OGALLALA — Lori Potter, a reporter with the Kearney Hub, won the 2014 Marianne Beel Sweepstakes Award in the annual Nebraska Press Women professional communications contest.
Mary Pierce of Ogallala placed second, and Carla Chance of Cedar Creek placed third.
The sweepstakes award is named in honor of the late Marianne Beel, a writer and photographer from Valentine who served as the group’s contest director for many years.
The awards were presented Saturday, May 3, at the Nebraska Press Women spring convention in Ogallala. Entries earning first-place awards were sent to the National Federation of Press Women contest, with results to be announced in September.
NPW members earning individual honors were:
Cheryl Alberts Irwin, Lincoln: First — Magazines; Newsletters, nonprofit, government or educational. Second — Feature story, magazine, newsletter or other non-newspaper publication.
Barb Batie, Lexington: First — Feature story, magazine, newsletter or other non-newspaper publication. Second — Specialty articles, agriculture, agribusiness or aquaculture; Single photograph, sports photo; Brochures, nonprofit, government or educational. Third — Specialty articles, education; Specialty articles, science or technology. Honorable mention — Specialty articles, green/environmental; Columns, informational; Columns, personal opinion.
Deb Carpenter Nolting, Bushnell: First — Nonfiction book for adult readers, history.
Carla Chance, Cedar Creek: First — Publications regularly edited by entrant, magazine, newsletter or other non-newspaper publication; Page design, magazine, newsletter or other non-newspaper publication; Advertising posters, billboards and banners; Audiovisuals; Brochures, corporate or for-profit. Second — Feature story, online publication; Specialty articles, advertorials; Photographer-writer; Website edited or managed by entrant, corporate or for-profit; Single ad for print or electronic publication; Specialty articles, travel. Third — Personality profile, more than 500 words; Specialty articles, business; Advertising campaign; Headlines. Honorable mention — Videos for website, corporate or for-profit.
Lori Clinch, North Platte: First — Columns, humorous.
Faith Colburn, North Platte: Second — Nonfiction book for adult readers, biography or autobiography.
Sara Giboney, Kearney: First — Blogs, personal. Second — News or feature release, single release. Third — Feature story, print-based newspaper. Honorable mention — Specialty articles, physical health, fitness, mental health, self-help.
Terri Hahn, Osceola: First — Sections or supplements edited by entrant, infrequent, newspaper. Second — Headlines; Single page, section or supplement regularly edited by entrant, newspaper; Page design, newspaper.
Heather Johnson, North Platte: Second — Continuing coverage or unfolding news; Personality profile, more than 500 words; Specialty articles, history; Specialty articles, hobby or craft. Third — News story, print-based newspaper; Specialty articles, green/environmental; Specialty articles, physical health, fitness, mental health, self-help.
Jessica Kokesh, Kearney: First — News story, print-based newspaper; Continuing coverage or unfolding news; Feature story, print-based newspaper. Second — News story, print-based newspaper.
Leslie Means, Kearney: First — Blogs, corporate or for-profit. Honorable mention — Columns, general.
Delores Meister, West Point: Honorable mention — Specialty articles, agriculture, agribusiness or aquaculture.
Barb Micek, Fullerton: First — Short stories, collection of short stories.
Judy Nelson, Lincoln: First — Magazines; Newsletters, nonprofit, government or educational; Videos for website, nonprofit, government or educational.
Timothy Nolting, Bushnell: First — Creative verse, single poem. Honorable mention — Columns, general.
Mary Pierce, Ogallala: First — Specialty articles, religion; Specialty articles, social issues; Specialty articles, sports; Single photograph, news or feature photo; Single photograph, general photo. Second — Specialty articles, business; Specialty articles, education; Specialty articles, government or politics; Specialty articles, green/environmental; Specialty articles, physical health, fitness, mental health, self-help; Specialty articles, science or technology; Columns, general; Photo essay. Third — Special series; Specialty articles, arts and entertainment; Specialty articles, history. Honorable mention — Feature story, print-based newspaper; Columns, humorous.
Bette Pore, Grand Island: First — Headlines; Single page, section or supplement regularly edited by entrant, newspaper; Page design, newspaper.
Lori Potter, Kearney: First — Personality profile, more than 500 words; Specialty articles, agriculture, agribusiness or aquaculture; Specialty articles, business; Specialty articles, education; Specialty articles, government or politics; Specialty articles, green/environmental; Specialty articles, history; Specialty articles, science or technology; Specialty articles, travel; Columns, general; Single photograph, sports photo; Photo essay; Photographer-writer. Second — Feature story, print-based newspaper; Columns, humorous; Single photograph, news or feature photo; Single photograph, general photo. Honorable mention — News story, print-based newspaper; Columns, personal opinion.
Kim Schmidt, Kearney: First — News story, print-based newspaper; Investigative reporting; Feature story, print-based newspaper.
Mary Jane Skala, Kearney: First — Specialty articles, physical health, fitness, mental health, self-help. Second — Special series. Honorable mention — Columns, personal opinion.
Ruth Thone, Lincoln: Third — Feature story, magazine, newsletter or other non-newspaper publication; Personality profile, more than 500 words. Honorable mention — Columns, personal opinion.
Beverly Wieler, West Point: Honorable mention — Feature story, print-based newspaper.
