Congratulations to all the New Mexico journalists whose work landed awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 9 contest, the Top of the Rockies
Circulation Less Than 10,000
* Feature Photography
First place: Randy Siner, New Mexico Business Weekly
* Personal or Humor Column
First Place: David Fryxell, Desert Exposure
* Editorials
First Place: David Fryxell, Desert Exposure
* Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Steve Ginsberg and Dennis Domrzalski, Albuquerque Business First (formerly New Mexico Business Weekly) “Labs in the Balance”
* Breaking News
First Place: Megan Kamerick, Albuquerque Business First, “Sony Pictures Imageworks to Leave New Mexico”
Circulation between 10,001 and 29,999
* Front Page Design
Third Place: Cynthia Miller, Santa Fe New Mexican, “Slices of History”
Second Place: Kristina Dunhman, Santa Fe New Mexican, “Red-letter moment”
First Place: Brian Barker, Santa Fe New Mexican, “Obama”
* Feature Page Design
Third Place: Carlos Lopez, “Taste,” Santa Fe New Mexican
Second Place: Carlos Lopez, “Turn up the steam,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Feature Photography
First Place: Jane Phillips, “Cozy Coats for Kids,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* News Photography
Third Place: Jane Phillips, “Slow Burn” Santa Fe New Mexican
Second Place: Jane Phillips, “Best from behind the lens,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Spot News Photography
Second Place: Jane Phillips, “2 Killed ‘execution style’ in Rio Arriba,” Santa Fe New Mexican
First Place: Jane Phillips, “Smoky Skyline,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Health Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Deborah Busemeyer, “A cannabis catch 22,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Health General Reporting
Third Place: Bruce Krasnow, “Doctor’s dismissal leaves questions,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Science General Reporting
Second Place: Paul Weideman, “Disgruntled Ancestors: Scott G. Ortman on the conflicts that drive migration” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Arts & Entertainment Criticism
First Place: Adele Oliveira, “Faith in Love: Paloma at Teatro Paraguas,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Arts & Entertainment Single Story
Third Page: Paul Weideman, “First Faces: Native American portraits at the New Mexico History Museum,” Santa Fe New Mexican
First Place: Adele Oliveira, “A Wild Domesticity: Randall Davey and the Audubon Center,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Business General Reporting
Third Place: Bruce Krasnow, “Charter school bonds: A day of reckoning,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Education Enterprise Reporting
Second Place: Robert Nott, “When you are hungry and you are tired, how can you learn?” Santa Fe New Mexican
* News Feature
Third Place: Julie Ann Grimm, “Chief at Crossroads,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Julie Ann Grimm , Geoff Grammer, “Small Change Hustle,” Santa Fe New Mexican
* News Reporting Single Story
Second Place: Nico Roesler, “Jury watches interview with man charged in child’s death,” Santa Fe New Mexican
Circulation between 30,000 and 74,9999
* Environment General Reporting
First Place: Laura Paskus, “Death By A Thousand Cuts: Will Santa Fe’s campaign to buy up water rights kill the Rio Grande?,” Santa Fe Reporter
* News Column
Third Place: Laura Paskus, “First Person,” Santa Fe Reporter
Circulation more than 75,000
* Info Graphic
Third Place: Cathryn Cunningham, “Spring Fling,” Albuquerque Journal
* Single Page Design
Second Place: Elizabeth Trujillo, Last Bell, Albuquerque Journal
* Front Page Design
Third Place: Leah Derrington, Duke City’s ‘Bad’ Boy, Albuquerque Journal
* Feature Page Design
Third Place: Jennifer Swanson, Rising to a crescendo, Albuquerque Journal
* News Column
First Place: Joline Gutierrez Krueger, Albuquerque Journal
* Special Section
Third Place: Staff, “New Mexico — 100 Years of Statehood,” Albuquerque Journal
* Sports Enterprise Reporting
First Place: Mark Smith, “Kenny Thomas Foundation,” Albuquerque Journal
* Education General Reporting
First Place: Hailey Heinz, “Diploma Costs Weekend and $200,” Albuquerque Journal
* Arts & Entertainment
Third Place: Adrian Gomez, “Duke City Bad Boy,” Albuquerque Journal
* Editorials
Second Place: Sharon Hedrix, Albuquerque Journal
First Place: D’Val Westphal, Albuquerque Journal
* Public Service
Third Place: Jeff Proctor, “Officers Get Union Checks After Shootings,” Albuquerque Journal
* Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
Second Place: Mike Gallagher, “New Mexico’s love affair with drugs,” Albuquerque Journal
* General Reporting – Series or Package
Second Place: Olivier Uyttebrouck, Charles Brunt, Rene Romo, “Returning Veterans Need Help To Heal Invisible Wounds,” Albuquerque Journal
Radio
* Feature Reporting
Second place: Megan Kamerick, KUNM “ISEA Artists Explore Intersection of Nature and Technology”
TV
* General Broadcast Excellence: Megan Kamerick, KNME “Public Square: Bullying”
* Enterprise Reporting
Second Place: Gadi Schwartz, Peter St. Cyr and Laurie Passman, KOB TV “4 On Your Side: Campaign workers caught offering alcohol to voters”
