NEWS DIVISION'S
28TH ANNUAL AWARDS
PRESENTATION PROGRAM
(Past News Division Awards Programs)

June 7, 2005
 Casa Loma Castle
Toronto, Canada


CASA LOMA CASTLE

 


Shown in Casa Loma's Conservatory are grouped the News Division's 2005 awards' honorees and their presenters. From left are:
Diane Rockall (presenter), Jennifer Small Evert (Ralph Shoemaker Award of Merit), Denise Jones (presenter), Mr. Rockall (presenter),
Alice Pepper (Agnes Henebry Roll of Honor), Richard Geiger (Joseph F. Kwapil Memorial Award), Donna Scheeder (presenter),
Amy Disch (presenter), Andrea Nemetz (Vormelker-Thomas Student Award), Ron Larson (Agnes Henebry Roll of Honor),
Debra Bade (presenter), Barbara Semonche (presenter), Kathleen A. Hansen (David A. Rhydwen Award). Photo by John Semonche


 

Link to The Globe and Mail Band at the Indian Motorcycle Cafe Bash

Link to Liz Donovan's NewsLibBlog

Link to News Division's 2005 Conference Program

 

JOSEPH F. KWAPIL MEMORIAL AWARD
Recipient is Richard Geiger, San Francisco Chronicle, receiving the award from Donna Scheeder, Library of Congress.
[Scheeder's presentation of the award to Geiger.
Note: click on the images to advance the presentation. ]
NWS Division's "Music Man," Richard Geiger, responds to receiving the Kwapil Award with a medley of three tunes.
[Note: musical digitization of Geiger singing was done by
UNC-CH JoMC network administrator, Fred Thomsen.
Click on link to MP3 or Windows MusicPlayer.
Songs last 4 minutes.] For Richard's lyrics, click here.

AGNES HENEBRY ROLL OF HONOR AWARD
Recipient is Ron Larson, Wisconsin State Journal, receiving the award from Debra Bade, Chicago Tribune. Photo by DeAnn Larson
[Bade's remarks presenting the award to Larson.]

Ron Larson's response upon receiving the Henebry Award.
Photo by DeAnn Larson
AGNES HENEBRY ROLL OF HONOR AWARD
Recipient is Alice Pepper, Detroit Free Press, receiving the award from Diane Dunn Rockall, retired, Detroit Free Press.
[Rockall's remarks on presenting the award to Pepper.]		 Alice Pepper's poetic response upon receiving the Henebry Award.
C. B. HAYDEN FELLOWSHIP
Recipient is Lisa Schwartz, ABC News. Ms. Schwartz was unable to attend the ceremony. News Division awards chair, Linda Henderson made the announcement.
DAVID A. RHYDWEN AWARD
Recipient is Kathleen A. Hansen, Minnesota Journalism Center,
University of Minnesota, receiving the award from Barbara Semonche,
The Park Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
[Semonche's presentation speech.] Photo by John Semonche

THE VORMELKER-THOMAS STUDENT AWARD
Recipient is Andrea Nemetz, Dalhousie University, receiving the award from presenter, Amy Disch, from The Capital Times.
[Amy Disch's remarks on presenting the award to Andrea.]		 RALPH J. SHOEMAKER AWARD OF MERIT
Recipient is Jennifer Small Evert, Lexis/Nexis, receiving the award from Denise Jones, The (Raleigh, NC)  News & Observer

A view from Casa Loma's terrace. Photo by Alice Pepper
Another view from Casa Loma's terrace. Photo by Alice Pepper

Casa Loma's gardens and fountains are lovely.
Photo by Peter Johnson
Still another view of the gardens. Photo by Peter Johnson

And yet another view. Photo by Peter Johnson
Reception on the terrace. Photo by John Semonche

From left: Amy Disch (The Capitol Times) and 2004 Vormelker-Thomas Student award recipient, Jennifer Klimas (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and 2003 Student Award recipient, and Andrea Nemetz (2005 Vormelker-Thomas Student Award honoree). Photo by Alice Pepper
From left: Eric VanGorden (ProQuest), Cliff Pierce (ProQuest),
and Peter Johnson (Los Angeles Times). Photo by Jody Habayeb

From left: Denise Jones (The News & Observer), Tom Pellegreene, jr.,
(Journal Gazette), and Marcia MacVane (Portland Press Herald).
Photo by Jody Habayeb
From left: Lany McDonald (NewsBank), Debra Bade (Chicago Tribune),
Alice Pepper (Detroit Free Press), and Donna Scheeder
(Library of Congress). Photo by Jody Habayeb

Circling from left: Celia Donnelly, Mike Meiners, Darlean Spangenberger (hidden), Sarah Gehring, Mike Knoop, Leigh Poitinger, Merrie Monteagudo, Krista Pegnetter, Jody Habayeb,
and Kathy Foley. Photo from Krista Pegnetter
[Note: the 2005 Awards Banquet was a reunion for this group who were among the participants of Mission Critical: Reshaping News Librarianship for the 21st Century held at The Poynter Institute, Feb. 29-Mar.3, 2004.]
Kwapil Award honoree, Richard Geiger, with his wife Susan
(a librarian in her own right) enjoying the Casa Loma terrace.
Photo by Peter Johnson

Henebry Award honorees Ron Larson (Wisconsin State Journal)
and Alice Pepper (Detroit Free Press).
Photo by Peter Johnson
Diane Rockall (retired from Detroit Free Press) and Lany McDonald
(retired from Time, Inc. and now with NewsBank; Lany is the
1998 Kwapil Award honoree)  Photo by Peter Johnson

The 2005 NWS Division Awards Czarina herself,
Linda Henderson. Photo by Peter Johnson
Sandra Marshall Murray, text archive manager,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Photo by Peter Johnson

From left, Jessie Scofield, Carol Lindsay (retired Toronto Star library director and 1993 Kwapil honoree), Jim Scofield (also retired, but not from News Division conferences; Toronto is his 43rd consecutive conference; Jim is a 1987 Kwapil honoree), and Amanda Valpy (Globe and Mail
library director). Photo by Peter Johnson 
From left, two former SLA presidents, Donna Scheeder and
Jane Dysart (Dysart & Jones, Toronto) and Jim Dysart.
Photo by Peter Johnson

Michael Koop (San Antonio Express-News) with Lisa Richardson (LexisNexis). Photo by Michael Jesse
Stephen and Stephanie Abram. Stephen is vice president of innovation with Sirsi Corpoation. Stephanie is a well-known published author.
Photo by Michael Jesse

From left, Jennifer Small Evert (LexisNexis), Michael Koop (San Antonio Express News), Celia Donnelly (Globe and Mail). Photo by Peter Johnson
From left, Mark Hannan Jr. (USAToday), Gail Bulfin (Ft. Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel) and Debra Bade (Chicago Tribune). [Note: Mark and
Gail are brother and sister; their dad was Mark Hannan, long-time Washington Post Library director.]  Photo by Peter Johnson

Virginia Charles (Deborah Charles' mom) and Barbara Semonche (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
Photo by Peter Johnson
From left, Jeanette L. Brown (USA Today) with Justin
Scroggs (NewsBank). Photo by Peter Johnson

Jeanette Brown in a stunning coral gown. In the background
is Debra Bade. Photo by Peter Johnson
Jody Habayeb (Tampa Tribune) on photo assignment.
Photo by Peter Johnson

From left, Charlie Campo (Bangor Daily News) with
Steve Gietschier (Sporting News). Photo by Peter Johnson
From left, Sarah Gehring (Baltimore Sun) with Merrie
Monteagudo (San Diego Union Tribune). Photo by Peter Johnson

Also on assignment photographing the News Division's Awards
banquet is Chris Hardesty (Newsday). Photo by Peter Johnson
From left, Jim Hunter (Columbus Dispatch) with DeAnn and Ron
Larson (Wisconsin State Journal). Photo by Peter Johnson

Catherine Kitchell (BNA)
Photo by Michael Jesse
From left, Linda Henderson (Providence Journal), with Juanita
Richardson (CEDROM-SNi) and Catherine Kitchell (BNA).
Photo by Peter Johnson