ELCA NEWS SERVICE

April 6, 2006

ELCA Communicators Honored in DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards Competition
06-055-JB

     GRAPEVINE, Texas (ELCA) -- The Religion Communicators
Council (RCC) honored several Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America (ELCA) communicators March 30 here at its annual DeRose-
Hinkhouse Memorial Awards program.
     Among top winners was Eva Yeo, Women of the ELCA, Chicago.
Yeo won a "Best of Class" award for the site of Lutheran Woman
Today at http://www.lutheranwomantoday.org on the Web. Her
project was also presented an Award of Excellence winner for
Internet Communication.
     Staff with Women of the ELCA won one additional DeRose-
Hinkhouse Award. An Award of Excellence for Periodicals went
to Kate Elliott, Terri Lackey and Audrey Riley for Lutheran
Woman Today magazine, October-November-December 2005 issue.
     Communicators were recognized for outstanding communication
projects in nine general categories.
     RCC is an international interfaith association of religion
communicators in print and electronic communication, marketing
and public relations. The awards chair was Victoria Goff,
American Baptist Churches U.S.A., Valley Forge, Pa.
     DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial awards are given annually to
active RCC members who demonstrate excellence in religion
communication and public relations. The awards are named in
honor of the late Victor DeRose and the late Paul M. Hinkhouse,
leading lithographers in New York and longtime friends of RCC.
     Staff with ELCA Communication Services, Chicago, won seven
DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards:
  + Public Relations Materials, Award of Excellence: Barbara J.
Andrews, "Joy to the World" poster
  + Graphic Design, Art and Photography, Award of Excellence:
John R. Brooks, color photograph taken at the Lutheran World
Federation Council meeting, Bethlehem, West Bank
  + Public Relations Materials, Award of Merit: Brooks, Melissa
Ramirez Cooper, Frank F. Imhoff and Michael D. Watson, media kit
for announcement of ELCA Studies on Sexuality Task Force Reports
and Recommendations
  + Non-broadcast Audio and Video, Award of Merit: Tim Frakes,
"Prayer," Fall 2005 issue of Mosaic Television
  + Non-broadcast Audio and Video, Award of Merit: Paul Edison-
Swift, Sue Edison-Swift, "Footprints from a 'Walking Letter,'" a
journey to India after the tsunami
  + Broadcast and Cable Audio and Video, Award of Merit: Susan V.
Greeley, "The Rhythm of the Word," Grace Matters broadcast
  + Internet Communication, Award of Merit: Brooks, Ramirez Cooper,
Imhoff and Jonathan Vehar, ELCA News Service Web site,
http://www.ELCA.org/news
     News staff with St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., one of
28 ELCA colleges and universities, won four DeRose-Hinkhouse
Awards:
  + Internet Communication, Award of Excellence: Amy Gage, "St.
Olaf E-Newsletter"
  + Graphic Design, Art and Photography, Award of Excellence:
David Gonnerman, "Spirit Voices: Anton Armstrong photos,"
black-and-white photography series
  + Public Relations Materials, Award of Merit: Gage and Gonnerman,
"St. Olaf's Humanities Booklet"
  + Public Relations Materials, Award of Merit: Gage and Gonnerman,
"St. Olaf Viewbook" booklet
     Staff with the ELCA Minneapolis Area Synod won two DeRose-
Hinkhouse Awards:
  + Periodicals, Single Issue, Award of Excellence: Danette M.
Griffith, "InterActs," December 2005 issue
  + Periodicals, Award of Merit: Griffith, "InterActs," October -
November 2005
     Staff of the ELCA Board of Pensions, Minneapolis, received
two DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards:
  + Periodicals, Award of Excellence: Marilyn Johnson, Terry
Mencel, Steve Mitzuk, Kimberly Purifoy, "Planning ahead
investment newsletter"
  + Public Relations Materials, Award of Merit: Amy Duong, Mencel,
Purifoy and Linda Svensk, "2004 Annual Report"
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     The complete list of DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award winners
is at http://tinyurl.com/f4rwu on the Web.

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