2004 ONPA  Annual Contest Winners

George S. Smallsreed Photographer of Year
1st – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer
2nd – Mike Levy, The Plain Dealer
3rd – Joshua P. Gunter, The Plain Dealer
Award of Excellence – Fred Squillante, The The The Columbus Dispatch

James R. Gordon Ohio Understanding Award
1st – Alysia Oglesby, The The The Columbus Dispatch, “Escaping Death’s Shadow”
2nd – Steven M. Herppich, The Cincinatti Enquirer, “Moments of Life”
3rd – John Kuntz, Mike Levy, Dale Omori, Chris Stephens, Lonnie Timmons III, Jeff Green and Bill Gugliotta, The Plain Dealer, “The Five Ohios”

Student Photographer of the Year
1st – Samanthaar Reinders, Ohio University
2nd – Michael P. King, Ohio University
3rd – Haraz Ghanbari, Kent State University

Best of Show
Lindsay Semple, Akron Beacon Journal, “Deer”

Staff of the Year – (over 100,000)
1st – The Plain Dealer
2nd – The The The Columbus Dispatch
3rd – The Cincinnati Enquirer

Staff of the Year – (under 100,000)
1st – The News Journal
2nd – This Week Newspapers
3rd – The Repository
3rd – Springfield News-Sun

Picture Usage – (over 100,000)
1st – The The The Columbus Dispatch
2nd – The Plain Dealer
3rd – Akron Beacon Journal

Picture Usage – (under 100,000)
1st – The News Herald
2nd – This Week Newspapers
3rd – The News Journal

Team Picture Story
1st – Akron Beacon Journal, “Akron Marathon”
2nd – The Plain Dealer, “International Children’s Games”
3rd – The Plain Dealer, “Battleground Ohio”

Assigned Feature
1st – Neal C. Lauron, The columbus Dispatch – “Lauren”
2nd – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer – “Fight”
3rd – Mike Levy, The Plain Dealer – “Lets Play”
Award of Excellence – Chris Stewart, Dayton Daily News – “Stimulation Therapy”
Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer – “Closing St. Christine’s School”
Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade – “Drivers Ed”

Campaign 2004
1st – Michael E. Keating, The Cincinnati Enquirer – “Contrary Opinion”
2nd – Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer – “Campaign Walk”
3rd – Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer – “Playtime”
Award of Excellence – Lisa Marie Miller, Reuters – “O’Reilly Factor”

Enterprise Feature
1st – Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade – “Opportunity”
2nd – Sarah Conard, The Cincinnati Enquirer – “Nuns on Ice”
3rd – Roadell Hickman, The Plain Dealer – “Ballons for Marquee”
Awards of Excellence – Abigail Bobrow, Sandusky Register – “Duck Pond”
John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer – “Diver”
Michael E. Keating, The Cincinnati Enquirer – “Grate Day for the Irish”

Feature Picture Story
1st – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer – “Burn Camp”
2nd – Fred Squillante, The The The Columbus Dispatch – “In and Out”
3rd – Samantha Reinders, Ohio University – “Help”
Awards of Excellence – Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer – “Closing St. Christine School”
Eustacio Humphrey, The Plain Dealer – “Suddenly A Soldier”
Eustacio Humphrey, The Plain Dealer – “Eye On the Nation”

General News
1st – Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade – “A Mother’s Comfort”
2nd – Daniel Melograna, The News Journal – Good-bye”
3rd – Michael Blair, The News Herald – “Zovko”
Award of Excellence – Jeremy Wadsworth, The (Toledo) Blade – “Waterfight”

Issue Illustration
1st – Andrea Levy, The Plain Dealer – “Why Not Us?
2nd – Barth Falkenberg, The The The Columbus Dispatch – “Faces”
3rd – Andrea Levy, The Plain Dealer – “The Red and the Blue”
Award of Excellence – Andrea Levy, The Plain Dealer – “The Stained Child”

News Picture Story
1st – Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer – “WWII Memorial”
2nd – Daniel Melograna, The News Journal – “Funeral”
2nd – Ken Love, Akron Beacon Journal- “Hawk”
Award of Excellence – Warren Dillaway, The Star Beacon – “Standoff”

Pictoral
1st – Greg Ruffing, The Morning Journal – “Blue Balloon”
2nd – Michael P. King, Ohio University – “Unique Memorial”
3rd – Greg Ruffing, The Morning Journal – “Bird Feeders”
Awards of Excellence – Steven M. Herppich, Cincinnati Enquirer – “Mountain Mist”
Ernest Coleman, Cincinnatie Enquirer – “Jelly Fishing”

Product Illustration
1st – Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer, “Summer Harvest”
2nd – Thomas Ondrey, The Plain Dealer, “Hot Color”
3rd – Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer, “Hat People”
Award of Excellence – Chris Stephens, The Plain Dealer, “Apple Peel”

Portrait Personality
1st – C.H. Pete Copeland, The Plain Dealer – “Maher and His Dog”
2nd – Meggan Booker, The Cinccinati Enquirer – “Conductor”
3rd – Eustacio Humphrey, The Plain Dealer – “Eye On the Nation”
Award of Excellence – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer – “Waters”
Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer – “”Today’s Miner”
Garrett Hubbard, Brooks Institute – “Brahaman Pride”
Samantha Reinders, Ohio University, “The Beauty of Light”

Sports Picture Story
1st – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer – “State Wrestling”
2nd – Andy Wrobel, The Tribune Chronicle- “Fox Hunt”
3rd – Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer – “American Pastime”
Award of Excellence – Andy Morrison, The (Toledo) Blade – “Olympian”

Sports Action
1st – Lindsay Semple, Akron Beacon Journal – “Deer”
2nd – Roadell Hickman, The Plain Dealer – “Kick”
3rd – Lisa Dutton, The (Toledo) Blade – “Hold Your Horses”
Awards of Excellence – Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer – “OneThat Got Away”
Ed Suba, Akron Beacon Journal – “Leaping”
Lorrie Cecil, This Week Newspapers – “Women of Strength”
Kim Riesbeck, This Week Newspapers – “She Scores”

Sports Feature
1st – Lorrie Cecil, This Week Newspapers – “State Champs”
2nd – Mike Levy, The Plain Dealer – “Knock Down”
3rd – Amy Sancetta, Associated Press – “Goodbye”
Awards of Excellence – Dave Zapotosky, The (Toledo) Blade – “State Champs”
David Distelhorst, The News Messenger – “Defeat”
Bob Rossiter, The Repository – “You’re Pretty Big Mr. Tucker”

Spot News (under 100,000)
1st – Warren Dillaway, The Star Beacon – “Standoff”
2nd – Gary Stelzer, Middletown Journal – “Big Fire”
3rd – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun – “Wow”

Spot News (over 100,000)
1st – Dale Omori, The Plain Dealer – “Amber Alert”
2nd – Neal C. Lauron, The The The Columbus Dispatch – “Smoke”
3rd – John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer – “Fire”
Awards of Excellence – Fred Squillante, The The The Columbus Dispatch – “Gutted”
James D. DeCamp, The The The Columbus Dispatch – “Melee”