2007 Winners

Class 1 - General news story
First place: Brad Bumstead and Debra Erdley - Tribune-Review
Second place: Ann Wlazelek - The Morning Call
Third place: Margaret Gibbons - Times Herald
Honorable mention: Kara Rhodes - Erie Times-News
Honorable mention: Romy Varghese - The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Debbie Garlicki - The Morning Call

Class 2 - Sports story
First place: Karen Price - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Second place: Linda Espenshade - Intelligencer Journal
Third place: Kara Rhodes - Times-News
Honorable mention: Rebekka Coakley - Altoona Mirror
Honorable mention: Betsy Hiel - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Class 3 - Home story
First place: Madeleine Mathias - The Morning Call
Second place: Patricia Poist - Sunday News
Third place: Mariella Savidge - The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Linda Espenshade - Intelligencer Journal

Class 4 - Feature and news features
First place: Robin Acton - Tribune Review
Second place: Larry Alexander - Intelligencer Journal
Third place: Wendy Solomon - The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Maria Coole - Sunday News
Honorable mention: Erin Negley - Reading Eagle

Class 5 - Editorials
First place: Helen Colwell Adams - Sunday News, Lancaster
Second place: Mary Youtz - The Morning Call
Third place: Cindy Bailey – GreeneSpeak

Class 6 - Columns
First place: Patricia Poist - Sunday News
Second place: Donald S. Serfass, Times News
Third place: Salena Zito - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Class 7 - Business or consumer story
First place: Karen Roebuck - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Second place: Ann Wlazelek - The Morning Call
Third place: Erica Erwin - Erie Times-News
Honorable mention: Wendy Solomon - The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Diane M. Bitting, New Era

Class 8 - Series
First place: Linda Espenshade - Intelligencer Journal
Second place: Jessica D. Matthews - The Times-Tribune
Third place: Jennifer Babulsky - Altoona Mirror
Honorable mention: Erica Erwin - Erie Times-News

Class 9 - Interviews and profiles
First place: Jennifer Reeger - Tribune-Review
Second place: By Rebekka Coakley - Altoona Mirror
Third place: Linda Espenshade - Intelligencer Journal
Honorable mention: JoAnne Harrop - Tribune-Review
Honorable mention: Robin Acton - Tribune-Review

Class 10 - Page design
First place:
Second place: Melissa Scott - Erie Times-News
Third place: Kristin Bowers - Erie Times-News

Class 11 - In-depth report
First place: Helen Colwell Adams - Sunday News, Lancaster
Second place: By Romy Varghese - The Morning Call
Third place: ” By Brad Bumsted and Debra Erdley - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Honorable mention: Kara Rhodes - Erie Times-News
Honorable mention: By Robin Acton - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Class 12 - Health or science story
First place: Karen Roebuck - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Second place: Ann Saul Dudurich - Tribune-Review
Third place: Mariella Savidge - The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Dawn Keller - Altoona Mirror
Honorable mention: Robin Acton - Tribune Review

Class 13 – Education story
Winners unavailable at this time

Class 14 - Travel, arts and entertainment
First place: Joan Benson-Cacchione - Erie Times-News
Second place: Sharla Bardin - Erie Times-News
Third place: Diane Stoneback - The Morning Call
Honorable mention: Linda Espenshade - Intelligencer Journal
Honorable mention: Barbara Cowan - Altoona Mirror

Class 15 - Headlines
First place: Margaret Moses - Altoona Mirror
Second place: Brenda Martin - Erie Times-News
Third place: Donald S. Serfass - Times News
Honorable mention: Melissa Scott - Erie Times-News