ELCA NEWS SERVICE March 30, 2004 ELCA Communicators Receive 2004 DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards 04-054-JB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ELCA) -- The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) honored several communicators of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards at a luncheon here March 26 during the 2004 RCC convention. Awards were given for communication projects completed in 2003 in eight general and 31 specific categories, with eight "Best of Class" awards and a special "Shoestring Award." This convention marked the 75th anniversary of RCC, an international interfaith association of religion communicators in print and electronic communication, marketing and public relations. Two ELCA communicators are now officers of RCC. The Rev. Ronald T. Glusenkamp, vice president for customer outreach, ELCA Board of Pensions, Minneapolis, assumed the role of RCC president. He had been a member of the RCC board of governors. Martha Lindberg Mann, director of public relations, Lutheran Social Services of New England, Natick, Mass., continued in her role as RCC secretary. The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards are given annually to active RCC members who demonstrate excellence in religion communication and public relations. The awards are named to honor the late Victor DeRose and the late Paul M. Hinkhouse, leading lithographers in New York and longtime friends of the RCC. The Rev. Frederick H. Gonnerman, Northfield, Minn., won an Award of Excellence in the category for Writing for Periodicals, Books, for "Getting the Word Out: The Alban Guide to Church Communications." Gonnerman's book was also named "Best in Class," the top DeRose-Hinkhouse honor for each class of materials. Four awards were presented to publications of Women of the ELCA. An Award of Excellence for a cover design was presented to Nancy Goldberger and Barbara Hofmaier, both of Chicago, in the Graphic Design, Art and Photography category. The award was for the cover design on the June 2003 issue of Lutheran Woman Today (LWT) magazine. In the same category, Goldberger and Hofmaier were presented the Award of Excellence for an illustration on a publication cover, LWT's October 2003 issue. Goldberger and Elizabeth McBride, Chicago, accepted an Award of Excellence in the Electronic Communication category for the electronic newsletter "Cafe - Stirring the Spirit Within." Women of the ELCA won one Award of Merit. An award for a single magazine article was presented to Goldberger and Hofmaier for "The Triple Mystery" by Gail Ramshaw. ELCA communicators were presented Awards of Excellence in several other categories: + Print Media, Special Print Material: Karen M. Dersnah and Barbara J. Andrews, ELCA Department for Communication, Chicago, for a "Davey and Goliath" Holiday Card. + Print Media, Posters: Sue Edison-Swift, ELCA Division for Higher Education and Schools, Chicago, for the ELCA College/Ubuntu Murals Poster. + Print Media, Other: Kami Lund, Karla Thomson, ELCA Board of Pensions, for "Healthy Leaders Enhance Lives" press kit. + Public Relations/Advertising, Print Material: the Rev. F. Eric Wester, U.S. Department of the Army, Arlington, Va., for "Consider the Call" recruiting campaign for Army chaplains. + Electronic Communication, CD-ROM: Maria Thompson, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., for "God Could Use Someone Like You," Luther Seminary CD-ROM. In addition, the Rev. Roy T. Lloyd, an ELCA pastor with the American Bible Society (ABS), New York, and Francine Lange, ABS, received an Award of Merit for a single magazine article, "Basic Elements: Eliminating Spiritual Poverty." The RCC's next convention is April 7-9, 2005, in Nashville, Tenn. -- -- -- The home page of the Religion Communicators Council is at http://www.religioncommunicators.org on the Web. For information contact: John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/news