2007 RNA Contest Finalists

Congratulations to the following finalists of the 2007 RNA Contests. Winners will be contacted by July 1, 2007, and will be announced on Sept. 29, 2007, at the Awards Banquet of the RNA Annual Conference in San Antonio.

Listed in alphabetical order. For work published in 2006.

CASSELS
• Brett Buckner, Anniston (Ala.) Star
• Adriana Janovich, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic
• Gloria LaBounty, The (Attleboro, Mass.) Sun Chronicle
• Carol Reeves, Corvallis (Ore.) Gazette-Times
• Terry Rombeck, Journal-World (Lawrence, Kan.)
• Terri Jo Ryan, Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald
• Marleen Shepherd, Southern Illinoisan
• Melanie Smith, The (Ala.) Decatur Daily
• Larissa Theodore-Dudkiewicz, Beaver County (Pa.) Times
• Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun

CHANDLER
• Lynae Anderson, Medill School of Journalism
• Karla Bruning, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Neha Singh Gohil, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Jason Kane, George Washington University
• Tess McBride, University of Oregon
• Lauren Melnick, Barnard College
• Shari Rabin, Boston University
• Mrinalini Reddy, Medill School of Journalism
• Tina Shah, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
• Tara Thoel, Michigan State University

CORNELL
• John Chadwick, The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)
• Greg Garrison, The Birmingham News
• Michael Gartland, The Post and Courier
• Jennifer Green, The Ottawa Citizen
• G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor
• Marc Parry, Times Union (Albany, N.Y.)
• Pamela Podger, The Roanoke Times
• Bill Sherman, Tulsa World
• Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
• David Yonke, The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade

RADIO—LONG
Cancelled due to lack of entries.

RADIO—SHORT
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winner will be announced Sept. 29, 2007.

SCHACHERN LARGE (circulation over 100,000)
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winners will be announced Sept. 29, 2007.

SCHACHERN SMALL (circulation under 100,000)
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winners will be announced Sept. 29, 2007.

SUPPLE
• Alexandra Alter, The Miami Herald
• Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
• David Briggs, The (Cleveland, Ohio) Plain Dealer
• John Chadwick, The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)
• Alan Cooperman, The Washington Post
• Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
• Eric Gorski, for work done at The Denver Post
• David Haldane, Los Angeles Times
• Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe
• Jeffrey Weiss, The Dallas Morning News

TELEVISION LONG
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winner will be announced Sept. 29, 2007.

TELEVISION SHORT
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winner will be announced Sept. 29, 2007.

TEMPLETON REPORTER
• David Briggs, The (Cleveland, Ohio) Plain Dealer
• Alan Cooperman, The Washington Post
• Sandi Dolbee, The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times
• Jennifer Green, The Ottawa Citizen
• Eric Gorski, for work done at The Denver Post
• Robert King, The Indianapolis Star
• Steve Levin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Margaret Ramirez, Chicago Tribune
• Jeffrey Weiss, The Dallas Morning News

TEMPLETON STORY
• Eric Gorski, for work done at The Denver Post, "The Gospel of Prosperity"
• Tom Hundley, Chicago Tribune, "Fading Faith"
• Gregory Katz, Houston Chronicle, "The Silent Exodus"
• Jon Meacham, Newsweek, "Billy Graham in Twilight"
• Neil Munro, National Journal, "Debating Design"
• David O’ Reilly, The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Faith in Flux"
• Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe, "Articles of Faith"
• Nina Shapiro, Seattle Weekly, "The AIDS Evangelists"
• Robert Sibley, Ottawa Citizen, "9/11 Five Years Later"
• Rachel Zoll & Brian Murphy, The Associated Press, "The New Missionaries"