1999 ONPA  Annual Contest Winners

George S. Smallsreed Photographer of Year 
lst – Karen Schiely, Akron Beacon Journal
2nd – Eric Albrecht, The The The Columbus Dispatch
3rd – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Michael Keating, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Ed Suba, Jr., The Beacon Journal

Ohio Understanding Award 
1st – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer
2nd – Daniel Melograna, The News Journal

Best of Show
1st – Andrea Levy, Freelance

Picture Usage (Under 100,000)
1st – The (Mansfield) News Journal
2nd – The (Medina County) Gazette

Picture Usage (Over 1 00,000) 
1st – Akron Beacon Journal

Staff of Year (Under 100,000)
1st – The (Youngstown) Vindicator
2nd – Springfield News Sun
3rd – The (Medina County) Gazette

Staff of Year (Over 100,000)
1st – Cincinnati Enquirer
2nd – Akron Beacon Journal
3rd – The Plain Dealer

Feature 
1st – Aimee Obidzinski, Dayton Daily News
2nd – Eric Albrecht, The The Columbus Dispatch
3rd – Alysia Peyton, The The Columbus Dispatch
HM – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – David Richard, The Morning Journal

Feature Picture Story 
1st – Karen Schiely, Akron Beacon Journal
2nd – Craig Ruttle, Cincinnati Enquirer
3rd – Lindsay Semple, The (Youngstown) Vindicator
HM – Darrel Ellis, The (Toledo) Blade
HM – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Yoni Pozner, Cincinnati Enquirer

General News 
1st – Bill Reinke, Dayton Daily News
Znd – Will Shilling, The Tribune Chronicle
3rd – Glenn Hartong, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Ken Blaze, The News Herald
HM – Ernest Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer

Illustration 
1st – Andrea Levy, Freelance
2nd – Andrea Levy, Freelance
3rd – Andrea Levy, Freelance
HM – Mary Circelli, The The The Columbus Dispatch
HM – Larry Hamel-Lambert, The Plain Dealer
HM – Ed Suba, Jr., Akron Beacon Journal
HM – Jim Witmer, Dayton Daily News

News Picture Story 
1st – Michael Keating, Cincinnati Enquirer
2nd – James Mahan, Freelance
3rd – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Bill Reinke, Dayton Daily News

Pictorial 
1st – Gary Harwood, State University
2nd – Ed Suba, Akron Beacon Journal
3rd – Jim Witmer, Dayton Daily News
HM – Eric Albrecht, The The The Columbus Dispatch
HM – Michael Keating, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Tim Revell, The The The Columbus Dispatch

Portrait/Personality 
1st – Saed Hindash, Cincinnati Enquirer
2nd – Chris Russell, The The The Columbus Dispatch
3rd – Eric Albrecht, The The The Columbus Dispatch
HM – Eric Albrecht, The The The Columbus Dispatch
HM – Lisa Powell, Dayton Daily News
HM – Bill Reinke, Dayton Daily News

Sports Action 
1st – David Richard, The Morning Journal
2nd – David Richard, The Morning Journal
3rd – Gary Green, The Tribune Chronicle
HM – David I Andersen, The Plain Dealer
HM – Bob DeMay, Akron Beacon Journal
HM – Mark Duncan, Associated Press
HM – Scott Heckel, The Repository
HM – Randy Roberts, Tiffin Advertiser Tribune

Sports Feature 
1st – Gary Green, The Tribune Chronicle
2nd – David Richard, The Morning Journal
3rd – Will Shilling, The Tribune Chronicle
HM – Randy Roberts, Tiffin Advertiser Tribune
HM – Ed Suba, Jr., Akron Beacon Journal
HM – David Zapotosky, The (Toledo) Blade

Sports Picture Story 
1st – Karen Schiely, Akron Beacon Journal
2nd – Lisa Powell, Dayton Daily News
3rd – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – David Richard, The Morning Journal
HM – Brynne Shaw, The Plain Dealer
HM – Karen Schiely, Akron Beacon Journal

Spot News (Under 1 00,000) 
1st – Bob DeMay, The (Youngstown) Vindicator
2nd – Michael Blair, The News Herald
3rd – Jim Laskay, Springfield News Sun
HM – Bob DeMay, The (Youngstown) Vindicator
HM – Maribeth Joeright, The News Herald
HM – Shirley Ware, The (Medina County) Gazette

Spot News (Over 100,000) 
1st – Ernest Coleman, Cincinnati Enquirer
2nd – Glenn Hartong, Cincinnati Enquirer
3rd – James DeCamp, The The The Columbus Dispatch
HM – Glenn Hartong, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Lisa Powell, Dayton Daily News
HM – Craig Ruttle, Cincinnati Enquirer
HM – Lonnie Timmons III, The Plain Dealer

Team Picture Story
1st – Akron Beacon Journal