PRP 1996-1999
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
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The Owl Award |
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| Large Group Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
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| Medium Group Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Small Group The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Edgar F Coudal |
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| Calendar Beacon, Boston Mensa |
Paul Mailman, calendar editor |
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| Forum Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
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| Reporting L.A.Mentary, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Kimball |
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| Member Recognition Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Membership Roster Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Overall Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Puzzles & Games Mid-Mensan, Mid-Hudson Mensa |
Bill Zigo |
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| Humor HMMmm..., High Mountain Mensa |
Dennis Lenahan |
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| Fiction Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
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| Theme Issue The Oracle, Orange County Mensa |
William G Raley |
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| Poetry Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Jane Gmur |
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| Overall Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Gary Campbell |
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| Details The Oracle, Orange County Mensa |
William G Raley |
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| Layout Mensokie, Central Oklahoma Mensa |
The Joyce Lundeen |
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| Artwork WiscoM, Mensa of Wisconsin |
Robert J Swiderski |
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| Photography Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Overall Mensokie, Central Oklahoma Mensa |
The Joyce Lundeen |
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| 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" |
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| "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." |
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| HMMmm..., High Mountain Mensa |
Dennis Lenahan | |
| "Number of SIGs and activites"; "Number of SIGs and activities shows fantastic local group spirit and enthusiasm." |
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| Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa | Jane Gmur | |
| "Interviews with several Vietnamese Persons"; "Real honest- to-goodness journalistic interviews." |
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| The Oracle, Orange County Mensa |
William G Raley | |
| "Best RG Reporting"; "Wonderful before and after coverage, certain to encourage participation." |
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| Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
Shirley Denton |
| Category/Newsletter | Webmaster(s) | Individual |
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The Owl Award |
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| Large Group Gulf Coast Mensa |
Lori Crews |
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| Medium Group Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
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| Small Group Coastal Carolina Mensa |
Gill Krebs |
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| Use of Graphics Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
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| Use of Text Gulf Coast Mensa |
Lori Crews |
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| Use of Links Alaska Mensa |
Kerry Williams |
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| Most Revisitable Columbus Area Mensa |
David Smith |
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| "Best use of chat"; "Group uses a Yahoo! chat session for monthly meetings, bridging physical distance among its members." |
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| Alaska Mensa | Kerry Williams | |
| "Consistency"; "All pages correspond to the new Mensa brochure." |
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| 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." |
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| Columbus Area Mensa | David Smith | |
| "Excellent puzzles, including cryptograms and logic puzzles, updated monthly." |
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| Columbus Area Mensa | David Smith | |
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 |
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The Owl Award |
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| Large Group Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Medium Group Flamenco, Miami Mensa |
Marlene Adams |
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| Small Group Northern Lou-Men-Essence, Northern Louisiana Mensa |
Daniel Tobias |
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| Calendar Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Forum LAMENT, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Kimball |
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| Reporting LAMENT, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
Mary Kimball |
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| Member Recognition Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Membership Roster Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Overall Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Puzzles & Games The 4M, Manasota Mensa |
Dwight Gill |
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| Humor The Flame, Central Florida Mensa |
Patti Schwindt |
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| Fiction Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Theme Issue Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Poetry/Limericks Tampa Bay Sounding, Tampa Bay Mensa |
Sylvia & George Zadorozny |
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| Overall Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Details Capital M, Metropolitan Washington Mensa |
F Suzanne Tilton |
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| Layout Northern Lou-Men-Essence, Northern Louisiana Mensa |
Daniel Tobias |
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| Artwork Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Bill Conlan |
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| Photography Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Overall Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Artwork La Plume de NOM, New Orleans Mensa |
Patricia DiGeorge |
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| 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 |
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| Roger Holloway's member profiles | ||
| Menzia, New Mexico Mensa | Sue Gibson | |
| Young Mensan's Page | ||
| MPHASIS, Greater New York Mensa |
Lili Bernstein |
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| "The 1997 Artists" reprise of 1997 covers with bios and photos of the artists |
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| LAMENT, Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa |
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| 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 |
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 |
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The Owl Award |
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| Large Group ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
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| Medium Group Col-M, Columbus Area Mensa |
Dick Nuenke |
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| Small Group MensaLink, Lincoln Mensa |
Erin Koffler |
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| Calendar (tie) Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| MensaLink, Lincoln Mensa | Erin Koffler | |
| Forum Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
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| Reporting Mension, Mid-America Mensa |
Susan Ramsdell |
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| Member Recognition ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
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| Membership Roster OMEN, Oregon Mensa |
Scott Kauffman |
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| Overall Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
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| Puzzles & Games Col-M, Columbus Area Mensa |
Dick Nuenke |
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| Humor M-Press, Coastal Carolina Mensa |
Gil Krebs |
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| Fiction Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Theme Issue Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
“Going to the Dogs” |
| Poetry/Limericks ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
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| Overall Matrix, Denver Mensa |
Sarah Boe |
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| Details Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
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| Layout Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
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| Artwork Mensagenda, Minnesota Mensa |
Lin Rockler |
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| Photography The SacraMensan, Sacramento Mensa |
Steev Schmidt |
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| Overall ChiMe, Chicago Area Mensa |
Vickie McGraw |
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| 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” |