2015 Awards of Excellence

Presented during EPA’s 2015 convention, the 2015 Awards of Excellence honor the best work done in EPA publications during the 2014 calendar year.

Campus

Award of Excellence: Liberty Champion / Liberty University — Emily Brown, Breann Black, Courtney Russo, Leah Seavers.

Awards of Merit: The Clause / Azusa Pacific University — Kyle Huckins, Annie Yu. The Northwestern Examiner / University of Northwestern-St. Paul — Annie Kelby, Lauren Schwabe. Collide / Azusa Pacific University— Kyle Huckins, Caitlin Trude, Chrissie Cheng, Kathryn Brown, Paige Smith.

 

Campus (Digital)

Award of Excellence: The Hilltop / Corban University — Jordin Lineback, Armanie Miranda.

Award of Merit: The Beacon / Palm Beach Atlantic University — James Hall.

 

Christian Ministry

Award of Excellence: Leadership Journal — Marshall Shelley, Drew Dyck, Doug Fleener, Paul Pastor, Jonathan Sprowl, Tim Gioia.

Awards of Merit: Enrichment Journal — George Paul Wood, Rick Knoth, Steve Lopez. Refreshed — Lamar Keener, Theresa Keener, Lori Arnold. Citizen — Karla Dial, Sherri Newill, Matt Kaufman, Rod Thomson, Crystal Kupper, Daniel Weiss.

 

Christian Ministry (Digital)

Award of Excellence: ChurchLawAndTax.com — Matthew Branaugh, Ashley Emmert, Michelle Dowell.

Awards of Merit: LeadershipJournal.net — Marshall Shelley, Drew Dyck, Doug Fleener, Paul Pastor, Jonathan Sprowl, Tim Gioia. Stewardship Central — Dave Ramsey, Chris Brown, Troy Page, Ben Christy. RefreshedMagazine.com — Lamar Keener, Theresa Keener, Lori Arnold. Leading Hearts — Linda Evans Shepherd, Amber Weigand-Buckley, Katie Mattiuzzo.

 

Denominational

Award of Excellence: In Part — Alan Robinson, Kristine Frey, Dulcimer Brubaker, Devin Manzullo-Thomas, William Teodori, David Kasparek.

Awards of Merit: Wesleyan Life — Kerry Kind, Kory Pence, Wayne MacBeth, Tricia Rife, Julia Park, Ron McClung. The Banner — Bob De Moor, Judith Claire Hardy, Gayla R. Postma, Dean R. Heetderks, Pete Euwema, Frank Gutbrod. Alliance Life — Peter Burgo, Melinda Lane, Daron Short, Christer Tschamler, Julie Daube. The War Cry.

 

Denominational (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Baptist Press — Art Toalston, Shawn Hendricks, Diana Chandler, David Roach, Laura Erlanson, Roger Oldham.

Awards of Merit: Wesleyan Life Online — Kerry Kind, Kory Pence, Wayne MacBeth, Tricia Rife, Julia Park, Ron McClung. The Baptist Standard — Marv Knox, Ken Camp, George Henson, John Rutledge, Julie Sorrels. EFCA Today — Diane McDougall, Matt Pamer, Johannah Tyer, Josh Bryant, Brian Cole, Rae Phillips.

 

Devotional

Award of Excellence: The Brink — David Jones, Stephen Nelson, Katy Fry, Emily Parrish, Tommy Swindol, Sondra Blackburn.

Awards of Merit: In Touch — Cameron Lawrence, Tom Sabonis-Chafee, Lisa Dyches, Jamie Hughes, Sandy Feit, Jeff Gregory. Forward — David Jones, Derek Lewis, Jessica Swindol, Katy Fry, Susan Funkhouser, Amanda Everson. Fusion — Jonathan Yandell, David Jones, Stephen Nelson, Stacy Ross, Andrea Young, Marianne Stewart.

 

General

Award of Excellence: Christianity Today — Mark Galli, Ted Olsen, Katelyn Beaty, Andy Crouch, Alecia Sharp, Terumi Echols.

Awards of Merit: Sojourners. Books & Culture — John Wilson, Jennifer McGuire. Thriving Family. Worldwide Challenge — Journey Group, Mark Winz, Amber Wiley.

 

General (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Christianity Today Online — Mark Galli, Ted Olsen.

Awards of Merit: World Vision Magazine — Jane Sutton-Redner, Sevil Omer, Nathalie Moberg, Elizabeth Hendley, Kristy O’Hara, Journey Group. The Behemoth — Mark Galli, Ted Olsen, Andie Moody, Jennifer McGuire. Thriving Family Online. Today’s Christian Woman — Kelli B. Trujillo, Natalie Lederhouse, Joy Beth Smith, Mary Bellus, Mary Goodrich.

 

Missionary

Award of Excellence: Horizons — Robert Johnson, Andy Olsen, Lisa Renninger, Joel Hager, Terri Stucky.

Awards of Merit: On Mission — Aaron Coe, Shawn Elledge, Steve Beaver, Joe Conway, Adam Miller, Meredith Yackel. Message Magazine — Lauren Miller, Paul Luce, Leah Pickard, Ingela Hartman. Mission Frontiers — Rick Wood, Katie Koch, Heather Huizing. Word Alive — Dwayne Janke, Cindy Buckshon, Doug Lockhart, Alexis Harrison, Alan Hood, Natasha Schmale.

 

Most Improved

Award of Excellence: SHINE brightly — Lisa Hunter, Amy White, Kelli Gilmore.

 

Newsletter

Award of Excellence: NAE Insight — Sarah Kropp Brown.

Awards of Merit: The Voice of the Martyrs. Church Finance Today — Richard Hammar, Matthew Branaugh, Ashley Emmert, Phil Marcelo.

 

Newsletter Email (Digital)

Award of Excellence: NRB Today — Kenneth Chan, Linda Smith, Jennifer Gregorin, Mary Montemayor, Aaron Mercer, Craig Parshall.

 

Newspaper

Award of Excellence: Indian Life — Jim Uttley, Robin Black.

Awards of Merit: Kansas City Metro Voice — Anita Widaman, Dwight Widaman, Joe Boothe. Illinois Baptist — Eric Reed, Meredith Flynn, Lisa Sergent, Kris Kell. Alabama Baptist — Bob Terry, Jennifer Rash, Lauren Grim, Neisha Roberts, Julie Payne, Maggie Walsh.

 

Newspaper-Portal (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Christian News Journal — Theresa Keener, Lamar Keener.

Award of Merit: The Pathway.

 

Organizational

Award of Excellence: Wheaton Magazine — Georgia Douglass, Allison Althoff, Katherine Anderson, Alice Chrismer, Ellen Mardock, Beau Westlund.

Awards of Merit: Southern Seminary Magazine — Stephen Watters, James A. Smith Sr., Aaron Hanbury, S. Craig Sanders, Eric Jimenez, Andrea Stember. Biola Magazine — Jason Newell, Brett McCracken, Jeffrey Hiendarto, Rebecca DiMarzio, Terilyn Wassell, Amber Amaya. Ministry & Leadership — Lyn Perez, Paul Schwarz, Bill Henderson.

 

Organizational (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Compassion Magazine Online — Paul Moede, Tim Glenn, Leanna Summers, Willow Welter, Mark Kyle.

Awards of Merit: Fuller — Lauralee Farrer, TJ Lee, Becky Still, Marc Kennedy, Randall Cole, Irene Neller. Wheaton Magazine — Georgia Douglass, Allison Althoff, Katherine Anderson, Alice Chrismer, Ellen Mardock, Beau Westlund.

 

Youth

Award of Excellence: Explorer’s Guide — Derek Lewis, Katie Greenwood, Janiece Waldrop, Jessica Swindol, Katy Fry, Sondra Blackburn.

Awards of Merit: Direction — David Jones, Derek Lewis, Stephen Nelson, Katy Fry, Hannah Postlewaite, Amanda Everson. Adventure Guide — Katie Greenwood, Janiece Waldrop, Derek Lewis, Jessica Swindol, Katy Fry, Amanda Everson. Compassion Explorer Magazine — Paul Moede, Tim Glenn, Leanna Summers, Willow Welter, Mark Kyle. Clubhouse Jr. — Jesse Florea, Joanna Echols, Lexie Rhodes, Jim Cail.

 

Youth (Digital)

Award of Excellence: Compassion Explorer Online — Paul Moede, Tim Glenn, Leanna Summers, Willow Welter, Mark Kyle.

Award of Merit: Boundless — Martha Krienke, Lisa Anderson, Anthony Ashley.