IEEE SPECTRUM Editor earns Grand Neal Award
Executive editor Glenn Zorpette takes home top prize for his subject-related series of articles
NEW YORK, March 22, 2007—Glenn Zorpette (pictured right), executive editor of IEEE SPECTRUM, the flagship publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), received the coveted Grand Neal Award at the 53rd Annual Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, held today at The Waldorf=Astoria. His subject-related series of articles, “Re-engineering Iraq,” gave readers new insights about engineering projects that are among the largest and most politically charged and led to an op-ed article for The New York Times and a guest appearance on the syndicated NPR program “Science Talk of the Nation.”
Zorpette, who was also recognized during the Luncheon Ceremony as the 13th recipient of the McAllister Editorial Fellowship, accepted the Grand Neal Award from the incoming chair of the Neal Judging Board, Bob Dowling, former editor-in-chief/publisher of The Hollywood Reporter and a past recipient of the ABM Crain Award. IEEE SPECTRUM earned the Grand Neal from a pool of over 1100 entries.
ALM’s The American Lawyer article “Recipe for Disaster,” IDG’s CSO article “The How-To Issue,” and Nielsen Business Media’s Photo District News September 2006 Issue were recognized as finalists for the Grand Neal Award during an awards luncheon hosted by Diana Henriques, financial investigative reporter at The New York Times and Arnie Weissmann, editor-in-chief of Travel Weekly. The Neal Board of Judges—who selected one Neal Award winner in each category and ultimately chose the Grand Neal winner—was chaired this year by distinguished journalist Marshall Loeb, MarketWatch from Dow Jones.
A complete roster of winning publications, including names of editors and parent companies, is listed below.
2007 Neal Award Winners
Category 1: Best single article
Classification A
Aquatics International, “Who’s Watching the Children?”- Hanley Wood LLC
Gary Thill
Joshua Keim
Linda G. Green
Henry Olivas
Classification B
Pool & Spa News, “In the Minority” - Hanley Wood LLC
Erika Taylor
Rhonda J. Wilson
Shabnam Mogharabi
Alicia Patel
Classification C
The American Lawyer, “Recipe for Disaster” - ALM
Susan Beck
Amy Singer
Aric Press
Category 2: Best subject-related series of articles
Classification A
Editor & Publisher, “Knight Ridder Sale and the Industry Fallout” - Nielsen Business Media
Greg Mitchell
Shawn Moynihan
Mark Fitzgerald
Jennifer Saba
Classification B
Counselor, “Family Business Spotlight” - Advertising Specialty Institute
Melinda Ligos
Andrew Cohen
Betsy Cummings
Classification C
IEEE Spectrum, “Re-engineering Iraq” - IEEE Media
Glenn Zorpette
Category 3: Best staff-written editorials or opinion column
Classification A
Produce Business, “The Fruits of Thought” - Phoenix Media Network
Jim Prevor
Classification B
Contemporary OB/GYN, Editorials - Advanstar Communications
Judith Orvos
Rosemary Kline
Paul Cerrato
Elizabeth Nissen
Irene Brady
Joy Diaz
Classification C
Computerworld, “Frankly Speaking” - IDG
Frank Hayes
Category 4: Best department
Classification A
Instructor, “Masterpiece” - Scholastic Inc.
Bernadette Grey
Dana Truby
Jennifer Prescott
Lee Ann Murphy
Hannah Trierweiler
Classification B
Custom Home, “From the Trenches” - Hanley Wood LLC
Dennis A. Dixon
Leslie Ensor
Jennifer Goodman
Classification C
Baseline, “Hands On” - Ziff Davis Media
David F. Carr
Todd Spangler
Anna Maria Virzi
Jay Blickstein
Steven S. Ross
Paul A. Strassmann
Bob Violino
Category 5: Best how-to article or subject-related series of how-to articles
Classification A
CSO, “The How-To Issue”- IDG
Editorial Staff
Classification B
Contemporary OB/GYN, “Critical Care in OB” - Advanstar Communications
Elizabeth Nissen
Judith Orvos
Paul Cerrato
Rosemary Kline
Irene Brady
Joy Diaz
Classification C
Medical Economics, “Adding Ancillaries” - Advanstar Communications
Gail Garfinkel Weiss
Marcy Tolkoff
Wayne J. Guglielmo
Ken Terry
Dennis Murray
Leslie Kane
Sean Keating
Marianne Dekker Mattera
Category 6: Best news coverage
Classification A
Editor & Publisher, War Coverage - Nielsen Business Media
Greg Mitchell
Shawn Moynihan
Joe Strupp
David Hirschman
Barbara Bedway
Sarah Weber
Classification B
Ophthalmology Times, “Fusarium Outbreak Among Contact Lens Wearers” - Advanstar Communications
Jennifer A. Webb
Mark L. Dlugoss
Peter J. McDonnell, MD
Sheryl Stevenson
Julia Talsma
Helen Thams
Paul Matheis
Molly Sabala
Classification C
CIO, “IT versus Terror” - IDG
Ben Worthen
Christopher Koch
Terri Haas
Cathy Mallen
Christopher Lynch
Abbie Lundberg
Category 7: Best single theme issue of a magazine or newspaper/news tabloid
Classification A
CSO, “The Career Issue/Dream Jobs” - IDG
Editorial Staff
Classification B
Fire Engineering, “Hurricane Katrina Response and Recovery” - PennWell Corporation
Editorial Staff
Classification C
The American Lawyer, “Litigation Department of the Year” – ALM
Editorial Staff
Category 8: Best single issue of a magazine
Classification A
BusinessWeek SmallBiz, Summer 2006 Issue - The McGraw-Hill Companies
Editorial Staff
Classification B
Photo District News, September 2006 Issue - Nielsen Business Media
Editorial Staff
Classification C
The American Lawyer, June 2006 Issue - ALM
Editorial Staff
Category 9: Best single issue of a newspaper/news tabloid
Classification A
Washington Technology, May 29, 2006 Issue - 1105 Media
Editorial Staff
Classification B
Ophthalmology Times, October 25, 2006 Issue - Advanstar Communications
Editorial Staff
Classification C
Government Computer News, August 21, 2006 Issue - 1105 Media
Editorial Staff
Category 10: Best start-up publication
GreenSource: The Magazine of Sustainable Design - The McGraw-Hill Companies
Editorial Staff
Category 11: Best Web site
Classification E
ENR.com, Engineering News-Record - The McGraw-Hill Companies
Editorial Staff
Classification F
CFO.com, CFO - CFO
Editorial Staff
Classification G
Forbes.com
Editorial Staff
Category 12: Best online article or series
Classification E
ENR.com, “Driven Dubai” - The McGraw-Hill Companies Editorial Staff
Classification F
BusinessWeek.com/SmallBiz, “The Best Entrepreneurs Under 25” - The McGraw-Hill Companies
Editorial Staff
Classification G
Macworld.com, “A maximum look at a mini Mac” IDG Editorial Staff
Category 13: Best use of personal voice online
No Awards Given
The 53rd annual Jesse H. Neal Awards are sponsored by PARS.
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