BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Construction Writers
Association (CWA) announced the winners of its Journalism and Photography
Awards at its Annual Meeting May 3rd in Washington, D.C.
Winners are chosen in seven categories: the Robert F. Boger Feature
Writing, Special Reports, and Editorial Writing awards; the T. Randolph
Russell Newsletter award; the Kneeland ('Ned') Godfrey Body of Work award,
and the Gordon B. Wright awards for Feature Photography and Photography
series. 2007 marked the 37th year CWA has presented the Boger Awards.
Boger Feature Article Award winners
The Robert F. Boger -- Feature Article award recognizes well-written
articles of current significance to the construction industry. In this
highly competitive category, judges awarded a Winner and three Honorable
Mentions.
Larry Stewart, executive editor of Construction Equipment was the
Winner. His article "Industry Moves to Stem the Theft Tide" reported on
some of the risk-management strategies and technologies that some companies
use to reduce theft.
Honorable Mentions went to: Richard Korman, senior business writer for
ENR, for his report "Barnyard Conditions;" Joanna Masterson, senior writer,
for her piece in Construction Executive, "At Work Against Discrimination;"
and to Carl Molesworth, editor of Pacific Builder & Engineer, for his
two-part article on "Columbia Jetty Repairs."
Boger Special Report Award winners
In the Robert F. Boger -- Special Reports category judges evaluated
entries for interpretive skills on a subject relevant to its publication's
readers. One winner and one honorable mention were awarded.
The Winners were Tom Jackson, Marcia Gruver, and Rachel Telehany of
Equipment World for their special report, "Crew Shift." This exhaustive
look at the impact of Hispanics on the construction workforce included 10
separate articles discussing day workers, impact on businesses, opposing
immigration views, legal aspects, etc.
The Honorable Mention award went to Robert Cassidy, David Barista, Jay
Schneider and Jeff Yoders of Building Design & Construction (BD&C) for its
64- page special report on "Green Buildings and the Bottom Line."
Boger Editorial Writing Award winners
The Robert F. Boger -- Editorial Writing award rewards high-impact
editorials that reflect the editorial policy of the publication.
The Winner for Editorial Writing was ENR's Managing Editor William
Krizan who penned the winning editorial -- "Project Owners with Few Bidders
May be Stinky Clients." This editorial pointed out that many owners were to
blame for the rising bid prices from fewer bidders. By being overly
demanding and imposing questionable contractual terms -- "stinky owners
have stinky projects."
An Honorable Mention went to Bill Wilson, editorial director of Roads &
Bridges for "Step on It."
Randolph Newsletter Award winners
The T. Randolph Russell Newsletter award recognizes outstanding
industry newsletters. The judges awarded a Winner and an Honorable Mention.
The Winner was Larry Riney of Riney Marketing Communications for John
Deere's InFocus newsletter. The breezy and informative newsletter is
directed towards John Deere's construction and forestry industry clients.
An Honorable Mention went to Marianna Boucher from McKim & Creed's
corporate communications department for its newsletter.
Godfrey Award winners
The Godfrey Body of Work Award recognizes individuals showing superior
writing and journalistic skills over the course of a year. Journalists are
asked to submit three examples of their work. One Winner and three
Honorable Mentions were awarded.
The Winner was BD&C Associate Editor Jeff Yoders. He researched 30
years of semiconductor technology for his feature, "A Brighter Future for
LEDs," giving readers a perspective of where LEDs came from and where the
technology is going. His second article, "School Design that's not by the
Book," identified the key K-12 financing, design and construction trends.
Finally, "Downsizing Lab Energy Systems" presented study findings that
showed the lack of efficiency in the design of laboratory spaces and
outlined better ways to do it. In all three cases, readers take away a
better understanding of what they need to do to take advantage of changes
and trends.
Honorable Mention awards went to Walt Moore, senior writer for
Construction Equipment; BD&C Senior Editor Jay Schneider; and New York
Construction's editor Tom Stabile.
Wright Photograph Award winners
The Gordon B. Wright Photography awards were designed to honor
photography of construction related subjects that add to the elements of
the story as either a feature photograph or as a series.
The Winner for Feature Photography is "Twists and Turns" by Michael
Goodman. This cover for ENR showcased steelworkers constructing one of the
venues for the Beijing Olympics. Jurors found the graphically strong image
compelling and a metaphor for the emergence of China as a world power while
suggesting the ongoing oppression of the common worker.
Goodman's work continued to impress the judges as his "Driven Dubai"
entry also captured the award for a Series of Photographs. The cover
photograph, again for ENR, together with multiple photographs accompanying
the lead story, told the story in pictures of the frantic and complex
building activity that is reshaping the country of Dubai. The artistic
interpretation of building materials and projects, from various
perspectives, left the jury feeling like they'd had a quick trip to the
other side of the world by viewing this work.
The Construction Writers Association is a non-partisan professional
organization for business press editors writing about and for the
construction industry. Its goals are to lend prestige and professional
status for specialist editors and writers, provide education workshops,
enhance the public image for the construction industry, and provide a forum
for the exchange of ideas and information. CWA's Annual Meeting is held in
Washington, DC every spring. The organization will celebrate its 50th
anniversary in 2008.
SOURCE Construction Writers Association
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