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NFPW
2002 Communication Contest Winners
Sixteen NDPC members
won awards in the National Federation of Press Women communications
competition. The North Dakota communicators placed third in the
state affiliate sweepstakes with a total of 24 winning entries.
Virginia took top honors and Nebraska came in second.
Tammy Swift, Moorhead,
Minn., was first runner-up in the individual sweepstakes category.
Swift received four national awards for her work on The Forum,
Fargo, N.D.: a first place for her humorous columns, a second
in reviews, a third in feature writing, and honorable mention
for a personality profile.
Winners were announced
Sept. 21 at the 2002 NFPW Annual Communications Conference held
at the Bismarck Holiday Inn. North Dakota hosted 150 professional
communicators from around the country during the gathering, some
of whom also participated in pre- and post-conference tours.
Entries that won first
place at the state level advanced to national competition. Educators
and professionals from across the country reviewed 1,012 entries
competing in 67 major categories. The most entered categories
were in writing, with features stories and personality profiles
being the most popular.
Besides Swift, North
Dakota members whose award-winning work contributed to the state
sweepstakes win include:
Jill Ackerman, Bismarck, N.D., third place, program or
campaign for the public good, internal communications; third place,
internal annual report for members or employees.
Janell Cole,
Bismarck, N.D., second, special articles - government or politics.
Doris Cooper, Jamestown, N.D., second, catalog, educational
institutions.
Kristin Smith Fehr,
Dickinson, N.D., honorable mention, faculty adviser of student
publication.
Patricia Fix,
Fargo, N.D., honorable mention, news or feature articles written
specifically for the Web.
Martin Fredricks,
West Fargo, N.D., first, feature story - publication for general
or specialized circulation, including internal publications.
Erin Hemme-Froslie, Fargo, N.D., first, special articles
- social issues.
Karla Rose Hanson,
Fargo, N.D., third, PR printed materials, brochure, 4-color.
Patricia Keough-Wilson,
Wahpeton, N.D., second, section edited by entrant, publication
for general or specialized circulation, including internal publications;
second, speeches.
Becky Koch,
Fargo, N.D., second, print media advertising, institutional or
image; second, PR printed materials, magapaper/tabloid.
Denise Pinkney, Fairmount, N.D., third, caption writing;
honorable mention, media kit, tools to gain media coverage.
Karen Stensrud,
Fargo, N.D., second, public service, program or campaign for the
public good.
Steven Wagner,
Moorhead, Minn., second, special series.
LoAnn Wegh, Dickinson, N.D., third, single sheet poster,
any size, b/w or color; first, radio single commercial or campaign
built around one subject.
Jack Zaleski,
Horace, N.D., first, editorial, daily newspaper.
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