PRP 1971-1979
1979 - 1971
1979, 1978, 1977, 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971
1979 — Richard Amyx, Publications Officer
In 1979, William Fusselman, editor of San Diego Mensa’s Mensan won the Owl Award. Jenny Brown, editor of Southwest by South Florida Mensa's M-Compass received a Special Mention was awarded for “Best New Newsletter”. Other awards were:
Category/Newsletter | Editor(s) | Individual |
Best Cover Beacon, Boston Mensa |
Gene McMahon |
Paul Sullivan |
Best Artwork Sunflower Seeds, Sunflower Mensa |
Darlene Criss |
LaVena Kay Kidd & Dale Floyd |
Best Articles/Essays Mensan, San Diego Mensa |
William Fusselman |
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Best Graphics Mensan, San Diego Mensa |
William Fusselman |
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Best Continuing Column Forvm, North Central NJ Mensa |
Jan Williams |
Lee Werbin |
Best Creative Writing Mensan, San Diego Mensa |
William Fusselman |
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Best Service to Members LAMENT, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Clotilde Clark |
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Best Editorial Style Mensan, San Diego Mensa |
William Fusselman |
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Best Atmosphere/ Personality Tribal Table, Tulsa Mensa |
Stan Dennis |
1978 — Richard Amyx, Publications Officer
In 1978, Linda Ann Loschiavo, editor of Greater New York Mensa’s M-Phasis won the Owl Award. A Special Mention award went to Kris Kurian, editor of Greater Cleveland Mensa’s Graffiti, for “Most Improved.” Other awards were as follows, with 2nd and 3rd places listed under the winners:
Newsletter | Editor(s) |
Small Groups Lexicom, Blue Grass Mensa |
Jackson Lackey & Pat Buchignani |
Pensar, Paso del Norte | Lorraine Ritscher |
DelaMensa, Delaware Mensa | Dee Teitsworth |
Medium Groups Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Steve Morrill |
Sunflower Seeds, Arkansas Valley Mensa |
Darlene Criss |
Tribal Table, Tulsa Mensa | Stan Dennis |
Large Groups MPHASIS, Greater New York Mensa |
Linda Ann Loschiavo |
Mensan, San Diego Mensa | Norm Pos |
Forvm, North Central NJ Mensa | Jan Williams |
1977 — Richard Amyx, Publications Officer
No Owl Award was given in 1977, inasmuch as there was no clear winner. Awards were made to:
Newsletter |
Small Groups 1st Place: Lexicom 2nd place: Mains’l 3rd place: Michigan |
Medium Groups 1st Place: La Plume du NOM 2nd place: Kyosk 3rd place (tie): The Constellation, The Flame and Penn Central |
Large Groups 1st Place (tie): Beacon, Mensan and MPHASIS 2nd place: Forvm 3rd place: LAMENT |
1976 — Richard Amyx, Publications Officer
Same general format as in 1975. Meredy Mullen, editor of Boston Mensa’s Beacon (formerly entitled B.O.M.B.) won the Owl Award. Special Mentions went to the Arkansas Newsletter for “Most Improved,” La Plume du Nom for “Editorial Excellence,” Tampa Bay Sounding for “Best New Newsletter,” and Isolated-M for “Outstanding Service & Quality”. Other awards were:
Newsletter |
Small Groups 1st Place: La Plume du NOM 2nd place: Ganglion |
Medium Groups 1st Place: Kyosk 2nd place: The Constellation |
Large Groups 1st Place (tie): Beacon, Mensan and MPHASIS 2nd place: Forvm 3rd place: LAMENT |
1975 — Richard Amyx, Publications Officer
1975 was the first year that the “Owl” award was given for the best overall Local Group newsletter. The Owl went to Beth Pos, editor of San Diego Mensa’s Mensan. Other awards were as follows, with runners up listed after the winners (group sizes were the same as in 1974):
Newsletter | Editor(s) |
Small Groups Tribal Table, Tulsa Mensa |
Jill Kerekes |
The Constellation, Rochester Mensa | Sandy Liss |
Ganglion, Southern Colorado Mensa | Nancy Berk |
Mensokie, Central Oklahoma Mensa | Nathan Walpow |
Mid-Michigan, Greater Lansing Mensa | Roy Saper |
Medium Groups Mensan, San Diego Mensa |
Beth Pos |
Kyosk, Kentuckiana Mensa | Kentuckiana Publications SIG |
Channel-M, Santa Barbara Mensa | Patti Jacobson |
Large Groups Intelligencer, San Francisco Area Mensa |
Richard Amyx |
Lament, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Jane Stevens |
B.O.M.B., Boston & Outskirts Mensa | Meredy Mullen |
1974 — Mary Jane Watson, Publications Officer
In 1974, there were (again) only three awards made: for small (<100 members), medium (100-300), and large (300+) Local Groups. Runners up in each category are listed after the winner.
Newsletter | Editor(s) |
Small Groups Kyosk, Kentuckiana Mensa |
Harper Fowley & Sharon Westerman |
Mantel, San Antonio | Althea Ely |
Tribal Table, Tulsa Mensa | Jill Kerekes |
Medium Groups Wiscom, Wisconsin Mensa |
Hans Frommer |
Graffiti, Greater Cleveland Mensa | Vic Albanese |
Mensagenda, Minneapolis-St. Paul Mensa |
Gordon Andersen |
Large Groups LAMENT, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Jane Watson |
Proteus, Delaware Valley Mensa | Lucy-Jo Stephano |
M-Aura, Dallas Mensa | Linda Bell |
1973
In 1973, only three awards were made: San Francisco Area Mensa’s Intelligencer was the best large group newsletter; Santa Barbara Mensa’s Channel-M was the best small group newsletter; and San Diego Mensa’s Mensan was the best newsletter “overall.”
1972
In 1972, six awards were made relating to local group newsletters:
Newsletter | Editor(s) |
Best Publication Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Jean Esteve |
Best Small Group Publication Ganglion, Southern Colorado Mensa |
Nancy Berk |
Best Artwork LAMENT, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Gary Taylor |
Best Layout Proteus, Delaware Valley Mensa |
Laurel Enters |
Best Literary Style Wiscom, Wisconsin Mensa |
Hans Frommer |
Best Logo Informensa, Gulf Coast Mensa |
Joyce Pool |
1971
The first award relating to Local Group newsletters was made in 1971. The award was for “Editor of the Year” and was presented to Wayne Hawley, editor of Graffiti, the newsletter of Cleveland Mensa.