Texas Managing Editors honors the top journalism across the state with its awards contest. Winners are announced throughout the annual conference, which is taking place April 25-27.
FEATURE WRITING
1A
1st Place: Victor R. Martinez – El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
3rd Place: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
Honorable Mention: Shaylin Smith – The Daily Skiff, TCU
2A
1st Place: Drew Shaw – Fort Worth Report
2nd Place: Kim Brent – The Beaumont Enterprise
3rd Place: Michael Haag – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Cynthia Zelaya – Clute, The Facts
3A
1st Place: Tony Plohetski – Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Brandon Lingle – San Antonio Express-News
3rd Place: Sig Christenson – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Dion Nissenbaum – Houston Landing
FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
1A
1st Place: Ruben R. Ramirez – El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Chris Cody – Baytown Sun
3rd Place: Cheryl Donatto – Baytown Sun
Honorable Mention: R. W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News, Joel Andrews – Lufkin Daily News, A. Hodge – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
2nd Place: Mike Felix – Clute, The Facts
3rd Place: Mike Felix – Clute, The Facts
Honorable Mention: Kim Brent – The Beaumont Enterprise
3A
1st Place: Ben Lowy for The Texas Tribune
2nd Place: Antranik Tavitian – Houston Landing
3rd Place: Elizabeth Conley – Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Smiley N. Pool – The Dallas Morning News
GENERAL COLUMN WRITING
1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Greg Weatherbee – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Steve Showalter – The Baytown Sun
Honorable Mention: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Kevin Limiti – Killeen Daily Herald
2nd Place: Kaitlin Bain – The Beaumont Enterprise
3rd Place: Yvonne Mintz – Clute, The Facts
Honorable Mention: Erik Walsh – Killeen Daily Herald
3A
1st Place: Regina Lankenau – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Bridget Grumet – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Cary Clack – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Dave Lieber – The Dallas Morning News
INFOGRAPHICS
1A
1st Place: Ella Mercer – The Daily Skiff, TCU
2nd Place: Lance Kingrey – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Dave Rogers, Martin Garcia – Baytown Sun
2A
1st Place: Jacob Sanchez, Matthew Sgroi – Fort Worth Report
2nd Place: Francisco E. Jimenez – MyRGV.com
3rd Place: Win Emmons – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Jacob Sanchez – Fort Worth Report
3A
1st Place: Matt Zdun – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Yuriko Schumacher – The Texas Tribune
3rd Place: Liz Teitz, Alexandra Kanik – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Kevin Krause, José Luis Adriano, Michael Hogue, Laurie Joseph – The Dallas Morning News
EDITORIAL WRITING
1A
1st Place: Kim Smith – Odessa American
2nd Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
3rd Place: Laura Dennis – Odessa American
Honorable Mention: Kim Smith, Laura Dennis – Odessa American; Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Carlos A. Rodriguez – MyRGV.com
2nd Place: Michael A. Smith – The Galveston County Daily News
3rd Place: Michael Morris – Clute, The Facts
3A
1st Place: Joe Holley – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Editorial Board – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Lisa Falkenberg – Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Editorial Board – Dallas Morning News
VIDEO
1A
1st Place: Amelia Crowley, Anna Clare Payne, Sophia Allen – The Daily Skiff, TCU
2nd Place: Rosanna Fraire – San Angelo Standard-Times
2A
1st Place: Emily D’Gyves – MyRGV.com
2nd Place: Paul Cater Deaton – I45NOW.com
3rd Place: Rod Aydelotte, J.B. Smith, Ben Tedrick, Jerry Larson, Alice Crow, Win Emmons – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Fort Worth Report, Killeen Daily Herald, El Paso Matters, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3A
1st Place: Sharon Steinmann – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Mikala Compton – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: Sharon Steinmann – Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
COMMENT AND CRITICISM
1A
1st Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Victor R. Martinez – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
3rd Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Emily D’Gyves – MyRGV.com
2nd Place: Alana Edgin, Mateo Rosiles and Annie Rice – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
3rd Place: Andy Coughlan – The Beaumont Enterprise
Honorable Mention: Robert Moore – El Paso Matters
3A
1st Place: Alison Cook – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Mike Sutter – San Antonio Express-News
3rd Place: Deborah Sengupta Stith – Austin American-Statesman
SPORTS COLUMN WRITING
1A
1st Place: Jonathan Hull – Wichita Falls Times Record News
2nd Place: Edwin Quarles – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: David Claybourn – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Zach Davis – Laredo Morning Times
2nd Place: Brice Cherry – Waco Tribune-Herald
3rd Place: Bob Maindelle – Killeen Daily Herald
Honorable Mention: Don Williams – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
3A
1st Place: Tim Cowlishaw – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Mac Engel – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
3rd Place: Mike Finger – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Houston Chronicle – Houston Chronicle
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
1A
1st Place: Chris Cody – Baytown Sun
2nd Place: Mike Zimmerman – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Ruben R. Ramirez – El Paso Inc.
Honorable Mention: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News, Meredith Seaver – Bryan-College Station Eagle, Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Angela Piazza – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
2nd Place: Jake Dowling – Clute, The Facts
3rd Place: Angela Piazza – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Honorable Mention: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
3A
1st Place: Aaron E. Martinez – Austin American-Statesman
2nd Place: Smiley N. Pool – The Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Sam Owens – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Karen Warren – Houston Chronicle
SPORTS FEATURE
1A
1st Place: Nolan Alexander – Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
2nd Place: Paul Witwer – San Angelo Standard-Times
3rd Place: Jonathan Hull – Wichita Falls Times Record News
Honorable Mention: Steve Escajeda – El Paso Inc.
2A
1st Place: Ken Rodriguez – San Antonio Report
2nd Place: Brice Cherry – Waco Tribune-Herald
3rd Place: Quinton Martinez – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Honorable Mention: Ken Rodriguez, San Antonio Report; Brice Cherry, Waco Tribune-Herald
3A
1st Place: David Moore – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Evan Grant – The Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Myah Taylor – The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, Austin American-Statesman
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: David Claybourn – Greenville Herald-Banner
3rd Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: Baytown Sun, Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
2nd Place: Angela Piazza – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3rd Place: Rod Aydelotte – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
3A
1st Place: Raquel Natalicchio – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Yi-Chin Lee – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Chitose Suzuki – The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle; Austin American-Statesman
DEADLINE WRITING
1A
1st Place: Alex Miller – Bryan-College Station Eagle
2nd Place: Reyes Mata – El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Andrew Hodge – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: Laura Dennis – Odessa American, Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Kim Brent, The Beaumont Enterprise
2nd Place: Marissa Greene, Fort Worth Report
3rd Place: Lindsey Kinane, Clute, The Facts
Honorable Mention: Robert Moore, El Paso Matters
3A
1st Place: Marc Duvoisin, Cayla Harris, Greg Jefferson, Guillermo Contreras – San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Benjamin Wermund, Neena Satija, Jhair Romero, Raquel Natalicchio, Evan MacDonald, Cayla Harris, Taylor Goldenstein – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Harrison Mantas, Cody Copeland, Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Tom Johanningmeier, Amy McDaniel – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Honorable Mention: Houston Landing, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Antonio Express-News
HEADLINE WRITING
1A
1st Place: Dalondo Moultrie – Seguin Gazette-Enterprise
2nd Place: Warren Morrison – Greenville Herald-Banner
3rd Place: Stacy Faison – Lufkin Daily News
2A
1st Place: Randy Ray – Temple Daily Telegram
2nd Place: Matthew Sgroi – Fort Worth Report
3rd Place: Artie Phillips – Killeen Daily Herald
Honorable Mention: Brice Cherry – Waco Tribune-Herald
3A
1st Place: Sandy Guerra-Cline – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Allison Stewart – The Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Max Romero – The Dallas Morning News
PHOTOJOURNALISM
1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Laurie White King, Greenville Herald-Banner
3rd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich, Abilene Reporter-News
Honorable Mention: Ruben R. Ramirez, El Paso Inc.
2A
1st Place: Bria Woods, San Antonio Report
2nd Place: Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times
3rd Place: Brenda Bazán, San Antonio Report
Honorable Mention: Angela Piazza, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3A
1st Place: Smiley N. Pool – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Antranik Tavitian – Houston Landing
3rd Place: Jon Shapley – Houston Chronicle
Honorable Mention: Austin American-Statesman
BUSINESS REPORTING
1A
1st Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Stacy Faison – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Ruben Ibarra – Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Andrew Hodge – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Emily Wolf – Fort Worth Report
2nd Place: Diego Mendoza-Moyers – El Paso Matters
3rd Place: Laura Elder – The Galveston County Daily News
Honorable Mention: Kim Brent – The Beaumont Enterprise
3A
1st Place: Emily Brindley – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
2nd Place: Sara DiNatale – San Antonio Express-News
3rd Place: Christopher Torres – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Honorable Mention: Alexandra Skores – The Dallas Morning News
SPECIALTY REPORTING
1A
1st Place: Reyes Mata – El Paso Inc.
2nd Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
3rd Place: Alex Miller – Bryan-College Station Eagle
Honorable Mention: Andrew Hodge – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Emily Wolf – Fort Worth Report
2nd Place: Cecilia Lenzen – Fort Worth Report
3rd Place: Carl Hoover – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Kirsten Crow – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3A
1st Place: Talia Richman – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Monique Welch – Houston Landing
3rd Place: Liz Teitz – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Anna-Catherina Brigida, Houston Landing; Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune
UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS
1st Place: The Collegian – Tarrant County College
2nd Place: The Daily Toreador – Texas Tech University
3rd Place: University Press – Lamar University
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
1A
1st Place: Stacy Faison – Lufkin Daily News
2nd Place: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Louis San Miguel – Laredo Morning Times
2nd Place: Max Matthew – The Beaumont Enterprise
3rd Place: Artie Phillips – Killeen Daily Herald
Honorable Mention: Richard Douglas – Temple Daily Telegram
3A
1st Place: Yuriko Schumacher – The Texas Tribune
2nd Place: John Lose – The Dallas Morning News
3rd Place: Tom Fox – Houston Chronicle
STAR BREAKING NEWS REPORT OF THE YEAR
1A
1st Place: Kim Smith, Laura Dennis – Odessa American
2nd Place: Sofie Ruiz – The Daily Skiff, TCU
2A
1st Place: Elliot Hemstreet, Larry Causey, Joel Valley, Jerry Prickett, Larry Causey, David Stone – Temple Daily Telegram
2nd Place: Cecilia Lenzen, Marcheta Fornoff and Alberto Silva Fernandez – Fort Worth Report
3rd Place: Kim Brent – The Beaumont Enterprise
Honorable Mention: Staff – El Paso Times
3A
1st Place: Staff – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Kayla Guo, Eleanor Klibanoff – The Texas Tribune
3rd Place: Staff – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Texas Tribune
STAR INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF THE YEAR
2A
1st Place: Dina Arevalo – MyRGV.com
2nd Place: El Paso Matters, La Verdad, Lighthouse Reports – El Paso Matters
3rd Place: Emily Wolf, Toluwani Osibamowo – Fort Worth Report
Honorable Mention: Raquel Torres – San Antonio Report
3A
1st Place: Sara DiNatale – San Antonio Express-News
2nd Place: Asher Lehrer-Small – Houston Landing
3rd Place: Robert Downen – The Texas Tribune
STAR ONLINE PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
2A
1st Place: El Paso Matters, La Verdad, Lighthouse Reports – El Paso Matters
2nd Place: Staff – El Paso Times
3rd Place: Jacob Sanchez – Fort Worth Report
3A
1st Place: Zach Despart, Yuriko Schumacher, Uriel García, Ben Lowy, Eli Hartman – The Texas Tribune
2nd Place: Staff – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Michel Fortier, Monte Bach, Marc Duvoisin, Peggy O’Hare, Angela Alcala-Bach – San Antonio Express-News
Honorable Mention: Houston Landing, The Dallas Morning News
STAR OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR
1A
1st Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2nd Place: Steve Showalter – The Baytown Sun
3rd Place: Kent Miller – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Michael A. Smith – The Galveston County Daily News
2nd Place: Dave Miller – Killeen Daily Herald
3rd Place: Yvonne Mintz – Clute, The Facts
Honorable Mention: El Paso Matters
3A
1st Place: Ryan Rusak – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
2nd Place: Regina Lankenau – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Cary Clack – San Antonio Express-News
STAR PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
1A
1st Place: Ronald W. Erdrich – Abilene Reporter-News
2nd Place: Joel Andrews – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Josh Edwards – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
Honorable Mention: Laurie White King – Greenville Herald-Banner
2A
1st Place: Stuart Villanueva – The Galveston County Daily News
2nd Place: Omar Ornelas – El Paso Times
3rd Place: Angela Piazza – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3A
1st Place: Smiley N. Pool – The Dallas Morning News
2nd Place: Jon Shapley – Houston Chronicle
3rd Place: Jay Janner – Austin American-Statesman
Honorable Mention: Jessica Phelps – San Antonio Express-News
STAR REPORTER OF THE YEAR
1A
1st Place: Kim Smith – Odessa American
2nd Place: Reyes Mata III – El Paso Inc.
3rd Place: Will Lanigan – Lufkin Daily News
Honorable Mention: Andrew Hodge – Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
2A
1st Place: Dina Arevalo – MyRGV.com
2nd Place: JRobert Moore – El Paso Matters
3rd Place: Kevin Limiti – Killeen Daily Herald
3A
1st Place: Eric Dexheimer – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: Anna-Catherine Brigida – Houston Landing
3rd Place: Sara DiNatale – San Antonio Express-News
CELESTE WILLIAMS STAR SPORTS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
1A
1st Place: David Claybourn – Greenville Herald-Banner
2nd Place: Edwin Quarles – Lufkin Daily News
3rd Place: Robert Avery – The Baytown Sun
2A
1st Place: Jake Dowling – Clute, The Facts
2nd Place: Quinton Martinez – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
3rd Place: Brice Cherry – Waco Tribune-Herald
Honorable Mention: Ellie Bednarz – Laredo Morning Times
3A
1st Place: Danielle Lerner – Houston Chronicle
2nd Place: David Eckert – Austin American-Statesman
3rd Place: David Moore – The Dallas Morning News
Honorable Mention: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, San Antonio Express-News
MICHAEL BRICK STORYTELLING AWARD
1st Place: Dion Nissenbaum – Houston Landing
2nd Place: Zach Despart – The Texas Tribune
3rd Place: Raquel Torres – San Antonio Report
Honorable mention: Vincent T. Davis – San Antonio Express-News