2015 Winners
Clarion Award Winners
The Association for Women in Communications is proud to announce the 2015 Clarion Award Winners! This year’s competition drew entries from 25 states and three countries, with 86 Clarions awarded! Please click on a category below to expand section.
Multimedia Advertising Campaign Big Y World Class Market – It’s My Big Y Campaign The Mars Agency Big Y World Class Market
Print Advertising Know Your Score Postcard BluCurrent Credit Union Jacqueline Post, Director of Marketing
Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of more than $100,000 Winterthur Costumes of Downton Abbey Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Promotional Video Production FedEx Small Business Grant Winners’ Videos Running Pony Productions inferno, FedEx, and Running Pony
Nonfiction, Non-technical Book Roadtrip with a Raindrop: 90 Days Along the Mississippi River In-Sight Photography, Inc. Gayle Harper
Special Print Communications Where the Casino Money Goes Cherokee Nation Businesses Tim Landes, Senior Public Relations Specialist, Stephanie Pinkston, Graphic Artist
Corporate Print Communications 2014 Executive Physical Program Strategy BP Erin Hupp, Gabriela Segura
Custom Publications: Magazine Holiday 2014 Taste of the Season Magazine The Mars Agency Big Y Foods, Inc.
Educational, Informational or Training Video Production/15 minutes or less 2014 TLC: Lucas’ Story TV PSA Energy Education Council Energy Education Council, Safe Electricity
Curriculum Design Proyecto U / Bilingual Broadcast Media Curriculum Texas A&M University-San Antonio Jenny Moore, Assistant Professional Track Faculty, Communications Program, Texas A&M University; Alban Zamora, NDJ/Producer CNN en Español; Samuel Belilty, News Director, KUVN Univision 23
Fund Development Programs/Projects – Annual Giving Campaign Pérez Art Museum Miami – Spring 2014 Member Acquisition Daniller + Company Daniller + Company, Pérez Art Museum Miami
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Current News Theocracy in a Democracy: An Uneasy Union Moment Magazine Etta Prince-Gibson, Reporter; Sarah Breger, Editor; Nadine Epstein, Editor
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous A Transformational Journey Through Birth and Death Wolters Kluwer
Health American Journal of Nursing
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Lifestyle Are Any Plastics Safe? Mother Jones Mariah Blake, Mother Jones Senior Reporter
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Current News Are You Racist? Mother Jones Chris Mooney, Climate Desk Correspondent
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Miscellaneous The NRA’s Murder Mystery Mother Jones Dave Gilson, Mother Jones Senior Editor
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more – Lifestyle Could You Spot Someone With An Eating Disorder? Glamour Sunny Sea Gold; Danielle Kosecki, Health Editor; Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more –
Current News What Do You Se When You Look At This Image? Glamour Pheobe Zerwick; Liz Brody, News Director; Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more –
Miscellaneous These Women Need You! Redbook magazine Meredith Rollins, Editor-in-Chief; Redbook magazine
Magazine Feature Article, Internal Publication Secure Your Mask First, Then Help Others Association of Corporate Counsel ACC Docket
Magazine Regular Editorial/Opinion Column – Circulation 100,000 or less AJN Editorials Wolters Kluwer Health Maureen Shawn Kennedy, American Journal of Nursing
Magazine Regular Editorial/Opinion Column – Circulation of 500,000 or more My Zo-Called Life Glamour Zosia Mamet; Emily Mahaney, Articles Editor; Cindi Leive, Editor-in-Chief
Magazine Regular Informational/Non-opinion Column Emergency Medicine News: Brandt’s Rants Wolters Kluwer Robert Brandt, MD
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less Oncology Times: “UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: How Government Policies Have Increased the Cost of Cancer Care” Wolters Kluwer Lola Butcher, Serena Stockwell
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 VIRTUOSO LIFE Virtuoso VIRTUOSO LIFE
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more April 20 Questions Package O, The Oprah Magazine Oprah Winfrey, Founder and Editorial Director; Gayle King, Editor-at-Large; Lucy Kaylin, Editor-in-Chief
Best Overall External Magazine – Start-up, First Issue Cancer Care Upstate Medical University Upstate Medical University Marketing & Communications Department
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation of 100,000 or less Emergency Medicine News Wolters Kluwer Lisa Hoffman
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 Mother Jones Mother Jones Mother Jones
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation of 500,000 or more More magazine More magazine Lesley Jane Seymour, Editor-in-Chief; Judy Coyne, Executive Editor; Deb Bishop, Creative Director
Best Overall Internal Magazine Discoveries Cary Academy Toye Eskridge, Editor-in-Chief; Lynne Fountain, Managing Editor; Leslie Santilli, Designer
Newsletter – Print Prayer & Praise Newsletter Marvin United Methodist Church Rev. Elizabeth Ackerman, Pastor; Catherine K. Cox, Designer; Marvin United Methodist Church, Augusta, Georgia
Newsletter – Online This Week From Indian Country Today ICTMN Ray Halbritter, Publisher, Indian Country Today Media Network
Newspaper Hard News Story Beneath the Minimum Press & Sun-Bulletin Steve Reilly, Press & Sun-Bulletin
Newspaper Feature Story – Weekly paper When a Lesson Took a Dangerous Turn Houston Press Craig Malisow, Houston Press
Newspaper Feature Story – Daily circulation of under 500,000 Philly Jesus Philadelphia Daily News Stephanie Farr, Reporter, Philadelphia Daily News
Newspaper Regular Opinion/Editorial Columns by Helen Ubiñas Philadelphia Daily News Helen Ubiñas, Columnist, Philadelphia Daily News
Newspaper Regular Non-opinion/Informative Column Sports Columns of Tara Sullivan The Record of North Jersey Tara Sullivan, Sports Columnist, The Record of North Jersey
Newspaper Feature Series Cyber Rattling: The Next Threat Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Andrew Conte
Newspaper Investigative Series Tapped Out Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia Daily News staff, Holly Otterbein (WHYY), Andrew Mendelson (Temple/Center for Public Interest Journalism), Todd Wolfson (Media Mobilizing Project), Solomon Jones (AxisPhilly )
Newspaper Special Section or Special Edition THE PROBLEMS & THE PROMISE Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia Daily News staff
Website – New – Annual budget of $15,000 or less FierceforBlackWomen.com FierceforBlackWomen.com Yanick Rice Lamb and Sheree Crute, Co-Founders, FierceforBlackWomen.com
Website – New – Annual budget more than $15,000 TIAA-CREF Women’s Engagement Center TIAA-CREF Constance Weaver, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, TIAA-CREF; Thomas White, SVP, Head of Retirement & Individual Marketing; Cristina Morales, Director, Women’s Segment Marketing.
Website – Existing: Annual budget more than $15,000 Financial Workshop Kits National
Endowment for Financial Education Mary J. Schultz, Manager, Financial Workshop Kits, National Endowment for Financial Education
Online Journalism – Special News Section Basic Black: Viral Video From NYC | Catcalls and Controversy WGBH Educational Foundation Valerie Linson, Executive Producer, Basic Black, WGBH
Online Journalism – Special Feature Section Boom: North America’s Explosive Oil-by-Rail Problem The Nation Institute Marcus Stern, Sebastian Jones, Greg Gilderman, Executive Producer, The Weather Channel
Online Journalism – Feature Article Mother Jones’ Guns Reporting Mother Jones Mark Follman, Mother Jones
Online Journalism – Regular Column (on a for-profit website) Inside Domestic Violence by Lynn Armitage ICTMN Lynn Armitage; Ray Halbritter, Publisher, Indian Country Today Media Network
Blog – Corporate COUNTRY Financial Security Blog COUNTRY Financial COUNTRY Financial, Public Affairs and Media Relations
Press Photography – Spot News Photo Honored By His Heroes Philadelphia Daily
News Alejandro Alvarez, Photographer, Philadelphia Daily News
Press Photography – Photo Series/Essay (Feature) California Goes Nuts Mother Jones Matt Black, Photographer; Tom Philpott, Mother Jones Food & Agriculture Correspondent
Press Photography – Sports Photo Hands on the Ball Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Steph Chambers
Editorial Cartoon Randy Bish Portfolio Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Randy Bish
Special Design/Creation – Single item Wanamaker Organ Philadelphia Daily News Jon Snyder, Graphics Editor, Philadelphia Daily News
Special Design/Creation – Series of items Design Pain Relief Self-Promotion Spark Design May Curry, Art Director, Spark Design
Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual budget of $10,000 or less St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center “Windows of Opportunity” Logos Communications, Inc. Logos Communications, Inc., Sue Voyles, President
Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual budget of $10,000 or more PR Campaign for Vonlane Business Launch MPD Ventures Company MPD Ventures Company
Public Relations Campaign, Ongoing – Annual budget of $50,000 or less Rudolph Foods: Pork Rind Appreciation Day RMD Advertising RMD Advertising, Rudolph Foods Company
Public Relations Campaign, Ongoing – Annual budget of $50,000 or more MyFreeTaxes- A Collaboration of National Non-profits Goodwill Industries International, National Disability Institute, United Way, The Walmart Foundation
Public Service Community Affairs Campaign, One-Time Can You Spot the Pot? Novitas Communications Smart Colorado, Novitas Communications
Annual Report – Annual budget of $20,000 or less King County Department of Community and Human Services, 2013 Annual Report Betty Hageman Graphic Design Betty Hageman, Graphic Designer, Betty Hageman Graphic Design; Sherry Hamilton, Communications Manager, Office of the Director, King County Department of Community and Human Services
Annual Report – Annual budget of more than $20,000 2014 – 2015 WGBH Annual Report: Innovation Hub WGBH WGBH; WGBH Constituent Communications; WGBH Creative
Community Relations Campaign Diageo North America Learning Skills for Life Cornet
Communications Counsel Diageo North America; Danielle M. Robinson, PhD, DIAGEO Corporate Relations, Director, Alcohol Policy and Reputation Management; Sherone Mullings, Learning Skills for Life Program Manager
Employee Relations Campaign 2015 Open Enrollment Guide: Challenge Yourself – Imagine the Possibilities Kforce, Inc. Kimberly Bird, Civita Drane, Amanda Franklin, Beth Grimes
Radio Regular Feature Program The Conversation, BBC World Service BBC World Service Kim Chakanetsa, Presenter; Munazza Khan, Producer; BBC World Service
Radio Feature Story Up Against The Ceiling: The Push For More Women In California Politics
Capital Public Radio Katie Orr, State Government Reporter, Capital Public Radio
Radio Documentary Series One Company’s Toxic Legacy Michigan Radio Rebecca Williams, Mark Brush, Lindsey Smith
Radio Documentary, One Time The Big Test Michigan Radio Dustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio
Women’s Issues Radio Program The Conversation, BBC World Service BBC World Service Kim Chakanetsa, Presenter; Munazza Khan, Producer; BBC World Service
Major News Event – Radio Amid Lake Erie’s Algal Bloom, Toledo’s Water Woes Continue Michigan Radio Tracy Samilton, Kate Wells, Michigan Radio
Special Event Rudolph Foods: Dig My Rig RMD Advertising RMD Advertising, Rudolph Foods Company
Fundraising Event Pacific Pride Foundation’s Royal Ball Merryl Brown Events Merryl Brown, President, Merryl Brown Events, LLC
Advertising or Public Relations Campaign The Communicators 2: Unleash Your Power Avila University Aimee Adams
Wild Card Video: Unleash Your Power Avila University Aimee Adams
Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or ongoing – Local or Regional Five Seconds, Six Words, One Request WDIV-TV Sarah Mayberry, Senior Special Projects Producer, WDIV-TV
Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or ongoing – National Cat Calls Inside Edition Lisa Guerrero, Correspondent; Larry Posner, Producer; Filip Kapsa, Investigative Videographer / Editor; Bob Read, Senior Producer; Charles Lachman, Executive Producer
Television Investigative Feature or Series – Local or Regional USPS 911 Policy Fails to Deliver KNTV Vicky Nguyen, Investigative Reporter; Elizabeth Wagner, Investigative Producer; Felipe Escamilla, Photojournalist
Television Investigative Feature or Series – National The Real Death Valley The Nation Institute John Carlos Frey, Reporter, The Investigative Fund; Solly Granatstein, Executive Producer, The Weather Channel; Marisa Venegas, Executive Producer, Telemundo
Television News Magazine Program – National “Cuerpomático:” Is rape the price to pay for migrant women chasing the American Dream? Fusion Network Erin Siegal McIntyre, Correspondent/Producer and Deborah Bonello, Producer/Camerawoman for “AMERICA with Jorge Ramos” on the Fusion Network, Spanish version aired on “Aquí y Ahora,” Univision’s Saturday night prime-time news magazine show; Spanish version co-produced by Beatriz Guerra.
Television Documentary Program – Local or Regional West by Orphan Train Iowa Public Television Colleen Bradford Krantz, Director/Co-Producer/Co-Writer; Clark Kidder, Co-Producer/Co-Writer; Iowa Public Television, editing/presenting station.
Television Public Service Announcement 2014 TLC: Lucas’ Story TV PSA Energy Education Council Energy Education Council, Safe Electricity
Television Commercial Digital Dandelion TBWA\Chiat\Day Teresa Poggenpohl, Accenture, Managing Director, Global Image
Television Sports Programming – Local or Regional Breaking Barriers at 200 MPH WCNC Chris Clark – WCNC, NBC Charlotte, Sports Director
Television Talk Show – Local or Regional Basic Black Special: Race and Ferguson Beyond The Headlines WGBH Educational Foundation Valerie Linson, Executive Producer, Basic Black, WGBH
Television Talk Show – National Latina Entrepreneurs CCTV-America Global Business America; Ma Jing, Executive Producer; Mei Yan, Executive Producer; Guo Chun, Executive Producer; R.T. Warfield, Managing Producer, Rachelle Akuffo, Anchor & Correspondent; Janet Rodriguez, Producer; Rasheed Abdullah, Coordinating Video Editor
Television Show – Informational – Local or Regional “The Gift of Life”…Organ Donation CTV Lethbridge Dory Rossiter, Writer/Producer, CTV Lethbridge
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