NDPC 2024 Communications Contest WinnersNorth Dakota Professional Communicators announced the winners of the 2024 NDPC communications contest on April 18 during the organization’s annual conference and awards ceremony in downtown Fargo. NDPC members from across North Dakota earned awards for their work in writing, editing, photography, graphics and design, advertising, web and social media, communication programs and campaigns, public relations, information for the media and speeches. First-place entries in all categories advance to the national competition, the National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest. Winners in that competition will be honored at the NFPW Communications Conference on June 22 in St. Louis, Missouri. Amanda Kosior, marketing director at JLG Architects, took first place in the sweepstakes competition. Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks Herald reporter, took second and Tracy Frank, CCRI communications and development director, received third in the sweepstakes. Sweepstakes winners are determined by a weighted point system based on place and the number of entries in each category of the Communications Contest. Heather Syverson received the Communicator of Achievement award for her more than 20-year career that includes her current role as a Communication Strategist at AE2S, as well as previous experience as an Executive Producer at KVLY and KXJB TV in Fargo. Communicator of Achievement is the highest honor NDPC can bestow upon one of its members. The individual winners at the state level are:Tyler Brown, Fargo Tracy Frank, West Fargo First: Publications Regularly Written by Entrant – Newsletter Nonprofit, Government or Education Second: Web Copy First: Specialty Articles - Travel First: Specialty Articles - Style First: Specialty Articles - Religion First: Specialty Articles – Physical Health First: Video for Web – Obituary First: Specialty Articles – History First: Specialty Articles - Education First: Specialty Articles - Food First: Specialty Articles - Agriculture First: News Story – Print-Based Newspaper First: Specialty Articles – Sports Second: Specialty Articles – Social Issues Second: Specialty Articles – Government or Politics Second: Specialty Articles - Business Third: Specialty Articles – Science or Tech Third: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper Amanda Kosior, Grand Forks Second: Interview – Television Sarah Mudder, Mandan First: Publication Regularly Edited by Entrant - Newsletter Nonprofit, Government or Educational Carol Renner, Fargo First: Video for Web – Nonprofit or Government Organization Roxane Salonen, Fargo First: Columns – Personal Opinion Second: Specialty Articles - Reviews Third: Specialty Articles – History First: Social Media Presence, Non-Profit, Government or Education Third: Video for Web, Special Interest Danielle Teigen, Turton, S.D. First: Specialty Articles – Reviews Adam Watts, Fargo First: Electronic Newsletter – Nonprofit, Government or Educational Amy Wieser Willson, Ottertail, Minn. First: Communications Programs & Campaigns – Audiovisuals Second: Publications Regularly Written by Entrant – Newsletter Nonprofit, Government or Educational The group entry winners at the state level are:AnnMarie Campbell, Betsy Beaton, Tyler Brown, and Adam Watts; Fargo Public Schools First: Public Relations Materials – Report Tyler Brown & Adam Watts, Fargo Public Schools First: PR Materials – Brochure – Nonprofit, Government or Education First: Ad Campaign
Julia DeSantis, Cailin Shovkopylas, and Brook Mikulecky; Noridian Second: Social Media Campaign – Corporate or For-Profit
Amanda Kosier, Tracy Nicholson, Kate Ankrom, Amanda Sather, Haley Darling, Madyson Lueders, and Catherine Dorsher; JLG Architects First: Specialty Articles - Sports First: Publication Regularly Written by Entrant – Newsletter – Corp or For-Profit First: Advertising Campaign First: Specialty Articles – Science or Tech First: Media Pitch First: Social Media Campaign – Corporate or For-Profit First: Video for Web – Special Interest First: PR Materials – Brochure – Corporate or For-Profit First: Graphics First: Podcast Second: Feature Story – Magazine, Newsletter, Other Second: Specialty Articles – Physical Health Second: Specialty Articles – Agriculture Second: Page Design – Newsletter / Other Publication Third: Specialty Articles – Business Honorable Mention: Specialty Articles – Business Amy Wieser Willson, Neon Loon Communications, and Lilly Kendall, Jacobs Third: Single Advertisement Third: Advertising Campaign |
