2001 AWARDS DAILY DIVISION (The Record and Herald News) New Jersey Press Association (2000 Better Newspaper Contest - February 2001) General Excellence Award to The Record This is the state's most prestigious newspaper award. The 2001 presentation was the sixth time in nine years that the honor was accorded to The Record. Journalist of the Year - Reporter Brian Kladko of The Record This is the state's most prestigious award to a newspaper writer. The 2001 presentation to Brian Kladko was the third consecutive year that the honor went to a staff writer at The Record. Kladko's outstanding series, "Cracks in the Fire Wall," was especially credited. 1st Place NJPA Awards Responsible Journalism/Public Service (Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award) -- to Brian Kladko, The Record, for "Cracks in the Fire Wall." Reporting and Writing/Specialty Reporting Portfolio - to Lindy Washburn, The Record, for "Did She Have to Die?" Reporting and Writing/Coverage of Government - to Rich Calder, Herald News, for "Republicans Questioning Letters Linking GOP, Election Chief" Reporting & Writing/Freshest Treatment of a Tired Topic - to Donna Knipp, Herald News Reporting and Writing/Feature Writing Portfolio - to Mike Kelly, The Record, for "Shore Stories" Reporting and Writing/Lifestyles & Entertainment Portfolio - to Joan Verdon, The Record, for "Dancing for Dollars," and "Shopping Survivor" Reporting and Writing/Columns - to Mike Kelly, The Record, for "Empty Nest" Critical Writing - to John Zeaman, The Record, for "Greeks, Humanity, Paterson" Reporting and Writing/Robert P. Kelly Memorial Award to Catherine Holahan, The Record, for "Hire Education," "Workers Complication" Community Home Run category - to Caroline Brewer, The Record, for her regular column, "Inspirations" Reporting and Writing/Headlines - to Ed Reiter, The Record, for "Drawing to a Close" Sports Feature Photography - to Carmine Galasso, The Record, for "It's Not Just About the Fish" 2nd Place NJPA Awards Reporting and Writing/First Amendment Award - to The Record staff for its series "Public Money, Hidden Costs" Reporting and Writing/Feature Writing Portfolio - to Ruth Padawer, The Record, for "Special Bond Embryo Mixup" Community Home Run category -- to Jeff Page, The Record, for his regular column, "The Road Warrior" Sports Writing Portfolio - to Greg Mattura, The Record, for "Yes She Can," "Don't Scoff at Goff's Chances," and "Where Have You Gone, Jeff Maier?" Business & Economic Writing - to Kathleen Lynn, The Record, for "Saving for College" Reporting & Writing/Freshest Treatment of a Tired Topic - to Alisa Camacho, Herald News, for "Most Obvious Gang Signs" Design and Presentation/Special Issue - to The Record staff for its special millennium issue, "Firsts in our Lives" Feature Picture Story - to Carmine Galasso, The Record, for "In Love with a Faded Queen." Portrait Photography - to Danielle Richards, The Record, for "Freedom's Footsteps" Pictorial Photography - to Beth Balbierz, The Record, for "Vintage Glory" 3rd Place NJPA Awards Critical Writing - to Winnie Bonelli, Herald News NJPA - Newspaper in Education Circulation competition 1st Place, General Excellence to The Record Newspaper in Education Department, for "Hot Summer Serials" NJPA - Advertising competition 1st Place, General Excellence, Classified Advertising: The Record 1st Place, General Excellence, Retail Advertising: The Record tied with The (Newark) Star-Ledger 1st Place, Best Product Development: The Record "Bridal Planner" 1st Place, Best Special Section (free-standing): The Record for "01.01.01" 2nd Place, Best Special Section (free-standing): The Record for "NY Auto Show" Association for Women in Communications Clarion Award for Hard News Reporting to Susan DeSantis, Project Editor, and The Record staff for the series "Public Money, Hidden Costs." The Bergen County Coaches Association Howard Bollerman Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to county basketball - to Bob Kurland, The Record Community Mental Health Foundation Courage Award for exemplary service and courage in the advancement of mental health - to Teresa McAleavy, The Record Editor & Publisher Magazine -- October 2001 Photo of the Year - Just one month after the terrorist attacks, Record photographer Thomas E. Franklin's now-famous photo "Firefighters at Ground Zero, Sept. 11, 2001" was named Photo of the Year by this national magazine covering the newspaper industry. Garden State Association of Black Journalists 1st Place Award to Maia Davis, The Record, for feature writing 1st Place Award to Richard Newman, The Record, for business writing 1st & 2nd Place Awards to Adrian Wojnarowski, The Record, for Sportswriting 1st Place Award to Caroline Brewer, The Record, for profile writing 2nd Place Award to Paul Johnson, The Record, for feature writing 2nd Place Award to Paul Johnson, The Record, for profile writing 2nd Place Award to John Chadwick, The Record, for community impact 3rd Place Award to Scott Fallon, The Record, for profile writing Mensa Education and Research Foundation 2001 Press Award to Laura Fasbach, The Record, for "Helping Talent Shine: School Programs Vary and Long-Term Results are Unclear" - an examination of Gifted & Talented school programs in the region. The National Headliner Awards National Headliner Award for Sportswriting - to Bob Klapisch, The Record The National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2nd Place, Outstanding Humor Columnist, to Bill Ervolino, The Record National Newspaper in Education Conference (May 2001) 2nd Place, General Excellence, to The Record Newspaper in Education program The New Jersey Deputy Fire Chiefs Association Association Awards to Brian Kladko, The Record, for two-part series "Safety Under Scrutiny" (dealing with grand jury investigation of Seton Hall fire safety issues), and to Elaine D'Aurizio, The Record, for her columns about true-life heroics of local firefighters. New Jersey Library Association 1st Place Award, Over-all Corpus of Work - to The Record 1st Place Award. Editorial/Op Ed Coverage - to The Record Single Article Category: 1st Place to Scott Fallon, The Record, for "Filtering the Internet" 1st Place to Rod Allee, The Record, for "A Place of Dreams is Now a Nightmare" 2nd Place to Abigail Leachman, The Record, for "Reading Groups for Parents & Children" Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Newspaper Innovators in Education Award to The Record Newspaper in Education staff North American Travel Journalists Association Grand Prize, 2001 - to Jill Schensul, Leisure Editor of The Record, for her story on a visit to Cooperstown, NY with her father (Jill also received four smaller awards in this competition.) Society of American Travel Writers Foundation Silver Award, Lowell Thomas Journalism Competition - to Jill Schensul, Leisure Editor, The Record Society of Professional Journalists, New York chapter James Wright Brown Public Service Award (The SPJ's Highest Honor) to Brian Kladko and The Record staff for "Cracks in the Fire Wall." Society of Professional Journalists, New Jersey chapter 1st place SPJ Awards Feature Writing - to Mike Kelly, The Record, for "Shore Stories: Atlantic City" Column Writing - to Mike Kelly, The Record, for "Election Nightmare" Business Writing - to Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, for "Taking Stock" Health & Science Reporting - to Lindy Washburn, The Record, for "Fragile: Handle with Care" Editorial Writing - to Jim Wright, The Record, for "Mild Hysteria" Critical Writing - to Bob Ivry, The Record, for "Dante's Rings of Hell." Front Page Layout - to Robert Townsend, The Record, for "2001!" Feature Page Layout - to Lisa Mansolillo-Dalie, The Record, for "Steinbeck" Feature Photography - to Danielle Richards, The Record, for "Living in Shadows" Sports Photography - to Mel Evans, The Record, for "The Win" Illustrative & Portrait Photography - to Carmine Galasso, The Record, for "It's not just about the fish" Editorial Cartooning - to Jimmy Margulies, The Record, for "Whitman's baggage" 2nd Place SPJ Awards Profile Writing - to Caroline Brewer, The Record, for "Song of healing" Sports Reporting - to Steve Adamek, The Record, for "Life's sweet gain" Series Writing - to Candy Cooper, The Record, for "Teardown wars" Critical Writing - to Bob Ivry, The Record, for "Big Momma's House" Informational Graphic - to Jerry Luciani, The Record, for "Edgewater fire" Feature Page Layout - to Lisa Mansolillo-Dalie, The Record, for "Shopping Survivor" Feature Photography - to Carmine Galasso, The Record, for "Casino Town" Illustrative & Portrait Photography - to Danielle Richards, The Record, for "Freedom's Footsteps" Editorial Cartooning - to Jimmy Margulies, The Record, for "Newcomer Corzine" Other SPJ Awards Andrea Gurwin, reporter, Herald News Alfred Doblin, editorial page editor, Herald News Bill Hughes, staff writer, Herald News The Society of the Silurians Feature Photography Award to Carmine Galasso, The Record Editorial Writing Award to Mary Ellen Schoonmaker, The Record Arts/Culture Writing Award to John Zeaman, The Record Unico, Rutherford, NJ Chapter Mille Gratzi Award -- to Rosalie Longo, Community Editor, Herald News Working Press Association of New Jersey 1st Place Award to Kevin DeMarrais, The Record, for business reporting 1st Place Award to Lindy Washburn, The Record, for science, health, and environmental reporting. 1st Place Award to Brian Kladko and The Record staff for investigative reporting 1st Place Award to Caroline Brewer, The Record, for personality profile writing 1st Place Award to Mike Kelly, The Record for column writing 1st Place Award to Robert Townsend, The Record, for feature page design 1st Place Award to Ed Reiter, The Record, for headline writing. 1st Place Award to Jimmy Margulies, The Record, for editorial cartooning 2nd Place Award to Mike Kelly, The Record for feature series 2nd Place Award to Ken Davidoff, The Record, for sports writing 2nd Place Award to Ed Reiter, The Record, for headline writing 2nd Place Award to Jimmy Margulies, The Record, for editorial cartooning YMCA of Greater Bergen County -- November 2001 Special Achievement Award - to Bob Kurland, The Record, for his lifetime contribution to county sports Specialty Publications Division Inland Press and Newspaper Special Sections Network (NSSN) 2001 Special Sections contest First Place, Family category - The Parent Paper First Place, Health category -- Options Honorable Mention, Glossy category - Lifetime

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