Club celebrates 2010 winners

WPCI members and guests applauded members and scholarship recipients during the annual communications contest luncheon May 15 in Vevay, Ind.

Top honors went to Marion Garmel and Tara Puckey, co-winners the Kate Milner Rabb Award, WPCI's highest honor given to a member who achieves professional excellent and exceptional service to the organization.

Elizabeth Granger won the Communicator of Achievement Award, and she will compete with other communicators during the National Federation of Press Women's conference in August.

WPCI sponsors scholarships each year at $500 each. Kendal Miller and Pam Robinson each won a Louise Eleanor Ross Kleinhenz scholarship, named in honor of the 45-year-member of Woman's Press Club of Indiana who served the organization as president, historian and Bulletin editor before her death in 1977.

Puckey, an IUPUI journalism student and freelancer, won the Hortense Myers scholarship. Former UPI statehouse reporter Myers is remembered by her colleagues on the beat and in the journalism classroom as a fair but relentless reporter who sought the truth in every story she pursued.

Gena Asher of Bloomington won the Honeycomb Award for attaining the highest number of points in the Woman's Press Club of Indiana's 2010 Communications Contest. Fifteen members entered 58 entries.

Winners and their categories are:

• Gena Asher, Bloomington:
  • First and third for 7C, Feature Story, publication/magazine/supplement;
  

  Gena Asher, left, is the 2010 Honeycomb Award winner. Jackie Davis presented the awards.

  • First for 32A, Writing for the Web, not-for profit/educational organization sites;
  • First and second for 32D, Writing for the Web, news article written specifically for the Web;
  • First first and second for 34A, Web site development/creation, not-for profit;
  • First for 34B, Web Site development/creation, corporate or for-profit sites;
  • Second for 33, Web Site edited by entrant.
• Sandra Marek Behringer, Indianapolis:
  • First place for 77B, Creative Verse, chapbook.
• Shirley Lynn Bushey, Bloomington:
  • Second for 10B, columns, general.
• Ann Colbert, Fort Wayne:
  • Second for 7C, Feature Story, publication/magazine/supplement.
• Stephanie Taylor Ferriell, Salem:
  • First for 6A, Editorial/opinion, non-daily newspaper;
  • First and second for 7A, Feature Story, non-daily newspaper;
  • First for15A, Publications regularly edited by entrant;
  • First for 16A, Page Layout, non-daily newspaper;
  • Third for 8B, Personality Profile, more than 500 words.
  • Honorable mention for 10B, Columns, general;
• Jackie Sheckler Finch, Bloomington:
  • First for 10D, Columns, specialized;
  • First for 15C, Publications regularly edited by entrant, publication/magazine/supplement;
  • Second for 8B, Personality Profile, more than 500 words;
  • Second for 9A, Special Articles, business;
  • Second, 9Q, Special Articles, travel;
  Third, 9C, Special Articles, arts and entertainment.
• Elizabeth Granger, Indianapolis:
  • First for 20B, Photography in printed publications other than newspaper, feature photo;
  • First for 51B, Brochure, four-color;
  • First for 70, Faculty Advisor, student publications;
  • Second and third for 20B, Photography in printed publications other than newspaper, feature photo.
  

  Becky Manley won three first place awards.

• Becky Manley, Corbin, Ky.:
  • First for 1B, News Reporting, daily newspaper;
  • First and second for 7B, Feature Story, daily newspaper;
  • First in 8B, Personality Profile, more than 500 words;
• Kendal R. Miller, Dillsboro:
  • First for 20D, Photography in printed publication other than newspaper, advertising/advertorial photo;
  • First and second for 22, Photographer-writer;
  • Second for 19C, Photography in daily newspaper, sports photo.
• Margaret Nelson, Indianapolis:
  • Honorable mention for 9L, Special Articles, religion.
• Donna Penticuff, Marion:
  • First place for 33, Web site edited by entrant;
  • First place for 47A, Reports, external annual report;
  • First for 48B, Magazine, four-color;
  • First for 50A, Newsletter, one- to three-color, and 53, Direct mail marketing.
• Tara Puckey, Pendleton:
  • First place for 1C, News Reporting, publication/magazine/supplement;
  • First for 59A, News Writing, newspaper, magazine or special supplement;
  • First for 60C, Feature Writing, Web;
  • First for 63A, Column, newspaper, magazine or special supplement.
  

  Jackie Davis (right) presented Julie Slaymaker with a first and a third for her profile writing.

• Pam Robinson, Mt. Vernon:
  • First for 10B, Columns, general.
  • Second for 5, Special Series;
  • Honorable mention for 8B, Personality Profile, more than 500 words.
• Nita Scoggan, Bedford:
  • First for 24B, Prepared Report, television.
• Julie Slaymaker, Indianapolis:
  • First for 8A, Personality Profile, less than 500 words;
  • Third for 8B, Personality Profile, more than 500 words.

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