2020 Winners
Clarion Award Winners
The Association for Women in Communications is proud to announce the 2020 Clarion Award Winners! This year’s competition drew entries from 20 states and two countries, with more than 70 Clarions and Finalist Certificates awarded! Please click on a category below to expand section.
Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of $100,000 or less Video Teller Machine Campaign West Bank Kate Bloomburg
Marketing Communications Campaign/Budget of more than $100,000 JBL LIVE at Miami Music Week JBL Denise Daly
Promotional Video Production Art at Heartland Community College Heartland Community College Breanne Evans
FINALIST: Promotional Video Production StoryPoint: Brenda’s New Home SSDM Laura Oliveto
Special Print Communication Focus on Flint, community report Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Kathryn Thomas
FINALIST: Special Print Communication Sebastian in San Antonio Commemorative Catalog City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture and aMAEzing Marketing Group, LLC Debbie Racca-Sittre, Executive Director, City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture and Mae Escobar, Emily Harris & Jessica Henning-aMAEzing Marketing Group, LLC
FINALIST: Special Print Communication Global Press 2019 Annual Report Global Press Journal Cristi Hegranes
FINALIST: Special Print Communication Virtuoso 2019 Adventure Travel Directory Virtuoso Denise Rodriguez
Educational, Informational, or Training Video Production The 19th Amendment: A Woman’s Right to Vote Annenberg Public Policy Center
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Lifestyle A New Attitude Springfield FitLife Magazine April Nelson
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Current News Seeking the Path of Least Resistance Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Madeline Drexler
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous Addressing Implicit Bias in Nursing: A Review Wolters Kluwer Maureen Kennedy
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Lifestyle “Rock IT” Virtuoso Denise Rodriguez
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Miscellaneous Life After Death in Parkland Notre Dame Magazine Abigail Pesta
Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 500,000 or more – Current News The First Survivor TIME magazine Abigail Pesta
Magazine Feature Article, Internal Publication Picking Up the Pieces Kappa Kappa Gamma Kristen LeFevre
Magazine Regular Editorial/Opinion Column – Circulation of 100,000 or less AJN Editorials: The Unwavering Courage of Nurses (May 2019), From Patient Zero to Public Health Emergency(June 2019), Women Rising(September 2019) Wolters Kluwer Maureen Kennedy
Magazine Regular Informational/Non-opinion Column Reflections: A Lie by Omission(January 2019), Little Sparrow(February 2019), The Last One(October 2019) Wolters Kluwer Maureen Kennedy
Magazine Series or Special Section, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone(November and December 2019) Wolters Kluwer Maureen Kennedy
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation of 100,000 or less AJN May 2019 and June 2019 Wolters Kluwer Maureen Kennedy
Best Overall External Magazine – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 Virtuoso Life Virtuoso Denise Rodriguez
Best Overall Internal Magazine The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma Kappa Kappa Gamma Kristen LeFevre
FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation of 100,000 or less – Miscellaneous HIV Update: An Epidemic Transformed Wolters Kluwer Maureen Kennedy
FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Lifestyle “Grizzlyland” Virtuoso Denise Rodriguez
FINALIST: Magazine Feature Article, External Publication – Circulation between 100,000 and 500,000 – Lifestyle “African Connection” Virtuoso Denise Rodriguez
Newsletter – Print or Online Chickasaw Cultural Center Email Newsletter Chickasaw Nation Marketing Bridget Forshay
Newspaper Feature Story – Weekly paper Hands on Deck: Sexual Assault Is the Most Publicly Reported Crime on Cruises Miami New Times Meg O’Connor
Newspaper Regular Non-opinion/Informative Column Financial Education Hearst Publishing Julie Jason
Online Journalism – Special News Section The Ride: City Limits’ Transit Coverage City Limits Jeanmarie Evelly
Online Journalism – Special Feature Section The Worth of a Girl VOA (Voice of America) Patricia Bodnar
Online Journalism – Feature Article The Alchemists: Concocting Currency in Search of Prosperity in Zimbabwe Global Press Journal Cristi Hegranes
Online Journalism – Regular Column Mary C. Curtis columns CQ Roll Call Mary Curtis
Online Publication – External Publication Doors Wide Open WGBH Educational Foundation Daphne Northrop
Blog – Personal Three Career Gifts Tech Diva Success Nicole Scheffler
Podcast Diva Tech Talk Podcast Diva Tech Talk Nicole Scheffler and Kathleen Norton-Schock
Online Video Informational/Instructional Preacher Kenneth Copeland Defends Lavish Lifestyle INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero; Larry Posner; Filip Kapsa; Matt Troutman; Bob Read; and Charles Lachman
Website – New – Original Design Toddlin Time Flair Communication Debby Girvan
Website – Existing – Original Design Annenberg Classroom Annenberg Public Policy Center
FINALIST: Online Journalism – Feature Article “I will not leave this place” Refusing to become a refugee and other reflections from the heart of Congo’s ongoing conflict. Global Press Journal Cristi Hegranes
FINALIST: Podcast Joe Biden’s Life Lessons “Now What?” Podcast Carole Zimmer
Press Photography Sailing World Magazine Windward Productions, Inc. Sharon Green
Press Photography – Photo Series/Essay 2019 Transpac Yacht Race Windward Productions, Inc. Sharon Green
Logo Word and Vision Consulting Logo Logos Communications Sue Voyles
Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual Budget of $10,000 or less Nothing Bundt Cakes Delivers Joy with “Thank You For 300” SPM Communications
Public Relations One-time Campaign – Annual Budget of $10,000 or more JBL LIVE at Miami Music Week JBL Denise Daly
Public Relations Campaign, Ongoing – Annual Budget of $50,000 or less Virtuoso Wanderlist™ Launch Virtuoso Denise Rodriguez
Public Relations Campaign, Ongoing – Annual Budget of $50,000 or more JBL Turns It Up JBL Denise Daly
Public Service Community Affairs Campaign, One-time Focus on Flint community engagement initiative, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Kathryn Thomas
Special Promotion JBL X Sounds of the City – All Star Weekend JBL Denise Daly
Employee Relations Campaign Women of Cisco ERO Rebrand/Launch Cisco Nicole Scheffler, Tasha Klares, and the Women of Cisco Social Street team
FINALIST: Public Relations Campaign, Ongoing – Annual Budget of $50,000 or more Stress in America: Stress and Current Events American Psychological Association and Vanguard Communications Tomas Harmon
Radio Regular Feature Program Eve Ensler Makes Her Peace “Now What?” Podcast Carole Zimmer
Radio Regular Talk or Interview Program Under the Radar with Callie Crossley – A Curated Selection WGBH Callie Crossley and Franziska Monahan
Radio Feature Story The Reverse Freedom Rides WGBH News Gabrielle Emanuel
Radio Documentary, One-time Documentary On One: Death: Don’t Leave It To The Last Minute RTÉ Liam O’Brien
Women’s Issues Radio Program Diva Tech Talk Podcast Diva Tech Talk Nicole Scheffler and Kathleen Norton-Schock
FINALIST: Radio Feature Story Let Them Make Peace “Now What?” Podcast Carole Zimmer
FINALIST: Radio Feature Story Remembering Karina Holmer By Name, Not Just By The Crime That Killed Her WGBH Radio and Television Phillip Martin
Special Event 35th Annual Celebrity Luncheon AWC Lubbock Chapter Yvonne Limon
FINALIST: Special Event Pacific Pride Foundation Royal Ball Merryl Brown Events Merryl Brown
Student Wild Card Women In TV & Film – Interactive Media / Mini-Documentary Rowan University Briana Andrews
Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – Local or Regional Rideshare Karaoke Univision Seattle – KUNS Paula Lamas
Television Feature Story/Segment – Comprehensive or Ongoing – National Adoption Fraud INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero; Larry Posner; Filip Kapsa; Katie Taylor; Bob Read; and Charles Lachman
Television Investigative Feature or Series – National This House Is Watching You Series INSIDE EDITION Lisa Guerrero; Charlie McLravy; Larry Posner; Josh Bernstein; Katie Taylor; Matt Troutman; Filip Kapsa; Bob Read; and Charles Lachman
Television Documentary Program – National Laura Brennan: This is Me RTE Sally Roden
Television Documentary Series – Local or Regional NewsChannel 5 Investigates: Broken WTVF-TV Phil Williams
Television Documentary Series – National College Behind Bars Skiff Mountain Films Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein, Salimah El-Amin, and Mariah Doran
Television Talk Show – Local or Regional 1619/Harriet WGBH Delores Edwards, Callie Crossley, and Kavontae Smalls
Television Show – Informational – Local or Regional Gamer Addiction Taking Over The Population Univision Seattle – KUNS Paula Lamas
FINALIST: Television Documentary Program – National College Behind Bars Skiff Mountain Films Lynn Novick, Sarah Botstein, Salimah El-Amin, and Mariah Doran
Create Your Own – Online A More Accessible Year in Pictures 2019: A look and listen back at the photos that shaped the year WGBH Meredith Nierman
FINALIST: Create Your Own – Online Customer Advocacy Campaign: Best Use of Customer Advocacy for Conference Oracle Erica Anderson
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