Nebraska Students Win 22 National Awards - Nebraska high school students earned three first places, five second places, seven third places and seven honorable mentions in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communications Contest. Winners were announced during a May 14 awards ceremony held via Zoom.
First-place entries in the Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest advanced to the national round of competition. The contest recognizes students in 23 categories that include writing, photography, graphics, layout, broadcast, video and yearbook.
Nebraska’s national winners are from 11 schools – Adams Central Junior/Senior High School in Hastings, Bellevue East High School, Bellevue West High School, Dorchester Public School, Elkhorn North High School, Gretna East High School, Marian High School in Omaha, Millard North High School in Omaha, Millard South High School in Omaha, Plattsmouth High School and Westside High School in Omaha. Read the full story.
Two Inducted into Hall of Fame - A veteran reporter for the Lincoln Journal-Star and the Omaha World-Herald and a Lincoln newspaper editor from the 1940s through 1971 were the 2025 inductees into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame April 12. Ceremonies were conducted during the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) spring convention banquet in Omaha.
Gordon native Kathryn Duerfeldt was a posthumous inductee, honored for her 25 years as an editorial assistant at the Lincoln Journal, as well as her work as the editor of the Gordon Journal during World War II.
The second inductee is Martha Stoddard, who began her journalistic career as a daily news reporter for the Lincoln Journal in 1985, covering health care, K-12 education and more before being assigned to state government, the Unicameral and higher education. She then worked for the Omaha World-Herald from 2003 to 2024. Read more.
Nebraska Students Win Awards in State Communications Contest - Students from 16 schools won state awards in the Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest that includes writing, visual, broadcast or video, and yearbook categories. The contest was open to high school students across the state. It was judged by communications professionals, with constructive feedback provided on each entry.
Gretna East High School accumulated the most points based on contest results and received the Sweepstakes Award. Millard North High School in Omaha was runner up for the Sweepstakes Award. Millard South High School placed third. All three schools received awards. With 347 entries in the contest, many of the categories were very competitive.
Winners were recognized during NPW’s spring convention luncheon April 12 in Omaha. View the full list of winners.
NPW Members Win Contest Awards - Thirteen members of Nebraska Press Women were winners in the 2025 Professional Communications Contest. The awards were presented April 12 at the NPW’s spring convention in Omaha.
They entered work in 35 categories, including print and online articles, digital publications, websites, blogs and photography.
Winner of the NPW Sweepstakes Award was Lori Potter, a freelance writer from Kearney, who received 22 awards, including nine first-place. The award goes to the highest achiever in the contest. Read more and see the list of winners.
Price, Nagel Inducted into Hall of Fame - A veteran small town newspaper editor and publisher and a college news bureau director and journalism instructor were the 2024 inductees into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame.
Osceola native Velma Price was a post-humous inductee, honored for her 35 years as editor and publisher of the Newman Grove Reporter, as well as serving as Nebraska’s first president of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) in 1955.
The second inductee was Glennis Nagel. She has been a journalist since the day she became editor of her high school newspaper in Goodland, Kan., where she graduated with the Class of 1961. Nagel earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature with an emphasis on journalism from Ft. Hays State and a master’s degree at Kansas State University (KSU). Read the full story.
First-place entries in the Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest advanced to the national round of competition. The contest recognizes students in 23 categories that include writing, photography, graphics, layout, broadcast, video and yearbook.
Nebraska’s national winners are from 11 schools – Adams Central Junior/Senior High School in Hastings, Bellevue East High School, Bellevue West High School, Dorchester Public School, Elkhorn North High School, Gretna East High School, Marian High School in Omaha, Millard North High School in Omaha, Millard South High School in Omaha, Plattsmouth High School and Westside High School in Omaha. Read the full story.
Two Inducted into Hall of Fame - A veteran reporter for the Lincoln Journal-Star and the Omaha World-Herald and a Lincoln newspaper editor from the 1940s through 1971 were the 2025 inductees into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame April 12. Ceremonies were conducted during the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) spring convention banquet in Omaha.
Gordon native Kathryn Duerfeldt was a posthumous inductee, honored for her 25 years as an editorial assistant at the Lincoln Journal, as well as her work as the editor of the Gordon Journal during World War II.
The second inductee is Martha Stoddard, who began her journalistic career as a daily news reporter for the Lincoln Journal in 1985, covering health care, K-12 education and more before being assigned to state government, the Unicameral and higher education. She then worked for the Omaha World-Herald from 2003 to 2024. Read more.
Nebraska Students Win Awards in State Communications Contest - Students from 16 schools won state awards in the Nebraska Press Women High School Communications Contest that includes writing, visual, broadcast or video, and yearbook categories. The contest was open to high school students across the state. It was judged by communications professionals, with constructive feedback provided on each entry.
Gretna East High School accumulated the most points based on contest results and received the Sweepstakes Award. Millard North High School in Omaha was runner up for the Sweepstakes Award. Millard South High School placed third. All three schools received awards. With 347 entries in the contest, many of the categories were very competitive.
Winners were recognized during NPW’s spring convention luncheon April 12 in Omaha. View the full list of winners.
NPW Members Win Contest Awards - Thirteen members of Nebraska Press Women were winners in the 2025 Professional Communications Contest. The awards were presented April 12 at the NPW’s spring convention in Omaha.
They entered work in 35 categories, including print and online articles, digital publications, websites, blogs and photography.
Winner of the NPW Sweepstakes Award was Lori Potter, a freelance writer from Kearney, who received 22 awards, including nine first-place. The award goes to the highest achiever in the contest. Read more and see the list of winners.
Price, Nagel Inducted into Hall of Fame - A veteran small town newspaper editor and publisher and a college news bureau director and journalism instructor were the 2024 inductees into the Marian Andersen Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame.
Osceola native Velma Price was a post-humous inductee, honored for her 35 years as editor and publisher of the Newman Grove Reporter, as well as serving as Nebraska’s first president of the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) in 1955.
The second inductee was Glennis Nagel. She has been a journalist since the day she became editor of her high school newspaper in Goodland, Kan., where she graduated with the Class of 1961. Nagel earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature with an emphasis on journalism from Ft. Hays State and a master’s degree at Kansas State University (KSU). Read the full story.
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October 10 and 11, 2025 - NPW Fall Conference and Board Meeting, Red Cloud
Spring 2026 - NPW Spring Conference Celebrating our 80th Anniversary, Lincoln
SEE US ON FACEBOOK - Click here to go to our NPW page on Facebook.
HELP TARGET FAKE NEWS - Click here to learn how to help spread the word about the perils of "falling for fake news."
NEED A WRITER? - Click here to view the Writer's Network list of NPW members available for freelance work.
Each year, the Nebraska Press Women organization sponsors a Professional Communications Contest. A collegiate communications contest is a separate division of the professional contest. Award winners in both contests are recognized at the state level with top prizes being first, second and third place Sweepstakes Awards. All NFPW first place winners from Nebraska are eligible to compete in the national contest. For more information, go to the menu above and click on Contests, then Contest Rules.
NPW also holds an annual High School Communications Contest with 23 categories encompassing newspaper, yearbook and video work done by students. The first-place entry in each of the categories advances to the national contest held by the National Federation of Press Women. This is the only existing high school journalism contest that feeds into a national competition. For more information on the high school contest, go to the menu above and click on Contests, then High School.
Click the link below to find out more about NPW's contests.
NPW also holds an annual High School Communications Contest with 23 categories encompassing newspaper, yearbook and video work done by students. The first-place entry in each of the categories advances to the national contest held by the National Federation of Press Women. This is the only existing high school journalism contest that feeds into a national competition. For more information on the high school contest, go to the menu above and click on Contests, then High School.
Click the link below to find out more about NPW's contests.
