PRP Awards
1999 - 1996
1999 Print Web, 1998, 1997, 1996
1999 — Donna Sommer, Chair
This year's program saw an expansion of the Web page
competition from the single award to four specific category awards, plus
Owls for small, medium and large group Web sites.
1999 PRINT
AWARDS
| Category/Newsletter |
Editor(s) |
Individual |
|
The Owl Award
|
Large Group
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
|
Medium Group
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Small Group
The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Edgar F Coudal |
|
|
Service
|
Calendar
Beacon, Boston Mensa |
Paul Mailman,
calendar editor |
|
Forum
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
|
Reporting
L.A.Mentary,
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Kimball |
|
Member Recognition
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Membership Roster
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Overall
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
|
Entertainment
|
Puzzles & Games
Mid-Mensan, Mid-Hudson Mensa |
Bill Zigo |
|
Humor
HMMmm...,
High Mountain Mensa |
Dennis Lenahan |
|
Fiction
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
|
Theme Issue
The Oracle,
Orange County Mensa |
William G Raley |
|
Poetry
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Jane Gmur |
|
Overall
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
|
|
Presentation
|
Details
The Oracle,
Orange County Mensa |
William G Raley |
|
Layout
Mensokie,
Central Oklahoma Mensa |
The Joyce Lundeen |
|
Artwork
WiscoM, Mensa of Wisconsin |
Robert J Swiderski |
|
Photography
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Overall
Mensokie,
Central Oklahoma Mensa |
The Joyce Lundeen |
|
|
Individual Achievement
|
Puzzles & Games
Mid-Mensan,
Mid-Michigan Mensa |
Bill Zigo |
Jim Jelacic -
"TV Trivia"
& "Trivia" |
Poetry
Mensagenda,
Minnesota Mensa |
Jane Gmur |
Susanne Heimbuch -
"Remembering";
"Moon Setting"; &
"Radio Repair" |
Artwork
Mensokie,
Central Oklahoma Mensa |
The Joyce Lundeen |
Dorothy Shaw -
covers |
Photography
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
Marcia Lannan -
"Music and Philosophy" |
Fiction
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
Lura Dungan -
"Music Hath Charms"
& "Icing on the Cake" |
Humor
HMMmm...,
High Mountain Mensa |
Dennis Lenahan |
"April Fool Issue" |
Essay
The Flame,
Central Florida Mensa |
Patti Schwindt |
George Trepal -
"Lies & Rumors" |
Continuing Item
Menzia, New Mexico Mensa |
Karen Elder |
Karen Elder,
Roger Holloway,
Ken Kloppenborg -
"Travel Page" |
Editor’s Column
i.e., Inland Empire Mensa |
Don Beatty &
Lynda Kay |
"From Both Sides
of the House" |
LocSec’s Column
Capital M,
Metropolitan Washington Mensa |
Ed Gordon |
Jim Gross -
"Ugottawanna" |
|
Special Mention Awards
|
| "Quality of articles"; "Chock full
of great stuff; consistently good." |
| Forvm, Central NJ Mensa |
Judy Matray-Devoti |
|
"Personalizing each issue with
reader's name as a new editor is
perhaps greatest gag in Mensa history; tremendous volume of
appreciative mail and calls [in] following [issues] testifies to
success of gag." |
HMMmm...,
High Mountain Mensa |
Dennis Lenahan |
|
"Number of SIGs and activites";
"Number of SIGs and activities
shows fantastic local group spirit and enthusiasm." |
| Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Jane Gmur |
|
"Interviews with several Vietnamese
Persons"; "Real honest-
to-goodness journalistic interviews." |
The Oracle,
Orange County Mensa |
William G Raley |
|
"Best RG Reporting"; "Wonderful
before and after coverage,
certain to encourage participation." |
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
Shirley Denton |
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1999 ELECTRONIC MEDIA AWARDS
| Category/Newsletter |
Webmaster(s) |
Individual |
|
The Owl Award
|
Large Group
Gulf Coast Mensa |
Lori Crews |
|
Medium Group
Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
|
Small Group
Coastal Carolina Mensa |
Gill Krebs |
|
|
|
Use of Graphics
Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
|
Use of Text
Gulf Coast Mensa |
Lori Crews |
|
Use of Links
Alaska Mensa |
Kerry Williams |
|
Most Revisitable
Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
|
|
Special Mention Awards
|
"Best use of chat"; "Group uses a
Yahoo! chat session for
monthly meetings, bridging physical distance among its
members." |
| Alaska Mensa |
Kerry Williams |
|
"Consistency"; "All pages
correspond to the new Mensa
brochure." |
| Chicago Area Mensa |
Dave Angulo |
|
| "Best use of humor for both the
articles and 'komix'" |
| Coastal Caroline Mensa |
Gill Krebs |
|
"Best use of animation and
'rollover buttons'"; "This site
has planets on the home page that change to the name
of the section they link to when the cursor is hovered
over the link. Other small animations make it a very
entertaining page." |
| Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
|
"Excellent puzzles, including
cryptograms and logic
puzzles, updated monthly." |
| Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
|
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1998 — Donna Jadis, Chair
As in 1997, the standard of presenting three Owl Awards for
small, medium and large groups continued in 1998, and the awards
continued with the prior year's format.
| Category/Newsletter |
Editor(s) |
Individual |
|
The Owl Award
|
Large Group
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
Medium Group
Flamenco, Miami Mensa |
Marlene Adams |
|
Small Group
Northern Lou-Men-Essence,
Northern Louisiana Mensa |
Daniel Tobias |
|
|
Service
|
Calendar
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Forum
LAMENT,
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Kimball |
|
Reporting
LAMENT,
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Kimball |
|
Member Recognition
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Membership Roster
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Overall
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
|
Entertainment
|
Puzzles & Games
The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Dwight Gill |
|
Humor
The Flame, Central Florida Mensa |
Patti Schwindt |
|
Fiction
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
Theme Issue
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
Poetry/Limericks
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
|
Overall
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
|
Presentation
|
Details
Capital M,
Metropolitan Washington Mensa |
F Suzanne Tilton |
|
Layout
Northern Lou-Men-Essence,
Northern Louisiana Mensa |
Daniel Tobias |
|
Artwork
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Bill Conlan |
|
Photography
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
Overall
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
|
Individual Achievement
|
Artwork
La Plume de NOM,
New Orleans Mensa |
Patricia DiGeorge |
|
Photography
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
Radiotelescope cover |
Fiction
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
Paul Roasberry -
"Peabody's" |
Humor
Phoenix,
Western Pennsylvania Mensa |
Hank Roll |
Hank Roll -
"Mr. Fixit" |
Essay
M-Press,
Coastal Carolina Mensa |
Gill Krebs |
Howard Elgison -
"The Alpha Mensan's
Commandments" |
Continuing Column
HMMmm...,
High Mountain Mensa |
Dennis Lenahan |
Peggy Madsen -
"Increasing your Baby's
Intelligence" |
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia &
George Zadorozny |
Ben Crumpton -
"Ben Thinkin'" |
Editor’s Column (tie)
i.e., Inland Empire Mensa |
Don Beatty &
Lynda Kay |
"From Both Sides
of the House" |
| Mid-Mensan, Mid-Hudson Mensa |
Bill Zigo |
|
LocSec’s Column
MPHASIS,
Greater New York Mensa |
Bob Buethe |
Susan Heimlich -
"Heimlich's Manuevers" |
Web Page Award
Alaska Mensa |
Kerry Williams,
Webmaster |
|
|
Special Mention Awards
|
| Roger Holloway's member
profiles |
| Menzia, New Mexico Mensa |
Sue Gibson |
|
| Young Mensan's Page |
MPHASIS,
Greater New York Mensa |
Lili Bernstein |
|
"The 1997 Artists" reprise of 1997
covers with bios and photos
of the artists |
LAMENT,
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
|
|
| Most Thorough RG
Reporting |
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
Kent Akselsen,
supplement Editor |
photos by Phoebe
Solomon McCann;
|
| The Vice President's
Column |
M-Provise,
Richmond Area Mensa |
Adele Klein |
Sharon L Davis |
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1997 — Donna Jadis, Chair
Three Owl Awards were made in 1997, one to the best overall newsletter
in the three size categories. The other award categories generally
followed 1996’s format, with the replacement of the
“Editorial” categories with “Individual
Achievement” categories.
| Category/Newsletter |
Editor(s) |
Individual |
|
The Owl Award
|
Large Group
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
|
Medium Group
Col-M, Columbus Area Mensa |
Dick Nuenke |
|
Small Group
MensaLink, Lincoln Mensa |
Erin Koffler |
|
|
Service
|
Calendar (tie)
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
| MensaLink, Lincoln Mensa |
Erin Koffler |
|
Forum
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
|
Reporting
Mension, Mid-America Mensa |
Susan Ramsdell |
|
Member Recognition
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
|
Membership Roster
OMEN, Oregon Mensa |
Scott Kauffman |
|
Overall
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
|
|
Entertainment
|
Puzzles & Games
Col-M, Columbus Area Mensa |
Dick Nuenke |
|
Humor
M-Press, Coastal Carolina Mensa |
Gil Krebs |
|
Fiction
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
Theme Issue
Matrix, Denver
Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
“Going to the Dogs” |
Poetry/Limericks
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
|
Overall
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
|
|
Presentation
|
Details
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
|
Layout
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
|
Artwork
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
|
Photography
The SacraMensan,
Sacramento Mensa |
Steev Schmidt |
|
Overall
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
|
|
Individual Achievement
|
Artwork
The Flame, Central Florida Mensa |
Patti Schwindt |
Tommy Bragg |
Photography
The SacraMensan,
Sacramento Mensa |
Steev Schmidt |
Steev Schmidt -
Photo Essay on Mensa’s
50th Anniversary |
Fiction
Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
Tami D. Cowden -
“Play it Again Sam” |
Humor (tie)
Graffiti, Cleveland Area Mensa |
M.A. Terrigno |
Mike Mayer -
“Why I Think 7
is a Cool Number” |
| Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
Orson the Cat -
“Dogs:
A Personal Perspective” |
Essay
Channel M, Channel Islands Mensa |
Mark Hutchenreuther |
Roland Porter -
“When I Was an Idiot” |
Continuing Column (tie)
Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
Idea Dog |
| BOMB, Borderline Mensa |
Bob Cox |
Linde Mohr -
“Cia de Italia” |
Editor’s Column
MensaLink, Lincoln Mensa |
Erin Koffler |
|
LocSec’s Column
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
Gary Kryvko |
Web Page Award
New Orleans Mensa |
Krishna Wells-Roger,
Designer |
|
|
Special Mention Awards
|
Most Improved
Northern Lou-Men-Essence,
Northern Louisiana Mensa |
Dan Tobias |
|
Poetry
IMPRINT, Northern NJ Mensa |
Karl Zero |
Marion Arenas |
Member Handbook
Chicago Area Mensa |
Paula Bargiel
(Handbook Editor) |
|
| Outstanding Member Service
- Listing Neighboring Chapter’s Contact Phones |
| IMPRINT, Northern NJ
Mensa |
Allen Neuner
(Calendar Editor) |
|
| Best Begging for
Candidates - ExComm Candidate Questionnaire |
| Mid-Mensan, Mid-Hudson
Mensa |
Bill Zigo |
|
| Weirdest Text Block -
Making it fun to READ the boilerplate each month |
| MPHASIS, Greater New York
Mensa |
Bob Buethe |
|
| Phony names in each month’s
Birthday List |
Sally Hemings Memorial Newsletter,
Thomas Jefferson Mensa |
Didi Pancake &
William Wingfield Jr |
|
| Great Use of Space -
Quotations in the Margins |
The SangaMensan,
Sangamon Valley Mensa |
Eddie Ward |
|
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1996 — Donna Jadis,
Chair
Three Owl Awards were made in 1996, one to the best overall newsletter
in the three size categories. The other award categories generally
followed 1995’s format, except for the Individual Recognition
Awards, which were not given. Instead, there were a number of
Special Mention Awards made.
| Category/Newsletter |
Editor(s) |
Individual |
|
The Owl Award
|
Large Group
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Victoria McGraw |
|
Medium Group
Mensokie, Central Oklahoma Mensa |
Stan Alluisi |
|
Small Group
M-Bassador, Borderline Mensa |
Bob Cox |
|
|
Service
|
Calendar
The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Dwight Gill |
|
Forum
OMEN, Oregon Mensa |
Scott Kauffman |
|
Reporting
LAMENT,
Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Andrew Cohen |
|
Member Recognition
LMNTs, Lubbock Mensa |
Grace LeMonds |
|
Overall
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Victoria McGraw |
|
|
Editorial
|
Continuing Column
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay
Mensa |
George &
Sylvia Zadorozny |
Evelyn Hallowell -
“Evanescence” |
Essay
The Oracle, Orange County Mensa |
Marji James |
Chuck LaMont -
“In Memoriam:
John Watkins” |
Best Theme
MIND, Indianapolis Mensa |
Scott Flood |
“Mynde” Newsletter
within newsletter
|
Overall Editorial Achievement
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
George &
Sylvia Zadorozny
|
|
|
Entertainment
|
Puzzles & Games (tie)
The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Dwight Gill |
Dwight Gill -
“Puzzle Pages”;
Joe Venuti -
“Crossword Puzzle”;
Keith Falkner -
“Bridge” |
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
George &
Sylvia Zadorozny |
|
Humor
M-Press, Coastal Carolina Mensa |
Gil Krebs |
|
Fiction
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
George &
Sylvia Zadorozny |
|
Overall
Tampa Bay Sounding,
Tampa Bay Mensa |
George &
Sylvia Zadorozny |
|
|
Presentation
|
Details
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Victoria McGraw |
|
Layout
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Victoria McGraw |
|
Artwork
Mensokie, Central Oklahoma Mensa |
Stan Alluisi |
|
Photography
NOVA, Western Michigan Mensa |
Theresa Zeman |
Cover photos |
Overall
ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Victoria McGraw |
|
|
Special Mention Awards
|
| For special kids’ section
each month |
| The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Dwight Gill |
|
For providing an
excellent idea of what American Mensa and
Chicago Area Mensa are about. |
| ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Victoria McGraw |
|
For elegant covers with unique use
of bleeds with photography
and artwork. |
| NOVA, Western Michigan Mensa |
Theresa Zeman |
|
| For a great variety of
articles. |
| Informensa, Gulf Coast Mensa |
Pat Spence |
|
The Amazin’
Grace LeMonds is truly astounding. Is there such
a thing as an award for “Central Clearing House” or
“Editor
Whom We Can Least Afford to do Without...”? If not, we should
make one up. |
| LMNTs, Lubbock Mensa |
Grace LeMonds |
|
| The friendliest and most
inviting. |
Sally Hemings Memorial Newsletter,
Thomas Jefferson Mensa |
William Wingfield Jr |
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