Pennsylvania Women's Press Association

2008 Winners

1. General News

1st – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster
2nd – Kara Rhodes, Erie Times-News
3rd – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown
HM – Jennifer Reeger, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg

2. Sports

1st – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
2nd – Sharla Bardin, Erie Times-News
3rd – JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HM – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown
HM – Lori Van Ingen, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster

3. Home

1st – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster
2nd – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror
3rd – Debbie Garlicki, The Morning Call, Allentown
HM – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown
HM – Donna Hudelson, York Dispatch

4. Features

1st – Kara Rhodes, Erie Times-News
2nd – Ann Wlazelek, The Morning Call, Allentown
3rd – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
HM – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror

5. Editorials

1st – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster
2nd – Pamela Varkony, The Morning Call, Allentown
HM – Cindy Bailey, Greenespeak, Waynesburg

6. Columns

1st – Liz Allen, Erie Times-News
2nd – Margaret Gibbons, The Times Herald, Norristown
3rd – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton
HM – Mariella Savidge, The Morning Call, Allentown

7. Business

1st – Ann Wlazelek, The Morning Call, Allentown
2nd – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown
3rd – Jennifer Reeger, Tribune-Review, Greensburg

8. Series

1st – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News
2nd – Dawn Keller, Washington Observer-Reporter
3rd – Jennie Geisler, Erie Times-News
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster

9. Interviews

1st – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News
2nd – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News
3rd – JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HM – Jennifer Reeger, Tribune-Review, Greensburg

10. Page Design

1st – Kristin Bowers, Erie Times-News
2nd – Brenda Martin, Erie Times-News
3rd – Melissa Scott, Erie Times-News
HM – Sherry Coons, York Daily Record/Sunday News
HM – Cindy Bailey, GreeneSpeak, Waynesburg

11. In-Depth

1st – Jessica Matthews, Scranton Times-Tribune
2nd – Dawn Keller, Altoona Mirror
3rd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster
HM – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster

12. Health/Science

1st – Ann Wlazelek, The Morning Call, Allentown
2nd – Karen Roebuck, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
3rd – Jessica Berthold, ACP Observer, Philadelphia
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
HM – Jennifer Reeger, Tribune-Review, Greensburg

13. Education

1st – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown
2nd – Kara Rhodes, Erie Times-News
3rd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster
HM – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown

14. Travel, Arts, Entertainment

1st – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown
2nd – Jennifer Reeger, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
3rd – Kara Rhodes, Erie Times-News
HM – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster

15. Headlines

1st – Kristin Bowers, Erie Times-News
2nd – Melissa Scott, Erie Times-News
3rd – Margaret Moses, Altoona Mirror

16. Photography

1st – Kristen Mullen, The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre
2nd – Terry Whetstone, The Progress, Philipsburg
3rd – Timothy Nebgen, The Progress, Philipsburg

17. Online

1st – Jessica Matthews, Scranton Times-Tribune
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster

18. Religion

1st – Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2nd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg
3rd – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster
HM – Sharla Bardin, Erie Times-News

19. Outdoors

1st – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown
2nd – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton
3rd – Ann Wlazelek, The Morning Call, Allentown
HM – Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HM – Kara Rhodes, Erie Times-News



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