UNM brought home 14 prizes from New Mexico Press Women’s 2009 Communications Contest. All first place winners are entered in the National Federation of Press Women contest. In addition, two UNM students received NMPW scholarships.
Africana Studies Director and Law Professor Sherri Burr received first place awards in two categories: in informational columns for “Minding Finances for Writers,” her monthly column in Southwest Sage, and in instructional nonfiction books for her audio book “Sum & Substance on Entertainment Law.” She also received a second place award in the speech category for “Live Your Life in Search of Material,” delivered to Southwest Writers.
KUNM Associate Producer Megan Kamerick garnered two awards in the radio interview category: second place for an interview with UNM History Professor A.K. Sandoval-Strausz on his book, “Hotel: An American History,” and an honorable mention for an interview with Courtney Martin, author of “Perfect Girls.”
The University Communication and Marketing Department netted nine awards, including four in first place.
Senior Communication Representative Carolyn Gonzales received the most awards, sharing first place with Journalism Professor Richard Schaefer in the prepared radio report category for “Perspectives on Mexican Immigration” on KUNM and taking first place in news podcasts for a UNM Live interview with History Professor Ferenc Szasz on Abraham Lincoln and Robert Burns, third place in photographer-writer for UNM Today story “Cross Border Group Travels to Chiapas,” and an honorable mention in personality profiles under 500 words for UNM Today story “Brown Receives Scholarship for Navajo Language Study.”
Web Site Administrator Matt Carter and Web Designer John Sumrow received second place in the nonprofit Web site development/creation category for UNM’s Flickr Site and an honorable mention in Web site editing for UNM’s MySpace page.
Public Relations Specialist Benson Hendrix and Senior Communication Representative Karen Wentworth took first place in Web site development for UNM’s Political Experts page, created to facilitate media requests during the 2008 elections. Hendrix also took second place in news podcasts for UNM Live’s “Geek Talk,” along with Continuing Education Teacher Mark Hinton and Communication Associate Sari Krosinsky.
For the second time in three years, UNM Today garnered a first place award in the four-color magapaper/tabloid category. The award was accepted by Krosinsky, Gonzales and Senior Graphic Designer Jana Fothergill.
UNM junior and Daily Lobo Photo Editor Vanessa Sanchez received NMPW’s first Cary Herz Photojournalism Scholarship. Jennifer Vieth, senior studying advertising, received the Doris Greg Memorial Scholarship.
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