COLORADO SPJ PRO CHAPTER2013 TOP OF THE ROCKIES WINNERS

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2013 Top of the Rockies Contest, from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming!

CLASSIFICATION D: Circulation Less than 10,000

Info GraphicThird Place: Chad Collins and Molly Armbrister, “Inside the Max,” Northern Colorado

Business ReportSecond Place: Mike Reid, “Market Snapshot,” Colorado Springs Business JournalFirst Place: Mike Reid, “Memorial: the constant topic and blockbuster deal that shaped 2012,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Single Page Design Third Place: Robert L. Ortiz, “Thunderstorms jump page,” The Southern Ute DrumSecond Place: Chad Collins, “2012 Energy Book,” Northern Colorado Business ReportFirst Place: Mike Reid, “More retail steps up to fill Tejon vacancies,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Feature Page DesignSecond Place: Robert L. Ortiz, “Tribal Fair,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Mike Reid, “People who shaped the year,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Front Page DesignThird Place: Mike Reid, Colorado Springs Business JournalSecond Place: Travis Kelly, Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Travis Kelly, Four Corners Free Press

Headline Writing: First Place: Ace Stryker, “Bluegrass grows in Ignacio sun/Bearly hanging on/Glomerulonephritis,” The Southern Ute Drum

Special SectionSecond place: Staff, “Discoveries 2012: Universities, Labs and the Economy,” Northern Colorado Business ReportFirst Place: Rowdy Tompkins, Rob Larimer, “Engage Colorado Springs,” Colorado Business Journal

Sports Photography Third Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “Tri-Ute athletes face off in Towaoc,” The Southern Ute Drum

Second Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, Christopher R. Rizzo, “Youth bull riding finals come to Ignacio,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “Dancers welcome top cyclists,” The Southern Ute DrumFeature PhotographyThird Place: Christopher R. Rizzo, “Youth workers clock out as summer's end nears,” The Southern Ute DrumSecond Place: Robert L. Ortiz, “Cabin fever takes hold in Ignacio,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Randy Siner, “Joe Badal,” New Mexico Business Weekly

News PhotographySecond Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “20th Ignacio Bike Week kicks into gear,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “Hozhoni Days Powwow rocks the Fort,” The Southern Ute Drum

Spot News PhotographyThird Place: Robert L. Ortiz, “Walking together,” The Southern Ute DrumSecond Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “Southern Ute Tribe rings in spring with traditional Bear Dance,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Robert L. Ortiz, “Thunderstorms prompt worries of new fire starts,” The Southern Ute Drum

BlogFirst Place: John Hazlehurst, Colorado Springs Business Journal

Health: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Amy Gillentine, “Mental Illness: It's the elephant in our room,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Health: General ReportingSecond Place: Sonja Horoshko, “Living with poison,” Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Amy Gillentine, “Mental health task forces to address gaps in care,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Environment: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Jim Mimiaga, “Ute tribe challenges uranium-mill license renewal,” Four Corners Free Press

Environment: General ReportingThird Place: Gail Binkly, “A balancing act for Sand Canyon,” Four Corners Free PressSecond Place: Anne Minard, “A bird on the brink,” Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Amanda Miller, “Green building LEEDs way to a sustainable future,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Legal: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Amanda Miller, “Burglary? Investors seize houses before they officially own them,” Colorado Springs Business JournalFirst Place: Amy Gillentine, “Religious lawsuits fill court dockets,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Legal: General ReportingThird Place: Ace Stryker, “Fiscal limbo,” The Southern Ute DrumSecond Place: Jim Mimiaga, “Reefer gladness,” Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Gail Binkly, “A taxing situation,” Four Corners Free PressPolitics: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Ace Stryker, “Mr. Olguin goes to Washington,” The Southern Ute Drum

Politics: General ReportingSecond Place: Gail Binkly, “All Republican, all the time,” Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Sonja Horoshko, “A dispute over representation,” Four Corners Free Press

Agriculture: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Amy Gillentine, “Industrial hemp could jump-start economy,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Agriculture: General ReportingFirst Place: Anne Minard, “Oil-seed crops take root in the region,” Four Corners Free Press

Education: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Monica Mendoza, “UCCS: Driving the region’s economic growth,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Education: General ReportingThird Place: Gail Binkly, “Far-reaching teaching,” Four Corners Free PressSecond Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “'Secret Garden' teaches kids about health, stewardship,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Deb Hurley Brobst, “A Strong Soul,” Evergreen Newspapers

A&E: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Sonja Horoshko, “An identity crisis for the cultural center?,” Four Corners Free Press

A&E: General ReportingThird Place: Sonja Horoshko, “Native filmmakers share the spotlight,” Four Corners Free PressSecond Place: Gail Binkly, “Part Libertarian, part granola-cruncher, Fayhee offers a distinct perspective,” Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Monica Mendoza, “Forbes gives nod to remake of Jay-Z, Beatles‚ mash-up,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Business: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Amy Gillentine, “Mayor Bach sets aggressive jobs goal, but is it possible?” Colorado Springs Business JournalSecond Place: Monica Mendoza, “City of Fountain pitching itself to national retailers,” Colorado Springs Business JournalFirst Place: Steve Lynn, “Abound Solar plagued by defective panels,” Northern Colorado Business Report

Business: General ReportingThird Place: Monica Mendoza, “Women’s Chamber plots new strategy,” Colorado Springs Business JournalSecond Place: Steve Lynn, “Refugees place big burden on schools,” Northern Colorado Business ReportFirst Place: Amy Gillentine and John Hazlehurst, “Marijuana: Economic stimulant, or just a can of worms,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

Sports: General ReportingFirst Place: Christopher R. Rizzo, “Sun Ute lifeguard laces up for international championships,” The Southern Ute Drum

Personal or Humor ColumnThird Place: Suzanne Strazza, Four Corners Free PressSecond Place: John Hopkins, Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: David Fryxell, Desert Exposure

News ColumnThird Place: Gail Binkly, Four Corners Free PressSecond Place: Katharhynn Heidelberg, Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Allen Greenberg, Northern Colorado Business Report

Editorials Third Place: David Fryxell, Desert ExposureSecond Place: Ralph Routon, Colorado Springs Business JournalFirst Place: Gail Binkly, Four Corners Free Press

News FeatureThird Place: Amanda Miller, “Developers opting not to build apartments downtown,” Colorado Springs Business JournalSecond Place: Deb Hurley Brobst, “A Century of Fortitude,” Evergreen NewspapersFirst Place: Deb Hurley Brobst, “When all winds become ill winds,” Evergreen Newspapers

Investigative/Enterprise Reporting First Place: Dennis Domrzalski and Steve Ginsberg, “Labs in the balance,” New Mexico Business Weekly

General Reporting: Series or PackageThird Place: Monica Mendoza and Amanda Miller, “The business of aging,” Colorado Springs Business JournalSecond Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley and Ace Stryker, “Southern Ute wildlife series,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Ace Stryker, “Utes bless Christmas tree destined for U.S. Capitol/Tribal members tour Meeker historical sites,” The Southern Ute Drum

Breaking NewsSecond Place: Ace Stryker, “It's official: Chimney Rock a national monument,” The Southern Ute DrumFirst Place: Megan Kamerick, “Sony Pictures Imageworks to leave New Mexico,” New Mexico Business Weekly

General Reporting: Single StoryThird Place: Ace Stryker, “Pair of Christmas trees blessed by Ute elders arrives in D.C.,” The Southern Ute DrumSecond Place: Sonja Horoshko, “A firestorm over water,” Four Corners Free PressFirst Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, “Traditions live on in Buffalo Harvest,” The Southern Ute Drum

Public ServiceFirst Place: Amy Gillentine and John Hazlehurst, “City hasn't learned from long-ago wildfires,” Colorado Springs Business Journal

CLASSIFICATION: RADIO Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Storee Powell, “Women's Education,” Utah Public RadioSecond Place: Grace Hood, “Overworked and Underpaid? Teacher Staffing at Colorado Virtual Academy,” KUNCFirst Place: Grace Hood, “With District Changes Looming, Colorado’s Largest Online School Considers Split,” KUNC

Feature ReportingThird Place: Grace Hood, “A Day in the Life of a Wildfire Evacuee,” KUNCSecond Place: Megan Kamerick, “ISEA artists explore intersections of nature and technology,” KUNMFirst Place: Nathan Heffel, “El Sistema: Transforming Youth Through Classical Music,” KUNC

Multimedia StoryFirst Place: KUNC News Staff, “Nano Beer Series,” KUNC

General Website ExcellenceFirst Place: KUNC

Political ReportingFirst Place: Storee Powell, “Democratic Congressional Candidates Debate this Week: Get to Know Them Before the Primary,” Utah Public Radio

A&E ReportingFirst Place: Storee Powell, “Introducing the Logan Film Festival,” Utah Public Radio

News FeatureFirst Place: Storee Powell, “From New York to Utah: An Eyewitness Account of Hurricane Sandy,” Utah Public Radio

News ReportingThird Place: Storee Powell, “Analyzing Women Voters: How They'll Vote and Why,” Utah Public RadioSecond Place: Nathan Heffel, “The High Park Fire Base Camp: A Respite From The Blaze,” KUNCFirst Place: Grace Hood and Nathan Heffel, “High Park Fire Displaces People, Animals,” KUNC

Public ServiceSecond Place: Storee Powell, “Concerns Raised for Seniors Over Voter ID Laws,” Utah Public RadioFirst Place: Storee Powell, April Ashland, Kerry Bringhurst and Ryan Cunningham, “Mental Illness Awareness,” Utah Public Radio

General Broadcast ExcellenceFirst Place: Megan Kamerick, “Public Square: Bullying,” KNME

CLASSIFICATION: TVFeature ReportingFirst Place: Ben Winslow, “Brigham Young's Secret Wife?” KSTU FOX 13

News ReportingFirst Place: Ben Winslow and Paul Sanchez, “Steven Powell Guilty,” KSTU FOX 13

Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Keli Rabon and Jason Foster, “Moving Mess,” KMGH 7 NewsSecond Place: Gadi Schwartz, Peter St. Cyr and Laurie Passman, “4 On Your Side: Campaign workers caught offering alcohol to voters” KOB TVFirst Place: Keli Rabon and Jason Foster, “Testing the System: Justice for Rape Victims,” KMGH 7 News

CLASSIFICATION C: Circulation between 10,001-29,999

Info GraphicThird Place: Luis Uribe, “Denver Home Market,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Boots Gifford, “Regulatory Reform Progress,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Kiah Staley, “Beer cruise,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Agriculture: EnterpriseFirst Place: Joel Dyer, “Monsanto's point of no return,” Boulder Weekly Agriculture: General ReportingThird Place: Pamela Hasterok, “Shares of LOVE Small-scale farms supply healthy, organic produce,” Durango HeraldSecond Place: Elizabeth Miller, “Sprayed trespass,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Cathy Proctor, “Coming up dry: Companies adjust as drought boosts food prices / Lack of water ripples through economy,” Denver Business Journal

Single Page DesignThird Place: Boots Gifford, “Single page 9-28-12,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Boots Gifford, “Single page 3-2-12,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Angela St. Clair, “Jake Byrd presents,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Front Page DesignThird Place: Cynthia Miller, “Slices of History” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2Second Place: Kristina Dunham, “Red-letter moment,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2First Place: Brian Barker, “Obama,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2

Headline WritingSecond Place: Bruce Goldberg, Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Dave Shelles, Spencer Elliott, Wyoming Tribune Eagle

News ColumnThird Place: Joel Dyer, “Is City Council above the law?” Boulder WeeklySecond Place: Neil Westergaard, “Gaylord's proposal wasn't right from the start,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Jefferson Dodge, “Papers, please: An attempt to infiltrate a closed meeting of a Boulder County board” Boulder Weekly

Feature Page DesignThird Place: Carlos Lopez, “Taste,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2Second Place: Carlos Lopez, “Turn up the steam,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2First Place: Angela St. Clair, “The monster in us,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Special SectionThird Place: Staff, “Forty under 40,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Staff, “Power Book,” Denver Business Journal

First Place: Staff, “Outstanding Women in Business,” Denver Business Journal

Sports: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Alex Riley, “South bound for success,” Wyoming Tribune EagleFirst Place: David Accomazzo, Jefferson Dodge, “Colorado football players collected scholarship money despite legal troubles,” Boulder Weekly

Sports PhotographyThird Place: James Brosher, “East beats the clock,” Wyoming Tribune EagleSecond Place: Steve Lewis, “STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS,” Durango HeraldFirst Place: Michael Smith, “Lassoed by the lens,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Feature PhotographyThird Place: Kathleen Lavine, “Jetlinx,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Miranda Grubbs, “You know what you're doing, right?” Wyoming Tribune EagleFirst Place: Jane Phillips, “Cozy Coats for Kids,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2

News PhotographyThird Place: Jane Phillips, “Slow Burn” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2Second Place: Jane Phillips, “Best from behind the lens,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2First Place: Michael Smith, “Defender of democracy,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Spot News PhotographyThird Place: Jerry McBride, “Search on for shooter,” Durango HeraldSecond Place: Jane Phillips, “2 Killed 'execution style' in Rio Arriba,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2First Place: Jane Phillips, “Smoky Skyline,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2

Multimedia StorySecond Place: Staff, “Forty under 40 multimedia,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Staff, “Outstanding Women in Business multimedia,” Denver Business Journal

Mobile ApplicationsFirst Place: Staff, “Outstanding Women in Business multimedia,” Denver Business Journal

BlogSecond Place: Neil Westergaard, Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Mark Harden, Denver Business Journal

General Website ExcellenceThird Place: Staff, “WyoSports,” Wyoming Tribune EagleSecond Place: Staff, Durango Herald

First Place: Staff, Denver Business Journal

Health: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Ed Sealover, “Proposed trauma center changes spark worry,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Deborah Busemeyer, “A cannabis catch 22,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2

Health: General ReportingThird Place: Bruce Krasnow, “Doctor's dismissal leaves questions,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2Second Place: Hadley Vandiver, “Penny wise,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Ed Sealover, Keeley Blakely, Allison Sylte, “Health Care Quarterly: Looking toward the future,” Denver Business Journal

Environment: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Cathy Proctor, Kathleen Lavine, “College student's filing blocks Gates' demolition,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Elizabeth Miller, “A road too far,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Joel Dyer, ”Fracking lessons,” Boulder Weekly

Environment: General ReportingThird Place: Cathy Proctor, “Initiatives worry water world,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Elizabeth Miller, “Blue Colorado,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Joel Dyer, Jefferson Dodge, “Waste injection wells: The Earth’s invisible dump,” Boulder Weekly

Science: Enterprise ReportingFirst Place: Greg Avery, “Why Accelr8 left Colo. for new Tucson home,” Denver Business Journal

Science: General ReportingSecond Place: Paul Weideman, “Disgruntled Ancestors: Scott G. Ortman on the conflicts that drive migration” Santa Fe New Mexican – 1First Place: Greg Avery, “Ball picked for first private deep space project,” Denver Business Journal

Legal: General ReportingThird Place: Steve Weishampel, “Boxed in: Resident says he turned to shipping containers after pressure,” Boulder WeeklySecond Place: Jefferson Dodge, “Trampled anti-war veteran gets his day in court,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: David Accomazzo, “A tale of two predators,” Boulder Weekly

Politics: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Jefferson Dodge, “Heavy hitter to fight Longmont fracking ban,” Boulder Weekly

Second Place: Jefferson Dodge, “Can your vote be traced?,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Jefferson Dodge, Joel Dyer, “Unzipped,” Boulder Weekly

Politics: General ReportingSecond Place: Trevor Brown, “Hunting RINOs,” Wyoming Tribune EagleFirst Place: Staff, “Election 2012: What happens next?” Denver Business Journal

Education: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Robert Nott, “When you are hungry and you are tired, how can you learn?” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2First Place: Jefferson Dodge, “Fracking and academic freedom,” Boulder Weekly

Education: General ReportingThird Place: Bruce Goldberg, “Tomorrow's workforce STEMs from today's young students,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Aerin Curtis, “We have a bullying problem,” Wyoming Tribune EagleFirst Place: Chase Olivarius-McAllister, “DHS aims to work some magic,” Durango HeraldA&E Enterprise ReportingThird Place: David Accomazzo, “In the heart of Cirque du Soleil,” Boulder WeeklySecond Place: Joel Dyer, “Pilgrims of the stage,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Elizabeth Miller, “The reintroduction of Clyfford Still,” Boulder Weekly

A&E CriticismThird Place: Elizabeth Miller, “Written with a needle,” Boulder WeeklySecond Place: Elizabeth Miller, “Of adverbs and experimentation,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Adele Oliveira, “Faith in Love: Paloma at Teatro Paraguas,” Santa Fe New Mexican - 2

A&E Single StoryThird Place: Paul Weideman, “First Faces: Native American portraits at the New Mexico History Museum,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 1Second Place: Josh Rhoten, “Jake Byrd presents,” Wyoming Tribune EagleFirst Place: Adele Oliveira, “A Wild Domesticity: Randall Davey and the Audubon Center,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2

Business: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Ed Sealover, “Pinnacol's pricey push / Insurer paid Huggins' salary as chairman,” Denver Business JournalSecond Place: Heather Draper, “The New Janus: CEO of battle-hardened money manager plots comeback,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Emery Cowan, “SUDS & CRAFTS As appreciation for microbrews grows, makers rewarded for exploring and pushing boundaries,” Durango Herald

Business: General Reporting

Third Place: Bruce Krasnow, “Charter school bonds: A day of reckoning,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2Second Place: Heather Draper, Dennis Huspeni, “With Amendment 64 law, what's next for Colorado?,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Ed Sealover, “Behind United's Tokyo deal,” Denver Business Journal

Sports: ColumnsThird Place: Dale Shrull, Cortez JournalSecond Place: Alex Riley, Wyoming Tribune EagleFirst Place: Robert Gagliardi, Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Sports: General ReportingThird Place: Jayme Moye, “New Heights” Women's Adventure MagazineSecond Place: Elizabeth Miller, “One stage to rule them all,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Josh Rhoten, “A big night at Big Country,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

EditorialsFirst Place: Reed Eckhardt, Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Personal or Humor ColumnThird Place: Neil Westergaard, Denver Business JournalSecond Place: John Peel, Durango HeraldFirst Place: Dale Shrull, Cortez Journal

Public ServiceThird Place: Joel Dyer, Jefferson Dodge, Elizabeth Miller, “The Ghosts of Valmont Butte series,” Boulder WeeklySecond Place: Emery Cowan, “A HISTORIC PROMISE,” Durango HeraldFirst Place: Heather Draper, “Denver Public Schools bonds,” Denver Business Journal

News FeatureThird Place: Julie Ann Grimm, “Chief at Crossroads,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2Second Place: Elizabeth Miller, “Chasing the White Horse,” Boulder WeeklyFirst Place: Joel Dyer, “Motive behind the madness in Sikh shooting,” Boulder Weekly

Investigative/Enterprise ReportingThird Place: James Chilton, “Secret agenda at city hall?” Wyoming Tribune EagleSecond Place: Joe Hanel, “The state’s No. 1 dangerous pass is ... Herald looks at snow, accidents, switchbacks to make determination,” Durango HeraldFirst Place: Julie Ann Grimm , Geoff Grammer, “Small Change Hustle,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2

General Reporting- Series or PackageThird Place: Jefferson Dodge, Don Tartaglione, Michael Callahan, Travis Mannon, “Crews continue battling Flagstaff Fire outside of Boulder,” Boulder Weekly

Second Place: Dale Rodebaugh, Jordyn Dahl, “Missionary Ridge 10 Years later 39 DAYS OF DESTRUCTION,” Durango HeraldFirst Place: Staff, “The changing face of patriotism,” Boulder Weekly

Breaking News StoryThird Place: Shane Benjamin, “Family of 3 survives explosion,” Durango HeraldSecond Place: Heather Draper, “Michael Van Gilder steps down as brokerage CEO amid trading probe,” Denver Business JournalFirst Place: Becky Orr, Trevor Brown, Josh Mitchell, “American Eagle leaving,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle

News Reporting- Single StoryThird Place: Josh Rhoten, “Homeless in the Capital City,” Wyoming Tribune EagleSecond Place: Nico Roesler, “Jury watches interview with man charged in child‚Äôs death,” Santa Fe New Mexican – 2First Place: Ed Sealover, “Bidding on this state contract may cost your company 7 iPads,” Denver Business Journal

CLASSIFICATION B: Circulation between 30,000-74,999

Single Page DesignThird Place: Joshua Joye, “We Can be Queereos, Just For One Day,” SLUG MagazineSecond Place: Joshua Joye, “Ross Imburgia,” SLUG MagazineFirst Place: Joshua Joye, “INVDRS,” SLUG Magazine

Feature Page DesignThird Place: Joshua Joye, “Super Top Secret,” SLUG MagazineSecond Place: Joshua Joye, “Torche,” SLUG MagazineFirst Place: Joshua Joye, “Handcrafted Hacking,” SLUG Magazine

Front Page DesignThird Place: Robin Banks, “April 2012 - Record Store Day,” SLUG MagazineSecond Place: Joshua Joye, “November 2012 - A Place To Bury Strangers,” SLUG

MagazineFirst Place: Sean Hennefer, “June 2012 – Torche,” SLUG Magazine

Sports PhotographyThird Place: Andy Wright, “Parker Duke,” SLUG MagazineSecond Place: Weston Colton, “Devin York,” SLUG MagazineFirst Place: Lindsay Pierce, “Rocky Mountain Scottish Athletes practice,” YourHub

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Feature Photography

Third Place: Seth A. McConnell, “Franktown students ride horses to school,” YourHub Douglas County

Second Place: Lindsay Pierce, “Preparing Hercules, a 290-pound pig, for JeffCo Fair,” YourHub Arvada

First Place: Seth A. McConnell, “Colorado Vintage Base Ball Association,” YourHub Douglas County

News PhotographyThird Place: Seth A. McConnell, “Westernaires Practice,” YourHub GoldenSecond Place: Lindsay Pierce, “Aurora Police program steps up DUI enforcement

efforts,” YourHub AuroraFirst Place: Seth A. McConnell, “Northern Arapaho Tribe at Arapahoe High School,”

YourHub Arapahoe County

Mobile ApplicationFirst Place: Staff, SLUG Magazine iPhone App

BlogSecond Place: Gavin Sheehan, “Gavin's Underground,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Colin Wolf, “The Secret Handshake,” Salt Lake City Weekly

Multimedia StoryThird Place: Candida Duran, “Summer of Death - Roughside 3,” SLUG MagazineSecond Place: Staff, “African-American infants die twice as often,” Colorado Public

NewsFirst Place: Matt Pothier, “Joshua James Album Release,” SLUG Magazine

General Website ExcellenceThird Place: EdNews ColoradoSecond Place: Colorado Public NewsFirst Place: SLUGMag.com

Health: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Erika Gonzalez, Carol McKinley, “Be healthy, win a bonus from the boss,”

Colorado Public NewsSecond Place: Erika Gonzalez, Carol McKinley, “Bankruptcies up as medical costs

soar,” Colorado Public NewsFirst Place: Staff, “Drug prices in Colorado all over the map,” Colorado Public News

Health: General ReportingThird Place: J. Adrian Stanley, “In a smoke-filled room ...” Colorado Springs IndependentSecond Place: Ann Imse, Carol McKinley, “State touts healthy population to entice companies, boost jobs,” Colorado Public NewsFirst Place: Cara DeGette, Carol McKinley, “Dental issues in pregnant women put babies at risk,” Colorado Public News

Environment: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Stephen Dark, Jason Crosby, “Toxic Secret in Sandy: Dry-cleaning chemicals fester beneath Canyon Shopping Center,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: J. Adrian Stanley, “Fifty shades of green,” Colorado Springs Independent

Environment: General ReportingThird Place: Ann Imse, Drew Jaynes, “Colorado has backlog of 1,800 air pollution permits for oil and gas,” Colorado Public NewsSecond Place: Jayme Moye, “Cry Wolf,” Elevation OutdoorsFirst Place: Laura Paskus, “Death By A Thousand Cuts: Will Santa Fe's campaign to buy up water rights kill the Rio Grande?,” Santa Fe Reporter

Science: General ReportingFirst Place: Beth Potter, “Biotech on quest to market gel,” Boulder County Business Report

Legal: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Stephen Dark, “Lost in the Hole: Mentally ill felons are locked in their own circle of hell,” Salt Lake City WeeklySecond Place: Eric S. Peterson, “The Wild Bunch: Public lands office goes in guns blazing, hiring cronies and sparing no taxpayer expense fighting the feds,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Chet Hardin, “Blood and circus; the vapor trail,” Colorado Springs Independent

Legal: General ReportingThird Place: Ann Imse, Carol McKinley, Stephen Swofford, “Marijuana arrests up

despite medical cards,” Colorado Public NewsSecond Place: Stephen Dark, “Warped Desire: A look inside the mind of a child

pornographer,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Steve Knopper, “After Columbine,” Super Lawyers

Special SectionFirst Place: Staff, “InSider: 2012 Annual Manual to the Pikes Peak Region,” Colorado

Springs Independent

Sports: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Joe Vaccarelli, “Denver’s Yvonne Phan climbs ranks in growing sport of

roller derby,” Your Hub Denver, First Place: Staff, “USA Pro Challenge preview,” Colorado Springs Independent

Sports: General ReportingThird Place: Joe Vaccarelli, “New Denver minor league hockey team has passionate fan

base,” YourHub Denver

Second Place: Katie Panzer, “Julian Carr,” SLUG MagazineFirst Place: Dylan Chadwick, “Ultra Championship Wrestling,” SLUG Magazine

Politics: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Chet Hardin, “Liar, liar,” Colorado Springs IndependentFirst Place: Stephen Dark, “An Audit They Couldn’t Refuse: To help a church friend,

Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell put DCFS on the hot seat,” Salt Lake City Weekly

Politics: General ReportingThird Place: Bill Forman, “Western Tradition Partnership reporting,” Colorado Springs

IndependentSecond Place: Chet Hardin, “Left out,” Colorado Springs IndependentFirst Place: Jonathan Thompson, “Red State Rising,” High Country News

Agriculture: General ReportingThird Place: Emilie Rusch, “Jeffco considers allowing backyard chickens, bees in residential lots,” YourHub LakewoodSecond Place: Tanya Ishikawa, “Veterans to Farmers - Iraq Vet Finds a Fresh Start in the Greenhouse,” Boulder MagazineFirst Place: Matt Jenkins, “Water Warrior,” High Country News

Education: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Clayton Woullard, “Douglas County teachers react to uncertainty,” YourHub Douglas CountyFirst Place: Staff, “Medical marijuana and K-12 schools,” EdNews Colorado

Education: General ReportingFirst Place: Nancy Mitchell, Rebecca Jones, Burt Hubbard, Todd Engdahl, “State investigating two Denver schools,” EdNews Colorado

A&E Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Scott Renshaw, “Funny Business,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Colin Wolf, “Heavy Metal: With swords at the ready, Utah history re-enactors wage a protest against the 21st century,” Salt Lake City Weekly

A&E CriticismThird Place: Bryce Crawford, “Appetite reviews,” Colorado Springs IndependentSecond Place: Bill Frost, “True TV Guide Fall Preview,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Scott Renshaw, “Shhhhhh!” Salt Lake City WeeklyA&E Single StoryThird Place: Mike Furness, “The Mormon Masterpiece,” Salt Lake City WeeklySecond Place: Kirsten Akens, Matthew Schniper, Sara Michael, “How to succeed in film,” Colorado Springs IndependentFirst Place: Colin Wolf, “Latter-Day Reality: Reality TV shines a spotlight on Utah stereotypes,” Salt Lake City Weekly

Business: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Joe Vaccarelli, “Denver’s Rockbar losing liquor, cabaret licenses,”YourHub DenverSecond Place: Eric S. Peterson, “Deserted News: From family values to Windergate, the Deseret News, one year after mass layoffs,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Pam Zubeck, “Close UP,” Colorado Springs Independent

Business: General ReportingThird Place: Greg Hanscom, “The Hardest Climb,” High Country NewsSecond Place: Matthew Schniper, “Adventures in crowdfunding,” Colorado Springs IndependentFirst Place: Jason Stevenson, “Why Outdoor Retailer and its $40 million convention may be about to "Take a Hike"” Salt Lake City Weekly

Personal or Humor ColumnThird Place: Rich Tosches, “Ranger Rich,” Colorado Springs IndependentSecond Place: Doug Storum, Boulder County Business ReportFirst Place: John Rasmuson, “Man of Words,” Salt Lake City Weekly

News ColumnThird Place: Laura Paskus, “First Person,” Santa Fe ReporterSecond Place: Rebecca Walsh, “Wright Wrong, Women's Work, Rich Mitt,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Ralph Routon, “Between the Lines,” Colorado Springs Independent

Editorial First Place: Boulder County Business Report

News FeatureThird Place: Pam Zubeck, “Cracks in the code,” Colorado Springs IndependentSecond Place: Eric S. Peterson, “What I Saw: A reporter's eyewitness account of the Main Street police standoff,” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Leticia Steffen, “THE END IS NEAR ... or maybe not,” Pueblo Chieftain

Investigative/Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Carolyn Campbell, “Sweetheart Swindlers: In the pursuit of love, smart women can be easy prey for scoundrels,” Salt Lake City WeeklySecond Place: Colin Wolf, “Steal this Bike: What does it take to get someone to steal a bike in this town?” Salt Lake City WeeklyFirst Place: Eric S. Peterson, “Campaign Confidential, Dialing for Dollars and Phone Predators,” Salt Lake City Weekly

General Reporting- Series or Package

Third Place: Joey Kirchmer, “Brighton pit bull remains in quarantine after reported attacks; Detained Brighton pit bull, Dre, set to go home,” YourHub Adams CountySecond Place: Joey Kirchmer, “More budget cuts heading to Adams 12 Five Star Schools,” YourHub Adams CountyFirst Place: Staff, “Waldo Canyon Fire coverage,” Colorado Springs Independent

News Reporting- Single StoryThird Place: Joey Kirchmer, “Aurora Police program steps up DUI enforcement efforts,” YourHub AuroraSecond Place: Joey Kirchmer, “Fundraiser for victims of Aurora theater shootings,” YourHub AuroraFirst Place: Josie Klemaier, “Denver-Glenwood Springs bike path nearing reality,” YourHub Golden

Public ServiceSecond Place: Joey Kirchmer, “Aurora Warms the Night cools down homeless during heat wave,” YourHub AuroraFirst Place: Jason Stevenson, Joseph Jarvis, “The Great Obamacare Scare: Ten reasons Utahns greatly fear the Affordable Care Act, even if none is true,” Salt Lake City Weekly

CLASSIFICATION A: Circulation more than 75,000

Info GraphicThird Place: Cathryn Cunningham, “Spring Fling,” Albuquerque JournalSecond Place: Severiano Galvn, “"We weren't novices": Getting out of hand” Denver PostFirst Place: Severiano Galvn, “"Missile" Missy ready for launch” Denver Post

Agriculture: General ReportingThird Place: Steve Raabe, Tender Wagyu muscles onto meat scene, makes stock-show exhibition debut, Denver PostSecond Place: Marjorie Cortez, Cattle branding ritual endures as Western ranchers await new regulations on animal ID, Deseret NewsFirst Place: Carol McGraw, Still tall in saddle, Colorado Springs Gazette

Single Page DesignSecond Place: Elizabeth Trujillo, Last Bell, Albuquerque JournalFirst: Jenna Busey, BYU Passing Offense: 40 years in the air, Salt Lake Tribune

Front Page DesignThird Place: Leah Derrington, Duke City's 'Bad' Boy, Albuquerque JournalSecond Place: Leanna Efird, A BRIGHTER DAY IS GOING TO COME, Denver PostFirst Place: Staff, All eyes on the sky; 'Something better awaits us';'This was just evil'; Emilie, the way she was, Salt Lake Tribune

Headline Writing

Third Place: Dale Ulland, Denver PostSecond Place: Dale Ulland, Denver PostFirst Place: Dale Ulland, Denver Post

News ColumnThird Place: Peg McEntee, Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Barry Noreen, Colorado Springs GazetteFirst Place: Joline Gutierrez Krueger, Albuquerque Journal

Feature Page DesignThird Place: Jennifer Swanson, Rising to a crescendo, Albuquerque JournalSecond Place: Francisco Kjolseth, Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Rudy Mesicek, Salt Lake Tribune

Special SectionThird Place: Staff, “New Mexico -- 100 Years of Statehood,” Albuquerque JournalSecond Place: Staff, “Fire Heroes,” Colorado Springs GazetteFirst Place: Staff, “Heroes Among Us,” Denver Post

Sports: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Benjamin Hochman, “Larry Eustachy, CSU Rams basketball coach, past addiction, problems,” Denver PostSecond Place: Benjamin Hochman, “Nuggets GM Ujiri works overtime in pursuit of greatness,” Denver PostFirst Place: Mark Smith, “Kenny Thomas Foundation,” Albuquerque Journal

Sports PhotographyThird Place: Bryce Boyer, “Golden Girl,” 5280Second Place: Mark Reis, “color run,” Colorado Springs GazetteFirst Place: Helen H. Richardson, “Cowboy Wave,” Denver Post

Feature PhotographyThird Place: Dana Romanoff, “The Happy Shrewdness of John Hickenlooper,” 5280Second Place: RJ Sangosti, “Snow Day,” Denver PostFirst Place: Joe Amon, “Heroin in Denver,” Denver Post

News PhotographyThird Place: Francisco Kjolseth, Border agent laid to rest in Utah, Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Staff, “Colorado Fire Season,” Denver PostFirst Place: Staff, “Aurora Theater Shooting,” Denver Post

Spot News PhotographyThird Place: Mark Reis, The President's Shoes, Colorado Springs GazetteSecond Place: RJ Sangosti, Neighborhood on Fire, Denver PostFirst Place: Al Hartmann, “'Wall of fire' devastates,” Salt Lake Tribune

Multimedia StorySecond Place: Staff, “Titanic Anniversary: 100 years later,” Denver PostFirst Place: Staff, “Heroin in Denver,” Denver Post

Mobile ApplicationsSecond Place: Staff, Ski Guide, Denver PostFirst Place, Staff, Denver Post

BlogThird Place: Staff, “The Spot,” Denver PostSecond Place: Staff, “First Drafts,” Denver PostFirst Place: Staff, “Plog,” Denver Post

General Website ExcellenceSecond Place: Staff, Denver PostFirst Place: Staff, Salt Lake City Tribune

Health: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Heather May, Julia Lyon, Melinda Rogers, “Who is Nicola Riley?” Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Kirsten Stewart, “A Prescription for Health,” Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Michael Booth, “Heroin in Denver,” Denver Post

Health: General ReportingThird Place: Barbara Cotter, “Victims of violence fine relief from pain, fears at hands of fornsic nurses,” Colorado Springs GazetteSecond Place: Lois M. Collins, “Life's final journey series,” Deseret NewsFirst Place: Kirsten Stewart, Scott Sommerdorf, “Saving Buddy,” Salt Lake Tribune

Environment: Enterprise ReportingSecond Place: Brandon Loomis, “Our Dying Forests,” Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Amy Joi O'Donoghue, “The fight for water: Here's why the West's oldest battle could hit you at the tap,” Deseret News

Environment: General ReportingThird Place: Scott Rappold, “See Colorado's glaciers while you still can,” Colorado Springs GazetteSecond Place: Andrew Wineke, “Drilling requires water - lot's of it,” Colorado Springs GazetteFirst Place: Amy Joi O'Donoghue, “Clearing the air: That air you're breathing may be slowly killing you,” Deseret News

Science: General ReportingFirst Place: Andrew Wineke, “Wastewater disposal after drilling a nagging problem,” Colorado Springs Gazette

Legal: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Aaron Falk, “Roman trial: Doubt takes hold,” Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Brooke Adams, Melinda Rogers, “Warrants built case against husband,” Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Nate Carlisle, Cimaron Neugebauer, “UHP's blind spot: patrolling itself,” Salt Lake Tribune

Legal: General ReportingThird Place: Marjorie Cortez, “Homeless court metes out justice in accessible setting,” Deseret NewsSecond Place: Sara Israelsen-Hartley, “Colliding causes: gay rights and religious liberty,” Deseret NewsFirst Place: Aaron Falk, “The Price of Freedom,” Salt Lake Tribune

Politics: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Matt Canham, “The birth of a politician; 1977: Hatch takes office as a freshman fighter,” Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Peggy Stack, Lee Davidson, Matt Canham, “Will black Mormons vote their race or their religion?” Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Nic Garcia, “Anger spurs action,” Out Front

Politics: General ReportingThird Place: Benjamin Wood, “Cedar Hills residents look for healing and a fresh start following decade of controversy,” Deseret NewsSecond Place: Lynn Bartels, Jessica Fender, Tim Hoover, “Civil Unions,” Denver PostFirst Place: Sara Israelsen-Hartley, “Mending Marriages: States Consider Divorce Reform in Attempt to Preserve Families,” Deseret News

Education: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Celia Baker, “Flipped classrooms: Turning learning upside down,” Deseret NewsSecond Place: Celia Baker, “Credit hours vs. competency debate continues for classes,” Deseret NewsFirst Place: Celia Baker, “Crushing debt: Students finding solutions to avoid or survive loans, Deseret News

Education: General ReportingThird Place: Kevin Simpson, “Hickenlooper's 2004 pledge to students of Denver's Cole Middle School fulfilled, failed,” Denver PostSecond Place: Kevin Simpson, “Rise in student plagiarism cases attributed to blurred lines of digital world,” Denver PostFirst Place: Hailey Heinz, “Diploma Costs Weekend and $200,” Albuquerque Journal

A&E Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Karen Schwartz, “THE PASSION OF THE CHRISTO: Monumental artist talks about unbreakable bond with late wife Jeanne-Claude,” The Daily

Second Place: John Wenzel, “Behind the velvet rope: Getting into Denver's hottest nightclubs can be a controversial process,” Denver PostFirst Place: Rachel Lowry, “The telling of a tale: Christmas stories teach, persuade, define us,” Deseret News

A&E Criticism Second Place: Scott D. Pierce, Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Sean P. Means, Salt Lake Tribune

A&E Single StoryThird Place: Adrian Gomez, “Duke City Bad Boy,” Albuquerque JournalSecond Place: Lindsey B. Koehler, “The Battle Hymn of OneRepublic,” 5280First Place: Ben Fulton, “The Business of 'Les Miz':Why are Utahns so in love with the epic musical?” Salt Lake Tribune

Business: Enterprise ReportingThird Place: Luc Hatlestad, “The Strangest Show on Earth,” 5280Second Place: Staff, “UTOPIA: Fiber-optic nirvana or nightmare with no way out?” Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Staff, “Will City Creek's opening help downtown SLC reclaim its glory,” Salt Lake Tribune

Business: General ReportingThird Place: Derek P. Jensen, Dawn House, “LDS mall rules bad for biz?” Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Mark Jaffe, “Xcel's SmartGridCity plan fails to connect with Boulder,” Denver PostFirst Place: Tony Semerad, “Records: Incidents at Utah refineries numerous,” Salt Lake Tribune

Sports: ColumnsThird Place: Paul Klee, Colorado Springs GazetteSecond Place: Kurt Kragthorpe, Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Mark Kiszla, Denver Post

Sports: General ReportingThird Place: Bill Oram, “Letters to Lily: Utah football player writes his own story,” Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Benjamin Hochman, “Ty & Chico: Lawson, alter ego playing star roles with Nuggets,” Denver PostFirst Place: Robert Sanchez, “Golden Girl,” 5280

EditorialsSecond Place: Sharon Hedrix, Albuquerque JournalFirst Place: D'Val Westphal, Albuquerque Journal

Column Personal/HumorThird Place: Jay Evensen, “On Second Thought,” Deseret NewsSecond Place: Bill Vogrin, “Vogrin columns,” Colorado Springs GazetteFirst Place: Robert Kirby, “Robert Kirby columns,” Salt Lake Tribune

Public ServiceThird Place: Jeff Proctor, "Officers Get Union Checks After Shootings,” Albuquerque JournalSecond Place: Julie Dugdale, Chris Outcalt, “Beneath the Surface,” 5280First Place: Staff, “Failed To Death,” The Denver Post

News FeatureThird Place: Robert Sanchez, “Chasing A Ghost,” 5280Second Place: Barbara Cotter, “Victims of violence find relief from pain, fears at hands of forensic nurses,” Colorado Springs GazetteFirst Place: Kevin Simpson, “Denver woman feels the power of restorative justice after son murdered,” Denver Post

Investigative/Enterprise ReportingThird Place: John Ingold, “Decade after Hayman fire, questions linger about fire's start,” Denver PostSecond Place: Mike Gallagher, “New Mexico’s love affair with drugs,” Albuquerque JournalFirst Place: Jennifer Brown, “Grades out on consultants,” Denver Post

General Reporting- Series or PackageThird Place: Staff, “Coming to our Census,” Deseret NewsSecond Place: Olivier Uyttebrouck, Charles Brunt, Rene Romo, “Returning Veterans Need Help To Heal Invisible Wounds,” Albuquerque JournalFirst Place: Lois M. Collins, Jamshid G. Askar, “The war on boys/Losing ground,” Deseret News

News Reporting- Single StoryThird Place: Brooke Adams, “Adoption ordeal: Hope, doubts,” Salt Lake TribuneSecond Place: Dennis Romboy, “In search of hope along the U.S.-Mexico border,” Deseret NewsFirst Place: David Montero, Kimball Bennion, “Emilie, the way she was,” Salt Lake Tribune

Breaking News StoryThird Place: Staff, “Waldo Canyon fire,” Denver PostSecond Place: Staff, “This was just evil',” Salt Lake TribuneFirst Place: Staff, “Midnight Massacre,” Denver Post