2008 RNA Contest Finalists

Congratulations to the following finalists of the 2008 RNA Contests. Winners will be contacted by July 1, 2008, and will be announced on Sept. 20, 2008, at the Awards Banquet of the RNA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

Listed in alphabetical order. For work published in 2007.

CASSELS
• Brett Buckner, Anniston (Ala.) Star
• Melissa Nann Burke, York (Pa.) Daily Record/Sunday News
• Sarah Bruyn Jones, The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News
• Carleigh Kate Knight, Marietta (Ga.) Daily Journal
• Gloria LaBounty, The (Attleboro, Mass.) Sun Chronicle
• Bettina Lehovec, The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
• Christine Morente, San Mateo County (Calif.) Times
• Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.)
• Marleen Shepherd, The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan
• Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, The (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun

CHANDLER
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winners will be announced Sept. 20, 2008.

CORNELL
• Virginia de Leon, freelancer, for work done at The Spokesman Review (Spokane, Wash.)
• Jean Gordon, The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.)
• Jennifer Green, Ottawa (Ontario) Citizen
• Brad Greenberg, LA Daily News
• G. Jeffrey MacDonald, The Christian Science Monitor
• Nicole Neroulias, The Journal News / Religion News Service
• Mirko Petricevic, The (Kitchener, Ontario) Record
• Jessica Ravitz, The Salt Lake Tribune
• Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune
• David Yonke, The (Toledo, Ohio) Blade

RADIO
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winner will be announced Sept. 20, 2008.

SCHACHERN
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winner will be announced Sept. 20, 2008.

SUPPLE
• Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune
• Manya Brachear, Chicago Tribune
• Sandi Dolbee, The San Diego Union-Tribune
• Julian Guthrie, San Francisco Chronicle
• Barbara Karkabi, Houston Chronicle
• Matthai Kuruvila, San Francisco Chronicle
• Lee Lawrence, The Christian Science Monitor
• Abe Levy, San Antonio Express-News
• Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe
• Margaret Ramirez, Chicago Tribune

TELEVISION
Due to a low number of entries, no finalists will be named. The winner will be announced Sept. 20, 2008.

TEMPLETON REPORTER
• Michelle Bearden, The Tampa Tribune
• Jeff Diamant, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger
• Julia Duin, The Washington Times
• Eileen Flynn, Austin (Texas) American-Stateman
• Jennifer Garza, The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee
• Michael Paulson, The Boston Globe
• Mark Pinsky, Orlando Sentinel
• Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Omar Sacirbey, Freelancer,
for work done at The Boston Globe, Religion News Service, The Christian Science Monitor
• Robert Sibley, The Ottawa (Ontario) Citizen