NDPC 2018 Communications Contest Winners

North Dakota Professional Communicators announced the winners of the 2018 NDPC Communications Contest at the NDPC Spring Conference, held April 26-27 in Fargo. Twenty-two NDPC members earned 120 awards for their work in print media, photography, advertising, writing for and development of the web, promotion, public relations, marketing, speeches and books.

First-place entries in all categories have advanced to the national competition, the National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest. Winners in that competition will be announced at the NFPW Communications Conference Sept. 6-8, 2018, in Bethlehem, Pa.
 
Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks, was the overall NDPC sweepstakes winner, and Roxane Salonen, Fargo, was runner-up. Sweepstakes winners are determined by a weighted point system based on place (first, second, third or honorable mention) and the number of entries in each category. The more entries in a category, the higher number of points awarded to those placing in the category. Karen Stensrud, Fargo, was recognized as NDPC’s Communicator of Achievement. 

NDPC is the state affiliate of NFPW, an organization of communication professionals from across the United States. NDPC is an organization of women and men employed in all aspects of communication: newspapers, public relations, education, magazines, television, radio, publishing, advertising, photography and freelance. 

Individual winners at the state level are:

Chris Aarhus, Jamestown
First: Special Series
Second: News Story – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
Second: Feature Story – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
Second: Specialty Articles – Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture
Second: Specialty Articles – Sports
Second: Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Publication
Second: Page Design – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Publication
Third: Feature Story – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Publication
Third: Page Design – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Publication
Third: Single Photograph – News or Feature Photo

Jane Ahlin, Fargo
First: Columns – General

Kelli Anderson, Fargo
First: Podcasts (Audio or Video)
First: Community, Institutional, or Internal Relations

AnnMarie Campbell, Fargo
First: Audiovisuals
First: Reports (Including, But Not Limited to, Annual Reports)
First: Brochures – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational
First: Public Relations Campaign
Third: Website Edited or Managed by Entrant – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational

​Ellen Crawford, Fargo
First: News Story – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
First: News Story – Online Publication
First: News or Feature Release – Single Release
First: Book Edited by Entrant
Second: Reports (Including, But Not Limited to, Annual Reports)
Third: Specialty Articles – Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture
Third: Specialty Articles – Education
Third: Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Publication

Chelsey Ewen, Fargo
Second: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper

Lisa Farnham, Fargo
Second: Feature Story – Online Publication
Third: Feature Story – Online Publication
Third: News or Feature Releases – Multiple Releases
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Online Publication
Honorable Mention: News or Feature Releases – Single Release

Tammy Fogle, Wahpeton
First: Videos for Website – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational
Second: Videos for Website – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational

Tracy Frank, Fargo
First: Videos for Website – Corporate or for-Profit
First: Newsletters – Corporate or for-Profit
Second: Writing for the Web
Second: Newsletters – Corporate or for-Profit
Third: Specialty Articles – Business
Third: Website Edited or Managed by Entrant – Corporate or for-Profit
Third: News or Feature Release – Single Release
Honorable Mention: Specialty Articles – Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture

Merrie Holtan, Perham, Minn.
First: Specialty Articles – Home (Interior Decorating, Furniture, Architecture, Landscaping)
First: Specialty Articles – Sports
Third: Specialty Articles – Home (Interior Decorating, Furniture, Architecture, Landscaping)

Pamela Knudson, Grand Forks
First: News Story – Print-Based Newspaper
First: Continuing Coverage or Unfolding News
First: Enterprise Reporting
First: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
First: Specialty Articles – Arts and Entertainment
First: Specialty Articles – Education
First: Specialty Articles – Government or Politics
First: Specialty Articles – History
First: Specialty Articles – Hobby or Craft
First: Specialty Articles – Physical Health, Fitness, Mental Health, Self-Help
Second: Specialty Articles – Religion
Second: Specialty Articles – Social Issues
Honorable Mention: Personality Profile – More Than 500 Words
Honorable Mention: Specialty Articles – Home (Interior Decorating, Furniture, Architecture, Landscaping)

Becky Koch, Fargo
First: Magapapers/Tabloids
First: Catalogs, Manuals, and Handbooks

Pam Musland, Jamestown
Second: News or Feature Release – Single Release
Honorable Mention: News or Feature Releases – Multiple Releases

Tracy Nicholson, West Fargo
First: Feature Story – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
First: Page/Section/Supplement Regularly Edited by Entrant – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
First: Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
Second: Specialty Articles –- Food
Second: Page/Section/Supplement Regularly Edited by Entrant – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication
Honorable Mention: Editorial/Opinion – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Print Publication

Carol Renner, Fargo
First: Writing for the Web
First: Social Media Campaign – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational
Second: Newsletters – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational

Linda Sailer, Dickinson
First: Specialty Articles – Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture
First: Specialty Articles – Social issues
Second: Specialty Articles – Business
Second: Specialty Articles – Education
Second: Specialty Articles – History
Second: Photographer-Writer
Third: Personality Profile – More Than 500 Words
Third: Specialty Articles – Arts and Entertainment
Third: Specialty Articles – Religion
Third: Photographer-Writer
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
Honorable Mention: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper

Roxane Salonen, Fargo
First: Personality Profile – More Than 500 Words
First: Specialty Articles – Religion
First: Columns – Personal Opinion (Bylined, Not Editorial)
First: Children’s Books – Fiction
Second: Personality Profile – More Than 500 words
Second: Specialty Articles – Arts and Entertainment
Second: Specialty Articles – Physical Health, Fitness, Mental Health, Self-Help
Second: Columns – Personal Opinion (Bylined, Not Editorial)
Second: Headlines
Third: Feature Story – Print-Based Newspaper
Third: Specialty Articles – Social issues
Honorable Mention: Feature story – Print-Based Newspaper
Honorable Mention: Specialty Articles – Religion

Teresa Schafer, Fargo
First: Radio and Television Advertising – Television
Second: Social Media Campaign – Nonprofit, Government, or Educational

Karen Stensrud, Fargo
First: Website Edited or Managed by Entrant – Corporate or for-Profit
First: Advertising Campaigns Built Around One Subject (Print, Online, or Combination of the Two)
First: Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product
Second: Website Edited or Managed by Entrant – Corporate or for-Profit
Second: Advertising Campaigns Built Around One Subject (Print, Online, or Combination of the Two)

Laura Stoneburner, West Fargo
First: Photographer-Writer
First: Single Advertisements for Print or Electronic Publication
Third: Single Photograph – General Photo
Third: Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product

Danielle Teigen, Fargo
First: Specialty Articles – Business
First: Sections or Supplements (Infrequent) – Magazine, Newsletter, or Other Non-Newspaper Publication
Second: Specialty Articles – Hobby or Craft
Second: Specialty Articles – Home (Interior Decorating, Furniture, Architecture, Landscaping)
Second: Nonfiction Books for Adult Readers – History
Honorable Mention: Feature Story– Print-Based Newspaper

Gregory Wald, West Fargo
Second: Marketing Program or Campaign for New or Existing Service or Product

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