Kansas Press Association 2005 Awards of Excellence Winners Feature Story Nondaily Division 1 First Place Goodland Star-News Kathryn Burke Feature Story Nondaily Division 1 Second Place De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Feature Story Nondaily Division 1 Third Place Goodland Star-News Sharon Corcoran Feature Story Nondaily Division 1 Honorable Mention Monitor-Journal (Little River) Bob Lundstrom Feature Story Nondaily Division 1 Honorable Mention Norton Telegram Carolyn Plotts Feature Story Nondaily Division 2 First Place Bonner Springs Chieftain Sara Stites Feature Story Nondaily Division 2 Second Place Mirror Lisa Scheller Feature Story Nondaily Division 2 Third Place Bonner Springs Chieftain Clark Corbin Feature Story Nondaily Division 2 Honorable Mention Hiawatha World Andrew Mouzin Feature Story Nondaily Division 2 Honorable Mention Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel Feature Story Nondaily Division 3 First Place Kansas City Business Journal Charlie Anderson Feature Story Nondaily Division 3 Second Place Sun Newspapers Adam Lee Feature Story Nondaily Division 3 Third Place Miami County Republic Gene Morris Feature Story Nondaily Division 3 Honorable Mention Kansas City Business Journal Mark Kind Feature Story Daily Division 1 First Place Iola Register Bruce Symes Feature Story Daily Division 1 Second Place Iola Register Bob Johnson Feature Story Daily Division 1 Third Place McPherson Sentinel Kathy Hackleman Feature Story Daily Division 1 Honorable Mention Chanute Tribune Tom Wilmoth Feature Story Daily Division 1 Honorable Mention Clay Center Dispatch Mary Hufford Feature Story Daily Division 2 First Place Newton Kansan Chris Strunk Feature Story Daily Division 2 Second Place Ottawa Herald Vickie Moss Feature Story Daily Division 2 Third Place Emporia Gazette Kim Holcomb Feature Story Daily Division 3 First Place Hutchinson News Amy Bickel Feature Story Daily Division 3 Second Place Hays Daily News Diane Gasper O’Brien Feature Story Daily Division 3 Third Place Lawrence Journal-World Bill Snead CATEGORY DIVISION PLACE NEWSPAPER CREATORS Feature Story Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Hutchinson News Dave Stephens Feature Story Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Mindie Paget Feature Story Daily Division 4 First Place Topeka Capital-Journal Chris Moon Feature Story Daily Division 4 Second Place Topeka Capital-Journal Jan Biles Feature Story Daily Division 4 Third Place Wichita Eagle Tim Potter Feature Story Daily Division 4 Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl Feature Story Daily Division 4 Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Stan Finger News Story Nondaily Division 1 First Place Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts News Story Nondaily Division 1 Second Place Goodland Star-News Tom Betz News Story Nondaily Division 1 Third Place Hesston Record Christine Wyrick News Story Nondaily Division 2 First Place Osawatomie Graphic Roger Sims News Story Nondaily Division 2 Second Place Oberlin Herald Kimberly Davis News Story Nondaily Division 2 Third Place Mirror Lisa Scheller News Story Nondaily Division 2 Honorable Mention Mirror Caroline Trowbridge News Story Nondaily Division 2 Honorable Mention Osage County Herald Rachael Bossow and Bob Hanson News Story Nondaily Division 3 First Place Miami County Republic Matt McNabb News Story Nondaily Division 3 Second Place Shawnee Dispatch Joshua Roberts News Story Nondaily Division 3 Third Place Kansas City Business Journal Rob Roberts News Story Nondaily Division 3 Honorable Mention Shawnee Dispatch Caroline Boyer News Story Nondaily Division 3 Honorable Mention Wichita Business Journal Lainie Mazzullo News Story Daily Division 1 First Place McPherson Sentinel Kathy Hackleman News Story Daily Division 1 Second Place Atchison Daily Globe Dan Galbraith News Story Daily Division 1 Third Place Abilene Reflector-Chronicle Dena O’Dell News Story Daily Division 2 First Place Leavenworth Times Connie Parish News Story Daily Division 2 Second Place Newton Kansan Chris Strunk News Story Daily Division 2 Third Place Emporia Gazette Gwendolynne Larson CATEGORY DIVISION PLACE NEWSPAPER CREATORS News Story Daily Division 2 Honorable Mention Great Bend Tribune Dale Hogg News Story Daily Division 2 Honorable Mention Junction City Daily Union Saju Ng’alla News Story Daily Division 3 First Place Hays Daily News Eric Norris News Story Daily Division 3 Second Place Salina Journal Michael Strand News Story Daily Division 3 Third Place Hutchinson News Jessica Self News Story Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Garden City Telegram Gwen Tietgen News Story Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Garden City Telegram Scott Aldis-Wilson News Story Daily Division 4 First Place Wichita Eagle Tim Potter, Dana Stronginand, Deb Graver, and Josh Funk News Story Daily Division 4 Second Place Kansas City Star Kevin Murphy and John Shultz News Story Daily Division 4 Third Place Wichita Eagle Laviana Hurst Investigative Story Nondaily Division 1 First Place De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Investigative Story Nondaily Division 1 Second Place Norton Telegram Veronica Monier Investigative Story Nondaily Division 1 Third Place Norton Telegram Veronica Monier and Carolyn Plotts Investigative Story Nondaily Division 2 First Place Ellsworth Co. Independent/Reporter Alan Rusch Investigative Story Nondaily Division 2 Second Place Coffey County Republican Becky Reeves Investigative Story Nondaily Division 2 Third Place Gardner News Mark Taylor Investigative Story Nondaily Division 2 Honorable Mention Gardner News Investigative Story Nondaily Division 2 Honorable Mention Mirror Lisa Scheller Investigative Story Nondaily Division 3 First Place Kansas City Business Journal Stephen Roth Investigative Story Nondaily Division 3 Second Place Wichita Business Journal Lainie Mazzullo Investigative Story Nondaily Division 3 Third Place Sun Newspapers Nathan Dayani Investigative Story Nondaily Division 3 Honorable Mention Kansas City Business Journal Mark Kind Investigative Story Daily Division 1 First Place Abilene Reflector-Chronicle Laura Stroda Investigative Story Daily Division 1 Second Place Coffeyville Journal Tim Flowers Investigative Story Daily Division 1 Third Place Southwest Daily Times Nancy Kletecka Investigative Story Daily Division 2 First Place Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat CATEGORY DIVISION PLACE NEWSPAPER CREATORS Investigative Story Daily Division 2 Second Place Ottawa Herald Vickie Moss Investigative Story Daily Division 2 Third Place Emporia Gazette Jesse Tuel Investigative Story Daily Division 3 First Place Hutchinson News Mary Clarkin Investigative Story Daily Division 3 Second Place Hutchinson News Chris Green Investigative Story Daily Division 3 Third Place Lawrence Journal-World Dave Ranney Investigative Story Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Hutchinson News Tim Vandenack and Mary Rintoul Investigative Story Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Lawrence Journal-World Chad Lawhorn Investigative Story Daily Division 4 First Place Kansas City Star Mike Casey Investigative Story Daily Division 4 Second Place Kansas City Star John Dvorak and Diane Carroll Investigative Story Daily Division 4 Third Place Topeka Capital-Journal Tim Carpenter Investigative Story Daily Division 4 Honorable Mention Topeka Capital-Journal Tim Carpenter Investigative Story Daily Division 4 Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Hurst Laviana Series Nondaily Division 1 First Place Basehor Sentinel Joshua Roberts Series Nondaily Division 1 Second Place Baldwin City Signal Jeff Myrick Series Nondaily Division 1 Third Place De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Series Nondaily Division 1 Honorable Mention Baldwin City Signal Kristen Dymacek Series Nondaily Division 2 First Place Osawatomie Graphic Jennifer McDaniel Series Nondaily Division 2 Second Place Gardner News Mark Taylor Series Nondaily Division 2 Third Place Mirror Lisa Scheller Series Nondaily Division 3 First Place Miami County Republic BriAnne Chayer Series Nondaily Division 3 Second Place Fort Riley Post Sam Robinson Series Nondaily Division 3 Third Place Kansas City Business Journal Rob Roberts, Mark Kind, Charlie Anderson Series Nondaily Division 3 Honorable Mention Shawnee Dispatch Clark Corbin Series Daily Division 1 First Place Pratt Tribune Gale Rose Series Daily Division 1 Second Place Southwest Daily Times George Diepenbrock Series Daily Division 1 Third Place McPherson Sentinel Kathy Hackleman CATEGORY DIVISION PLACE NEWSPAPER CREATORS Series Daily Division 1 Honorable Mention Chanute Tribune Tod Palmer Series Daily Division 2 First Place Ottawa Herald Vickie Moss Series Daily Division 2 Second Place Emporia Gazette Scott Rochat Series Daily Division 2 Third Place Olathe News Sarah St. John Series Daily Division 2 Honorable Mention Junction City Daily Union Anna Staatz Series Daily Division 2 Honorable Mention Newton Kansan Chris Strunk Series Daily Division 3 First Place Lawrence Journal-World Joel Mathis, Mike Shields, and Eric Weslander Series Daily Division 3 Second Place Hutchinson News Series Daily Division 3 Third Place Lawrence Journal-World Terry Rombeck Series Daily Division 3 Honorable Mention Hutchinson News Tim Vandenack and Nancy Foster Series Daily Division 4 First Place Kansas City Star Lee Hill Kavanaugh Series Daily Division 4 Second Place Kansas City Star Diane Carroll and Mara Rose Williams Series Daily Division 4 Third Place Wichita Eagle Roy Wenzl Series Daily Division 4 Honorable Mention Wichita Eagle Ron Sylvester Editorial Writing Nondaily Division 1 First Place De Soto Explorer Elvyn J. Jones Editorial Writing Nondaily Division 1 Second Place Haysville