ONPA membership dues renewal notices will be coming to your mailbox soon. We will make our annual plea that you pay your dues in a timely manner. Always remember that this organization is served by volunteers and not a full-time paid staff. We are still tracking down those who haven’t paid their 2009 dues. Time spent on matters such as these is time taken away from making this an organization that can better serve its members. Those who did procrastinate will need to pay both the 2009 and 2010 dues to enter the year-end contest.
The end of the holiday season seems to have broken the clip contest judging logjam. Results from September and October have been posted to the ONPA Website and winners notified. The race is still very competitive with two months remaining.
The top ten standings
1st – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun – 770
2nd – Eric Albrecht, The Columbus Disptch – 636
3rd – Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch – 548
4th – Fred Squillante, The Columbus Dispatch – 546
5th – Neal C. Lauron, The Columbus Dispatch – 480
6th – Bill Lackey, Springfield News-Sun – 470
7th – Tom Dodge, The Columbus, Dispatch – 450
8th – Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer – 446
9th – Jonathan Quilter, The Columbus Dispatch – 414
10th – Barbara Perenic, Springfield News-Sun – 330
3rd quarter Television clip contest winners
The winning videos from the 3rd quarter Television Clip Contest have also now been posted. The top spot in the contest is a two-horse race with Jeff Ritter and Steve Maguire, both from WBNS-TV in Columbus, separated by 6 points. Photographers are reminded that 4th quarter entries are due January 15th.
Congratulations also go out to former ONPA member Michael King who has been elected to a one-year term on the NPPA Board of Directors.
Joining King on the board are Smiley Pool and Greg Smith who will be serving three-year terms. Mike Borland and Jim Michalowski who will be serving two-year terms and Merry Murray also serving a one-year term. NPPA’s president will also appoint three non-elected board members.
The newly elected board replaces the governing system that relied on 11 geographic regional representatives. The board will hold it’s first meeting January 16.
Barbara Perenic from the Springfield News-Sun landed a picure in the Sports Illustrated Pictures of the Year edition.
The photo which received double truck treatment in SI placed first in sports in the January ONPA and NPPA Region 4 clip contest and is sure to be in the mix in the year-end contest as well.
Lastly for all of you who entered the digital age kicking and screaming (yes there were one or two of you) you might find a recent New York Times story about photographer Louis Mendes refreshing.