Colorado Press WomenContests
Colorado Press Women sponsors a Communications Contest for professionals and a High School Journalism Contest annually, in addition to presenting the Communicator of Achievement Award and a scholarship to a Colorado college communications major.
Ghrist top winner in 2006 Communications Contest
Congratulations to Cheryl Ghrist, who captured the Sweepstakes Award in CPW’s 2006 Communications Contest.
Cheryl, who now works in advertising sales and service for the Colorado Press Association, produced her award-winning entries for the Denver Herald Dispatch. She joined CPW in 2003.
Cheryl received first-place honors for articles on sports and leisure and regularly editing a non-daily newspaper; first and third place for headline writing; third for humorous and general personal columns, and third and honorable mention for articles on arts and entertainment.
Cheryl’s first-place entries and those of 21 other CPW members have been forwarded to the 2006 Communications Contest sponsored by the National Federation of Press Women. National winners will be honored during NFPW’s annual conference in September at the Adams Mark Hotel in Denver.
Other winners in the CPW contest:
Kaye Bache-Snyder, Boulder author and poet: first, short story and creative verse; second, personality profile
Chelsey Baker-Hauck, periodicals director at University of Denver: first, personality profile, publications regularly edited by entrant in a specialized magazine, and four-color magazine; third, feature story for specialized circulation
Kristen Bastian, reporter for the Northern Colorado Business Report: first, news reporting in a non-daily newspaper and continuing coverage; third, enterprise reporting
Judi Buehrer, retired editor for the American Water Works Association: first, news reporting for specialized circulation, news articles and feature articles written for the Web; second, enterprise reporting and business articles; honorable mention, news articles written for the Web
Christine Cole, assistant magazine managing editor at University of Denver: first, frequent or regular section edited by entrant for specialized circulation; second, feature story for specialized circulation
Natalie Costanza-Chavez, columnist at the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, personal column on one continuing subject; second, religion articles and general personal column; honorable mention, humorous personal column
Joyce Davis, assistant city editor at the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, feature story in a daily newspaper, humorous personal column, and general personal column; second, humorous personal column
Rosann Doran, Broomfield public information director: first, annual report; second, four-color magazine
Kathleen Duff, opinion page editor at the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, third and honorable mention, editorial in a daily newspaper
Pat Ferrier, metro editor at the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, enterprise reporting; second, news reporting and feature story in a daily newspaper
Teresa Ford, freelance editor, writer and desktop publisher: first, manuals and handbooks; second, Web site or section edited by entrant for not-for-profit or educational organization sites, and four-color brochure; third, regular editing of general or specialized magazines, and four-color brochure
Patricia Gaffney-Kindig, freelance journalist: first, book edited by entrant; second, editorial in a daily newspaper
Brenda Gillen, periodicals director at University of Denver: first, feature story for specialized circulation
Kelli Lackett, reporter for the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, enterprise reporting, food articles, religion articles, and articles on social issues; third, personality profile; honorable mention, feature story in a daily newspaper
Christine McManus, reporter at the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, news reporting in a daily newspaper and business articles; honorable mention, personality profile
Sandy Nance, editor at the American Water Works Association: third, news articles and feature articles written for the Web; honorable mention, feature story for specialized circulation and news articles written for the Web
Stacy Nick, reporter for Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, enterprise reporting, arts and entertainment articles and reviews; second, reviews; third, feature story in a daily newspaper; honorable mention, personality profile
Mary Alice Parmelee, editor at the American Water Works Association: second, specialized magazine regularly edited by entrant, news articles and feature articles written for the Web; honorable mention, news articles and feature articles written for the Web
Sara Reed, reporter for the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, enterprise reporting
Ania Savage, journalism professor and student adviser at University of Denver: first, instructional non-fiction book
Stacey Sepp, co-founder and COO of XStatic Public Relations: first, one-to three-color newsletter, one-to three-color brochure, single media news release, and multiple media news or feature release; second, community or institutional relations campaign and multiple media news or feature release; third, four-color magazine
Anne Subart, senior communications consultant for MetLife: first, single-sheet poster, community or institutional relations campaign, four-color brochure and direct mail marketing
Maggie Walsh, features editor at the Fort Collins Coloradoan: first, enterprise reporting and section regularly edited by entrant in a daily newspaper; second, headline writing