Individual awards for 2004
Category 1: News Stories (Single Author)
Superior: Greg Back, Lakota East
Excellent: Rachel Resides, Lakota East; Jennifer Miller, Lakota West (2); Greg
Conti, Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Jamie Denlinger, Wilmington; Chris DeLotell, William Mason;
Justine Reisinger, William Mason; Sam Freund, Milford; Lynn Miller, Eastlake
North; Becca Visgaitis, Reynoldsburg
Category 2: News Feature ( Single Author)
Superior: None
Excellent: Lisa Baldwin, Lakota East; Leyla Shokoohe, Lakota East; Harry
Townsley, Lakota West; Katie Witzman, Lakota West: Justine Reisinger, William
Mason
Honorable Mention: Elliot Hilderbrand, Reynoldsburg; Courtney Clifton, Wilmington;
Justine Reisinger, William Mason; Autumn Leasure, Milford; Lynn Miller, Eastlake
North (2); Ashley Bachmann, Dublin Coffman; Elaina Squaillace, Dublin Coffman
Category 3: News Feature (Multiple Author)
Superior: Nick Boggs and Kristen Dreisig, Lakota East
Excellent: Danielle Firsich and Amy Walker, Lakota West; Amy Chang and Nick
Boggs, Lakota East; Megan Moore and five others, Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Taylor Paine and James Martin, Lakota West; Malisha Samarasekera
and Devonie McCamey, Dublin Coffman
Category 4: Staff Editorial
Superior: Molly Gaines, Lakota West
Excellent: Megan Moore, Wilmington; Staff, Dublin Coffman (2); Matt Townsley,
Lakota West; Evan Hayford, Reynoldsburg
Honorable Mention: Kevin Carter, Wilmington; Staff, Licking Valley; Evan
Hayford, Reynoldsburg
Category 5: Feature Column
Superior: Rob Capovilla
Excellent: Jill Ausdenmoore, Lakota East; Rob Capovilla, Lakota West; Greg
Conti, Wilmington
Honorable Mention: None
Category 6: Editorial Column
Superior: Jennifer Miller, Lakota West
Excellent: David Sugerman, Lakota West; Maria Abascal, Lakota East
Honorable Mention: Evan Hayford, Reynoldsburg; Garrett Weigand, Eastlake
North; John Cropper, Wilmington; Jamie Denlinger, Wilmington
Category 7: Commentaries
Superior: Liz Mathis, Lakota East; Kristi Welty, Eastlake North
Excellent: Chris DeLotell, William Mason; Uchechi Amadi, Reynoldsburg
Honorable Mention: Rachael Federer, Eastlake North; Hayley Day, William
Mason; Ben Higham, Wilmington (2); Sara Heims, Licking Valley; Lori
Vail, Lakota
West; Matt Townsley, Lakota West; Jenn Scrimenti, Gilmour Academy;
Greg Back, Lakota
East; Matt Kessler, Reynoldsburg
Category 8: Reviews
Superior: Andrew Genskow, Lakota West
Excellent: Garrett Weigand, Eastlake North; Caitlin Barnett, Lakota
East; Elliot Hilderbrand, Reynoldsburg; David Massimini, Lakota
West; Greg
Conti, Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Garrett Weigand, Eastlake North; Kevin Benacci,
Gilmour Academy; Bennett Piispanen, Lakota East; Elliot Hilderbrand,
Reynoldsburg;
Suzi Williams,
Licking Valley
Category 9: Human Interest Features
Superior: Kaitlin Meil, Eastlake North; Aly Tapke, Lakota West
Excellent: Jessica Arriens, Lakota East; Courtney Clifton, Wilmington;
Justine Reisinger, William Mason; Hayley Day, William Mason
Honorable Mention: Stephanie Bishop, Licking Valley; Gayle Donley,
Reynoldsburg; Becca Visgaitis, Reynoldsburg; Zach Breedlove,
Lakota East; Trevor Sherman,
Lakota West
Category 10: Personality Stories
Superior: Matt Townsley, Lakota West; Jessica Wall, Lakota East
Excellent: Lisa J. Baldwin, Lakota East; Gayle Donley, Reynoldsburg;
Lisa Galenski, Milford; Chad Wellinger, Dublin Coffman
Honorable Mention: Elliott Hilderbrand, Reynoldsburg; David
Sugerman, Lakota West; Randa Rogers, Wilmington; Lynn Miller,
Eastlake
North; Serena Lino,
Eastlake North
Category 11: Informative Features
Superior: Kaeleigh Farrish, Lakota West
Excellent: Greg Conti, Wilmington; Addison Kimmell, Lakota
East; Bart Bellamah, Lakota West; Caitlin Barnett, Lakota
East
Honorable Mention: Whitney Koch, Dublin Coffman; Hayley Day,
William Mason; Mike DiBiasio, Wilmington; Becca Visgaitis,
Reynoldsburg (2); Malisha Samarasekera,
Dublin Coffman
Category 12. In-depth Reporting By An Individual
Superior: Jennifer Miller, Lakota West
Excellent: Courtney Bavaro, Lakota West; Myco Nguyen, Lakota
East; Maria Abascal, Lakota West; Uchechi Amadi, Reynoldsburg
Honorable Mention: Uchechi Amadi, Reynoldsburg; Chad Wellinger,
Dublin Coffman
Category 13: In-depth Reporting By A Team
Superior: Matt Faig, Zach Overholt, Addison Kimmel, Mark
Andrea, Faraaz Siddiqui, Nick Dingeldein, Kristen Dreisig,
Katie Bray,
Tara Smith,
Chris Richman,
Lakota East
Excellent: Lisa J. Baldwin, Lisa Gregory, Paige Korte,
Sarah Miller, Jerry Williams, Allie Barlow, Lakota East;
Greg Conti,
Mike DiBiasio,
Kevin Carter,
Wilmington;
Sam Freund, Lisa Galenski, Emily Overbeck, Milford
Honorable Mention: Alex Rhinehart and Mike DiBiasio,
Wilmington; Garrett Weigand, Lynn Miller, Brittney Pecoraro,
Eastlake
North; Brad Byname,
Rachael Federer,
Lynn Miller, Matt Habina, Alicia Disantis, Eastlake North
Category 14: Sports News (Single Author)
Superior: None
Excellent: Kara Gudmens, Milford; Mandy Dunn, Lakota
East; Chris DeLotell, William Mason
Honorable Mention: Brad Stephens, William Mason; Stacey
Vayo, Eastlake North (2); Ryan Chesnut, Wilmington;
Sarah Lanctot,
Wilmington;
Brian Park, Lakota
West; Jennifer Miller, Lakota West; Brad Engel, Lakota
East; Eric Willard, Reynoldsburg (2)
Category 15: Sports Features
Superior: Matt Faig, Lakota East
Excellent: Lindsay Miller, Milford; Austin Weaver,
Dublin Coffman; Chris DeLotell, William Mason; Alex
Rhinehart,
Wilmington; Ryan Chesnut, Wilmington;
Courtney
Bavaro, Lakota West (2); Tricia Kubrin, Lakota East
Honorable Mention: Ainsley Rechel, Dublin Coffman;
Stacey Vayo, Eastlake North; Angelo Trivisonno, Eastlake
North;
John Moyer,
William Mason;
Eric Willard,
Reynoldsburg; Jason Lee, Reynoldsburg
Category 16: Sports Features (Multiple Authors)
Superior: None
Excellent: Lindsey Carstens and Colleen Fuertges,
Lakota East
Honorable Mention: None
Category 17: Sports Columns
Superior: None
Excellent: Greg Conti, Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Greg Conti, Wilmington; Eric
Willard, Reynoldsburg
Category 18: Editorial Cartoons
Superior: Anna Wiederhold, Wilmington
Excellent: Jason Anderson, Lakota West; Jeremy
Sallee, Lakota East; Leyla Shokoohe, Lakota
East; Anna Wiederhold,
Wilmington;
Andy
Rowland, William
Mason (2)
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Varrasso, Licking
Valley
Category 19: Illustrations
Superior: Maria Abascal, Lakota East; Alicia
Disantis, Eastlake North
Excellent: Kacey Glass, Wilmington; Thomas
Fischbach, Milford; Alex Paulson, Lakota
East
Honorable Mention: Alicia Disantis, Eastlake
North; Jay Igel, Reynoldsburg (2); Kacey
Glass, Wilmington
Category 20: Informational Graphics
Superior: Kyle Koch, Lakota West
Excellent: Ali Place, Lakota East; Anna Messinger,
Lakota East
Honorable Mention: Kari Thibodeau, Milford;
Bryan Olinger, Wilmington; Sam Newman,
Wilmington
Category 21: Computer-generated Art
Superior: Ali Place, Lakota East
Excellent: Amanda Vanvalkenberg, Lakota
East; Sean Casey, Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Sam Newman, Wilmington;
Kari Thibodeau, Milford
Category 22: Advertising
Superior: Rachel Bagley, William Mason
Excellent: David Heyne, Lakota East
Honorable Mention: Heiko Yang, Lakota
East; Cristy Vallejos, Reynoldsburg;
Scott Back,
Lakota West;
Rachel Bagley,
William Mason; Randa Rogers,
Wilmington
Category 23: News Photography
Superior: None
Excellent: Selina Mays, Lakota West;
Brent Honnerlaw, Wilmington (2)
Honorable Mention: David Heyne, Lakota
East (2); Tabitha Boggs, Reynoldsburg;
Geoffrey
Ralston,
Dublin Coffman
Category 24: Feature Photography
Superior: Jessalyn Goodman, Lakota
West
Excellent: Tabitha Boggs, Reynoldsburg;
Amanda Evans, Lakota East
Honorable Mention: Tabitha Boggs,
Reynoldsburg; Ali Place, Lakota
East
Category 25: Sports Photography
Superior: Selina Mays, Lakota
West; Brent Honnerlaw, Wilmington
Excellent: Tabitha Boggs, Reynoldsburg;
David Heyne, Lakota East; William
Ryan, Lakota
East; Brent Honnerlaw,
Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Tabitha Boggs,
Reynoldsburg; Jessalyn Goodman,
Lakota West
Category 26: Photo Illustration
Superior: Selina Mays, Lakota
West
Excellent: Jill Francois and
Selina Mays, Lakota West; Bryan
Olinger,
Wilmington
Honorable Mention: David Heyne,
Lakota East
Category 27: Photo Story
Superior: None
Excellent: Brent Honnerlaw,
Wilmington; Tabitha Boggs,
Reynoldsburg
Honorable Mention: Tabitha
Boggs, Reynoldsburg; Brent
Honnerlaw,
Wilmington; Emily
Overbeck, Milford
Category 28: Newspaper Front
Page Design
Superior: None
Excellent: Bryan Olinger,
Wilmington
Honorable Mention: Greg
Conti, Wilmington; Allie
Cohen,
William Mason (2)
Category 29: Newsmagazine
Cover Design
Superior: Selina Mays,
Lakota West; Ali Place,
Lakota East
Excellent: Lori Vail
and Kyle Koch, Lakota
West;
Brad Byname,
Eastlake
North; Tabitha
Boggs, Reynoldsburg
Honorable Mention: Tabitha
Boggs, Reynoldsburg;
Brad Byname, Eastlake
North; Staff,
Licking Valley
Category 30: Multi-page
Reporting Package
Superior: Kyle Koch
and Jennifer Miller,
Lakota
West; Amy
Chang, Tricia Kubrih,
Brad Engel,
Robin Jones,
Allison Peak, G.T.
Ulrich, Sean Victory,
Zach Breedlove,
David Tran, Maria Abascal,
Elise Bascon, Amanda
Vanvalkenburg, David
Heyne,
Mandy Dunn, Jamie
Laurie, Lisa Gregory,
Myco
Nguyen, William
Ryan, Lakota
East
Excellent: Dan Schaffer,
Sarah Miller, Maria
Abascal, David
Heyne, Lisa
Gregory, Elise
Bascom, Ashley
Stephens, Rachel
Resides,
Jessica Wall,
Blair Powell,
Lakota East; Kyle Koch
and Jennifer Miller,
Lakota West;
Greg Conti,
Wilmington; Uchechi
Amadi, Reynoldsburg
Honorable Mention: Greg Conti, Wilmington;
Uchechi
Amadi,
Cristy Vallejos, Evan
Hayford, Heather
Gandee, Reynoldsburg;
Allie
Cohen, William Mason
(2); Chad Wellinger
and Ashley Bachmann,
Dublin Coffman; Jen
Monroe, Dublin
Coffman
Category 31: Feature
Page Design
Superior: Kyle Koch,
Lakota West
Excellent: Becca
Visgaitis, Reynoldsburg;
Matt
Townsley, Lakota
West; Mike
DiBiasio, Wilmington;
Allie Cohen,
William Mason
Honorable
Mention: Gayle Donley, Reynoldsburg;
Mike DiBiasio,
Wilmington; Kari
Thibodeau, Milford
(2);
Allie Cohen,
William Mason