2018 contest winners
A reporter, photographer and columnist for the Kearney Hub took home the top sweepstakes award in the 2018 Nebraska Press Women Communications Contest.
Lori Potter earned 11 first-place awards on her way to the top spot.
The Marianne Beel Sweepstakes awards were presented May 5 at NPW’s spring conference in Omaha. The award is named after the late Marianne Beel, a longtime NPW member and contest director. The contest recognizes work published in 2017.
LuAnn Schindler, managing editor for the Clearwater Journal-Ewing News, placed second with eight first-place awards. In addition to her duties for the News, she contributes to the Neligh News & Leader.
Mary Jane Skala, a reporter and columnist for the Kearney Hub, placed third with six first-place awards.
First-place entries in 58 categories advanced to the national level in the contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. Results will be announced at NFPW’s annual convention in September in Bethlehem, Pa., in September.
Contest results:
Cedar Creek – Carla Chance, Video King — First place: publication editing; page design for magazines or newsletters; graphics, social media campaigns – corporate; advertising campaign; corporate newsletters and brochures; and catalogs or manuals. Second place: feature story for magazines; and special articles in arts and entertainment. Third place: headlines and single advertisement. Honorable mention: special articles in business; website editing – corporate; videos for website – corporate; and direct mail marketing.
Clearwater – LuAnn Schindler, Clearwater Record/Ewing News – Neligh News & Leader: First place: continuing coverage; personality profile, 500 words or fewer; special articles in arts and entertainment, fashion and hobby or craft; informational columns; infographics; and website editing – corporate. Second place: special series; special articles in food, social issues and sports; humorous columns; general columns; publication editing, page design for magazines; and graphics. Third place: special articles in government or politics, environment, and science or technology; and page or section editing for newspapers. Honorable mention: editorial/opinion for newspapers; special articles in business and religion; headlines; page design for newspaper; single advertisement; advertising posters, billboards or banners; single photo – news or feature; single photo – sports; single photo – general; and photographer-writer.
Columbus – Cassie Rief, Nebraska Public Power District — First place: feature story for magazines.
Grand Island – Bette Pore, Grand Island Independent — First place: editorial/opinion for newspapers; headlines; and page design for newspapers. Second place: page or section editing for newspapers.
Grand Island – Joni Ransom, Central Community College — First place: section editing for magazines, infrequent. Third place: single photo – general photo. Honorable mention: feature story for magazines.
Kearney – Lori Potter, Kearney Hub — First place: news story for newspapers; special series; personality profile, more than 500 words; special articles in agriculture, business, education, food, government or politics, and science and technology; single photo – general; and photo essay. Second place: enterprise reporting; special articles in environment; single photo – news or feature; and photographer-writer. Third place: feature story for newspapers; special articles in history; and personal columns. Honorable mention: single photo – sports.
Kearney – Erika Pritchard, Kearney Hub — First place: special articles in environment. Second place: special articles in government or politics and history; and single photo – general. Third place: feature story for magazines; special articles in travel and religion; photographer-writer; and photo essay. Honorable mention: news story for newspapers and special articles in business and food.
Kearney – Mary Jane Skala, Kearney Hub — First place: feature story for newspapers; special articles in home, history, religion and social issues; and personal columns. Second place: personality profile, more than 500 words; and special articles in business and health. Honorable mention: special articles in food.
Lexington – Barb Batie, freelancer — First place: general columns. Second place: news story for magazines; special articles for agriculture and science or technology; informational columns; and nonfiction books. Third place: personality profile, more than 500 words; special articles in business, education and food; and humorous columns.
Lincoln – Jennifer Gjerde, Nebraska Tourism Commission — First place: audiovisuals; and news or feature press release.
Lincoln – Molly Klocksin, Disability Rights Nebraska — First place: blogs – nonprofit.
North Platte – Tammy Bain, North Platte Telegraph — First place: personal blogs. Third place: news story for newspapers. Honorable mention: feature story for newspapers; personality profile, more than 500 words; and single photo – news or feature.
North Platte – Heather Johnson, Mid-Plains Community College — First place: special articles in sports; single photo – sports; magazines and news or feature press releases. Second: special articles in education; social media campaign – nonprofit; and news or feature press release. Honorable mention: single photo – news or feature, and single photo – general.
North Platte – Lori Clinch, freelancer — First place: humorous columns.
Omaha – Cindy Murphy McMahon, Creighton University — First place: News story for magazines.
Omaha – Sherry Thompson, consultant — First place: newsletters – nonprofit; and social media campaign – nonprofit. Second place: reports.
Osceola – Terri Hahn, Grand Island Independent — First place: page or section editing for newspapers; and section editing for newspapers, infrequent. Second place: headlines; and page design for newspapers.
Scottsbluff – Irene North, Scottsbluff Star-Herald — First place: enterprise reporting; editorial opinion for magazines; and photographer-writer. Second place: news story for newspapers; continuing coverage; feature story for newspapers; and personal columns. Third place: single photo – news or feature. Honorable mention: special articles for history.
Seward – Jill Martin, Seward County Independent — First place: single photo – news or feature. Third place: general columns; and page design for newspapers. Honorable mention: single photo – general; and photographer-writer.
West Point – Delores Meister, freelancer — Second place: special articles in hobby or craft. Third place: special articles in arts and entertainment. Honorable mention: continuing coverage; special articles in agriculture; and single photo – news or feature.
Wood Lake – Mary Hollopeter, freelancer — Third place: continuing coverage; and speeches. Honorable mention: general columns.
York – Kerry Hoffschneider, freelancer — Third place: special articles in agriculture. Honorable mention: personal columns.
