The New Jersey Press Association's Editorial Committee is proud to announce the winners of the 2002 Better College Newspaper Contest.
Sixteen colleges submitted 250 entries in January 2003;. The contest was judged in February by 17 editors, writers and photographers of newspapers that are members of the New Jersey Press Association.
The winners were honored at the New Jersey Collegiate Press Association's Spring conference on Thursday, April 3, 2003, at the Asbury Park Press in Neptune.
The judges' comments on each entry were distributed to the colleges at the NJCPA conference.
Please forward any corrections on the list below to collegepress@njpa.org , fax the corrections to the Press Foundation at (609) 406-0300, or mail a corrected copy of the list to New Jersey Press Foundation, 840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 305, West Trenton, N.J. 08628-1019.
Our heartiest congratulations to all of the winners! We thank all of those who entered the competition.
CONTEST RESULTS
FOUR YEAR COLLEGES
News Writing
27 Entries
First Place: Greg Muszynski, The Outlook, Monmouth University
Second Place: Michael Calia, Martin Gumb and Darren Miller, The Gothic Times, New Jersey City University
Third Place: Dan Burns, The Acorn, Drew University
Honorable Mention: Eddie Hollowell, The Gothic Times, New Jersey City University
Feature Writing
28 Entries
First Place: Dan Diaz, Pioneer Times, William Paterson University
Second Place: Valarie Harper, The Montclarion, Montclair State University
Third Place: Ryan McDermott, The Whit, Rowan University
Honorable Mentions: Jason Butkowski, The Signal, The College of New Jersey; Lauren Matthew, The Whit, Rowan University
Opinion Writing
24 Entries
First Place: Robin Kavanagh, Pioneer Times, William Paterson University
Second Place: Michael Dory, Arden de la Cruz and Jesse Cooper, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University
Third Place: Michelle Wetzel, The Whit, Rowan University
Honorable Mentions: Anthony Lardaro, The Signal, The College of New Jersey; Terrence Thornton, The Montclarion, Montclair State University
Sports Writing
21 Entries
First Place: Mike Basford, The Rider News, Rider University
Second Place: Kelly Graham, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University
Third Place: Jared Vichko, The Rider News, Rider University
Arts and
Entertainment/Critical Writing
26 Entries
First Place: Lauren Matthew, The Whit, Rowan University
Second Place: Jenifer Petrocca, Pioneer Times, William Paterson University
Third Place tie: John Kubicek, The Acorn, Drew University
Honorable Mentions: Frank Della Femina, The Outlook, Monmouth University; Christopher Zinsli, The Gothic Times, New Jersey City University; Andrew Wiecek, The Montclarion, Montclair State University; Ryan Doyle, The Montclairon, Montclair State University; Michael Dory, The Daily Targum, Rutgers University; Mark Budig, The Equinox, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Enterprise/Investigative
Reporting
14 Entries
First Place: Dan Dimicco, The Rider News, Rider University
Second Place: Michael Calia, Martin Gumb and Darren Miller, The Gothic Times, New Jersey City University
Third Place: Gina Nitting, Mike Cafaro, The Montclarion, Montclair State University
Honorable Mention: Jon Vuocolo, Jeanine Skowronski, Amanda Harris, Megan Burtnick, Meredith D'Agnolo and Josee C. Rose, The Signal, The College of New Jersey
Photography
18 Entries
First Place: John Sparacio, The Montclarion, Montclair State University
Second Place: Eric Kazmirek, The Acorn, Drew University
Third Place: Mike Cafaro, The Montclarion, Montclair State University
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Barrett, The Signal, The College of New Jersey
Layout and Design
9 Entries
First Place: The Acorn, Drew University
Second Place: Pioneer Times, William Paterson University
Third Place: The Outlook, Monmouth University
Honorable Mentions: The Equinox, Fairleigh Dickinson University; The Rider News, Rider University; The Signal, The College of New Jersey
General Excellence
10 Entries
First Place: The Acorn, Drew University
Second Place: The Whit, Rowan University
Third Place: The Daily Targum, Rutgers University
Honorable Mention: The Outlook, Monmouth University
CONTEST RESULTS
TWO YEAR COLLEGES
News Writing
15 Entries
First Place: Diane Artzberger, The Voice, Cumberland County College
Second Place TIE: Donna Lukiw, The Scroll, Union County College; AND Daniela L. Esteves, The Scroll, Union County College; AND Ron DeVelde, The Scroll, Union County College
Third Place: Cherie Scott, The Record, Raritan Valley Community College
Honorable Mentions: Sean Reid, Viking News, Ocean County College; Nick Preziosi, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Feature Writing
12 Entries
First Place: Jerrold Staas-Haught, The Voice, Cumberland County College
Second Place: Jon Savory, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Third Place: Charlie Olsen, The Scroll, Union County College
Honorable Mentions: Yvonne C. LaMons, The Scroll, Union County College; Tom Kress, The Record, Raritan Valley Community College
Opinion Writing
15 Entries
First Place: Sean Reid, Viking News, Ocean County College
Second Place: Eric Kaufmann, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Third Place: Jerrold Staas-Haught, The Voice, Cumberland County College
Honorable Mention: Susan Gulliford, The Record, Raritan Valley Community College
Sports Writing
6 Entries
First Place: Mindy Drexel, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Second Place: Mike Donnelly, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Third Place: Anthony Flanagan, The Voice, Cumberland County College
Arts and
Entertainment/Critical Writing
7 Entries
First Place: Raina
Mangiafridda, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Enterprise/Investigative
Reporting
2 Entries
First Place: Mindy Drexel, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Photography
8 Entries
First Place: Chris Freitag, The Voice, Cumberland County College
Second Place: John Huzinec, Viking News, Ocean County College
Third Place: Jesse Chan, The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Honorable Mention: Erin Maslanik, The Voice, Cumberland County College
Layout and Design
5 Entries
First Place: The Voice, Cumberland County College
Second Place: The Record, Raritan Valley Community College
Third Place: Viking News, Ocean County College
General Excellence
3 Entries
First Place: The Voice, Cumberland County College
Second Place: The Youngtown Edition, County College of Morris
Third Place: The Atlantic Cape Review, Atlantic Cape Community College
CONTEST JUDGES
News Writing (4-year
colleges) - Jaimie Winters, Editor, The South Bernanite (27
entries)
News Writing (2-year colleges) - Adaline Adams, Assistant Metro
Editor, Trenton Times (15 entries)
Feature Writing (
4-year colleges) - Jack Bowie, Managing Editor, Daily Record (28
entries)
Feature Writing ( 2-year colleges) - Scott Muller, News Editor,
Herald News (12 entries)
Opinion Writing (4-year
colleges) - Larry Benjamin, Editorial Writer, Asbury Park Press
(24 entries)
Opinion Writing (2-year colleges) - Bob Comstock, retired editor,
The Record (15 entries)
Sports Writing (4-year
colleges) - Mitchell Krugel, Sports Editor, The Record (21
entries)
Sports Writing (2-year colleges) - Ashanti Alvarez, Reporter, The
Record (6 entries)
Arts &
Entertainment Writing (4-year colleges) - Gail Wilson,
Entertainment Editor, The Press of Atlantic City (26 entries)
Arts & Entertainment/Critical Writing (2-year colleges) -
Caryn Shinske, Asst. Metro Editor, Courier News (7 entries)
Enterprise/Investigative Reporting - Sally Carpenter Hale, Bureau Chief, The Associated Press (16 entries)
Photography - Clyde Leib, retired editor, The Trentonian (26 entries)
Layout and Design - Ray Tuers, retired editor, Asbury Park Press ( 14 entries)
General Excellence
(4-year colleges) - Len Fisher, Glenn Proctor, and Lenny
Melisurgo, The Star-Ledger (10 entries)
General Excellence (2-year colleges) - Greg Bean, Greater Media
Newspapers (3 entries)
