First place winners have moved on to the National Federation of Press Women competition.
To learn more about the NFPW competition, go to the NFPW website and enter the Membership area.

Deb Burrell
23 Photographer-Writer
Alabama Gardner: "The Bo'Nana'cal Garden-A Place for Nature and Nurturing"

Lucinda Coulter
1A News Reporting: Non-daily Newspaper
Patriotic Garden Shows Mothers Support

8 Personality Profile-Austrian War Bride Builds Life

Emily Delzell
9C Special Articles: Health
UAB Insight Summer 2005 and Winter 2005: "Obesity Threatens Gains Made in Life Expectancy" and "Winning the War on Weight"

Jessica Ennis
15C Publications Regularly Edited by Entrant, General or Specialized Magazines Including Internal Publications
On Their Way Summer/Fall

47A Annual Report, External
Our Hospital

Mickey Goodman
3 Investigative Reporting
"You Ain't Been Down My Street"

Nancy Jackson
7C Feature Story
Publication for General or Specialized Circulation, Including Internal Publications
American Spirit Magazine: "With One Accord: Preserving a Sacred Sound"

Mary Eloise Leake
9N Special Articles: Travel
The Anniston Star: "Through the Eye of a Needle" and "Once Rice, Twice Nice"

Lucy Merrill
9E Special Articles: Science, Ecology, Environment
Over the Mountain Journal: "Diet Supplements Get Closer Look" and "AU Engineers Following the Sun"

9H Special Articles: History
Over the Mountain Journal: "History Found in America's Press" and "Loft Development Revives Historic Church"

Cara Morrison
7A Feature Story: Non-daily Newspaper
Over the Mountain Journal: "Anthropologist Records Story of Rwanda"

Dale Short
6A Editorial/Opinion: Non-daily Newspaper
Birmingham Weekly: "16 Less Yellow Ways to Support Our Troops"

10B Personal Columns: General
Daily Mountain Eagle: "Jesus Brings Light to a Dark World" and "Nature Takes a Little, Gives a Lot"

2nd Place

Sandra Bearden
9A Special Articles, Business, Agriculture, Agribusiness, Aquaculture
South Central Construction: "Building Market: Calm , Cool Days Predicted for South Central Construction"
and "Saving Time: Lanes Added to Alabama Stretch of I-20 Under Heavy Traffic"

Mary Collins 9C Special Articles, Health
UAB Insight Fall 2005 and Summer 2005: "Tuberculosis" and "EUS-FNA Effective for Staging Lung Cancer

Ann Halpern
8 Personality Profile
UAB Dentistry: "Mary McDougall

Nancy Jackson
48B Magazine, Four-color
Vestavia Hills Living 2005

9H Special Articles, History
American Spirit Magazine: "Surprises in New Orleans" and "St. Augustine: America's Oldest City"

Lucy Merrill
7A Feature Story, Non-daily Newspaper
Over the Mountain Journal: "Transatlantic Country Cottage Fulfills Dream"

9N Special Articles, Travel
Over the Mountain Journal: "Couple Sees Travel as Journey of Discovery" and "Michigan: Destination of Surprises"

Cara Morrison
9B Special Articles, Arts and Entertainment
Over the Mountain Journal: "Theater Bug's Bite Leads to Love of Drama" and "Hollywood Makeup Artist Creates Classic Cosmetics Line"

Dale Short
7C Feature Story, for General or Specialized Circulation, Including Internal Publications
UAB Public Health: "Homesick"