Father, Like Son: Nolan Turner is following in his dad’s footsteps on the football field—for the Tigers instead of the Tide.
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Online Publication, Charles Barkley’s pep rally talk at Miles College less rah-rah, more role model 

Rossilynne Culgan, Pennsylvania
3rd Place, Non-fiction books for Adult Readers, Travel, 100 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die 

Meredith Cummings, Alabama
2nd Place, Blogs, Personal, A message for Lee County from a Tuscaloosa survivor: You will be brave after the storm
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, The Alabama mothers we lost in 2018 

Shawn Cunningham, Maine
3rd Place, Interview,  Radio or Television, AM Chat with Shawn Cunningham: “The Dangers of Vaping”
Honorable Mention, Prepared Report,Television, Intervention Aroostook: “The Vaping Crisis” 

Carolyn Dahl, Texas
1st Place, Creative Verse, Chapbook of Poetry, Art Preserves What Can’t Be Saved 

Adrien David, Illinois
3rd Place, Collegiate/Education, Opinion/Editorial/Reviews, To ‘vax’ or not to ‘vax’ 

Bob Delaney, Missouri
1st Place, Publication Regularly Written by Entrant, Newsletter or other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, The Arch Scaler News 

Debra Denker, New Mexico
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Green/Environmental, Protecting the Arctic Refuge: Gwich’in People Defend the Sacred 

Cindy Dolan, Steve Kendus, Sherrie Fauvelle, Adam Kamras, Tim Nelson, Nora Zelluk, Delaware
2nd Place, Public Relations Materials, Reports, Professional & Continuing Studies 2019 Impact Report 

Felicia Duger, Pennsylvania
2nd Place, Television Advertising, PA Farm Show Own Words 

Lisa Dukart, Pennsylvania
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Lavender Love 

Jennifer Eaton, Kansas
2nd Place, Electronic Newsletter, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Jayhawk Talk Online 

Debbie Eckert, Arkansas
Honorable Mention, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Autobiography or Memoir, Hairspray, Holy Water And The Healing Hand Of God 

Jennifer Edelson, New Mexico
1st Place, Young Adult Books, Fiction, Between Wild and Ruin 

Beth Edwards, Indiana
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Green/Environmental, Tainted Dreams 

Phil Ellingsworth, Delaware
2nd Place, Infographics, ATLH Navigating Rewards 

Debbi Elmore, Kansas
3rd Place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Corporate or For-profit, Wesley Towers Tapestry – November/December 2019 

Dave Emmert, Alaska
1st Place, Special Programming, Radio, Encountering the Life & Work of Richard Nelson 

Amanda Erd, Illinois
1st Place, Infographics, Mock draft
Honorable Mention, Page Design, Newspaper, Quote/unquote 

Ruth Ezell, Missouri
2nd Place, Special Programming, Television, Of Black and Blue: The Journey of African American Police 

Monique Faison Ross, Connecticut
3rd Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Autobiography or Memoir, Playing Dead, A Memoir of Terror and Survival 

Angelita Faller, Arkansas
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Science or Technology, Grant Helps Fund Research to Track Perpetrators of Violent Cyber Flash Mobs
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Online Publication, UA Little Rock Alum Creates Dance Troupe to Inspire, Deaf. Hard of Hearing Dancers
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History, UA Little Rock Class Investigates Arkansas’s ‘Other Trail of Tears’ 

Jaccii Farris, Pennsylvania
1st Place, Radio or Television, Talk Show, The 302: Vintage Vinyl and The History of Records/Squeeze Box Records 

Karen Feld, New York
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Physical Health, The Magic of Mentoring: Kids, Youth and Horses Partners In Healing
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Arts and Entertainment, What We Learned When Harper Played Golda 

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp, Kentucky
1st Place, Editorial / Opinion, Sexual harassment of girls starts during middle school
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Green/Environmental, The Ohio River community of Newport bands together to slow runoff and add greenspace 

Roxane Ferguson, Delaware
1st Place, Electronic Newsletter, Non-profit, Government or Educational, MACC Spring Newsletter
2nd Place, Advertising Campaigns, Spring Expo Advertising Campaign
3rd Place, Advertising Posters, Billboards and Banners, Spring Expo Poster
3rd Place, Single Advertisements For Print or Electronic Publication, Spring Luncheon Invitation 

Paul Fletcher, Virginia
Honorable Mention, Columns, Humorous, Whisky Business – More than a feline Fletcher VLW 

Alexandra Floersch, Tracy Frank and Karen Stensrud, North Dakota
1st Place, Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product, Minnesota United FC Partnership 

Alexandra Floersch, North Dakota
2nd Place, Corporate or For-profit Publication, Randy Grgich Full-Page Ad
Honorable Mention, News or Feature Photo, Twin Cities Summer Jam 2019 – Crowd Reacting to Pitbull Performance 

Tammy Fogle, North Dakota
2nd Place, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Non-profit, Government or Educational, NDSCS.edu
3rd Place, Video for Non-profit or Government Organization, What is the Pathway Program? 

Donna Francavilla, Alabama
1st Place, Radio Advertising, Sawyer Solutions Radio Commercials 

Tracy Frank, North Dakota
1st Place, Publication Written by Entrant, Newsletters or Other Publication, Corporate or For-profit, AgViews
1st Place, Videos for Web, Web Reporting Feature or Continuing Coverage, Bell Employees Rally Around Family Devastated by House Fire
2nd Place, Specialty Articles,  Ghost-written Article Penned for Someone Else, Why the Ag Economy Should Matter to Non-Farmers
2nd Place, Online Publication, Newsletter or Other Publication, Corporate or For-profit, AgViews
2nd Place, Web and Social Media, Web Copy, Bell Employees Rally Around Family Devastated by House Fire
2nd Place, Advertising Posters, Billboards and Banners, Paperless Statements
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Style,  Easy 3-Step Budgeting (for People Who Hate Budgets)
3rd Place, Headlines, Former Viking Brooks Bollinger Now Quarterbacking Clients’ Finances
3rd Place, Information For The Media, Media Pitch, Bell Bank Ag Symposium 

Gloria Freeland, Kansas
1st Place, Columns, General, These are something/Buxton 

Joshua Friedberg, Illinois
Honorable Mention, Columns, Personal Opinion, Mental Health Columns: “I Pace Therefore I Am (Anxious)” and “Just a Little Unwell? On the Good and Bad Parts of a Manic Episode” 

Sarah Galluzzo, Connecticut
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Weed between the lines 

Amy Geiszler-Jones, Kansas
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Arts and Entertainment, Hugh Greer, the artist behind Wichita’s scenic Christmas cards, is retiring
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Physical Health,  After daughter’s death, Wichita surgeon turns to the road for healing, helping others
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Social Issues, KVC Hospitals Wichita now provides inpatient mental health care for youth ages 6 to 18 

Bridget Grumet, Texas
2nd Place, Editorial / Opinion, Don’t kick Texas kids off Medicaid. Help more get coverage.
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Personal Opinion, We should care enough about no-knock raids to count them; City Hall sometimes fails working parents. But it doesn’t have to. 

Terri Hahn, Nebraska
1st Place, Page Design, Newspaper, Your Menu section front
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Online Publication, Oshkosh Water Tower now part of National Register 

Loretta Hall, New Mexico
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Reviews, Book Review: Incredible Stories from Space 

Alice Handelman, Missouri
2nd Place, Feature Story, Online Publication, Movers and Shakers: Linda Powers 

Suzanne Hanney, Illinois
1st Place, Specialty Articles,  Social Issues, Creating Support for Domestic Violence Victims
Honorable Mention, News Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Print Publication, Marijuana is legal in 2020: what are the next steps?
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History, Tuskegee Airmen: Celebrating their past and continuing to inspire inclusion 

Kate Hannigan, Illinois
2nd Place, Young Adult Books, Fiction, Cape: Book 1 in The League of Secret Heroes 

Eric Harrison, Arkansas
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Arts and Entertainment, Overpaying the price 

Alec Harvey, Alabama
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Arts and Entertainment, From Alabama to Hollywood and Back Home
3rd Place, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, The Coco Chanel of Crime
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, Out of the Darkness
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Education, University without walls 

Kris Hauge, Minnesota
1st Place, Electronic Newsletter, Corporate or For-profit, FCC Insider Employee Newsletter
3rd Place, Videos for Web, PR Video Promoting Specific Product or Service, One BTD
3rd Place, Advertising Campaigns, Happy News Year Membership Campaign
3rd Place, Communications Program or Campaigns, Audiovisuals, FCC Digital Activation Video 

Madison Hausauer and Sadie Rudolph, North Dakota
3rd Place, Web or Social Media, Podcasts, Between Two Flames 

Taylor Hoku Hayden, Alaska
1st Place, Children’s Books, Non-fiction, Hello Water: Snowflakes to Glaciers, A Wild Alaska Story 

Maxine Herr, North Dakota
1st Place, Social Media Presence, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Morton County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page
2nd Place, Social Media Campaign, Corporate or For-profit, Tuning in to State Radio 

Timothy Hillegonds, Illinois
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, Breaking With Addiction and Breaking With James Frey 

Natalie Hoefer, Indiana
1st Place, Photography, Photographer-Writer, Contributions to special edition on national conference: cover photo, 13 supporting photos, 3 articles and 1 reflection
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, History, Henryville parish marks 150 years of passing faith ‘one generation to another’
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Religion, Catholic HEART work camps leave youths ‘fired up’
3rd Place, Photography, News or Feature Photo, ‘SEEK’-ing God in Indianapolis  

Sallie Rose Hollis, Louisiana
1st Place, Headlines, Spring forward with newness, olden-style; etc.
3rd Place, Columns, General, For whom the siren sounds: It’s for thee + Thankful for blessings from hell on earth 

Isabel Hope, Alabama
2nd Place, Social Media Presence, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Meddling Kids Movement
3rd Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Public Service, #Suffrage16 

Jordan Howell, Delaware
1st Place, Feature Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, How Milton Native Jimmie Allen Hit It Big in Country Music 

Tara Humphries, North Carolina
3rd Place, Information For The Media, News or Feature Release, Single Release, WCC and Chinese Forestry Programs Connect
Honorable Mention, Speech, President Graduation Speech December 2019 

Meg Hunt, South Carolina
2nd Place, Public Relations Materials, Catalogs, Manuals and Handbooks, 2019 Teleios Christmas Catalog
2nd Place, Information For The Media, News or Feature Release, Single Release, Under The Arctic 

Stephanie Hunt, Minnesota
2nd Place, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? 

Jon Hurdle, Delaware
2nd Place, News Story, Online Publication, First State officials slam sea wall plan as unrealistic way to repel rising seas 

Maria Illich, Texas
1st Place, Children’s Books, Fiction, The Legend of the Ladybug 

Fay Jacobs, Delaware
2nd Place, Columns, Humorous, Flotsam & Jetsam 

Trip Jennings, Ted Alcorn, Marjorie Childress, Sylvia Ulloa, New Mexico
3rd Place, News Story, Online Publication, An ignored epidemic in New Mexico’s prisons
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Government or Politics, Most, but not all, lawmakers make spending choices public
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Education, Low pay: A stumbling block for quality childcare 

Karen Jessee, Delaware
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Food, A Feast for the Eyes Only 

Heather Johnson, Nebraska
1st Place, Information For The Media, Media Pitch, Shenzi Media Pitch
1st Place, Public Relations Materials, Catalogs, Manuals and Handbooks, Career Focus
Honorable Mention, Video for Web, PR Video Promoting Specific Product or Service, Mid-Plains Community College 

Virginia Johnson, Virginia
1st Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, History, Virginia By Stagecoach 

Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan, Alaska
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Chasing Sweet Cherry Rumors
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Reviews, Narrative Preservation: A Review of Three Ways to Disappear
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, History, A Potato In His Pocket
2nd Place, Columns, General, The Education of Lily Blue / Making Memories: Presence over Presents
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, Coffee and Quaq 

Lini Kadaba, Pennsylvania
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Arts and Entertainment, “An Actor Activist in Hollywood”
1st Place, Feature Story, Print-based Newspaper, “Together, They Fund Change”
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, “The Story of How I Earned and Lost My Three Names” 

Kyle Kaminski, Delaware
2nd Place, Single Photograph, News or Feature Photo, Striking Images Lead Photo, September 2019 Issue 

Adam Kamras, Delaware
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Sports, OLLI Wilmington welcomes Pro Football Hall of Fame sportswriter Ray Didinger 

Seth Katzen, Carolyn Katwan, Delaware
1st Place, Page design, Magazine or newsletter, j-VOICE Monthly: Travel & Recreation 

Colleen Keane, New Mexico
Honorable Mention, News Story, Print-based Newspaper, To’hajiilee woman dies after brutal beating, boyfriend charged  

Tammy Keith, Arkansas
3rd Place, Columns, Humorous, Counting on chocolate to cure a cough; Surviving sickness, painting project
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Hobby, Crafts, Building, Designing, Construction, Maumelle 9-year-old writes anti-bullying book
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Physical health, Registered nurse marks 50 years at Conway Regional
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Religion, Russellville Manna House volunteers help ‘spiritually, nutritionally’ 

Gail Kent, Virginia
1st Place, Public Relations Materials, Reports, Norfolk State University 2018 Report on Philanthropy
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, Parkinson’s patients learn to go with dance flow at Two Left Feet 

Rose Kern, Anne Hillerman, Diane Layden, Kathy Wagoner, New Mexico
(Southwest Writers)
2nd Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, History, KiMo Theatre: Fact & Folklore 

Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas
3rd Place, Columns, Informational, Watch Your Language: Apostrophe 

Veronique Klemow, Connecticut
Honorable Mention, Web and Social Media, Podcasts, The Dead Letters Podcast 

Pamela Knudson, North Dakota
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Government or Politics, North Dakota/Minnesota Veterans Honor Flight — Greatest Generation: ‘They are History’
2nd Place, News Story, Print-based Newspaper, Coming Home: DNA tests identify Cavalier native, victim of 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
3rd Place, Continuing Coverage or Unfolding News, Grand Forks teacher contract negotiations
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Food, Microgreens: Urban farmer’s tiny greens pack a mighty nutritional punch
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture, The Colonel of Corn
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Science or Technology, Grand Forks engineering team to enter Red Bull Flugtag competition 

Amanda Kosior, North Dakota
1st Place, Advertisements, Single Advertisements For Print or Electronic Publication, We don’t hire women.
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, North Dakota Nice
Honorable Mention, Brochures, Corporate or For-profit, JLG@30  

Ishikaa Kothari, New Jersey
2nd Place, Web and Social Media, Personal Website, Take Action Inc 

Kelly Krenzel, North Dakota
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Physical Health, A Sparkle that Never Left: Husband Reminisces on a Lifetime of Love & How Hospice Helped Honor Final Wishes 

Patty Kruszewski, Virginia
2nd Place, Feature Story, Print-based Newspaper, A Beacon of Light, Laughter 

Debra Chandler Landis, Illinois
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Online Publication, Dangers of Vaping Include Addictive Nicotine, Toxic Chemicals 

Chris Langton, Delaware
2nd Place, Interview, Radio or Television, Brandan Hall Coast to Coast  

Gwen Larson, Kansas
Honorable Mention, Speech, June 2019 NFPW president inaugural speech 

Jeanine Larson, North Dakota
1st Place, Social Media Presence, Corporate or For-profit, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties “Getting Real With Real Estate” Facebook Page
2nd Place, Talk Show,  Radio or Television, North Dakota Today
Honorable Mention, Interview,  Radio or Television, North Dakota Today – How Much Does a Brand Matter? 

Dennis Leizear, Delaware
2nd Place, Collegiate/Education, Faculty Advisor of Student Publication, Station or Site, PATV Website  

Ann Lineberger, Connecticut
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Reviews, A Timely Thriller from the Masterful Cristina Alger 

Kimberly Loehr, Virginia
1st Place, Information For The Media, News or Feature Release,  Single Release, What You Need to Know about Fire, Lightning and Lightning-Sparked Fires
3rd Place, Infographics, United States of Lightning Losses – Lightning Safety Awareness Week Campaign 2019 – Media Kit 
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Science or Technology, Trade Journal Article: When Lightning Strikes Will You Be Ready? 

Jacqueline Murray Loring, New Mexico
Honorable Mention, Publications Regularly Written by Applicant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, National League of American Pen Women, Yucca Branch 

Tara Lumpkin, New Mexico
Honorable Mention, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Voices for Biodiversity 

Alison Macor, Minnesota
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, Strike Force 

Rick Maier, Georgia
1st Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, General Non-fiction, Fire and Faith 

Rachel Marsh, Virginia
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Travel, Greenville, South Carolina: The Secret’s Out
3rd Place, Editing for Print or Online Publications, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, What’s a Boomer to Do? Succumb to the Winter Blues, or Defy Them – the Choice Is Yours 

Philip Martin, Arkansas
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Reviews, Three chords and the truth 

Rhonda McBride Faubion, Alaska
1st Place, Special Programming, Television, Dick Proenneke: At Home in the Wilderness
1st Place, On the Scene Report, Television, Violence: Alaska’s Invisible Epidemic 
1st Place, Prepared Report, Television, Hiland Lullaby Project: Dads in Yellow 

Kathleen McCleery, New Mexico
3rd Place, Prepared Report, Television, A World of His Own 

Madeline McCullough, Kansas
1st Place, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Commchella: Comm Week 2019 campaign
1st Place, Video for Web, Non-profit or Government Organization, Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission 

Bonnie McGrath, Illinois
Honorable Mention, Blogs, Personal, A cultural revolution, a war on art, is happening right in my own backyard 

Arin McKenna, New Mexico
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Business, Española Evolution 

Olivia McMurrey, Alabama
2nd Place, Brochures, Non-profit, Government or Educational, FocusFirst brochure
3rd Place, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Non-profit, Government or Educational, FocusFirst web page for daycare-center directors
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Business, 2020 Vision
Honorable Mention, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Community, Institutional or Internal Relations, Impact America end-of-year fundraising campaign 

Maggie McNeary, Arkansas
Honorable Mention, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Corporate or For-profit, ArkansasOnline.com 

Carol Michel, Indiana
1st Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Humor, Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts from a Gardening Life 

Rachael Miles, New York
1st Place, Fiction for Adult Readers, Novels (More than 40,000 words), Reckless in Red 

Rachael Miles, Celia Bonaduce and Jodi Thomas, New York
1st Place, Short Stories, Collection of Short Stories Written by Multiple Authors, A Texas Kind of Christmas 

Cheryl Miller, Kansas
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, 500 Words or Fewer, Faculty spotlight: Crystal Dozier
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, Texas archaeological site offers educational and skill-building opportunities; Who are the Caddo? 

Fred Miller, Arkansas
1st Place, News Story, Online Publication, New blackberry from Division of Agriculture achieves pinnacle of flavor
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Lab-produced meats face legal hurdles, consumer acceptance challenges 

Debbie Miller, Arkansas
1st Place, Collegiate/Education, Faculty Advisor of Student Publication, Station or Site, The Threefold Advocate student newspaper
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles,  Personal Essay, Letter from the Threefold Faculty Adviser
Honorable Mention, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Community, Institutional or Internal Relations, The Power of Thank You  

Jane C. Miller, Delaware
1st Place, Creative Verse, Single Poem, Great Green Room
2nd Place, Creative Verse, Book of Poetry, Walking the Sunken Boards 

Jill Miller, Kansas
3rd Place, Blogs, Corporate or For-profit, Speaking Our Voices 

Cynthia Mines, Kansas
1st Place, Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant, Magazine/Magapaper, Travel Kansas
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Travel, Rocks for the Ages
Honorable Mention, Videos for Web, Special Interest Video, Sowing the Seeds of Art 

Elaine Montague, New Mexico
1st Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Biography, Victory from the Shadows, Growing Up in a New Mexico School for the Blind and Beyond 

Ellen Mortensen, Nebraska
Honorable Mention, In-depth Reporting, Mental Health Awareness
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Food, The Good Life
Honorable Mention, Photography, Photo Essay, Mighty Huskers 

Linda Mulholland, Illinois
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Science or Technology, Training Cells to Attack: Groundbreaking CAR T-cell therapy engineers cells to target tumors 

Larry Nagengast, Delaware
2nd Place, In-depth Reporting, State Education Funding Lawsuit in Delaware
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Online Publication, Redeveloping ‘The Flats’ seeks to reinvigorate a neighborhood while retaining its character. 

Kristin Netterstrom Higgins, Arkansas
3rd Place, Social Media Campaign, Non-profit, Government or Educational, LoveARcommunities
Honorable Mention, Specialty Programming, Radio, Strengthening Our Communities: The Citizen Initiative Process In Arkansas
Honorable Mention, Brochures, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Arkansas’ Cottage Food Law: What the Law Allows 

Bill Newcott, Delaware
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Hobby, Crafts, Building, Designing, Construction, They Put the ‘Craft’ in Watercraft, Holiday 2019 Issue
3rd Place, Columns, Personal Opinion, Treasure Hunting 

Janice Newman, Illinois
3rd Place, Television or Radio Talk Show, Y? Why Not! Episode 19 – Marriage – Part 1 (Damon & Betty Neal) 

Tracy Nicholson, North Dakota
1st Place, Graphics and Design, Book Designed by Entrant, Midwest Nest Magazine – Edition 23: #Staycation 
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Hobby, Crafts, Building, Designing, Construction, Wildflower in the Woods
2nd Place, Page, Section or Supplement Edited by Entrant, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, The Author’s Overhaul 

Alena Noakes, Louisiana
3rd Place, Collegiate/Education, Photographs, Through the Lens–Baseball tournament 

Catherine Nolte, Arkansas
1st Place, Collegiate/Education, News, Brexit delayed for a third time, pushed to January 2020
1st Place, Collegiate/Education, Opinion/Editorial/Reviews, Mental illness is not a sin
1st Place, Collegiate/Education,  Design (print or electronic), The Life of Christ in Words and Images  

Irene North, Nebraska
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, Be mindful of the cliff when chasing dragonflies
2nd Place, Book Designed by Entrant, Scotts Bluff National Monument: Through the Years
3rd Place, Blogs, Personal, Living with the memories 

Jessica Ogilvie, Minnesota
Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, Nothing is Impossible 

Catherine Onyemelukwe, Connecticut
Honorable Mention, Blogs, Personal, Letter to My Granddaughters 

Ciara O’Rourke, Texas
1st Place, Feature story, Online Publication, The Desperado  

Zack Otteson and Heather Syverson, North Dakota
Honorable Mention, Graphics, Infographics, 3 Tips for Journalist 

Betty Packard, California
1st Place, Short Stories, Essay, Chapter or Section in a Book, Household Baggage Handlers 

Walt Palmer, Delaware
2nd Place, Best Newscast, Radio, WGMD Newscast 11/20/19 

Laura Perese, Connecticut
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Education, Playtime With Purpose: A Place For Children With Sensory Needs 

Karen Petersen, Colorado
1st Place, Blogs, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Can Solar Work in Alaska? Hughes Village Says Yes
1st Place, Brochures, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Advanced Energy Systems: A Transformational Graduate Program
2nd Place, Communications Campaign and Program, Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product, Mines/NREL Advanced Energy Systems Degree Program Marketing Program 

Rob Petree, Delaware
2nd Place, Best Newscast, Radio, WGMD Newscast 11/20/19 

Catherine Petrini, Virginia
2nd Place, Photography, General Photo,  Open Competition, And Your Little Dog Too
3rd Place, Brochures, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Heroes Around Me: 2019 Reflections Awards Program Book 

Marilyn Pettes Hill, New Mexico
Honorable Mention, Short Stories, Essay, Chapter or Section in a Book, A Divinely Blessed Heritage 

Terry Plowman, Delaware
1st Place, Editing for Print or Online Publications,  Single Page, Section or Supplement Edited by Entrant, Magazine, newsletter or other publication, Beach Briefs Holiday 2019 

Bette Pore, Nebraska
1st Place, Page, Section or Supplement Edited by Entrant, Newspaper, Grand Island Independent Section A
3rd Place, Editorial / Opinion, Courthouse expansion still needed 

Lori Potter, Nebraska
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Business, Wilcox farmer: ‘Never in 100 years’ did I think I would see oil wells on my farmland and Oil’gas commission director sees potential for more Nebraska oil production
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Government or Politics, BLM’s wild horse solution now a problem and Controlling numbers will take $5 billion, 15 years
Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History, Veterans especially missed home at Christmas 

Keenan Powell, Alaska
2nd Place, Fiction for Adult Readers, Novels, Hemlock Needle 

Leta Powell Drake, Nebraska
Honorable Mention, Radio or Television, Interview, Live & Learn “Willa Cather”  

Nancy Powichroski-Sherman, Delaware
1st Place, Short Stories, Collection of Short Stories Written by Entrant, More Sandy Shorts  

Georgiana Presecky, Illinois
Honorable Mention, News Story, Online Publication, Chicago film critics talk Oscar snubs, surprises 

Erika Pritchard, Nebraska
1st Place, Single Photograph, Sports Photo,  Left-handed interception 

Zoe Read, Delaware
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Education, Former professor says University of Delaware tenure process stifles diversity 

Tammy Real-McKeighan, Nebraska
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Print-based Newspaper, The Magnificent Seven 

Gwen Reiss, Connecticut
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Style, Philip Johnson’s 50-year Experiment in Architecture & Landscape 

Thomas Renner, Connecticut
1st Place, Specialty Articles, Ghost-written Article Penned for Someone Else, Standing Up In A Storm 
2nd Place, Information for the Media, Media Pitch, igus energy chains get projects moving
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Green/Environmental, Keeping the Water Running to Las Vegas 

Karen Rhodes, South Carolina
2nd Place, Advertising, Single Advertisement for Print or Electronic Publication, Sherman College Spartanburg Little Theatre Advertisement
2nd Place, Speech, Sherman College “The Next Level” Lyceum (Homecoming) Speech
Honorable Mention, Electronic Newsletter, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Sherman Shares ENewsletter
Honorable Mention, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product, Sherman College Gelardi Center Ribbon Cutting Campaign 

John Riley, Delaware
1st Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Autobiography or Memoir, Delaware Eyewitness: Behind the Scenes in the First State 

Daniella Rivera, Alaska
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Sports, Trinkets, photos & a beloved volunteer’s ashes: Mushers carry more than gear to Nome
2nd Place, News Story, Online Publication, Alleged serial rapist known to authorities roamed Anchorage freely for months 

Sherry Robinson, New Mexico
3rd Place, In-depth Reporting, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Healthcare Services 

Barbara Rockman, Delaware
1st Place, Creative Verse, Book of Poetry, to cleave: poems 

Dorothy Rosby, South Dakota
1st Place, Columns, Humorous, Love, Honor, and Make You See Things My Way/One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Bubblegum 

Ellen Rossow, North Dakota
Honorable Mention, Public Relations Materials, Reports, West Fargo Police Department 2018 Annual Report 

Sadie Rudolph and Madison Hausauer, North Dakota
1st Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns,  Crisis Communications, Maple View Memory Care Crisis Response
2nd Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Public Service, Recovery Reinvented Public Relations 

Tonda Rush, Virginia
1st Place, Columns, Informational, Legal Standing 

Eric Ruth, Delaware
2nd Place, News Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Print Publication, Better Together: The Journey of Recovery 

Nancy Sakaduski, Delaware
2nd Place, Collection of Short Stories Written by Multiple Authors, Published by Entrant, Beach Pulp
Honorable Mention, Graphics and Design, Book Designed by Entrant, Beach Pulp 

Roxane Salonen, North Dakota
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Religion, Faith Conversations: Fargo’s ‘Men of the Cross’ share Christ through necklace
2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Social Issues, Christ in the hallway’: Diverse prison populations lead to growing need for jail ministry, including non-Christian faiths
3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Sports, Faith Conversations: Matt Cullen lives faith on — and now off — the ice
Honorable Mention, Feature Story, Print-based Newspaper, Faith Conversations: 7 years after deadly crash claimed their loved ones, couple shares how God sustains them
Honorable Mention, Columns, Personal Opinion, Salonen: Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro, meet Carmel/Salonen: Uncle’s reburial uncovered missing pieces 

LuAnn Schindler, Nebraska
1st Place, Personality Profile, 500 Words or Fewer, Labor of Love
2nd Place, Headlines, A dash of Chopped, a pinch of Master Chef highlight kids cooking competition; Cookie Craze; Feusse strikes while the iron is hot; Running on ‘E’: Educational opportunities
2nd Place, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Corporate or For-profit, Summerland Advocate Messenger
Honorable Mention, Graphics, Infographics, The path to recall 

Sophia Schmidt, Delaware
1st Place, On-the-scene Report, Radio, Protesters challenge state DOJ’s handling of Wilmington Police shooting of carjacking suspect 

Diane Schmidt, New Mexico

1st Place, Photography, Photo Essay, Asylum Seekers Cared for by Jewish Volunteers in Albuquerque: A humanitarian crisis driven by climate change

2nd Place, Photography, Photographer-writer, The Encounter, Budapest

 

Kathy Schuit, New Mexico

3rd Place, Electronic Newsletter, Non-profit, Government or Educational, SouthWest Sage Newsletter

 

Mary Scott, Missouri

2nd Place, Video for Web, for Non-profit or Government Organization, Helping Home Happen

 

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indiana

1st Place, Electronic Newsletter, Personal, The Hoosier Gardener newsletter, September 2019

2nd Place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, On the QT June-July 2019

 

Beth Shockley, Delaware

Honorable Mention, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Magazine/Magapaper, Outdoor Delaware

 

Jessica Shrout, Indiana

1st Place, Speech, “Too Nice to Lead”: Passive Barriers to Leadership

2nd Place, Column, Informational, Marketing Strategy Columns: Mitigating a Crisis

2nd Place, Social Media Campaign, Non-profit, Government or Educational, EDC’s Home in Wayne Social Campaign

Honorable Mention, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Non-profit, Government or Educational, World of Learning Institute

 

Stephanie Silverman, Delaware

1st Place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, The Archmerean

 

Elise Sims, Illinois

2nd Place, News or Feature Releases,  Multiple Releases, High School Students get Real World Healthcare Experience with Community Hospital, Munster Internship Program

3rd Place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Magazine/Magapaper, Vim & Vigor magazine

 

Mary Jane Skala, Nebraska

1st Place, Specialty Articles, Religion, “He loved them the way God loved them”

1st Place, Specialty Articles, Science or Technology, Life-changing moment: device helps Lawter take first steps

2nd Place, Continuing Coverage or Unfolding News, Continuing features from floods of March 30 and July 9 in Kearney NE

2nd Place, Columns, Personal Opinion, Thankful for all mothers’ love/When it rains it pours

2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Style, Geist believes bras should ‘fit like a dream’ 

2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Travel, Man for Seward travels to Seward for 75th birthday

3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Hobby, Crafts, Building, Designing, Construction, Cross to guide the way

Honorable Mention, Columns, Humorous, “The Day the Outhouse Died”

 

Jamie Smith, Arkansas

2nd Place, Blogs, Corporate or For-profit, The Day Facebook Died (and why it shouldn’t have been your website in the first place)

 

Monica Springer, Kansas

1st Place, News Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Print Publication, For Garden City immigrants, an interest in guns comes with complications

3rd Place, Communications Program or Campaign, Community, Institutional or Internal Relations, Farmers Business Network

 

Marilyn Stablein, Oregon

2nd Place, Non-fiction Books for Adult Readers, Autobiography or Memoir, Houseboat on the Ganges & A Room in Kathmandu: Letters From India & Nepal: 1966-1972

 

Martha Steger, Virginia

Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, 500 Words or Fewer, Reflecting on the Loss of Tom Wolfe

Honorable Mention, Radio or Television Interview, Accessible Travel

Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Physical Health, Respite at Sea (for disabled and caregivers)

 

Allison Stein, Missouri

1st Place, Photography, General Photo, Open Competition, Cover NFPW Agenda September 2019

1st Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Audiovisuals, From Doodle to Done: Creating Watercolors & Mixed Media Art

 

Karen Stensrud, North Dakota

1st Place, Advertising, Television, Landmarks

2nd Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Community, Institutional or Internal Relations, Bell Insurance

3rd Place, Website Edited or Managed by Entrant, Corporate or For-profit, Bell.bank

 

Kay Stephens, Pennsylvania

1st Place, News Story, Print-based Newspaper, Family offers forgiveness in fatal crash

Honorable Mention, Continuing Coverage or Unfolding News, Trial starts for alleged Hackney shooter

 

Nanette Stevenson, Alaska

3rd Place, Graphics and Design, Book Designed by Entrant, Hello Water: Snowflakes to Glaciers, A Wild Alaska Story 

 

Kimberly Stuhr, Nebraska

2nd Place, Book Edited by Entrant, The Encyclopedia of Trade Goods, Volume 3: Tools & Utensils of the Fur Trade

 

Kathie Sutin, Missouri

1st Place, Specialty Articles, History, Shawnee National Forest

Honorable Mention, News Story, Online Publication, Rock Hill residents oppose rezoning plan for gym

Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Government or Politics, Court battle leads to approval for car wash

Honorable Mention, News Story, Print-based Newspaper, Proposed tax increase

 

Claudette Sutton, New Mexico

Honorable Mention, Columns, General, Grand-Kitty!, and Apricot (and other) Madness

Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Travel, Pick of the Season

 

Kate Szegda, Delaware

2nd Place, Children’s Books, Fiction, Pharmacy Girl: The Great War, Spanish Influenza, and the Truth about Billy Detwiler

 

Pat Szpekowski, Illinois

Honorable Mention, Electronic Newsletter, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Connections

 

Suzanne Tate, North Carolina

3rd Place, Children’s Books, Fiction, Tommy Tuna, A Tale of a Big Fish

 

Yesenia Taveras, Delaware

2nd Place, On-the-scene Report, Television, YWCA of DE SARC Kicks Off Sexual Assault Awareness Month

2nd Place, Speech, This Body Has A Story

2nd Place, Prepared Report, Television, 22News: JaShown Banner

 

Delia A. Taylor, Louisiana

1st Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Public Service, You Got This

2nd Place, Videos for Web, Special Interest Video, Rogers Pope Introduction Video

 

Danielle Teigen, North Dakota

Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History, Tornado tragedy: Many decades before famous 1957 tornado, another Fargo family devastated by twister

 

Adam Thomas, Delaware

2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Switching Cereals: UD study shows how India can help itself by diversifying its crop production

 

Joel Thompson, Louisiana

2nd Place, Collegiate/Education, Opinion/Editorial/Reviews, Boom, There It Is: The Facepalm That is the Louisiana Gubernatorial Election

 

Annie Tobey and Rachel Marsh, Virginia

2nd Place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Magazine/Magapaper, Boomer, “1969: Extraordinary Events, Everyday People”

 

Annie Tobey, Virginia

3rd Place, Specialty Articles, Reviews, “Coming of Age Redux: A Roundup of New Books + an Album”

Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, History, “Cheers to the Chief: What the Presidents Drank”

 

Molly Trainor, Alaska

2nd Place, Graphics and Design, Graphics, Hello Water: Snowflakes to Glaciers, A Wild Alaska Story

 

Joan Tupponce, Virginia

1st Place, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, Food at First Sight 

3rd Place, Feature Story, Magazine, Newsletter or Other Publication, Hospital Without Walls – The Healing Reach of World Pediatric Project

 

Belinda Venters, Kansas

3rd Place, Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Embark

 

Gregory Wald, North Dakota

1st Place, Blogs, Corporate or For-profit, Inside the Flood Fight 

 

Katherine Ward and Jim Smigie, Delaware

Honorable Mention, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, Sandhill Cranes by the Thousands

 

Judy Williams, Michigan

2nd Place, Specialty Articles, Personal Essay, Memorial Day:  More than just a three-day weekend

 

Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas, Illinois

2nd Place, Communications Programs and Campaigns, Audiovisuals, 2019 Celebrating COA History

 

Patricia Wood, New Mexico

Honorable Mention, Fiction for Adult Readers,  Novels, Murder at the Petroglyphs

 

Bob Yearick, Delaware

Honorable Mention, Personality Profile, More Than 500 Words, Homegrown Leader

 

Judith Zaffirini, Texas

2nd Place, Publication Regularly Written by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Senator Judith Zaffirini Reports to the Families of Senate District 21 (2019-20)

3rd Place, Speech, Unveiling of Plaque Honoring Ranger Martinez

Honorable Mention, Headlines, Senator Judith Zaffirini Reports to the Families of District 21

Honorable Mention, Page, Section or Suppliment Written by Entrant,  Non-profit, Government or Educational Publication, Senator Judith Zaffirini Reports to the Families of District 21 (2019-20)

Honorable Mention, Publication Edited by Entrant, Newsletter or Other Publication, Non-profit, Government or Educational, Senator Judith Zaffirini Reports to the Families of District 21 (2019-20)

Honorable Mention, Single Advertisements for Print or Electronic Publication, Senator Judith Zaffirini: Express gratitude to our veterans today and every day

Honorable Mention, Advertising Campaigns, Ads for Laredo Morning Times “Ask Us 2019”

Honorable Mention, Public Relations Materials, Catalogs, Manuals and Handbooks, Criminal Mock Trial of Lax Luthor vs. Soup R. Mann Handbook

Honorable Mention, News or Feature Release,  Single Release, Senator Zaffirini Named Vice Chair of Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety

 

Leora Zeitlin, New Mexico

3rd Place, Prepared Report, Radio, Remembering Mark Medoff