2000 Contest Winners

Final Results



Frances DeVore Award for Public Service

Class A:

1st Place: Sally Kestin/Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place: Steve Patterson and Marcia Mattson/Florida Times-Union
3rd Place: Fred Schulte and Jenni Bergal/Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Classes B, C:

1st Place: Kendall Middlemas, Steve Bornhoft, Claude Duncan, Kevin Porter/Panama City News Herald
2nd Place: Staff/Naples Daily News

Excellence in General News Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Douglas Filaroski/Florida Times Union
2nd Place: Dave Warm/City Link
3rd Place: Marcia Gelbart/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Staff/Gainesville Sun
3rd Place: Christopher Lloyd/Ocala Star Banner

Class C:

1st Place: Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
2nd Place: Tiffany Merlo/St. Augustine Record
3rd Place: Christi Poole/Citrus County Chronicle

Class D:

1st Place: Karen T. Waters/South Marion Citizen
2nd Place: John T. Fakler/Business Journal Serving South Florida
3rd Place: Lori Sykes/Miramar and Pembroke Pines Community News


Excellence in Feature Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Nicole Brochu/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place: Dave Scheiber/St. Petersburg Times
3rd Place: Christine Evans/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Wendy Victora/Northwest Florida Daily News
2nd Place: Julie DuPuis/Northwest Florida Daily News
3rd Place: Christopher Lloyd/Ocala Star-Banner

Class C:

1st Place: Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
2nd Place: Nancy Kennedy/Citrus County Chronicle
3rd Place: Peter Guinta/St. Augustine Record

Class D:

1st Place: Erinn Hutkin/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Karen T. Waters/South Marion Citizen
3rd Place: Alan Scher Zagier/Marco Islander


Excellence in In-Depth News Writing

Class A:

1st Place: "Throwaway Kids" Sally Kestin/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place: "Lottery draws least educated, poor" Shirish Date and staff/Palm Beach Post
3rd Place: "Consumers in Jeopardy" Mitch Lipka/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Class B:

1st Place: Staff/Fort Pierce Tribune
2nd Place: Staff/Gainesville Sun
3rd Place: Chris Tisch/Bradenton Herald

Class C:

1st Place: Bart Price/St. Augustine Record "Retrial of Tanya R. Hudson"
2nd Place: Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today "Historic Bayport"
3rd Place: Christi Poole/Citrus County Chronicle "Pit Bulls Maul Young Girl"

Class D:

1st Place: J.P. Bender and Ed Duggan/Business Journal Serving South Florida
2nd Place: Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal
3rd Place: John T. Fakler/Business Journal Serving South Florida


Excellence in Environment Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Jan Hollingsworth/Tampa Tribune
2nd Place: Steve Patterson/Florida Times-Union
3rd Place: Robert P. King/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Dan McCue/Stuart News
2nd Place: Kevin Horan/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Mladen Rudman/Northwest Florida Daily News

Class C:

1st Place: Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
2nd Place: Bart Price/St. Augustine Record
3rd Place: Britt Nelson/Palatka Daily News

Class D:

1st Place: Rebecca Wakefield/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Todd Goodman/Venice Gondolier


Excellence in Government News Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Lisa J. Huriash/Sun-Sentinel.
2nd Place: Karen Rivedal/Florida Times-Union.
3rd Place: Trebor Banstetter/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Gina Edwards/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
3rd Place: Christy Arnold/Charlotte Sun Herald

Class C:

1st Place: Robert Sims/Palm Beach Daily News
2nd Place: Tiffany Merlo/St. Augustine Record
3rd Place: Britt Nelson/Palatka Daily News

Class D:

1st Place: Jill Krueger/Orlando Business Journal
2nd Place: Susan Lundine/Orlando Business Journal
3rd Place: Nicole T. Lesson/Plantation/Sun-Sentinel News Group


Excellence in Education Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Mary Ellen Flannery/Palm Beach Post
2nd Place: Stephanie Desmon/Palm Beach Post
3rd Place: Jill Barton/Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Class B:

1st Place: Cathi Carr/The Gainesville Sun
2nd Place: Dave Breitenstein/Naples Daily News
3rd Place: Julie Dupuis/Northwest Florida Daily News

Class C:

1st Place: Tiffany Merlo/St. Augustine Record
2nd Place: Millard K. Ives/Lake City Reporter
3rd Place: Mike Wright/Citrus County Chronicle

Class D:

1st Place: Dave Breitenstein/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Judt Vik/West Boca Times
3rd Place: Nancy Szanto/Baker County Times


Excellence in Crime News Writing

Class A:

1st Place: John Pacenti/The Palm Beach Post
2nd Place: Thomas B. Pfankuch/Florida Times-Union
3rd Place: Ardy Friedberg and Rafael Olmeda/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Class B:

1st Place: Joe Callahan/Ocala Star-Banner
2nd Place: Chris Tisch/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News

Class C:

1st Place: Christi Poole/Citrus County Chronicle
2nd Place: Lara Bradburn/Hernando Today
3rd Place: Britt Nelson/Palatka Daily News

Class D:

1st Place: Jill Krueger, Nancy Pfister/Orlando Business Journal
2nd Place: Judy Vik/West Boca Times


Excellence in Science Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Marcia Mattson/Florida Times-Union
2nd Place: Susan Jenks/Florida Today

Class B:

1st Place: Beth Francis/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Doris Chandler/Gainesville Sun
3rd Place: Liz Freeman/Naples Daily News

Classes C and D:

1st Place: Susan Lundine/Orlando Business Journal
2nd Place:Nancy Kennedy/Citrus County Chronicle
3rd Place: Millard K. Ives/Lake City Reporter


Excellence in Religion Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Bruce Bryant-Friedland/Florida Times-Union
2nd Place: Michelle Bearden/Tampa Tribune
3rd Place: Douglas Belkin/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Julie Dupuis/Northwest Florida Daily News
2nd Place: Rod Harmon/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Mohammad A. Faruqui/Panama City News Herald

Classes C & D:

1st Place: Nancy Kennedy/Citrus County Chronicle
2nd Place: Mary Savage/Lake City Reporter
3rd Place: Michele Gelormine/Palm Beach Daily News


Excellence In Obituary Writing

Classes A and B:

1st Place: Gloria Taylor Weinberg/Ft. Pierce Tribune
2nd Place: Wendy Victora/Nortwest Florida Daily News

Classes C and D:

1st Place: Russ White/Seminole Herald


Excellence in Business Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Paul Owers/Palm Beach Post
2nd Place: Stephen F. Pounds/Palm Beach Post
3rd Place: Linda Rawls/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Victor Epstein/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Steve Hollister/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Martin Drummond/Stuart News

Classes C and D:

1st Place: Jill Krueger and Nancy Pfister/Orlando Business Journal
2nd Place: Alexis Muellner/Business Journal Serving South Florida
3rd Place: Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal


Excellence in Commentary Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Deborah Ramirez/Sun Sentinel
2nd Place: Jeff Rusnak/City Link
3rd Place: Sam Cook/Ft. Myers News-Press

Class B:

1st Place: Maxine A Ginsberg/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Tim Croft/The News Herald
3rd Place: Mladen Rudman/Northwest Florida Daily News

Class C:

1st Place: Gerard Mulligan/Citrus County Chronicle
2nd Place: Russ White/Seminole Herald
3rd Place: Brian Thompson/St. Augustine Record

Class D:

1st Place: Todd Pratt/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Pat Beall/Orlando Business Journal
3rd Place: Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal


Excellence in Criticism Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Jake Cline/City Link.
2nd Place: Todd Anthony/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
3rd Place: Candice Russell/City Link

Class B:

1st Place: Christopher Lloyd/Ocala Star-Banner
2nd Place: Rod Harmon/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Maxine A. Ginsberg/Naples Daily News

Class C:

1st Place: Robert Sims/Palm Beach Daily News
2nd Place: Jan Sjostrom/Palm Beach Daily News
3rd Place: David M Brown/Lake City Reporter

Class D:

1st Place: Pat Beall/Orlando Business Journal
2nd Place: Lauren Hoyt/Eastsider


Excellence in Opinion Column Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Tonyaa Weathersbee/Florida Times-Union
2nd Place: Joe Adams/Florida Times-Union

Class B:

1st Place: John Hackworth/Charlotte Sun-Herald
2nd Place: Donna Wright/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Jeff Lytle/Naples Daily News

Class C:

1st Place: Jim Sutton/St. Augustine Record
2nd Place: David Brown/Lake City Reporter
3rd Place: Andrew J. Davis/Palm Beach Daily News

Class D:

1st Place: Pat Beall/Orlando Business Journal
2nd Place: Douglas Bolduc/Venice Gondolier
3rd Place: Todd Pratt/Bonita Banner


Excellence in Sports Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Hal Habib/Palm Beach Post
2nd Place: Ethan Skolnick/Palm Beach Post
3rd Place: Dave Scheiber/St. Petersburg Times

Class B:

1st Place: Cal Powell/Northwest Florida Daily News
2nd: Robbie Andreu/Gainesville Sun
3rd Place: Patrick Obley/Charlotte Sun-Herald

Class C:

1st Place: Marcus Nelson/Boca Raton News
2nd Place: Matthew Osborne/Lake City Reporter

Class D:

1st Place: Will Graves/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Alan Byrd/Orlando Business Journal
3rd Place: Alexis Muellner/Business Journal Serving South Florida


Excellence in Sports Column Writing

Class A:

1st Place: Martin Fennelly/Tampa Tribune
2nd Place: Mark Woods/Palm Beach Post
3rd Place: Mike Bianchi/Florida Times-Union

Class B:

1st Place: Jim Smith/Bradenton Herald
2nd Place: Cal Powell/Northwest Florida Daily News
3rd Place: Pat Dooley/Gainesville Sun

Classes C and D:

1st Place: Will Graves/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Tim Kirby/Lake City Reporter/
3rd Place: Bryan Mullen/St. Augustine


Excellence in Spot News Photography

Class A:

1st Place: Staff/New-Press
2nd Place: Andrew West/News-Press
3rd Place: Staff/Sun-Sentinel

Class B:

1st Place: Jonathan Fredin/Charlotte Sun Herald
2nd Place: Cameron Gillie/Naples Daily News
3rd Place: Jason Nuttle/Port St. Lucie News

Class C:

1st Place: Todd Reeves/Boca Raton News
2nd Place: Jacek Gancarz/Palm Beach Daily News
3rd Place: Dave Casey/ Hernando Today

Class D:

1st Place: Kevin Hemstock/Jupiter Courier
2nd Place: Tony Buonfiglio/Sun-Sentinel Community News Group
3rd Place: Jon Way/Sun-Sentinel Community News Group


Excellence in Feature Photography

Class A:

1st Place: Mike Stocker/Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place: Taimy Alvarez/Sun-Sentinel
3rd Place: Scott Wheeler/The Ledger

Class B:

1st Place: Jason Nuttle/Port St. Lucie News
2nd Place: Alan Youngblood/Ocala-Star Banner
3rd Place: Robert Cooper/The News Herald

Class C:

1st Place: Tom Ervin/Boca Raton News
2nd Place: Matthew Beck/Citrus County Chronicle
3rd Place: Tommy Vincent/The Seminole Herald

Class D:

1st Place: Kevin Henistock/Jupiter Courier
2nd Place: Jon Way/Sun-Sentinel Community News
3rd Place: Tony Buonfiglio/Sun-Sentinel Community News Forum


Excellence in Photo Essay

Class A:

1st Place: Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post "Why Gabbi is Gabbi"
2nd Place: Mark Hume/The News-Press "Migrant Labor: The True Costs"
3rd Place: Mike Stocker/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Where Hurricanes are Born"

Class B:

1st Place: Lisa Krantz/Naples Daily News "High School Diplomacy"
2nd Place: Grant Jefferies/The Bradenton Herald "Haiti: Missions of Hope"
3rd Place: Sylwia Kapuscinski/Naples Daily News "When Protection is a Danger"

Class C:

1st Place: Jacek Gancarz/Palm Beach Daily News "On the Ball"
2nd Place: Patti Parker-Nielsen/The Boca Raton News "Mission of Love"
3rd Place: Paula Ouder/Lake City Reporter "History Comes Alive"

Class D:

1st Place: Tribune Staff and Contributors/Seminole Tribune "A Day in the Life of Big Cypress"
2nd Place: Jon Way/Sun Sentinel Community News "A Painful Goodbye"
3rd Place: Anthony Buonfiglio/Margate & Coconut Creek Forum "Celebrating & Remembering"


Excellence in Photo Illustration

Class A:

1st Place: Bruce Bennett/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Jon M. Fletcher/The Gainesville Sun
2nd Place: John Russo/The News-Herald
3rd Place: Nicole Sneed/Bradenton Herald

Classes C and D:

1st Place: Carolyn Considder/Orlando Business Journal


Excellence in Sports Photography

Class A:

1st Place: Robert Duyos/Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place: Darron Silva/News-Press
3rd Place: Crista Jeremiason/Flordia Times-Union

Class B:

1st Place: Mari Darr-Welch/Northwest Florida Daily News
2nd Place: Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Star-Banner
3rd Place: Jonathan Fredin/Charlotte Sun-Herald

Class C:

1st Place: John Studwell/St. Augustine Record
2nd Place: Jacek Gancarz/Palm Beach Daily News
3rd Place: Ralph D. Priddy/St. Augustine Record

Class D:

1st Place: Jon Way/Sun-Sentinel Community News
2nd Place: Kevin Henistock/The Jupiter Courier


Excellence in Artist Illustration

Class A:

1st Place: Raul Fernandez/Sun-Sentinel

Classes B, C, D:

1st Place: John Russo/The New-Herald
2nd Place: Tim Lawn/Bradenton Herald
3rd Place: Julissa Mora/Gainesville Sun


Excellence in Info-Graphics

Class A:

1st Place: Karsten Ivey/Florida Times-Union

Class B:

1st Place: Brenda Schultheis/Star-Banner
2nd Place: Jeffrey K. Coffey/News-Herald
3rd Place: Mitch McKell/Star-Banner


Excellence in Front Page Design

Class A:

1st Place: Beth Broadwater/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place: Shane Blatt/Tampa Tribune
3rd Place: Staff/Florida Times-Union

Class B:

1st Place: Maureen Kenyon/Stuart News
2nd Place: Tara Andersson-Alred/Naples Daily News
3rd Place: Michael Rabkin/Bradenton Herald

Class C:

1st Place: Derek Hembd/St. Augustine Record
2nd Place: Peter Willott/Palatka Daily News
3rd Place: David M. Brown/Lake City Reporter

Class D:

1st Place: Anna Lamer/East Sider
2nd Place: Martha Sternberg/Cutler Ridge Community News
3rd Place: Thom Witt/Bonita Banner


Excellence in Feature Page Design

Class A:

1st Place: Michelle D. Mazzone/Palm Beach Post
2nd Place: Laura Kelly/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
3rd Place: Deidre D'Asaro/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Class B:

1st Place: John Russo/News Herald
2nd Place: George Sterling III, Naples Daily News
3rd Place: David Moore/Ocala Star-Banner

Class C:

1st Place: Andrew J. Davis/Palm Beach Daily News
2nd Place> Susan Quigley/Hernando Today
3rd Place: Danielle Provencher/Palm Beach Daily News

Class D:

1st Place: Thom Witt/Bonita Banner
2nd Place: Carolyn Considder/Orlando Business Journal
3rd Place: Stacey Shervan/Business Journal Serving South Florida


Excellence in Business Page Design

Class A and B:

1st Place: David Baker/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
2nd Place:> Jeffrey Coffey/The News Herald
3rd Place: Paul Mattson/Florida Times-Union

Class C:

1st Place: Derek Hembd/St. Augustine Record

Class D:

1st Place: Stacey Shervan/Business Journal Serving South Florida
2nd Place: Cindy Barth/Orlando Business Journal
3rd Place: Brian Sandford and Kris Kubik/Business Journal Serving Greater Tampa Bay


Excellence in Local Page Design

Class A:

1st Place: Chris Smith/Tampa Tribune

Class B:

1st Place: Tara Andersson-Alred, Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Keri Petersen/Gainesville Sun

Classes C & D:

1st Place: Brian Larney and Melissa Sherman/Seminole Tribune
2nd Place: Jim Nichols/Citrus County Chronicle
3rd Place: Brian Smith/Forum


Excellence in Sports Page Design

Class A:

1st Place: Staff/Tampa Tribune

Class B:

1st Place: Tom Rife/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Patrick Obley, Charlotte Sun Herald
3rd Place: Ron Hartman, Naples Daily News

Class C and D:

1st Place: Ryan Gilcherst/Palatka Daily News
2nd Place: Thomas White/Citrus County Chronicle
3rd Place: Thom Witt/Bonita Banner


Excellence in Special Sections

Class A:

1st Place: Staff/Palm Beach Post
2nd Place: "Staff/Sarasota Herald-Tribune
3rd Place: Staff/Palm Beach Post

Class B:

1st Place: Staff/Naples Daily News
2nd Place: Harriett Howard Heithaus/Naples Daily News
3rd Place: Staff/Panama City News Herald

Class C:

1st Place: Jim Sutton/St. Augustine Record
2nd Place: Staff/Palm Beach Daily News
3rd Place: Sports staff/Citrus County Chronicle

Class D:

1st Place: Staff/Business Journal Serving South Florida
2nd Place: Lucy Chabot/Women's Business
3rd Place: Jack Hillhouse/Hi-Riser


Excellence in Weekly Periodical

All Classes:

1st Place: City Link
2nd Place: Eastsider


Excellence in Weekly Magazine

Class A:

1st Place: Sunshine Magazine staff/Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Classes B, C, D:

1st Place: Neighbors/Features Staff, Bradenton Herald
2nd Place: Big Sun Homes/Darrell Riley, Ocala Star-Banner
3rd Place: Weekend/Jana Smedley, Bradenton Herald

Excellence in Editorial Cartoons

All Classes:

1st Place: Doug MacGregor/News-Press
2nd Place: Ed Gamble/Florida Times Union
3rd Place: James Casciari/Vero Beach Press Journal


Excellence in On-Line Publication

All Classes:

1st Place: naplesnews.com
2nd Place: Jacksonville.com
3rd Place: tbo.com - Tampa Bay Online

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