Seven awards for The Mennonite

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At the Associated Church Press’ annual awards ceremony in Chicago on April 29, The Mennonite received seven awards for journalistic excellence. The seven awards matched a previous record set by The Mennonite in 2009.
 
Editor Everett J. Thomas received the award of excellence for “Words for Worship,” his September 2010 profile of Marlene Kropf (pictured), and poet Tania Runyan received an award of excellence for her poem, “After the Annunciation” (April 2010).

Eileen Ahearn received the second place award of merit for “Helping Those in the Hell of PTSD” (November 2010).

The Mennonite’s designer, Dee Birkey received an honorable mention for her July 2010 cover, “Love, Sex and Marriage.”

Susan Ortman Goerring received an honorable mention award for her devotional article “Unity” (October 2010), Penelope Adams Moon received an honorable mention for her February 2010 self-portrait, “The Push and Pull of Faith,” and Katarina Friesen received honorable mention for her poem, “An Ethiopian Mennonite Shares the Pulpit” (February 2010).
 
The Associated Church Press is the oldest press association for church publications in North America and has 110 members. The 2010 convention was held jointly with the Canadian Church Press association April 27-29.

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