



Crystal Ballroom at the Mayo Hotel
May 6, 2022
11:30 a.m. - 1:00p.m.
The Great Plains Journalism Awards promote the highest standards of journalism. The annual awards are presented by the Tulsa Press Club and Benevolent Association. We invite journalists from newspapers and magazines across the region to enter their best work from the past calendar year.
The eight-state competition includes Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Distinguished Lecturer
Jennifer Loren
Director, Cherokee Nation Film Office

The Tulsa Press Club is excited to announce Jennifer Loren, Emmy-award winning filmmaker and director of the Cherokee Nation film office, as our 2022 Great Plains Distinguished Lecturer. Jennifer is a longtime Press Club supporter who began her career in television as an anchor, producer and investigative reporter.
2022 Winners Announced
605 Magazine
Alana Snyder, finalist
Jordan Cushman, finalist
Ames Tribune
Chandra Bozelko, finalist
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Brian Smith, Maggie McNeary, Barry Arthur, David Wilson, Nyssa Kruse
Editorial Portfolio: David Barham
News Column Portfolio: John Brummett
Best Website Design — Project: Maggie McNeary, Brian Smith, Barry Arthur, Nyssa Kruse, David Wilson
Page Design: Stan Denman
Spot News Photography: Staton Breidenthal
Great Plains Website of the Year: Maggie McNeary, Josh Snyder
Philip Martin, finalist
Staci Vandagriff, finalist
Terry Austin, finalist
Thomas Metthe, finalist
Arkansas Traveler — University of Arkansas
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Editor in Chief of the Year: Sarah Komar
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Writer of the Year: Sarah Komar
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Newspaper of the Year: Sarah Komar, Robert Stewart, Erica Wilson, Arianna Morrison, Mason Choate, Jacob Jackson, Kate Duby, Ben Hobbs, Lilli Martin
Benjamin Hobbs III, finalist
AY Magazine
Magazine Lifestyle Writing: Dustin Jayroe
Cedar County News
Robert Dump, finalist
Cherokee Phoenix
Tyler Thomas, finalist
Curbside Chronicle
Magazine Page Design — Reader Service: Aditi Panchal, Nathan Poppe, Kinsey Crocker
Magazine Reader Service: Nathan Poppe, Scott Hill, Sydni Nasada
Magazine Food Feature Writing: Greg Elwell
Magazine Arts and Culture Writing: Jezy Gray
Magazine Cover: Ali Harter, Nathan Poppe
Magazine Photography — Multiple: Nathan Poppe
Great Plains Magazine Writer of the Year: Jezy Gray
Great Plains Magazine Photographer/Portfolio of the Year: Nathan Poppe
Curbside Staff, finalist
Maisie Cross, finalist
Scott Hill, finalist
Brendan Hoover, finalist
Adam Kemp, finalist
George Lang, finalist
Neka Schultz, finalist
Linley Smith, finalist
Kyle Edward Van Osdol, finalist
DITV
Lauren Johnson, finalist
Staff, finalist
Do South Magazine
Dwain Hebda, finalist
El Perico
Karlha Velásquez, finalist
KETV
Great Plains Broadcast of the Year: Andrew Ozaki, Vonn Jones, Sarah Klinger, Andrew Bein, Michelle Bandur, Terry Sedivy, Waverle Monroe, Zach Harper-Blunt, David Earl, Cem Brinklow, Ben Smith, Joshua Gear, Joe Meldrum, Rob McCartney, Julie Cornell, Erik Mauro
KHGI/KFXL
Dave Griek, finalist
KJRH, Channel 2 Tulsa
Drew Barker, finalist
Mike Brooks, finalist
Mike Collier, finalist
Amanda Engel, finalist
Emily Farris, finalist
Brady Halblieb, finalist
Vincent Hill, finalist
Caitlin Huggins, finalist
Karen Larsen, finalist
Ryan Love, finalist
Stephen Owsley, finalist
Sharon Phillips, finalist
Sierra Pizarro, finalist
Jeanette Quezada, finalist
Kyle Short, finalist
Shea Smith, finalist
Garrett Weindorf, finalist
Johnny Thompson, finalist
KOTV
Emory Bryan, finalist
Sawyer Buccy, finalist
Alex Cameron, finalist
Dave Davis, finalist
Craig Day, finalist
Chinh Doan, finalist
Brian Dorman, finalist
Lori Fullbright, finalist
Ashley Izbicki, finalist
Tess Maune, finalist
Mark Pinkerton, finalist
Brian Smallwood, finalist
Amy Slanchik, finalist
LeAnne Taylor, finalist
KSHB
Katelyn Brown, finalist
Katharine Finnerty, finalist
Hailey Godburn, finalist
Melissa Greenstein, finalist
Andres Gutierrez, finalist
Sam Hartle, finalist
Taylor Hemness, finalist
Caitlin Knute, finalist
Casey Murray, finalist
Sarah Plake, finalist
Lincoln Journal Star
Special Section: Brent Wagner, Clark Grell
Chris Dunker, finalist
Pat Sangimino, finalist
Missouri Life Magazine
Magazine Column Writing: Lorry Myers
Mitchell Republic
Luke Hagen, finalist
NET
Great Plains Broadcaster of the Year: Bill Kelly
Werner Althaus, finalist
John Beck, finalist
Christian Champoux, finalist
Joe McMullen, finalist
Nebraska Public Media News
Staff, finalist
Oklahoma City University
Troy Freeman, finalist
Oklahoma Humanities Magazine
Magazine Photography — Feature: Mike Klemme
Tonnia L. Anderson, finalist
Anne Richardson, finalist
Carla Walker, finalist
Oklahoma Humanities Staff, finalist
Oklahoma Today
Lori Duckworth, finalist
Greg Elwell, finalist
Nathan Gunter, finalist
Ben Luschen, finalist
Megan Rossman, finalist
Steven Walker, finalist
Karlie Ybarra, finalist
Oklahoma Watch
Narrative Story/Series: Whitney Bryen
Trevor Brown, finalist
Omaha Magazine
Magazine Portrait: Bill Sitzmann
Magazine News Writing: Doug Meigs, Manger Baw
Magazine Page Design — General: Mady Besch
Derek Joy, finalist
Matt Wieczorek, finalist
Omaha World-Herald
Great Plains Newspaper of the Year: World-Herald Staff
General News Single Story: Nancy Gaarder
Feature Photography: Anna Reed
Jake Anderson, finalist
Julie Anderson, finalist
Dirk Chatelain, finalist
Henry J. Cordes, finalist
Randy Essex, finalist
Cindy Gonzalez, finalist
Paul Goodsell, finalist
Paul Hammel, finalist
Shelley Larsen, finalist
Chris Machian, finalist
Laura Nolan, finalist
Jon Nyatawa, finalist
Anna Reed, finalist
Pam Richter, finalist
Jimmy Watkins
Pioneer / Oklahoma City Community
CollegePioneer Staff, finalist
Zoe Peterson, finalist
Reuters
News Photography (Outside the Region): Nick Oxford
South Dakota News Watch
Bart Pfankuch, finalist
St. Louis Magazine
Magazine Feature Writing: Amanda Woytus
Magazine Page Design — Lifestyle: Tom White
Magazine Page Design — Portfolio: Emily Cramsey
Magazine Page Design — Profile: Emily Cramsey
Magazine Specialty Photography: Kevin A. Roberts
Magazine Graphic/Illustration: Ryan Inzana
Great Plains Magazine of the Year: St. Louis Magazine Staff
Cheryl Baehr, finalist
Bill Burge, finalist
George Mahe, finalist
Jarrett Medlin, finalist
Liz Miller, finalist
Nicholas Phillips, finalist
Iain Shaw, finalist
Emily Wasserman, finalist
Startland News
Tommy Felts, finalist
Sunflower Publishing
Shelly Bryant, finalist
Jason Dailey, finalist
Andrea Etzel, finalist
Aaron Patton, finalist
Nathan Pettengill, finalist
Nick Spacek, finalist
Kalli Smith, finalist
Alex Tatro, finalist
The Associated Press
Bobby Ross Jr., finalist
The Daily Iowan — The University of Iowa
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Designer of the Year: Kate Doolittle
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Website of the Year: Staff
Caleb McCullough, finalist
Jenna Galligan, finalist
The Daily Republic
Matt Gade, finalist
The Frontier
Ben Felder, finalist
Kassie McClung
Great Plains Newspaper Writer of the Year: Brianna Bailey
General News Continuing Coverage: Dylan Goforth
Specialty Feature: Kassie McClung
Clifton Adcock, finalist
The Frontier Staff, finalist
The Guardian US
News Reporting (Outside the Region): Carey Gillam
The New Territory
Magazine Profile Writing: Jordan Hickey
The O'Colly
Chris Becker, finalist
Abby Cage, finalist
Joshua Cleary, finalist
Ben Hutchens, finalist
Ryan Novozinsky, finalist
Anna Pope, finalist
Dean Ruhl, finalist
Ellen Slater, finalist
Sudeep Tumma, finalist
The Oklahoman
Feature Writing: Nuria Martinez-Keel
Beat Reporting: Molly Young
Sports Feature: Jacob Unruh
Business Reporting: Dale Denwalt, Hogan Gore, Josh Dulaney
Sports Feature Photography: Bryan Terry
Sports Action Photography: Bryan Terry
Sports Column: Berry Tramel
News Video: Addison Kliewer
News Feature Video: Paige Dillard
Online Project: Clytie Bunyan, The Oklahoman Staff
Multimedia Graphic: Todd Pendleton
Jenni Carlson, finalist
Addison Kliewer, finalist
Nolan Clay, finalist
Jessie Smith, finalist
JaNae Williams, finalist
The Omaha Reader
Business Feature: Chris Bowling
Review: Ryan Syrek
Sam Crisler, finalist
The Washington PostNick Oxford, finalist
Tulsa Kids Magazine
Annie Tyndall, finalist
Natalie Mikles, finalist
Tulsa World
Project/Investigative Reporting: Corey Jones
Sports Reporting: Eli Lederman
General News Photography: Ian Maule
Photo Story/Photo Essay: Mike Simons
Great Plains Newspaper Photographer/Portfolio of the Year: Mike Simons
Bob Doucette, finalist
Andrea Eger, finalist
Barbara Hoberock, finalist
Michael Overall, finalist
Tulsa World Staff, finalist
TulsaPeople Magazine
Madeline Crawford
University of Arkansas — The Hill
Great Plains Dan Harrison Student Magazine of the Year: Bret Schulte, Sophie Brock, Kari Adams, Blaise Keasler, Sophia Milligan, Abbi Ross, Abby Zimmardi, Jasmine Sylvia James, Reeya Gandhi
Kari Adams, finalist
University of Central Missouri — Muleskinner
Muleskinner Staff, finalist
University of Central Oklahoma
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Broadcaster of the Year: Dylan Stieber
University of Central OklahomaGreat Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Broadcast of the Year: Dylan Stieber, Ashley Jones, Kourtney Hall, Tyler Whitehead
University of Kansas -- University Daily Kansan
Great Plains Dan Harrison Memorial Student Photographer of the Year: Emma Pravecek
Keegan Hewitt, finalist
Stef Manchen, finalist
Liam Mays, finalist
Matthew Unrein, finalist
Kansan Staff, finalist
KUJH
Staff, finalist
WIBW-TV
Doug Brown, finalist
Melissa Brunner, finalist
Ralph Hipp, finalist
Wichita Eagle
News Package: Chance Swaim, Michael Stavola, Michael Roehrman, Jaime Green, Neil Nakahodo, Mike Fannin, Julie Mah
Entertainment Feature: Denise Neil
Travis Heying, finailst
Roy Wenzl, finalist
YA!MULE FOR Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Dwain Hebda, finalist
For more information about the event or sponsorship opportunities, contact Becki Watson, Executive Director of the Tulsa Press Club.
becki@tulsapressclub.org
918-583-7737
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