Nance County Journal Writer Takes Top NPW Award

LINCOLN– A staff writer for the Nance County Journal in Fullerton won the 2009 Nebraska Press Women Communications Contest. Awards were presented May 1, 2010, at NPW’s spring convention banquet at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln.

Barbara A. Micek of Fullerton (pictured center) won first place in the Marianne Beel Sweepstakes Awards. Second place went to Lori Potter (right) of the Kearney Hub. Mary Pierce (left) of the Keith County News in Ogallala placed third.

Micek’s awards included nine first places, in photo essay non-daily newspaper, feature story non-daily newspaper, special articles/food, editorial non-daily newspaper, news reporting non-daily newspaper, special articles/religion, special articles/hobby-craft, page layout non-daily newspaper and caption writing.

Potter received nine first places, in photographer/writer, photography on web/single photo, photo essay daily newspaper, news photo daily newspaper, personal columns/general, columns/humorous, special articles/travel, special articles/agriculture and enterprise reporting.

Pierce’s awards included four first place awards in personality profile, special articles/science-energy, single pages regularly edited by entrant/lifestyle or entertainment non-daily newspaper, and news photography non-daily newspaper.

A total of 61 first-place entries in the state competition advanced to the National Federation of Press Women Contest, with those awards to be presented in August in Chicago.

Following are the NPW contest award winners:
L. Lynne Ahlers, Red Cloud: First in editorial non-daily newspaper, and honorable mention in personal columns/general.
Cheryl Alberts Irwin, Lincoln: First in publications regularly edited by entrant/newsletters, and newsletter four-color.
Barb Batie, Lexington: First in columns/informational, columns/specialized; second in editorial non-daily newspaper, feature story non- daily newspaper; third in personal columns/general; honorable mention in special articles/agriculture.
Lois Brunnert, Wisner: Third in feature story non-daily newspaper.
Deb Carpenter-Nolting, Bushnell: Third in columns/specialized.
Carla Chance, Cedar Creek: First in poster campaign, brochure four-color, print campaign institutional or series, print media advertising retail product or service, original graphics; second in special articles/advertorials, publications regularly edited by entrant/newsletters, publication for general or specialized circulation, web site edited by entrant, trade or magazine color ad display/institutional or image, single sheet poster; third in feature story/general publication; honorable mention in headline writing, special articles/business.
Jennifer Chick, Kearney: First in feature photo/daily newspaper, writing for the web/feature article; second in newsletter four-color, feature story/general publication, special articles/business, special articles/food; third in feature story/daily newspaper, special articles/agriculture, special articles/travel, sports photo/daily newspaper; honorable mention in continuing coverage, special articles/health, special articles/history.
Lori Clinch, North Platte: Second in columns/humorous.
Andrea Cranford, Lincoln: first in magazine four-color, writing for the web/online newsletters, magapaper/tabloid four-color.
Mary Pat Finn-Hoag, Norfolk: second in photographer/writer, and feature photo daily newspaper.
Betsy Friedrich, Kearney : First in special articles/planet earth, special articles/education; third in continuing coverage; honorable mention in feature story/daily newspaper, special articles/arts and entertainment, special articles/travel.
Sara Giboney, Kearney: First in special series, news reporting/daily newspaper; second in special articles/education, special articles/health-fitness; third in news photo/daily newspaper, special articles/travel, special articles/social issue.
Terri Hahn, Osceola: First in single pages regularly edited by entrant/lifestyle or entertainment daily newspaper, single pages edited by entrant other than lifestyle daily newspaper, page layout daily newspaper, headline writing; second in section edited by entrant daily newspaper.
Sharron Hollen, North Platte First in special articles/social issue, special articles/history, special articles/health-fitness; second in special articles/arts-entertainment, special articles/government-politics, special articles/hobby-craft; honorable mention in news reporting daily newspaper.
Amber Medina, Hastings: Second in magapaper/tabloid four-color; third in magazine four-color.
Delores Meister, West Point: Third in special articles/science; honorable mention in personality profile.
Glennis Nagel, Kearney: First in news release/single release, feature story/general publication; second in magazine four-color.
Judy Nelson, Lincoln: First in newsletter four-color, and publications regularly edited by entrant/newsletters. Bette Pore, Grand Island: First in publications regularly edited by entrant daily newspaper; second in single pages edited by entrant other than lifestyle daily newspaper, page layout daily newspaper; third in headline writing, and section edited by entrant daily newspaper.
Kim Schmidt, Kearney: First in feature story daily newspaper, continuing coverage; third in news reporting daily newspaper.
Emily Springer McCreery, North Platte: First in sports photo daily newspaper, section edited by entrant daily newspaper; second in sections/supplements edited by entrant daily newspaper, photo essay daily newspaper, special articles/sports, investigative reporting; third in single pages edited by entrant other than lifestyle daily newspaper, page layout daily newspaper; honorable mention news photo daily newspaper, feature photo daily newspaper
Nancy Swarts, Milford: First in feature photo non-daily newspaper, web site edited by entrant; second in publications regularly edited by entrant non-daily; third in news reporting non-daily newspaper, personality profile, page layout non-daily newspaper; honorable mention in headline writing.
Sherry Thompson, Omaha: Second in special articles/social issue; third in web site edited by entrant, publications regularly edited by entrant/newsletters; honorable mention in special articles/business
Ruth Raymond Thone, Lincoln: First in editorial/opinion daily newspaper, creative verse; second in columns/specialized, columns/informational; third in columns/humorous.
Diane Wetzel, North Platte: First in investigative reporting, special articles/business, special articles/arts-entertainment, special articles/government-politics, special articles/advertorials; second in news reporting daily newspaper, continuing coverage, special articles/agriculture, personal columns/general; honorable mention in special articles/social issue.