2009 Winners

May 1, 2009

HARRISBURG -- The winners of the Pennsylvania Womenás Press Association's Excellence in Journalism contest have been announced.

Winners will be recognized May 30 at the annual conference sponsored by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association at The Wyndham Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pa.

1. General News
1st – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (3 points)
3rd – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (2 points)
HM – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (1 point)
HM – JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (1 point)

2. Sports
1st – Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (5 points)
2nd – Mike Morsch, Ambler Gazette (3 points)
3rd – Eleanor Bailey, The Almanac, McMurray (2 points)
HM – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton (1 point)
HM – Paula Cochran, The Daily Item, Sunbury (1 point)

3. Home
1st – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (5 points)
2nd – Lindsey Poisson, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (2 points)
HM – Jennie Geisler, Erie Times-News(1 point)
HM – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (1 point)

4. Features
1st – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – JoAnne Klimovich Harrop, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (3 points)
3rd – Lisa Thompson, Erie Times-News (2 points)
HM – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
HM – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (1 point)

5. Editorials
1st – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Liz Allen, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Lisa Mossie, The Times Herald, Norristown (2 points)

6. Columns
1st – Paula Cochran, The Daily Item, Sunbury (5 points)
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Jessica Berthold, ACP Internist, Philadelphia (2 points)
HM – Larry Alexander, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (1 point)
HM – Linda Koehler, Times News, Palmerton (1 point)

7. Business
1st – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (3 points)
3rd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (2 points)

8. Series
1st – Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (5 points)
2nd – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (2 points)
HM – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (1 point)

9. Interviews/Profiles
1st – Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (5 points)
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Karen Cimms, Times News, Lehighton (2 points)
HM – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News (1 point)
HM – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown

10. Page Design
1st – Theresa Hegel, The Intelligencer, Doylestown (5 points)
2nd – Kristin Bowers Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Brenda Martin, Erie Times-News (2 points)
HM – Kelly Valeri, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
HM – Janeen Jones, York Daily Record/Sunday News (1 point)

11. In-Depth
1st – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Kay Stephens, Altoona Mirror (3 points)
3rd – Margie Peterson and Arlene Martinez, Morning Call, Allentown (2 points)
HM – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (1 point)
HM – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (1 point)

12. Health/Science
1st – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (5 points)
2nd – Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Michelle Mostovy-Eisenberg, The Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia (2 points)
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (1 point)

13. Education
1st – Genevieve Marshall, The Morning Call, Allentown (5 points)
2nd – Erica Erwin, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Lynn Rebuck, Lititz Record Express (2 points)
HM – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (1 point)
HM – Theresa Hegel, The Intelligencer, Doylestown (1 point)

14. Travel, Arts, Entertainment
1st – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (5 points)
2nd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (3 points)
3rd – Theresa Hegel, The Intelligencer, Doylestown (2 points)
HM – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (1 point)

15. Headlines
1st – Ashley Gurbal, Altoona Mirror (5 points)
2nd – Kristin Bowers, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Margaret Moses, Altoona Mirror (2 points)
HM – Sherry Coons, York Daily Record/Sunday News (1 point)

16. Photography
1st – Kristen Mullen, The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre (5 points)
2nd – Janet Campbell, Erie Times-News (3 points)
3rd – Linda Anthony, Bethlehem Press (2 points)
HM – Deb Grove, Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster (1 point)
HM – Eleanor Bailey, The Almanac, McMurray (1 point)

17. Online
1st – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (5 points)
2nd – Christine Haines, Herald-Standard, Uniontown (3 points)

18. Religion
1st – Dana Massing, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – Helen Colwell Adams, Sunday News, Lancaster (3 points)
3rd – Erin Negley, Reading Eagle (2 points)
HM – Kay Stephens, Altoona Mirror (1 point)
HM – Micaiah Wise Bilger, The Sentinel, Lewistown (1 point)

19. Outdoors
1st – Kathryn Finegan Clark, Bucks County Herald, Lahaska (5 points)
2nd – Robin Acton, Tribune-Review, Greensburg (3 points)
3rd – Johanna Billings, Northampton Press, Bethlehem (2 points)
HM – Diane Stoneback, The Morning Call, Allentown (1 point)
HM – Karen Price, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (1 point)

20. Rookie of the Year
1st – Lindsey Poisson, Erie Times-News (5 points)
2nd – Daveen Rae Kurutz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (3 points)
3rd – Rebecca VanderMeulen, Reading Eagle (2 points)
HM – Jeannette Scott, Sunday News, Lancaster (1 point)