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Seven chapters were recognized for their outstanding communications efforts during the ninth annual UUP Chapter Journalism Contest.
The competition is supervised by the UUP Communications Department and is judged by professional journalists from the Capital District.
“Our chapters do an outstanding job of communicating with members,” UUP President Phillip Smith said. “I am proud to recognize their selfless dedication to the union, the University and their colleagues.”
Chapter newsletters, Web sites and members earning this year’s awards were:
• General Excellence — Best in Class: The Cortland Cause, edited by Karla Alwes; Award of Merit (tie): Binghamton Connection, edited by George McKee, and Stony Brook Insight, co-edited by Diane Rodriguez and Dawn Svoboda-Pappas; and Honorable Mention: Oswego, In Touch, edited by Donald Masterson.
Judges said The Cortland Cause was a “very well-written newsletter (with) a nice mix of articles. A lot of work has gone into improving this product. Excellent work.”
• Best Feature Story— Best in Class: The Cortland Cause, “The Scholar Rhodes,” by Alwes; and Award of Merit: Stony Brook Insight, “Back to business in the Big Easy,” by Joan Dickinson.
“Good, solid, thorough article on a great professor and his achievements,” the judges said about the winning feature story by Alwes. “Very well written.”
• Best Editorial or Column — Best in Class: Oneonta Sentinel, “College upon a hill,” by William Simons; and Award of Merit: The Cortland Cause, “Voting on a new contract,” by Lawrence Ashley.
Judges said Simons’ editorial presented “a very well-constructed argument on a struggling region of the state. Other campuses should pay heed.”
• Best Art/Photo — Best in Class: The Cortland Cause, “UUP Cortland at the State Fair,” courtesy of Brian Tappen of Upstate Medical University; and Award of Merit: Stony Brook Insight, “Scenes from the 2007 Annual Dinner Dance.”
• Best Web site — Best in class: Purchase, www.uuphost.org/purchase, webmaster Ryan Nassisi; Award of Merit: Cortland, www.uuphost.org/cortland,
webmaster Boodie McGinnis; and Honorable Mention: Stony Brook HSC, www.uuphost.org/stonybrookhsc, webmaster Bruce Kube.
“Someone is doing a lot of work to keep this site up and running” the judges said of Purchase’s Web site.
Judges were Karen Nelis, a former Albany Times Union reporter/editor; Mark Sharer, NYSUT graphic artist; and Kevin Mattison, editor, The Recorder in Amsterdam, N.Y.
— Karen L. Mattison