2016 Winners
Clarion Award Winners
The Association for Women in Communications is proud to announce the 2016 Clarion Award Winners! This year’s competition drew entries from 24 states and three countries, with 78 Clarions awarded! Please click on a category below to expand section.
Multimedia Advertising Campaign Accenture Strategy Campaign Accenture Accenture
Print Advertising Accenture Strategy Solar Car Accenture Accenture
Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of $100,000 or less Rudolph Foods Pork Rind Appreciation Day RMD Advertising RMD Advertising
Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of more than $100,000 Goodwill® & Sony’s Hotel Transylvania Cause Marketing Partnership Goodwill Industries InternationalGoodwill Industries International and Sony Pictures Animation, Inc.
Online Marketing Campaign It’s About Time MBC Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications
Promotional Video Production ISC Video – Electrical Contractor Magazine Ascend Communication, LLC Ascend Communication, LLC Garrett Hubbard Studios ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine
Nonfiction, Non-technical Book The Devil’s Data Dictionary Dowitcher Designs Dowitcher Designs Hanna Lopez Petrini, Graphic designer Amber Wallace, CEO
Special Print Communications Where the Casino Money Goes Cherokee Nation Businesses Cherokee Nation Businesses
Educational, Informational or Training Video Production/15 minutes or less 2015 TLC: Caught in a Storm Energy Education Council Energy Education Council, Safe Electricity
Fund Development Programs/Projects – Annual Giving Campaign Milwaukee Art Museum November 2015 Acquisition Daniller + Company Daniller + Company Milwaukee Art Museum
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Current News Inside an Ebola Treatment Unit: A Nurse’s Report Wolters Kluwer American Journal of Nursing Deborah Wilson, Author Sylvia Foley, Editor
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous The Potential Effects of Sleep Loss on a Nurse’s Health Wolters KluwerAmerican Journal of Nursing Linda Eanes, Author Maribeth Maher and Jacob Molyneux, Editors
Magazine Feature Article, Ext. Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Miscellaneous The Spy Who Fired Me Esther Kaplan, Harper’s Magazine
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more – Lifestyle “Second Spring” Meredith Family Circle Magazine
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more – Current News Neurology Now: A Labor of Love Wolters Kluwer Abby Ellin (writer), Mary Bolster (editor)
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more – Miscellaneous #BringBackOurGirls Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan, Abigail Pesta
Magazine Feature Article, Internal Publication A Remarkable Transformation debhoffman.net HR Magazine
Magazine Regular Editorial/Opinion Column – Circulation of 100,000 or less AJN Editorials Wolters Kluwer American Journal of Nursing Maureen Shawn Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief
Magazine Regular Editorial/Opinion Column – Circulation of 500,000 or more #RealTalkCosmopolitan Cosmopolitan
Magazine Regular Informational/Non-opinion Column What doctors tell their friends Redbook magazine Meredith Rollins, Sarah Smith, Karen Snyder Duke
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less Muscatine Magazine Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Publisher Janet Morrow, Editor Mike Shield, Designer
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 Virtuoso LifeVirtuoso VIrtuoso
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more Sex Trafficking in the US series Marie Claire Kayla Webley, Senior Editor, Marie Claire Christa Hillstrom, Journalist
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation of 100,000 or less AJN April and May 2015 issues Wolters Kluwer American Journal of Nursing Maureen Shawn Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 Virtuoso Life Virtuoso Virtuoso
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation of 500,000 or more Glamour Glamour Glamour Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive
Magazines – 040 – Best Overall Internal Magazine Anadisgoi magazine Cherokee Nation Businesses Cherokee Nation Businesses and Cherokee Nation
Newsletter – Online Virtuoso Focus Virtuoso Virtuoso
Newspaper Feature Story – Weekly paper Female Service Members Can Go to War but Can’t Give Birth in a VA HospitalHouston Press Jef Rouner
Newspaper Feature Story – Daily circulation of under 500,000 SHOT OF HEROINE Philadelphia Daily News Barbara Laker, reporter, Philadelphia Daily News
Newspaper Feature Story – Daily circulation of 500,000 or more Death on India’s Highway 66 The Wall Street Journal Jesse Pesta, Krishna Pokharel and Preetika Rana
Newspaper Regular Opinion/Editorial A Voice of Philadelphia Philadelphia Daily News Ronnie Polaneczky, columnist, Philadelphia Daily News
Newspaper Regular Non-opinion/Informative Column Wrenching Tales column in Farm World Cindy Ladage, columnist Ann Hinch, editor Farm World Magazine
Newspaper Feature Series Our Stories by Chris TogneriPittsburgh Tribune-Review Chris Togneri | Pittsburg Tribune-Review
Website – New – Annual budget of $15,000 or less Website Flair for the Marine Corps Aviation Association Flair Communication Debby Girvan, President, Flair Communication
Website – New – Annual budget more than $15,000 Multi-Lingual Website Insta-Pro International Insta-Pro International Tori Sorensen, Marketing Coordinator Karl Arnold, VP Sales & Marketing
Website – Existing – Annual budget of $15,000 or less cherokeenationfoundation.org Cherokee Nation Businesses Cherokee Nation Businesses
Website – Existing – Annual budget more than $15,000 Chickasaw Cultural Center Website The Chickasaw Nation -Marketing Chickasaw Cultural Center, Chickasaw Nation
Online Journalism – Special News Section Prison Kids debhoffman.net “Prison Kids” Fusion
Online Journalism – Special Feature Section On the Border of Justice City Limits Batya Ungar-Sargon, reporter Adi Talwar, photographer Jarrett Murphy, editor
Online Journalism – Feature Article Ferguson Frontlines: Photojournalist Reflects One Year Later NBCNews.com/NBCBLK Chandra Thomas Whitfield, NBCNews.com/NBCBLK
Online Journalism – Regular Column (on a for-profit website) Collection of Columns Roll Call Mary C. Curtis — NPR Code Switch, Women’s Media Center, The Broad Side
Blog – Personal Daily Enlightenments Blog Nathalie W. Herrman PragmaticAction.com
Blog – Corporate Weekly Blog Insta-Pro International Tori Sorensen, Marketing Coordinator Insta-Pro Intl
Corporate/Stock Photography, Feature Photo or Photo Illustration I Could Not Keep Silent Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Andrew Russell | Pittsburg Tribune-Review
Press Photography – Photo Series/Essay (Hard News) American Coyotes Photography Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Justin Merriman | Pittsburg Tribune-Review
Press Photography – Photo Series/Essay (Feature) PHILADELPHIA WOODEN BOAT FACTORY Philadelphia Daily News Stephanie Aaronson, photographer, Philadelphia Daily News
Press Photography – Sports Photo Millions at Stake Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Andrew Russell | Pittsburg Tribune-Review
Major News Event – Photo Mother Loses SonPittsburgh Tribune-Review Stephanie Strasburg | Pittsburg Tribune-Review
Logo Postpartum Action Institute Logo Dowitcher Designs Dowitcher Designs Hanna Lopez Petrini, Graphic Designer Jill Kingdon, COO
Special Design/Creation – Single item Book Cover – The Nexis SecretJessica Martin (Designer) Barbara Hartzler (Author)
Special Design/Creation – Series of items FOURMIDABLE Logo Family Logos Communications, Inc. Susan Voyles, President, Logos Communications, Inc. Corey Bricker, Graphic Designer, Logos Communications, Inc.
Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual budget of $10,000 or less Ride Cincinnati PR Campaign Pomme Communications Allison Schroeder, APR, Owner, Pomme Communications
Public Service Community Affairs Campaign, One-Time Coburn Communication: Be Good To Each Other Campaign on behalf of CustomInk Coburn Communication Coburn Communication
Special Promotion Graeter’s National Ice Cream Day Campaign in collaboration with Uber RMD Advertising RMD Advertising
Annual Report – Annual budget of more than $20,000 24 Hours in the Cherokee Nation: Cherokee Nation FY 2014 Annual Report Cherokee Nation Businesses Cherokee Nation Businesses and Cherokee Nation
Radio Regular Feature Program “Now What” Episode With Gloria Steinem “Now What?” “Now What?” Carole Zimmer Host/Producer Nellie Gilles Editor
Radio Regular Talk or Interview Program Homelessness From the Outside In Hawaii Public Radio Hawaii Public Radio, The Conversation, Beth-Ann Kozlovich (Executive Producer Talk Shows)
Radio Feature Story Saudi Dreams of a Camper Van RTE Radio 1 A Documentary On One production from RTÉ Radio 1 by Gráinne McPolin and Ronan Kelly
Radio Documentary Series Beyond the Battlefield Michigan Radio Michigan Radio
Radio Documentary, One Time The Dream 9 Producers Antonia Cereijido and Marlon Bishop and the journalists at Latino USA
Women’s Issues Radio Program Diva Tech Talk Podcast– Nicole Scheffler, Diva Tech Talk Co-Founder, Amanda Lewan, Diva Tech Talk Co-Founder, and Kathleen Norton-Schock, Diva Tech Talk Co-Founder
Conference or Seminar Southern Republican Leadership Conference Jones PR Brenda J Barwick, President, Jones PR
Special Event Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Heard on Hurd Citizens Bank of Edmond Citizens Bank of Edmond
Fundraising Event Pacific Pride Foundation’s Royal Ball Merryl Brown Events Merryl Brown Events, LLC Merryl Brown, President
Student Wild Card “100 Questions and Answers About Veterans: A Guide for Civilians” Michigan State University Michigan State University School of Journalism students
Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or ongoing – Local or Regional Last of the InstitutionsKING Television Susannah Frame, Reporter Steve Douglas, Photojournalist Russ Walker, Executive Producer
Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or ongoing – National Justice for Juliette Inside Edition Lisa Guerrero Correspondent Charlie McLravy Producer Filip Kapsa Photographer / Editor Joe Enoch Producer Bob Read Senior Producer Charles Lachman Executive Producer
Television Investigative Feature or Series – Local or Regional Inland Unsolved Inland Empire Media Academy Donna-Maria Trewhella-Producer/Reporter Nick Van Damme-Camera/Editor I.E.M.A.-Organization
Television Investigative Feature or Series – National The Wolf of Boca Inside Edition Lisa Guerrero – Correspondent Larry Posner – Producer Scott Phillips – Associate Producer Filip Kapsa – Investigative Videographer / Editor Bob Read – Senior Producer Charles Lachman – Executive Producer
Television News Magazine Program – National Osiyo, Voices of the Cherokee People Cherokee Nation Businesses Cherokee Nation Businesses
Television Public Affairs Program – Local or Regional Women & Horses: A Natural Love Affair Jana Rothenberg – Blay, Director/Producer Chuck Blay, Producer Gary Ellwood, Digital Media Arts, Kauai Community College
Television Public Affairs Program – National St. Benedict’s Preparatory School Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Judith Valente, Correspondent, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, PBS-TV; Gail Fendley, Producer
Television Documentary Program – Local or Regional Women at Risk: Black Women and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Valerie Cummings, Producer, Director
Television Documentary Program – National Cock Fight: One Man’s Battle Against The Chicken Industry debhoffman.net “Cock Fight: One Man’s Battle Against The Chicken Industry” Fusion
Television Documentary Series – Local or Regional Last of the Institutions KING Television Susannah Frame, Reporter Steve Douglas, Photojournalist Russ Walker, Executive Producer
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