NASHVILLE (ELCA) -- The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) honored several Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) communicators April 7 here at its annual DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards program.
Communicators were recognized for outstanding communication projects in eight general categories. One ELCA periodical was named "Best in Class," the top award given in any category, and a "Shoestring Award," given for outstanding projects completed with little money, was given to an ELCA synod periodical.
RCC is an international interfaith association of religion communicators in print and electronic communication, marketing and public relations. The awards chair was Linda Svensk, ELCA Board of Pensions, Minneapolis. Svensk, and the Rev. Ron T. Glusenkamp, who completed his term as RCC president, presented the awards. Glusenkamp is vice president for customer outreach with the ELCA Board of Pensions.
DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial awards are given annually to active RCC members who demonstrate excellence in religion communication and public relations. The awards are named in honor of the late Victor DeRose and the late Paul M. Hinkhouse, leading lithographers in New York and longtime friends of RCC.
Women of the ELCA, Chicago, was winner of the Award of Excellence and Best of Class award for Electronic Communication. Nancy Goldberger and Elizabeth McBride were recognized for the online magazine, "Cafe -- Stirring the Spirit Within."
Women of the ELCA won five other DeRose-Hinkhouse awards:
+ Graphic Design, Art and Photography, Award of Excellence: Goldberger, Terry Lackey and McBride, "And God Saw That It Was Good," Lutheran Woman Today, June 2004
+ Graphic Design, Art and Photography, Award of Merit: Goldberger, Lackey and McBride, Lutheran Woman Today, April 2004
+ Electronic Communication, Award of Merit: Bonnie Belasic and Eva Yeo, http://www.WomenoftheELCA.org
+ Other Print Media, Award of Merit: Goldberger, Lutheran Woman Today, information brochure/poster
+ Writing for Periodicals, Award of Merit: Goldberger, Lackey and McBride, "Finding the Way Home," Lutheran Woman Today, September 2004
Five DeRose-Hinkhouse awards went to staff of the ELCA Department for Communication, Chicago:
+ Non-Broadcast Audio and Video, Award of Excellence: Susan Greeley, "Chaos of the Heart," Lutheran Vespers (now Grace Matters)
+ Public Relations/Advertising, Award of Excellence: Sue Edison-Swift, "Go and Do Likewise (30th anniversary and beyond) Campaign," ELCA World Hunger program
+ Public Relations/Advertising, Award of Merit: Barbara Andrews, Kristi Bangert and Eric Shafer, "Communication Evangelism Print Ad Project"
+ Broadcast and Cable Audio and Video, Award of Merit: Bangert, Ava Odom Martin and Shafer, "Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas"
+ Other Print Media, Award of Merit: Sue Edison-Swift, "Go and Do Likewise," ELCA World Hunger poster.
Two awards were presented to the ELCA Board of Pensions:
+ Other Print Media, Award of Merit: Glusenkamp, Kimberly Purifoy, Svensk and Karla Thomson, "Recipe for Wellness" postcard
+ Non-Broadcast Audio and Video, Award of Merit: Greg Lawson, "Naughty (and Nice)," ELCA Board of Pensions holiday luncheon.
Marilyn Fursman, ELCA Southwest California Synod, Glendale, was winner of one of two Shoestring Awards. Furman was recognized for the periodical, "The Scene."
Other ELCA award winners were:
+ Other Print Media, Award of Excellence: John L. Peterson, "One Nation, Many Faiths -- VOTE 2004," The Interfaith Alliance, Washington, D.C.
+ Periodicals, Award of Merit: Sister Virginia Strahan, "The Lutheran Link," November/December 2004, ELCA New England Synod, Worcester, Mass.
+ Public Relations/Advertising, Award of Merit: the Rev. Roy Lloyd and Denise London, "Now Read the Full Story," American Bible Society, New York.
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The complete list of DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award winners is at
http://www.religioncommunicators.org/derose_hinkhouse/derose_hinkhouse.html on the Web.
For information contact:
John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org
http://www.elca.org/news
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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Candice.HillBuchbinder@ELCA.org
