Congratulations to all our colleagues who won awards in SPJ’s Region 9 Top of the Rockies contest.
The 422 first-, second- and third-place TOR contest awards went to journalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. This year’s contest received 784 entries, which were judged by the SPJ Connecticut Pro Chapter. See a complete list below.
Print circulation under 10,000
*First place for investigative/enterprise reporting
New Mexico In Depth
“Youth ranch controversy calls into question CYFD’s authority”
By Rene Romo
*First place for breaking news story
Albuquerque Business First
“New Mexico a finalist for Tesla Gigafactory”
By Dan Mayfield
*First place for public service
New Mexico In Depth
Child abuse series
By Lindsey Anderson
*First place for feature photography
Albuquerque Business First
Farm to table
By Randy Siner
*First place for front page design
Albuquerque Business First
“High stakes”
By Rachel Baca
*First place for enterprise health reporting
Albuquerque Business First
“New medical school in the works”
By Dennis Domrzalski
*First place for news reporting
New Mexico Street Press
“Navajo family loses home, loses faith in Navajo government”
By Colleen Keane
*First place for politics enterprise reporting
New Mexico In Depth
“Meet New Mexico’s top 10 political donors”
By Sandra Fish
*First place for business enterprise reporting
Albuquerque Business First
“Reinventing Our City”
By Dennis Domrzalski, Dan Mayfield and Damon Scott
*First place for single page design
Albuquerque Business First
“Big dollars for big research at UNM”
By Rachel Baca
*First place for general website excellence
Albuquerque Business First
Albuquerque Business First website
*First place for mobile applications
Albuquerque Business First
Albuquerque Business First app
*Second place for health enterprise reporting
New Mexico In Depth
“Health guides work to convince Native Americans to try Obamacare”
By Bryant Furlow
*Second place for news column
Albuquerque Business First
“What’s so scary about change, Albuquerque?”
By Rachel Sams
*Third place for business enterprise reporting
Albuquerque Business First
“Gone for Good”
By Dennis Domrzalski
*Third place for health enterprise reporting
“The Medicaid Freeze”
By Trip Jennings, Heath Haussamen and Rene Romo
Print circulation between 10,000 and 29,999
*First place for education general reporting
Gallup Independent
“The Long Walk and the Holocaust”
By Diane J. Schmidt
*First place for politics enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“Email Fail”
By Joey Peters
*First place for investigative/enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“Rx Test. Edible Medical Cannabis Doesn’t Always Prove Potent”
By Peter St. Cyr
*First place for news feature
Santa Fe Reporter
“Ticket to Nowhere”
By Peter St. Cyr
*First place for environment enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“New Mexico’s dubious — and expensive — plans to divert the Gila River”
By Laura Paskus
*First place for arts and entertainment single story
“Powerful, Painful Comedy Abounds at Tricklock’s Revolutions Fest”
AdobeAirstream
By Megan Kamerick
*First place for general environment reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“Top 10 Water Guzzlers”
By Justin Horwath
*First place for front page design
Santa Fe Reporter
“Inside the Chorizo Lab”
By Anson Stevens-Bollen
*First place for headline writing
Santa Fe Reporter
“Highway to Bell; Mime, body, spirt; G Wiz”
By Enrique Limón
*Second place for news reporting — single story
The Navajo Times
“Since Brutal Killings, community waiting for tribe and city to take action – homeless community innocent victims of violent assaults”
By Colleen Keane
*Second place for legal general reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
Jamie Estrada trial
By Justin Horwath and Peter St. Cyr
*Second place for column/humor
Gallup Independent
An Answer So Simple I Couldn’t See It; Play Catch with Balls, Not Missiles; Alternate Perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian Situation
By Diane J. Schmidt
*Second place for general website excellence
AdobeAirstream
By Ellen Berkovitch
*Second place for multimedia story
Santa Fe Reporter
Restaurant Guide
By Enrique Limón, Brianna Kirkland and Anson Stevens-Bollen
*Second place for education enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“How politics and bureaucracy from above are impacting the classroom”
By Joey Peters
*Second place for arts and entertainment enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“George RR Martin Talks North Korea, Unveils Dragonstone Studio”
By Enrique Limón
*Second place for arts and entertainment enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
“Wham, Glam, Thank You Ma’am”
By Enrique Limón
*Second place for health general reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
Obstacles
By Joey Peters
*Third place for general website excellence
Santa Fe Reporter
By Brianna Kirkland, Anson Stevens-Bollen and the Santa Fe Reporter Staff
*Third place for general reporting series or package
Santa Fe Reporter
“Marijuana Reform Efforts”
By Joey Peters
*Third place for legal enterprise reporting
Santa Fe Reporter
Casanova Con Man
By Justin Horwath
Circulation of more than 75,000
*First place for spot news photography
Albuquerque Journal
Mounted Police vs. Protestor
By Roberto Rosales
*First place for news column
Albuquerque Journal
D’Val Westphal
*First place for editorial
Albuquerque Journal
D’Val Westphal
*First place for sports general reporting
Albuquerque Journal
“Driving Different Paths”
By Mark Smith
*First place for sports enterprise reporting
Albuquerque Journal
Rick Wright
*First place for politics enterprise reporting
Albuquerque Journal
Homeland Security series
By Mike Coleman
*First place for infographic
Albuquerque Journal
“From MRAPS to mowers”
By Cathryn Cunningham
*Second place for sports general reporting
Albuquerque Journal
“Castillo counts her blessings”
By Mark Smith
*Second place for sports columns
Albuquerque Journal
Randy Harrison
*Second place for spot news photography
Albuquerque Journal
Flooding in the streets
By Roberto Rosales
*Second place for single page design
Albuquerque Journal
“Multibillion Dollar Question”
By Beth Trujillo
*Second place for headline writing
Albuquerque Journal
Robyn Vines Smith
*Third place for news photography
Albuquerque Journal
Roswell student hugging
By Roberto Rosales
*Third place for editorials
Albuquerque Journal
Sharon Hendrix
*Third place for front page design
Albuquerque Journal
“Another great day to be up in the air”
By Joe Black
*Third place for sports photography
Albuquerque Journal
Isotopes baseball
By Jim Thompson
*Third place for sports columns
Albuquerque Journal
Ed Johnson
*Third place for health enterprise reporting
Albuquerque Journal
“Code Blue vs. 911”
By Colleen Heild
*Third place for general business reporting
Albuquerque Journal
“Downtown Fighting to Stay Alive”
By Jessica Dyer
*Third place for general reporting series or package
Albuquerque Journal
Omaree Varela series
By Rick Nathanson
*Third place for general education reporting
Albuquerque Journal
“Why do boys fall behind?”
By Jon Swedien
Radio: All stations
*First place for general broadcast excellence
KUNM Public Radio
“Do Teacher Evals Make the Grade?”
By Kathleen Sabo, Kaveh Mowahed, Michael Hess, Jefferson White and Elaine Baumgartel
*Second place for general broadcast excellence
KUNM Public Radio
“The Trinity Test Legacy And The Birth Of The Atomic Bomb”
By Marisa Demarco, Kaveh Mowahed, Michael Hess, Jefferson White and Elaine Baumgartel
Third place or general broadcast excellence
KUNM Public Radio
“Seeing Inside APD: Albuquerque Police And Public Records”
By Gwyneth Doland, Kaveh Mowahed, Michael Hess, Jefferson White and Elaine Baumgartel
*First place for enterprise reporting
KUNM Public Radio
“Searching For Answers On Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”
By Ed Williams
*Second place for enterprise reporting
KUNM Public Radio
“Immigrant Detention Center Not Approved By State For Childcare”
By Ed Williams
*Third place for enterprise reporting
KUNM Public Radio
“Mothers Fight Stigma Of Drug Addiction”
By Marisa Demarco
Television: All TV stations
*First place for general broadcast excellence
KNME
“Public Square: Improving Child Well-Being”
By Megan Kamerick, Michael Kamins, Casey Curtiss, Antony Lostetter, Kevin McDonald, Laurel Wyckoff and Randy Lantz
*Second place for general broadcast excellence
KNME
“Public Square: Impact of Early Learning”
By Megan Kamerick, Michael Kamins, Casey Curtiss, Antony Lostetter, Randy Lantz, Kevin McDonald and Laurel Wyckoff
*Third place general broadcast excellence
KNME
“New Mexico in Focus: Families Who Lost Sons to Police Shootings”
Megan Kamerick, Michael Kamins, Kathy Wimmer, Casey Curtiss, Randy Lantz, Kevin McDonald
