Central Region Award Winners

Editorial Awards
SIGNED EDITORIAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Transportation & Distribution “IT Is Useless” July 1999 Perry A. Trunick	Ward’s Auto World “Dumbing Down Design” May 1999 Drew Winter
Silver	American City & County “One Bird-Brained Idea That Makes My Heart Flutter” August 1999 Janet Ward	IW Growing Companies “All E-Board!” April 1999 John R. Brandt
Bronze	PT Design “The Problem with Plastic” March 1999 Lawrence A. Berardinis	Material Handling Engineering “Scuttle the WMSD Standard” March 1999 Bernie Knill
REGULAR COLUMN, STAFF WRITTEN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Signs of the Times “CAS/Tech Update” November 1999 Darek Johnson	IW Growing Companies “From the Field” June & July 1999 John H. Sheridan
Silver	Contracting Business “Cyber Cornerr” September & November 1999 Michael S. Weil	Material Handling Management “Transport Packaging” September & November 1999 Clyde E. Witt
Bronze	Professional Candy Buyer “Is Attacking Candy Taking PC Too Far?” September/October 1999 Teresa Tarantino	Material Handling Engineering “Logistics Focus” March & August 1999 Tom Andel
REGULAR COLUMN, CONTRIBUTED
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Circuits Assembly “On the Forefront” August 1999 Phil Zarrow	Material Handling Management (Engineering/99) “Manufacturing Management” September & November 1999 George Weimer
Silver	TBM: Tunnel Business Magazine “My Turn” March & June 1999 Marc Littman, Brian C. Dorwart, James W. Rush	Designfax “Bird-Doggin’ the Internet” June & November 1999 Steve O’Neil
Bronze	Waste Age “The Circular File” May & July 1999 Bill Wolpin, Patricia-Anne Tom, Chaz Miller	IW Growing Companies “Spirit at Work” January & September 1999 Lance Secretan
REGULAR DEPARTMENT
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Counterman “Mechanic Connection” May 1999 Gary Goms	IndustryWeek “E-Business” October 4, November 1 & December 6, 1999 Doug Bartholomew, Scott Leibs
Silver	Transportation & Distribution “Across the Border” March, September & October 1999 Roger Morton	Road King “Rig Review” March/April, May/June & November/December 1999 Tom Berg
Bronze	IIE Solutions “IE Successes” June, July & August 1999 Erin O’Briant	Connect! “Mobile Technology” June, July & December 1999 Reid Goldsborough, Ed Brown
CASE HISTORY
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Greenhouse Grower “Shifting Production into Overdrive” September 1999 Delilah Onofrey	Material Handling Engineering “Wrigley Un-Gums Distribution” June 1999 Tom Andel
Silver	Government Procurement “Quality of Light Brightens Brighton School” October 1999 Kristin M. Atwater	Material Handling Engineering “Manufacturing the NY Times” January 1999 Bernie Knill
Bronze	Access Control & Security Systems Integration “Out of Tragedy, a New Beginning” January 1999 George Partington	No Bronze award was given in this category in this region.
HOW-TO-ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Food Management “Kitchen Arts–Knockout” Gnocchi July 1999 Diane Ridge, Sharri Wolfgang	IW Growing Companies “Ten Steps to Improve Customer Loyalty” October 1999 Shari Caudron
Silver	Automotive Rebuilder “Rebuilding the Chevy LTI” October 1999 Doug Anderson	Overdrive “How to Change a Wheel Bearing” November 1999 Paul Hartley
Bronze	Brake & Front End “Curing a Soft Brake Pedal” October 1999 Bill Williams	IW Growing Companies “Selling the Business” September 1999 Shari Caudron
FEATURE ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	American City & County “2001: A Trash Odyssey” May 1999 Janet Ward	Overdrive “Wasted Days & Wasted Nights” August 1999 Linda Longton
Silver	Signs of the Times “Record-Breaking Graphics” June 1999 Shannon Reinert	Material Handling Engineering “Material Handling in the Food Industry” October 1999 Clyde E. Witt
Bronze	Automotive & Transportation Interiors “Major Players in Minority Sourcing” October 1999 Janet Braunstein	Progressive Farmer “Seeds of Discontent” December 1999 Des Keller
FEATURE SERIES
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	FEATURE SERIES Ward’s Dealer Business “By the Numbers” May 1999 Haig Stoddard, Steve Finlay, Tim Keenan, Maynard M. Gordon	Progressive Farmer “Turning the Century” November & December 1991; January 2000 Progressive Farmer Staff
Silver	Transportation & Distribution “Global Risk Factors: Politics & Economics” June 1999 Helen L. Richardson	Roadstar “Beat the Clock” March, April, September, November & December, 1999 Deborah Lockridge, Deborah Whistler, Steve Sturgess
Bronze	Government Procurement “Procurement Online” April 1999 Michael Keating, Kristin M. Atwater, Ann M. Mack	Overdrive “Partly Pumped” July & August 1999 Allison Hatfield, Max Heine
SINGLE NEWS ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	DVM Newsmagazine “Covert Taping Lands DVMs in Legal Mire” October 1999 Lynne Brakeman	Road King “Truck Tech 2000” November-December 1999 Tom Berg, Paul Abelson, Bill Hudgins, Bill Siuru
Silver	Greenhouse Grower “Plugs Under Pressure” May 1999 Delilah Onofrey	Ward’s Auto World “Labor Talks 1999” July 1999 Said Deep, David E. Zola, Brian Corbett, Frank Washington
Bronze	Mechanical Solutions “Memory Errors Scuttle Intel’s Chipset Launch” Autumn 1999 Beverly A. Beckert	RoadStar “Diesel Prices: Why the Spike?” May 1999 Evan E. Lockridge
NEWS SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Supply Chain Technology News September/October 1999 David Blanchard, Robert G. Rosenbaum	Restaurant Hospitality August 1999 Bob Krummert
Silver	RCI Premier November/December 1999 Alyssa Chase, Jamie Diehm	No Silver or Bronze awards were given in this category in this region.
Bronze	IIE Solutions August 1999 Jane Gaboury, Erin O’Briant
TECHNICAL ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Tire Review “Get the Angle on Alignment” December 1999 Larry Carley	Ward’s Auto World “Falling out of Love with Front-Wheel Drive” October 1999 Bill Visnic
Silver	Automotive & Transportation Interiors “Cockpit Quandary” February 1999 Carmen Pang	Material Handling Management “Scanners Push E-Commerce Efficiency” July 1999 Christopher Trunk
Bronze	Brake & Front End “Understanding CV Joint Components” May 1999 Bill Williams	American Machinist Magazine “Machine Tools with Connections” March 1999 Charles Bates
SPECIAL REPORT/SPECIAL SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation under 80,000
Gold	Lawn & Landscape “White Paper: Managing Immigrant Labor” October 1999 Bob West	Progressive Farmer “The Family Business” Mid-March 1999 Des Keller, Del Deterling, Jim Patrico, Jim Phillips, Dan Miller
Silver	Landscape Management “Make Consolidation Work for You” March-May 1999 Susan Gibson, Ron Hall	Ward’s Auto World “State of the Industry 2000” December 1999 David C. Smith, Said Deep, Drew Winter, Michael L. Arnholt, Roger Schreffler, Katherine Zachary, Andrea Wielgat
Bronze	Transportation & Distribution “1999 World Air Cargo Report” August 1999 Beth M. Schwartz	No Bronze award was given in this category in this region.

Graphics Awards
FRONT COVER: PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	IIE Solutions July 1999 Marty Benoit, Craig Hall	Road King January-February 1999 Mike Mathers, Michael Nott
Silver	Tire Review March 1999 Wendy Shelestovich	Overdrive August 1999 Tim Cooper
Bronze	IIE Solutions March 1999 Craig Hall, Marty Benoit	Restaurant Hospitality January 1999 Christopher Roberto
FRONT COVER: NON-PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Farm Chemicals Magazine September 1999 William A. Rigo, Jr.	Road King May-June 1999 Dan Brawner, Michael Nott
Silver	Underhood Service April 1999 Larry Herbert	Ward’s Auto World April 1999 Brian Kaldahl, Drew Winter
Bronze	American Vegetable Grower December 1999 Margaret Puskas, Jamie Gooch	Ward’s Auto World September 1999 Thom Peterson, Brian Kaldahl, Drew Winter
FRONT COVER: TABLOID
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Service Technician April 1999 Dan Moreland, Karen Angus, Steven Smith, Brad Harbison	No awards were given in this category in this region.
Silver	Access Control & Security Systems Integration December 1999 David Ramares, Maurice Thompson, Larry Anderson
Bronze	Government Product News March 1999 William Simon
FRONT COVER: BUYERS GUIDE, SPECIAL REPORT, ANNUAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Service Technician 1999 Technician of the Year Awards December 1999 Dan Moreland, Karen Angus, Steven Smith, Brad Harbison	No awards were given in this category in this region.
Silver	Cotton International Cotton International 1999-Regain the Competitive Edge January 1999 William A. Rigo, Jr.
Bronze	Government Product News 1999-2000 Government Products Directory October 1999 William Simon
CONTENTS PAGE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Golfdom January-February 1999 Lisa Bodnar	Progressive Farmer October 1999 Jamie Cole, Donovan Harris
Silver	Lawn & Landscape November 1999 Charlotte Turcotte	No Silver or Bronze awards were given in this category in this region.
Bronze	Greenhouse Grower Autumn 1999 Maggie Puskas, Ali Cybulski
OPENING PAGE OR SPREAD
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Lawn & Landscape “Managing a Family Business” November 1999 Charlotte Turcotte	Overdrive “Wasted Days & Wasted Nights” August 1999 Tim Cooper
Silver	Directional Drilling “WOW!!” April 1999 Sharon M. Bueno, Karen Schlesinger	Road King “Truck Tech 2000” November-December 1999 Natasha Tibbott, Michael Nott
Bronze	Lawn & Landscape “11 Common Irrigation Mistakes” October 1999 Charlotte Turcotte	American Machinist “The Big & Small of It All” October 1999 Terri Heuser
PUBLICATION REDESIGN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	IIE Solutions July 1999 Marty Benoit, Craig Hall	Connect! May 1999 & August 1999 Michael Nott
Silver	Food Management October 1998 & August 1999 Rob Sugar, Sharri Wolfgang, John Lawn, Carolyn Watkins, Mike Buzalka, Diane Ridge	No Silver or Bronze awards were given in this category in this region.
Bronze	Bodyshop Business May 1999 & September 1999 Tammy House, Georgina Kajganic, Melissa McGee & Dave Ramsell
NEW PUBLICATION DESIGN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Productores de Hortalizas para Centroamerica November 1999 Melissa Mack	No awards were given in this category in this region.
Silver	Supply Chain Technology News September-October 1999 Mark Whitehouse, Robert G. Rosenbaum
Bronze	Golfdom May-June 99 Lisa Lehman, Lisa Bodnar

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2000 East Coast Region Award Winners

Editorial Awards
SIGNED EDITORIAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Produce Business “Damage Limitation” July 1999 James E. Prevor	Restaurant Business “The Rights of Whom?” November 1, 1999 Peter Romeo
Silver	Produce Business “Saving 5 a Day” September 1999 James E. Prevor	CFO “Unarmed and Dangerous” May 1999 Julia Homer
Bronze	Produce Business “Science and Sense” August 1999 James E. Prevor	Medical Economics “Thank you, Doctor, for what you didn’t tell me” November 22, 1999 Doreen Mangan
REGULAR COLUMN, STAFF WRITTEN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	The School Administrator “Executive Perspective” March & September 1999 Paul D. Houston	CIO “Reality Bytes” March 15 & October 15, 1999 Megan Santosus, Todd Datz, Sandy Kendall, Steve Traynor, Jessica Sepe, Tom Wailgum, Lynne Rigolini
Silver	Communicator “President’s Column” August & December 1999 Barbara Cochran	Network World “Net Buzz” March 22 & April 19, 1999 Paul McNamara
Bronze	Traffic World “TW Editorial” March 15 & December 6, 1999 Clayton Boyce	Patient Care “CAM Spotlight” June 15 & December 15, 1999 Nancy Walsh D’Epiro
REGULAR COLUMN, CONTRIBUTED
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Security Management “Viewpoint” April & August 1999 Larry C. Johnson, Jeff Marquart	Computerworld “Driving the Deal” April 26 & July 5, 1999 Joe Auer, Rick Saia, Allan Alter
Silver	Best’s Review “Loss/Risk Management Insight” January & August 1999 Alan S. Rutkin	Remodeling “Help Wanted, Big Fish” June & November 1999 Walt Stoeppelwerth
Bronze	Meetings & Conventions “The Law and the Planner” September & October 1999 Jonathan T. Howe	Beyond Computing “Code of Ethics” March & July/August 1999 Deborah G. Johnson, James Linderman, Eileen Feretic
REGULAR DEPARTMENT
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Bloomberg Wealth Manager “Estate Planning” July-December 1999 Carole Gould, Michelle DeBlasi, William H. Inman	Restaurant Business “Menu Strategies” April 1, May 15 & August 15, 1999 Paula Disbrowe, Meredith Petran, Tom Strenk, Amy Struck, Beth Meyers
Silver	American Demographics “Top Lines” September-November 1999 Jennifer Lach, John Fetto	Builder “TakeOff” March, July & September 1999 Rich Binsacca, Peter Bodensteiner, Carolyn Weber, Susan Jenkins, R.E. Blake Evans, Catherine O’Keefe, Rebecca DePietropaolo, Matthew Power
Bronze	Contemporary Long Term Care “Front Lines” March, April & July 1999 Elise Nakhnikian, Yvonne Parsons, Grace Rudolph, William Painter	CFO “New Deals” June, September & October 1999 Ron Fink, Julia Homer, S.LO. Mintz, Roy Harris, John Thackray
CASE HISTORY
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Services “Cleaning Hoover Dam” March 1999 Donald E. Tepper	CIO “Nerd Makers” September 15, 1999 Daintry Duffy, Sandy Kendall, Jessica Sepe, Alice Dragoon, Tom Wailgum, Lynne Rigolini
Silver	Big Builder “Taylor Made” July/August 1999 Sharon O’Malley	Beyond Computing “Problem-Solver: When Disaster Strikes” June 1999 Bob Mueller, Dan Weisberg
Bronze	Big Builder “Shell Dreams” November/December 1999 Catherine O’Keefe	Selling Power “What Makes AOL Click?” September 1999 Malcolm Campbell
HOW-TO-ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Contemporary Long Term Care “Going Postal” April 1999 Wendy Bonifazi	CFO “Changing Channels” February 1999 Kris Frieswick, Roy Harris, Julia Homer
Silver	Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants “Making an Accurate Diagnosis of Hypertension” October 1999 Beth Wilkening	RN “Burns–Handle with Care” November 1999 Amy Slugg Moore, Suzanne Wolfe, Terri J. Metules, Marya Ostrowski, Marianne D. Mattera
Bronze	ABA Banking Journal “Get These Four Right” September 1999 Lauren Bielski	CIO “Stranger in a Strange Land” June 15, July 1 & July 15, 1999 Richard Pastore, David Rosenbaum, Hana Barker, Cheryl Asselin, Steve King, Carol Zarrow, Meridith Levinson
FEATURE ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Building Products “When a Product Fails” July/August 1999 Jean Dimeo, Sharon O’Malley	Electronic School “Digital Deception” March 1999 Kevin Bushweller
Silver	The National Law Journal “Large Verdicts for Sale” January 11, 1999 Margaret Cronin Fisk	Builder “First-Class Upgrades” June 1999 R.E. Blake Evans
Bronze	Successful Meetings “Killer Contracts” May 1999 Melinda Ligos, Julie Barker	CFO “Guilty as Charged” April 1999 Stephen Barr, Julia Homer
FEATURE SERIES
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	American School Board Journal “Generation of Cheaters” April 1999 Kevin Bushweller	Builder “Housing America” July 1999 Matthew Power, Roberta Maynard, R.E. Blake Evans, Carolyn Weber, Rebecca DePietropaolo, Catherine O’Keefe, David Wilkening
Silver	Catalog Age “The 101+ Best Ideas of All Time” June 1999 Laura Beaudry, Sherry Chiger, Melissa Dowling	IEEE Spectrum “Bringing Home the Internet” March, May & September 1999 Amitava Dutta-Roy
Bronze	Optometric Management “Financial Matters” June-September & November 1999 Katherine A. Bumgarner	Photonics Spectra “Photonics on the Battlefield” April 1999 Daniel C. McCarthy, Michael D. Wheeler, Herbert Kaplan
SINGLE NEWS ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	The National Law Journal “Wal-Mart Cited for Discovery Abuse” May 3, 1999 Bob Van Voris	IEEE Spectrum “Why the Mars Probe Went off Course” December 1999 James Oberg
Silver	CleanRooms “Urokinase Contamination” March 1999 Judy Keller, George D. Miller, Kelly Sewell	Computerworld “Users Decry Big MCI/Sprint Deal” October 11, 1999 Matt Hamblen
Bronze	Traffic World “Target: The Supply Chain” May 3, 1999 John G. Parker	Computerworld “Judge Slams Microsoft” November 8, 1999 Patrick Thibodeau, Kim S. Nash, David Orenstein, Mark Hall
NEWS SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	The National Law Journal November 1, 1999 National Law Journal Staff	Computerworld May 10, 1999 Editorial Staff
Silver	Contemporary Long Term Care August 1999 Yvonne Parsons, Elise Nakhnikian, Wendy Bonifazi	Federal Computer Week December 6, 1999 Federal Computer Week Staff
Bronze	Successful Meetings June 1999 Caryn Meyers, Melinda Ligos, Julie Barker	Sm@rt Reseller December 13, 1999 Sm@rt Reseller Staff
TECHNICAL ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Computer Graphics World “Visualizing Uncertainty” November 1999 Diana Mahoney	Builder “Under Fire” October 1999 Matthew Power
Silver	Best’s Review “Safe House” August 1999 Ron Panko	Photonics Spectra “A Start on Parts for Multiphoton Spectroscopy” November 1999 Daniel C. McCarthy
Bronze	FORM “The Visible Solution” January 1999 Darin Painter	EDN “Auto Electronics Prep for a Multimedia Future” August 19, 1999 Maury Wright
SPECIAL REPORT/SPECIAL SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Folio “Magatrends” September 15, 1999 Tony Silber, Deborah Schwab, Teresa Ennis, Jo Bennett, Mary Harvey	Medical Economics “Managed Care 1999” April 12, 1999 Ken Terry, Deborah Grandinetti, Susan Harrington Preston, Anne Finger, Neil Chesanow, Mark Crane
Silver	ABA Banking Journal “Community Bank Competitiveness Survey” February 1999 Steve Cocheo	Builder “A Call for Heroes” July 1999 Matthew Power
Bronze	The National Law Journal “Verdicts Section” February 22, 1999 Margaret Cronin Fisk	Computerworld “The Next Decade” January 4, 1999 Computerworld Editorial Staff

Graphics Awards
FRONT COVER: PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Lubes-n-Greases August 1999 Greg Whitlow	Architectural Record January 1999 Bitter + Bredt, Anna Egger-Schlesinger, Robert A. Ivy
Silver	Scrap July-August 1999 Monica Bussolati	CFO October 1999 Robert Lesser, Diane McEnaney
Bronze	Lubes-n-Greases April 1999 Greg Whitlow, Robin Reed	Intech August 1999 Vanessa Harris
FRONT COVER: NON-PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Food Distribution December 1999 Patrick Fahrner	Computer Reseller News November 14, 1999 David Nicastro
Silver	Food Distribution August 1999 Patrick Fahrner	Selling Power November-December 1999 Colleen McCudden
Bronze	Move Spring 1999 Melissa D. Clague, Auras Design	Enterprise Systems Journal June 1999 Enterprise Systems Journal Staff
FRONT COVER: TABLOID
Gold	Building Products November-December 1999 Jean Dimeo, Wendy Kelly	Computer Reseller News December 20, 1999 David Nicastro
Silver	National Home Center News April 5, 1999 Diane Mari	Computerworld August 9, 1999 April O’Connor
Bronze	Building Products May-June 1999 Pete Morelewicz, Jean Dimeo	Federal Computer Week March 22, 1999 Jeff Langkau, Susan Morrison, Johnny Goodyear
FRONT COVER: BUYERS GUIDE, SPECIAL REPORT, ANNUAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Residential Architect “Product Guide 2000” December 1999 Judy H. Neighbor, Kristina Goings	Remodeling “1999 Buyer’s Guide” August 1999 Bruce Tobin, David Sharpe
Silver	Cabling Installation and Maintenance “Gigabit Ethernet” February 1999 Tracy Foy, Christopher Hipp, Barbara Burgess	Network World “The Buzz Issue” September 27, 1999 Rob Stave, Beth Schultz
Bronze	Laser Focus World “WDM Solutions” September 1999 Meg Fuschetti, Christopher Hipp, Lisa Hollis	Computer Reseller News “Windows 2000 Files” October 18, 1999 Giulia Pobjelky
CONTENTS PAGE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Bloomberg Wealth Manager July-August 1999 Laura Zavetz	Intech August 1999 Vanessa Harris
Silver	Successful Meetings December 1999 Donathan Salkaln, Corbis Photos	Network World January 4, 1999 Tom Norton, Paul Lee
Bronze	Embedded Systems Development December 1999 Peter K. Jeziorski	Beyond Computing January-February 1999 Neal Bantens, Peter Johnstone, Peter Hamblin, Jim Stratford, Ann States, Ed Lallo, Andrew Brusso, Peter Bennett, Dan Picasso, Chris Pyle, John Weber, Jack Gallagher
OPENING PAGE OR SPREAD
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	FORM “Y2K: The Other Side of Midnight” February 1999 Roxanne Rash	CFO “Dollars in the Details” July 1999 Diane McEnaney
Silver	Bloomberg Wealth Manager “Ripe for the Picking” November-December 1999 Laura Zavetz, Hugh Kretschmer	Network World “The Perils of Privacy” December 27, 1999 Paul M. Lee
Bronze	Air Transport World “Controlling the Airport Data Grid” June 1999 Norman Grandstaff, Marc Gabbana	Computerworld “Eeek! Mice and More” April 19, 1999 Stephanie Faucher
PUBLICATION REDESIGN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Advertising Age’s Creativity July-August 1998 & June 1999 Jeanine Dunn	Computerworld October 26, 1998 & October 25, 1999 Computerworld Design Group
Silver	American Demographics September 1998 & September 1999 John P. McManus, Christine Goodsir	Network World March 15, 1999 Rob Stave, John Dix
Bronze	American Gas July 1998 & July 1999 American Gas Association staff	Selling Power January-February 1999 & November-December 1999 Colleen McCudden
NEW PUBLICATION DESIGN
Gold	No Gold Award was given in this category in this region.	Bloomberg Wealth Manager November-December 1999 Laura Zavetz
Silver	Enterprise Linux October 1999 Enterprise Linux staff	No Silver or Bronze awards were given in this category in this region.

2000 Midwest Region Award Winners

Editorial Awards
SIGNED EDITORIAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Utility Business “Dismantle the Holding Company Act” February 1999 Martin Rosenberg	Hospitals & Health Networks “The Art of Heart” June 1999 Alden Solovy
Silver	Seed Trade News “Hunger’s Lackluster Eyes” October 1999 Sherri Bruhn	Intele-Card News “Action or Consequences” November 1999 Laurette M. Veres
Bronze	Transmission & Distribution World “A Loss of Characters” July 1999 Rick Bush	Construction Equipment “Changing Images” May 1999 Kirk Landers, Katie Weiler
REGULAR COLUMN, STAFF WRITTEN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Utility Business “UB Comment” January & April 1999 Martin Rosenberg	American Medical News “Findings” April 26 & July 26, 1999 Greg Borzo
Silver	Pensions & Investments “Decree of Irony” May 17 & November 15, 1999 Barry B. Burr	Hospitals & Health Networks “Business Matters” March, Spring & May 1999 Alden Solovy
Bronze	Training “Editor’s Notebook” August & October, 1999 Chris Lee, Ron Zemke	Plant Services “MRO Tech Systems Internet” August-September 1999 Russ Kratowicz
REGULAR COLUMN, CONTRIBUTED
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Business Law Today “Legal-Ease” May/June & July/August 1999 Howard Darmstadter	Construction Equipment “Hands-on Trucking” May-June 1999 Tom Berg, Katie Weiler, Hayley Coleman
Silver	Student Lawyer “Hot Practice” October-December 1999 Margaret Graham Tebo, Ira Pilchen	R&D “Jueneman” March, April & August 1999 Fred Jueneman, Amara Rozgus, Tim Studt
Bronze	Student Lawyer “Coping” September-October 1999 Jonathan S. Greene, Ira Pilchen	Electrical Construction & Maintenance “Code Violations” April, June & September 1999 John DeDad, Mike Eby, Joe Tedesco, Ellen Parson, Marleen Canniff, David Eckhart
REGULAR DEPARTMENT
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Professional Remodeler “Project Spotlight” July/Autust, September & November/December 1999 Wendy A. Jordan, Rodney K. Sutton, Alicia Garceau	ABA Journal “Trends in the Law” April, June & September 1999 Debra Baker, Patricia Barnes, Debra Cassens, Steve France, John Gibeaut, Michael Higgins, Alexandra Varney McDonald, Hope Viner Samborn William C. Smith
Silver	Pensions & Investments “World News” May 31, September 20 & October 18, 1999 Joel Chernoff, Bruce Kelly, Beatrix Payne, Vineeta Anand, Elizabeth Karier, Pam Geisinger	Restaurants & Institutions “Operations” April 1, August 1 & October 15, 1999 Patricia Dailey, Scott Hume, Margaret Sheridan, Janice Matsumoto, Deborah Silver, Jacqueline Rance, Chuck Hutchcraft
Bronze	Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery “Market Sweep” January, March & November 1999 Kimbra Postlewaite, Jill Bruss	Restaurants & Institutions “Food” August 1, August 15 & November 1, 1999 Laura Yee, Patricia Dailey, Scott Hume, Chuck Hutchcroft, Jacqueline Rance
CASE HISTORY
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Chain Leader “Rockin’ Robin” June 1999 David Farkas, Mary Boltz Chapman, Bill McDowell	Professional Builder “The Aggressive Acquisitor” December 1999 Heather McCune, William Lurz
Silver	Trustee “An Oasis in the Sandhills” July/August 1999 Shari Mycek	Hospitals & Health Networks “Out There Care” February 1999 Richard Haugh
Bronze	Security Products “Getting Grounded” September 1999 Sandy Calabrese	MRO Today “Six Sigma” June/July 1999 Paul V. Arnold
HOW-TO-ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Veterinary Economics “Making Software Decisions” May 1999 Wendy S. Myers, Elizabeth Brown	Modern Salon “Fore! Setting the Course” March 1999 Jackie Summers, Ronni Ross
Silver	Stamping Journal “Key Design Principles for Successful Deep Drawing” March/April 1999 Art Hedrick	Construction Equipment “How to Find a Mechanic with a Masters Degree” October 1999 Larry Stewart, Katie Weiler, Hayley Coleman
Bronze	Exhibitor Magazine “Get Connected” April 1999 Kathleen McLaughlin	Windows NT “Deploying IE with IEAK” April 1999 Douglas Toombs
FEATURE ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Building Operating Management “Pentagon Battle Plan” October 1999 David Kozlowski	R&D “Gene Sequencing: The End of the Beginning” August 1999 Gail Karet, Julia Boguslavsky, Amara Rozgus, Joseph Waring, Tim Studt
Silver	Business Finance “Walking the Firing Line” October 1999 Richard H. Gamble	Professional Builder “Coming of Age” May 1999 Susan Bady, Karen Hallberg
Bronze	Student Lawyer “Make Law, Not War” September 1999 Jane Easter Bahls, Ira Pilchen	ABA Journal “Ticker Tape Charade” December 1999 Debra Baker
FEATURE SERIES
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Chain Leader “Restauratour” February-April 1999 Mary Boltz Chapman, Lisa Bertagnoli, Bill McDowell	ABA Journal “Race, Asian Pacific American & Hispanics and the Law” February, July & November 1999 ABA Journal, National Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, National Asian-Pacific Bar Association, Native American Bar Association
Silver	Prairie Farmer “Race Against Rural Drugs” November & December, 1999 JoAnn Alumbaugh, Holly Spangler	Control Engineering “Manufacturing Adopts PCs” February, May & September 1999 Gary A. Mintchell
Bronze	Progressive Railroading “Workforce of the Future” September 1999 Robert J. Derocher, Kathi Kube, Pat Foran	American Medical News “Public Health: Issues & Infrastructure” July-December 1999 Mark Moran, Deborah Shelton, Stephanie Stapleton, Greg Borzo
SINGLE NEWS ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold		American Medical News “Hard-Hitting Lawyers” October 18, 1999 Sarah A. Klein
Silver		ABA Journal “Another Broken Trust” September 1999 John Gibeaut
Bronze		Construction Equipment “Settled Dispute Makes More Soot” February 1999 Larry Stewart, Katie Weiler, Hayley Coleman
NEWS SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Healthcare Informatics February 1999 Pamela Tabar	ABA Journal June 1999 Debra Baker, Mark Hansen, Michael Higgins, James Podgers, Hope Viner Samborn
Silver	Kansas City Business Journal October 8-14, 1999 Staff	Realtor August 1999 Robert Freedman
Bronze	Pensions & Investments October 18, 1999 Pensions & Investments Staff	Control Engineering February 1999 Jim Montague
TECHNICAL ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	TPJ-The Tube & Pipe Journal “Boosting Efficiency in Solid-State Welders” January/February 1999 H. Arthur Link	Control Engineering “Distributed Intelligence-Pouring Thought into the Process” October 1999 Mark T. Hoske
Silver	Health Facilities Management “Storm of the Century” April 1999 Beth Burmahl	Farm Industry News “Digital Driving” October 1, 1999 Jodie Wehrspann
Bronze	Western Builder “Cape & Sons on the Cutting Edge” June 17, 1999 Barry Gantenbein	Windows NT “Profusion Architecture” November 1999 Tao Zhou
SPECIAL REPORT/SPECIAL SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Veterinary Economics “Providing a Lifetime of Care” Fall 99 Wendy S. Myers, Lucia Carruthers, Ami Johnson, Elizabeth Brown, Sarah A. Chadwick, Antoinette Patterson	ABA Journal “Race and the Law” February 1999 ABA Journal & National Bar Journal Staff
Silver	American School & University/Access Control & Security Systems Integration “Under Siege” July 1999 Joe Agron, Mike Kennedy, Larry Anderson, George Partington	Restaurants & Institutions “Top 400” July 15, 1999 Patricia Dailey, Scott Hume, Chuck Hutchcraft, Margaret Sheridan, Laura Yee, Janice Matsumoto, Jacqueline Rance
Bronze	Meat Marketing & Technology “New Product Annual” November 1999 Bryan Salvage, Lisa Ceithaml, Liza Berger, Erwin Waters, Judy Rice	Restaurants & Institutions “1999 Ivy Awards of Distinction” May 15, 1999 Patricia Dailey, Scott Hume, Chuck Hutchcraft, Margaret Sheridan, Laura Yee, Janice Matsumoto, Jacqueline Rance

Graphics Awards
FRONT COVER: PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Meat Marketing & Technology September 1999 Queenie Burns	Restaurants & Institutions December 15, 1999 Ben Holman
Silver	Prepared Foods November 1999 Kathy Travis	Restaurants & Institutions May 1, 1999 Ben Holman
Bronze	Resort Management & Operations Winter 1999 Kevin Dobbs	Realtor September 1999 Julie Hull Fournier
FRONT COVER: NON-PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Student Lawyer November 1999 Mary Anne Kulchawik, Ken Wilson	Hospitals & Health Networks August 1999 Chuck Lazar
Silver	Materials Management in Health Care October 1999 Susan Edge-Gumbel, Russ Willms	Realtor December 1999 Julie Hull Fournier
Bronze	Materials Management in Health Care July 1999 Susan Edge-Gumbel, Steve Vance	Modern Healthcare February 22, 1999 Keith Horist,, Brad Alig
FRONT COVER: TABLOID
Gold	Energy User News February 1999 Brandon Lane	Contractor January 1999 Brandon Lane
Silver	Energy User News May 1999 Brandon Lane	Contractor September 1999 Gay Hooper
Bronze	Global Wireless July-August 1999 Global Wireless Staff	There was no Bronze award given in this circulation category in this region.
FRONT COVER: BUYERS GUIDE, SPECIAL REPORT, ANNUAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Veterinary Economics Providing a Lifetime of Care Fall 1999 Gregory B. Kindred, Alison Fulton	Processing Special Report May 1999 Roberto Ganzon
Silver	BE Radio Product Source July 1999 Michael J. Knust	Construction Equipment Buyer’s Guide 2000 November 1999 Bradon Lane, Eric Childs
Bronze	Control Software Handbook 1999 Software Handbook July 1999 Julie Bajramovic	There was no Bronze award given in this circulation category in this region.
CONTENTS PAGE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Energy User News February 1999 Brandon Lane	Research & Development June 1999 Michael N. Smith
Silver	Building Design & Construction August 1999 Mary Sondergaard	Restaurants & Institutions “Marketplace” February 1999 Glen Luensman
Bronze	Utility Business December 1999 Stephanie Chiles, Dawn Hightower	Plant Engineering December 1999 Michael N. Smith
OPENING PAGE OR SPREAD
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Security Products “Museum Security: Don’t Let It Gogh” September 1999 Greg Lakloufi	Construction Equipment “Why Own Equipment?” September 1999 Brandon Lane
Silver	Building Operating Management “Bombings” February 1999 Jeff Giercke, Wayne Winter, Pat Foran, Dick Yake	Hospitals & Health Networks “Head Games” June 1999 Chuck Lazar
Bronze	Business Law Today “Copywrong” September-October 1999 Tamara Nowak, Kevin Von Kamecke	Hospitals & Health Networks “The Ratings Slide” August 1999 Chuck Lazar
PUBLICATION REDESIGN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Pensions & Investments November 29, 1999 William T. Bisson Jr., Michael J. Clowes, Nancy K. Webman, Elizabeth Karier, Peter James Retzbach, Pam Geisinger	Hospitals & Health Networks August 1999 Chuck Lazar, Mary Grayson, Alden Solovy, Kevin Lumsdon
Silver	Video Systems January 1999 Liz Nord	Packaging Digest August 1999 Glen Luensman, Dave Bacho
Bronze	Wireless Week September 20, 1999 Scott Bain, Judith Lockwood, Rikki Lee, Phil Carson, Kristy Bassuener, Lisa Allen, Irasema Rivera	Fleet Owner June 1999 Dan Zeis, Peggy Navarre
NEW PUBLICATION DESIGN
Gold	Commercial Building October-November 1999 Connie Thorson, Elisa Geneser, Scott Easton, Kim Campbell	e-com November 1999 Dave Pape, Peggy Smedley, Lynne Bairstow
Silver	There was no Silver award in this circulation category in this region.	Intele-Card News International Fall 99 Kathy Clark
Bronze	There were no Bronze awards given in this category in this region.

2000 West Coast Region Award Winners

Editorial Awards
SIGNED EDITORIAL
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Electronic News “Failure Is Success” August 30, 1999 Jonathan Cassell	Micro Times “Resellers and Users Beware: Big Brother Is After You” October 12, 1999 Stephen Lawton
Silver	There were no Silver or Bronze awards in this category in this region.	PC World “Your Worst Nightmare or What?” July 1999 Cathy Baskin
Bronze		PC World “AMD’s K7: Better than Intel’s Best?” August 1999 Philip Lemmons
REGULAR COLUMN, STAFF WRITTEN
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Special Events “Editor’s Page” June & September 1999 Lisa Hurley	PC Computing “Opinion” August-October 1999 Paul Somerson
Silver	Washington CEO “Inklings” December 1999 Peter Santucci	Infoworld “Net Profit” August 16 & October 4, 1999 Dylan Tweney
Bronze	There were no Bronze awards in this category in this region.
REGULAR COLUMN, CONTRIBUTED
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Tradeshow Week “Promotions That Work” September 20 & November 29, 1999 Joan Mather	PC World “Consumer Watch” March & June 1999 Roberta Furger
Silver	Tradeshow Week “Sales Workshop” January 11 & May 3, 1999 Joseph C. Ellers	Infoworld “The Gripe Line” June 21 & November 8, 1999 Ed Foster
Bronze	Comstock’s “Working Lunch” February & May 1999 Ed Goldman	Infoworld “From the Ether” April 19 & May 3, 1999 Bob Metcalfe
REGULAR DEPARTMENT
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Homecare “Market Analysis” February, April & May 1999 Michele Luderer	There were no awards in this circulation category in this region.
Silver	Homecare “Good Thinking” January & November 1999 Valerie J. Nelson, Lenny Giteck, Melissa Stephan
Bronze	Investment Property & Real Estate Capital Markets Report “Transaction Analysis” February, April & November 1999 Kimberly Dougherty
CASE HISTORY
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Tradeshow Week “Acura Hosts Five Special Events to Introduce New Model to Top Markets” March 8, 1999 Renee DiIulio	Infoworld “HP Keeps Jackie Stewart’s Racing Team up to Speed” December 20, 1999 Brad Shewmake
Silver	Tradeshow Week “A 20-Year Perspective on Rosemont’s Decision” December 13, 1999 Joan Mather	Infoworld “Dow Turns to the Web to Drive Down Training Costs” September 20, 1999 Dan Briody
Bronze	There was no Bronze award in this circulation category in this region.	Infoworld “How One IS Knight Slayed a Deadly Worm” July 12, 1999 Emily Fitzloff
HOW-TO-ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Tradeshow Week “Ten Ways Small Shows Can Compete” February 22, 1999 Joan Mather	PC Computing “Windows Superguide” September 1999 Ed Bott, Chris Null
Silver	Homecare “Crack the Code” January 1999 Ken Gurnick	PC World “Troubleshooting is My Business” August 1999 Kirk Steers
Bronze	There was no Bronze award in this circulation category in this region.	PC World “The Ultimate Insider’s Guide to Windows” May 1999 Tim Boone, Matt Lake, Robert Lauriston, Valerie Ryan, Yael Li-Ron
FEATURE ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Healthcare Business “Help Wanted” July/August 1999 Gloria Shur Bilchik	PC Computing “Internet Business 100” July 1999 Mike Hogan, Leslie Ayers
Silver	Healthcare Business “The Troubled Teen Business” March/April 1999 Sara Selis	PC World “Spam! How It Happens, and How to Beat It” November 1999 Roberta Furger, Judy Heim, Kim Zetter
Bronze	America’s Network “Psst…Wanna Buy a DSL Service?” August 1, 1999 Annie Lindstrom	Infoworld “Online Identity Crisis” October 18, 1999 Brett Mendel
FEATURE SERIES
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Homecare “Seeing Red” November 1999 Marie Blakey, Kimberly Schworm, Ken Gurnick, J.P. Pieratt, Tom Gray, Susanne Hopkins, Frank Fleming	PC World “Web@Warp Speed” March 1999 PC World Staff
Silver	Electronic News “Prying the Lid Off of Rambus Designs” April 3, 10 & 17, 1999 Peter Brown	PC Computing “Small Business Secret Weapons” September-November 1999 Leslie Ayers, Bonnie Georgia
Bronze	There was no Bronze award in this circulation category in this region.	Infoworld “Career Planning Guide” March 8 & 15, 1999 Margaret Steen, Nora Isaacs, Paula Jacobs, Deborah DeVoe
SINGLE NEWS ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	There were no awards in this circulation category in this region.	PC World “Software Bugs Run Rampant” January 1999 Scott Spanbauer
Silver		Infoworld “From Bricks to Clicks” August 16, 1999 Dana Gardner
Bronze		Computer “Melissa Virus Creates a New Type of Threat” June 1999 Lee Garber
NEWS SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	The Institutional Real Estate Letter February 1999 Jennifer Petch Babcock, Kim Dougherty	PC World June 1999 Yardena Arar, Daniel Tynan, Lincoln Spector, Laurianne McLaughlin, Scott Spanbauer, Dan Miller
Silver	There were no Silver or Bronze awards in this circulation category in this region.	PC Computing December 1999 Chris Null
Bronze		Registered Representative June 1999 Dan Jamieson, Michael Hayes, Pamela Savage Forbat
TECHNICAL ARTICLE
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	IT Professional “XML Seen as Integral to Application Integration” September/October 1999 Anne C. Lear	PC World “Windows vs Windows vs the World” October 1999 Scott Spanbauer, Harry McCracken, Anush Yegyazarian, Glenn McDonald, Carol Pragides
Silver	There were no Silver or Bronze awards in this circulation category in this region.	PC World “Your PC in the New Millennium” February 1999 Michael Desmond, Laurianne McLaughlin
Bronze		Infoworld “Make Virtual Meetings a Reality” August 23, 1999 Lori Mitchell
SPECIAL REPORT/SPECIAL SECTION
	Circulation under 80,000	Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Tradeshow Week Annual Guide to Employment December 13, 1999 Chuck Day, Joan Mather, Joseph Ellers, Darlene Gudea, Carol Andrews	Infoworld IT in the Trenches October 25, 1999 Ted Smalley Bowen, Renee Gotcher, Mario Apicella
Silver	Healthcare Business 1999 Pharmacy Management Resource Guide May/June 1999 Joanne M. Todd, Eric J. Adams, Mark Hagland	PC Computing Undocumented Internet Secrets October 1999 Leslie Ayers, Christine Wendin, PC Computing Staff
Bronze	Healthcare Business 1999-2000 Guide to Healthcare Finance November/December 1999 Joanne M. Todd	Real Estate Technology Real Estate Technology 1999-2000 Real Estate Technology Staff

Graphics Awards
FRONT COVER: PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000		Circulation over 80,000
Gold	HomeCare November 1999 Ron Jaffe, Candice Ota		PC World July 1999 Tim J. Luddy
Silver	HomeCare April 1999 Jill Starr, Candice Ota		No Silver or Bronze award was given in this category in this region.
Bronze	Fresh Cup December 1999 Tiffany Howard, Ness/Pace Studio
FRONT COVER: NON-PHOTO
	Circulation under 80,000		Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Elecronic News January 4, 1999 Ross Mehan		PC World January 1999 Tim J. Luddy
Silver	There was no Silver award in this circulation category in this region.		PC World March 1999 Tim J. Luddy
Bronze	There were no Bronze awards in this category in this region.
FRONT COVER: TABLOID
Gold	Elecronic News September 27, 1999 Anthony Lopez	Infoworld October 4, 1999 Dan Briody, Matthew Nelson, Michael Vizard, Dana Gardner, Bill Milne, Chris Lensch, Nancy Suess
Silver	There were no Silver or Bronze awards given in this region in this category.
Bronze
FRONT COVER: BUYERS GUIDE, SPECIAL REPORT, ANNUAL
	Circulation under 80,000		Circulation over 80,000
Gold	There were no awards in this category in this region.
Silver
Bronze
CONTENTS PAGE
	Circulation under 80,000		Circulation over 80,000
Gold	There were no awards in this circulation category in this region.		PC World January 1999 Tim J. Luddy
Silver			There were no Silver or Bronze awards in this category in this region.
Bronze
OPENING PAGE OR SPREAD
	Circulation under 80,000		Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Fresh Cup “Tea & Health” December 1999 Tiffany Howard, Dominic Bonucelli		PC World “Find It on the Web” June 1999 Carolyn Perot
Silver	Fresh Cup “All Wired Up” June 1999 Jerrod Philipps, Shannon Wheeler		PC World “Windows versus Windows versus the World” October 1999 Carolyn Perot
Bronze	There was no Bronze award in this category.		PC World “Are Wired Schools Failing Our Kids?” September 1999 Tim J. Luddy
PUBLICATION REDESIGN
	Circulation under 80,000		Circulation over 80,000
Gold	Elecronic News July 27, 1998 & November 1, 1999 Electronic News staff		Registered Representative August 1999 & November 1999 Registered Representative Staff
Silver	There were no Silver or Bronze awards given in this region in this category.