Thirteen chapters and UUP’s retiree group were recognized for their outstanding communications efforts during the 10th annual UUP 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 when honoring this year’s recipients at the 2010 Spring DA in Albany. “I am proud to recognize your selfless dedication to the union, the University and your colleagues.”

Newsletters, feature articles, editorials, photographs and websites were judged in three classes: Class I, UUP membership under 500; Class II, membership from 500-1,000; and Class III, membership over 1,000. Earning this year’s awards were:

GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Class I

Best in Class: Delhi Voice, John Taylor, editor; and Honorable Mention: Cobleskill Unity, Jennifer Schorf, editor.

Class II

Best in Class: Cortland Cause, Karla Alwes, editor; Award of Merit (tie): Oneonta Sentinel, Jill Attanasio, editor, and Oswego In Touch, Don Masterson, editor; and Honorable Mention: Farmingdale Unifier, Margaret Porciello, editor.

Class III

Best in Class: Binghamton Connection, George McKee, editor; and Award of Merit: The Active Retiree, Judith Wishnia of Stony Brook, editor.

BEST FEATURE STORY

Class II

Best in Class: Cortland Cause, “Larry Ashley: The Cortland Cause,” Alwes, writer.

Class III

Best in Class: The Active Retiree, “All aboard: Travel guru rides the rail across America,” Malcolm Nelson of Fredonia, writer; and Award of Merit: Binghamton Connection, “Scoring a good education in Kenya,” James Dix, writer.

BEST EDITORIAL/COLUMN

Class I

Best in Class: Delhi Voice, “The Wrong Fight,” by John Taylor.

Class II

Best in Class: Oswego In Touch, “Thinking the University in a time of crisis,” Stephen Rosow, writer; Award of Merit: Plattsburgh The Union News, “Difficult times ahead,” David Curry, writer; and Honorable Mention: Cortland Cause, “DSI for part-timers: Small gain, big disappointment,” Jamie Dangler, writer.

Class III

Best in Class: The Active Retiree, “We must fight for the America we deserve,” Wishnia, writer; Award of Merit (tie): Binghamton Connection, “A new president: What we might look for,” Peter Knuepfer, writer, and Upstate Medical University The Advisor, “Should The Advisor go paperless,” Colin Massulik, writer; and Honorable Mention: Stony Brook Insight, “Within Stony Brook University,” Edward O’Connell, writer.

BEST ART/PHOTO

Class II

Best in Class: Cortland Cause, “Welcome back picnic,” Brain Tappen of Upstate Medical, photographer.

Class III

Best in Class: Upstate Medical The Advisor, “General membership meeting,” Tappen, photographer.

BEST WEBSITE

Class II

Best in Class: Brockport, Kristen Adduci, webmaster; Award of Merit: Oswego, Maureen Curtin, webmaster; and Honorable Mention: Farmingdale, Margaret Porciello, webmaster.

Class III

Best in Class: Stony Brook, Pamela Wolfskill, webmaster; Award of Merit: Upstate Medical, Massulik, webmaster; and Honorable Mention (tie): Stony Brook HSC, Bruce Kube, webmaster, and Albany, Michael Knee, webmaster.

Judges were Karen O’Brien, a former Albany Times Union reporter/editor; Peter Boespflug, former NYSUT communications professional; and Kevin Mattison, editor, The Recorder, in Amsterdam, N.Y.

— Karen L. Mattison