HALSEY, Neb., April 30, 2011 – A reporter for the Keith County News took top honors in the 2010 Nebraska Press Women Communications Contest. Awards were presented April 30 during NPW’s spring convention at the 4-H Camp in Halsey.
Mary Pierce of Ogallala won first place in the Marianne Beel Sweepstakes Awards. Second place went to Barb Micek of the Nance County Journal in Fullerton. Lori Potter of the Kearney Hub placed third.
Pierce’s awards included nine first places in special articles/business, special articles/arts & entertainment, special articles/health & fitness, special articles/religion, special articles/social issues, special articles/hobby-craft, special articles/technology, single page regularly edited/non-daily/lifestyle, and section edited infrequent/non-daily.
Micek’s awards included five first places in feature/non-daily newspaper, special articles/government-politics, single page edited/non-daily/other than lifestyle, page layout/non-daily newspaper and photography/non-daily/feature.
Potter received seven first-place awards in series, feature/daily newspaper, feature/other, special articles/rotating subject, personal columns/humorous, columns/specialized, and videos for website/special interest.
A total of 66 first-place entries in the state competition have advanced to the National Federation of Press Women Contest, with those awards to be presented in September in Council Bluffs.
Following are the NPW contest award winners:
Barb Batie, Lexington – First in news reporting/non-daily newspaper, editorial-opinion/non-daily newspaper, columns/informational; second in feature/non-daily, columns/specialized; honorable mention in personal columns/humorous.
Lois Brunnert, Wayne – First in videos for website/not-for-profit, audiovisuals/video productions; second in photographer-writer; honorable mention in photography-publication other than newspaper/feature.
Carla Chance, Cedar Creek – First in personality profile/more than 500 words, original graphics, website edited, color ad/retail, color ad/institutional, print media advertising/retail, manuals/print; second in special articles/arts & entertainment, special articles/advertorial, special articles/technology, single page edited/general publication – other than lifestyle, single-sheet original poster, original poster campaign; honorable mention in feature/other, special articles/business, publications regularly edited/newsletter, page layout/publication-general, community or institutional, brochure/four-color.
Jennifer Chick, Kearney – First in special articles/history, special articles/sports, photographer-writer, newsletter/four-color, brochure/four-color; second in feature/other, personality profile/less than 500 words, special articles/health & fitness, special articles/hobby-craft, writing for the web/feature articles; third in news reporting/daily newspaper, writing for the web/not-for-profit; honorable mention in feature/daily newspaper, personality profile/less than 500 words, special articles/business, special articles/arts & entertainment, special articles/travel.
Lori Clinch, North Platte – Second in personal columns/humorous.
Trina Creighton, Lincoln – First in special programming/television.
Erik Dodge, UNK – First in college/feature writing; second in college/news writing; third in college/editorial.
Mary Pat Finn-Hoag, Norfolk – First in special articles in ag-agribusiness; third in photographer-writer; honorable mention in feature/daily newspaper, personality profile/more than 500 words, special articles/business, special articles/health & fitness.
Betsy Friedrich, Kearney – First in investigative reporting; second in continuing coverage.
Stephanie Gallaway, Kearney – First in videos for website/corporate, videos for website/special interest; second in videos for website/not-for-profit.
Sara Giboney, Kearney – First in special articles/education, special articles/food, blogs/website for special interest; second in feature/daily newspaper; third in personality profile/more than 500 words; honorable mention in special articles/social issues.
Terri Hahn, Grand Island – First in single page regularly edited/daily/lifestyle, single page edited/daily/other than lifestyle, headline writing; second in page layout/daily/newspaper.
Tara Heil, Kearney – Second in brochure/four-color.
Kerry Hoffschneider, York – Third in columns/specialized.
Sharron Hollen, North Platte – First in editorial/opinion – daily newspaper; second in special articles/business; third in special articles/health & fitness; honorable mention in feature/daily newspaper, special articles/social issues, special articles/sports.
Cheryl Alberts Irwin, Lincoln – First in publications regularly edited; second in newsletter/four-color.
Heather Johnson, North Platte – First in news reporting/daily newspaper; second in enterprise reporting; third in continuing coverage, feature/daily newspaper.
Amber Medina, Hastings – First in magapaper-tabloid/four-color, catalog/educational; second in magazine/four-color.
Delores Meister, West Point – First in personality profile/less than 500 words; second in news reporting/daily newspaper.
Barb Micek, Fullerton – First in feature/non-daily newspaper, special articles/government-politics, single page edited/non-daily/other than lifestyle, page layout/non-daily newspaper, photography/non-daily/feature; second in news reporting/non-daily newspaper, personality profile/more than 500 words, special articles/food, special articles/history, special articles/sports, special articles/travel, single page regularly edited/non-daily/lifestyle; third in special articles/ag-agribusiness, special articles/education, special articles/hobby-craft, headline writing; honorable mention in personality profile/less than 500 words, photography/non-daily/photo essay, photographer-writer.
Glennis Nagel, Kearney – First in magazine/four-color; third in feature/other.
Judy Nelson, Lincoln – First in publications regularly edited; second in newsletter/four-color.
M. Timothy Nolting, Gering – First in personal columns/general.
Mary Pierce, Ogallala – First in special articles/business, special articles/arts & entertainment, special articles/health & fitness, special articles/religion, special articles/social issues, special articles/hobby-craft, special articles/technology, single page regularly edited/non-daily/lifestyle, section edited infrequent/non-daily; second in special articles/education, page layout/non-daily newspaper, photography/non-daily/feature; third in news reporting/non-daily newspaper, feature/non-daily newspaper, special articles/sports, personal columns/humorous, personal columns/general; honorable mention in continuing coverage, special articles/travel, photography/non-daily/news, photography/non-daily/sports, photography/non-daily/photo essay, photography/daily/news, photographer-writer.
Bette Pore, Grand Island – First in section edited frequent/daily, publications regularly edited/daily, page layout/daily newspaper; second in single page edited/daily/other than lifestyle, headline writing.
Lori Potter, Kearney – First in series, feature/daily newspaper, feature/other, special articles/rotating subject, personal columns/humorous, columns/specialized, videos for website/special interest; second in special articles/ag-agribusiness, special articles/science, personal columns/general; third in special articles/business, special articles/government-politics, special articles/history, special articles/travel; honorable mention in photography/daily/news, photography/daily/feature, photography daily/photo essay, photography/web/single photo, photography/web/photo gallery, photographer-writer.
Sherry Thompson, Omaha – First in news reporting/publication-general, special articles/science, web content edited/not-for-profit, single release/news release; second in special articles/social issues; honorable mention in social media/web content/not-for-profit.
Diane Wetzel, North Platte – First in continuing coverage, enterprise reporting; second in special articles/government-politics; third in special articles/arts & entertainment, special articles/social issues; honorable mention in feature/daily newspaper, special articles/business, special articles/health & fitness, special articles/history.
