This year’s finalists have been announced and you can now reserve your seat at the Great Plains Journalism Awards ceremony and seminar.
Both will be Friday, May 17, at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa, Okla.
Workshops at the seminar are free to attend. Tickets to the awards ceremony luncheon are $35 for journalists and students and $50 for the public.
Reserve your ticket for the awards ceremony luncheon and seminar today by emailing mail@tulsapressclub.org.
Workshops will be lead by the following award-winning journalists, who also served as judges for many of our categories in this year’s contest:
Alec Klein, former Washington Post reporter, bestselling author and professor who is director of the Medill Justice Project. The project is an investigative journalism enterprise that examines potentially wrongful convictions.
Tim Rasmussen, the assistant managing editor for photography and multimedia at The Denver Post. The Post has won many awards under his leadership, including the 2012 and 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
Ben Montgomery, enterprise reporter for the Tampa Bay Times, founder of the narrative journalism website Gangrey.com and a recent Pulitzer Prize finalist.
The 2013 Great Plains finalists include:
Argus Leader
Argus Leader Staff
Randell Beck
Joel Brown
Pat Duncan
Jonathan Ellis
John Hult
Maricarrol Kueter
Patrick Lalley
Cory Myers
Emily Spartz
Steve Young
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette staff
Bobby Ampezzan
David Barham
Mat Costa
John Deering
Paul Greenberg
Matt Jones
Cody Kinsey
Benjamin Krain
Lane Kramer
Shawn McLaughlin
Celia Storey
Robert Yates
Des Moines Register
Perry Beeman
Victor Epstein
INK – Kansas City Star
Sarah Gish
Kansas City Star Magazine
Cindy Hoedel
Kansas!
Shelly Bryant
Jason Dailey
Jennifer Haugh
Katy Ibsen
Lawrence Journal-World
Shaun Hittle
Nick Krug
Mike Yoder
Moore Monthly
Rob Morris
Oklahoma Today
Shane Bevel
Nathan Gunter
John Jernigan
Oklahoma Today Staff
Oklahoma Watch
Katherine Borgerding
Graham Lee Brewer
Ron J. Jackson Jr.
Darren Jaworski
Juan Sanchez
Omaha World-Herald
Theresa Berens
Dirk Chatelain
Kevin Coffey
Todd Cooper
Joe Duggan
Paul Goodsell
Rebecca Gratz
Matt Haney
Matthew Hansen
Michael Holmes
Brady Jones
Steve Jordon
Jeff Koterba
Mike Kelly
Matt Miller
Omaha World-Herald Staff
Tim Parks
Bob Saenz
Alyssa Schukar
Tom Shatel
Geitner Simmons
Robynn Tysver
Tammy Yttri
Christine Zueck-Watkins
St. Louis Magazine
Jeannette Cooperman
Ray Hartmann
William Powell
Lindsay Timme
St. Louis Magazine Staff
Sunflower Living
Larry Harwood
Bert Hull
Jenni Leiste
Kim Norwood
Nathan Pettengill
Sunflower Publishing
Shelly Bryant
Jason Dailey
Bert Hull
Nathan Pettengill
The Oklahoman
Jim Beckel
Jenni Carlson
Dave Cathey
Nolan Clay
Pat Gilliland
Suzanne Green
Dennis King
Chris Landsberger
Jay Marks
Darnell Mayberry
Don Mecoy
Paul Monies
Felicia Murray
Oklahoman Staff
Matt Patterson
Sarah Phipps
Ken Raymond
Bryan Terry
Robby Trammell
Adam Wilmoth
Topeka Capital-Journal
Tim Carpenter
Andy Marso
Tulsa Kids Magazine
Missy David
Abby Rodgers
Cindy Webb
TulsaPeople Magazine
Connie Cronley
Michelle Pollard
Amanda Watkins
Tulsa World
Cary Aspinwall
Mike Averill
Ziva Branstetter
Tim Chamberlin
Micah Choquette
John Clanton
Tom Gilbert
Bill Haisten
John E. Hoover
Dave Housh
Debbie Jackson
Curtis Killman
Phil Lamb
Nicole Marshall Middleton
Michael Overall
Hilary Pittman
Bruce Plante
Jason Powers
Mike Simons
Casey Smith
Christopher Smith
Michael Smith
June Straight
Tulsa World Photo staff
Tulsa World Staff
Jason Ashley Wright
Michael Wyke
Wichita Eagle
Wichita Eagle Staff
STUDENT DIVISION
The Baker Orange
The Baker Orange Staff
Chadron State College The Eagle
T.J. Thomson
John Brown University Threefold Advocate
Ron Asbill
J Pablo Garcia
Jenny Redfern
Kara Underwood
Missouri Western State University The Griffon News
Dave Hon
Eboni Lacey
The Griffon News Staff
Oklahoma State University The Daily O’Collegian
Samantha Vicent
Oral Roberts University The Oracle
Hannah Covington
South Dakota State Collegian
Emma DeJong
Staff
The University of Tulsa Collegian
Kalen Petersen
J. Christopher Proctor
Webster University The Journal
Josh Sellmeyer
Staff
Schedule for event:
Thursday, May 16, 5 p.m.
Great Plains Pre-Party: Pizza, drinks and the chance to talk to Alec Klein, Ben Montgomery and Tim Rasmussen at the Tulsa Press Club, 415 S. Boston Ave. BookSmart Tulsa founder Jeff Martin hosts a Q&A that starts at 6 p.m. RSVP now for only $5 by e-mailing shaun@tulsapressclub.org or 918-583-7737.
Friday, May 17. Mayo Hotel, 115 W. Fifth St.
9 to 10:45 a.m.
Ben Montgomery presentation
Tim Rasmussen portfolio review: Sign up for your one-on-one meeting at greatplainsawards@gmail.com
11 to 11:45 a.m.
Panel of journalists discuss latest issues and trends.
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Awards ceremony luncheon, keynote by Alec Klein, emceed by KTUL anchor Kristin Dickerson.
1:45 to 3 p.m.
Alec Klein Q&A
Ben Montgomery Q&A
3 to 4:45 p.m.
Tim Rasmussen presentation
5 to 7 p.m.
Reception
Reserve your ticket for the awards ceremony luncheon and seminar today by emailing mail@tulsapressclub.org.