The Lowell Thomas Awards
Awards for Work Published in 2005-2006
Members of the Missouri School of Journalism faculty, coordinated by Prof. Daryl Moen, judged the contest. There were 1,392 entries. In the following list of winners, numbers in parentheses denote number of entries in that category. For questions, contact: Mary Lu Abbott, SATW Foundation administrator, 713-532-6461, or satwfoundation@aol.com.
Category 1: Grand Award-Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (37) Gold: Jane Wooldridge, The Miami Herald
Silver: Carol Pucci, The Seattle Times read it 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Bronze: Millie Ball, The Times-Picayune, New Orleans Category 2: Newspaper Travel Sections (27) 2A: Newspaper Travel Section – 500,000 or more circulation
Gold: The Boston Globe, Douglas M. Warren, Travel Editor
Silver: Los Angeles Times, Catharine Hamm, Travel Editor
Bronze: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Amanda J. Miller, Travel Editor 2B: Newspaper Travel Section – 350,000-499,999 circulation
Gold: The Miami Herald, Jane Wooldridge, Travel Editor
Silver: The Oregonian, Portland, Sue Hobart, Travel Editor
Bronze: The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Adam Bisby & Karan Smith, Travel Editors
2C: Newspaper Travel Section – up to 349,999 circulation
Gold: Ottawa Citizen, Laura Robin, Travel Editor
Silver: San Jose Mercury News, Linda Zavoral, Travel Editor
Bronze: The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Millie Ball, Travel Editor Category 3: Magazines (21) 3A: Travel Magazines
Gold: National Geographic Adventure, John Rasmus, Editor in Chief
Silver: National Geographic Traveler, Keith Bellows, Editor
Bronze: Via, Bruce Anderson, Editor 3B: Travel Coverage in Other Magazines
Gold: Bon Appetit, Barbara Fairchild, Editor-in-Chief
Silver: Outside, Leslie Weeden, Travel Editor
Bronze: enRoute, Arjun Basu, Editor-in-Chief Category 4: Newspaper Article on U.S./Canada Travel (79) Gold: Catherine Watson, "In Realms of the Spirit," Los Angeles Times
Silver: Spud Hilton, "Healing New Orleans Getting Its Groove Back," San Francisco Chronicle read it
Bronze: Peter Mandel, "Both Sides Now," The Washington Post Category 5: Magazine Article on U.S./Canada Travel (66) Gold: Andrew Nelson "Why I Went to Boise," National Geographic Traveler
Silver: Steve Hawk "Oahu's New Wave," Islands read it
Bronze: Bruce Stockler "Saved by Sequoias," Hemispheres read it Category 6: Newspaper Article on Foreign Travel (94) Gold: Harry Shattuck, "India: An Assault on the Senses," Houston Chronicle
Silver: Howard Shapiro, "Europe in Winter," The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bronze: Terry Richard, "Game Show," The Oregonian Category 7: Magazine Article on Foreign Travel (100) Gold: Donovan Webster, "Footsteps of My Ancestors," National Geographic Traveler
Silver: Kira Salak, "Rediscovering Libya," National Geographic Adventure read it
Bronze: Patrick Symmes, "The Book," Outside
Category 8: Newspaper Photo Illustration of Travel Article (27)
Gold: Pauline Lubens, "Natural Wonders/Galapagos Gallery," San Jose Mercury News
Silver: Jamie Francis, "Jackpot Junket," The Oregonian
Bronze: Paul E. Rodriguez, "Train to the Top," The Orange County Register read about it Category 9: Magazine Photo Illustration of Travel Article (42) Gold: Steve McCurry, "Footsteps of My Ancestors," National Geographic Traveler read it
Silver: Brown W. Cannon III, "In Living Color," Virtuoso Life
Bronze: John Huba, "Shanghai," Town & Country Travel Category 10: Special Packages/Projects (57) Gold: Beatriz Terrazas, "The Call of the River," The Dallas Morning News
Silver: Richard Bangs, "Expedition: Eiger," Richard Bangs Adventures on Yahoo read it
Bronze: Carol Pucci, "China on Your Own," The Seattle Times Category 11: Self-Illustrated Article (88) Gold: Jill Schensul, "Making Peace With Vietnam," The Record, Hackensack, NJ
Silver: Michael DeMocker, "Paris Macabre," The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
Bronze: Janet Fullwood, "Red Rock Fever," The Sacramento Bee
Category 12: Article on Land Travel (46)
Gold: Jamie Elvidge, "Heart of Africa," Motorcycle Escape
Silver: Brian J. Cantwell, "Wonders Big and Small…," The Seattle Times
Bronze: Rob Buchanan, "The High Hills of Freedom," Outside Category 13: Article on Marine Travel (53) Gold: Rolf Potts, "Cycladian Rhythm," Outside Traveler
Silver: Trevor Meers, "Ghosts of the Lakes," Midwest Living read it
Bronze: Susan Spano, "New Kid on the Med," Los Angeles Times read it Category 14: Article on Adventure Travel (75) Gold: Mark Jenkins, "A Short Walk in the Wakhan Corridor," Outside read it
Silver: John Flinn, "The Path to Enlightenment," San Francisco Chronicle
Bronze: Chris Welsch, "Into the Blue," Star Tribune, Minneapolis read it Category 15: Travel News/Investigative Reporting (33) Gold: Barbara S. Peterson, "The Great Escape," Conde Nast Traveler
Silver: Anne Belli, "At Sea and at Risk?" Houston Chronicle
Bronze: Jonathan Tourtellot, "Destination Scorecard: How Do 55 National Park Regions Rate?" National Geographic Traveler read it Category 16: Service-Oriented Consumer Article (81) Gold: Leslie Weeden & contributors, "Best Trips 2006: The Wanderlist," Outside Traveler
Silver: Jane Wooldridge, "For Deals in a Hurry, Online's In," The Miami Herald
Bronze: Michael Kaplan, "Vegas Secrets," Southwest Airlines Spirit Category 17: Environmental Tourism Article (38) Gold: Mark Jenkins, "Bush Bashing," Outside read it
Silver: Ken McAlpine, "Galapagos Endangered," American Way read it
Bronze: Scott Kirkwood, "Wolf (& Consequence)," National Parks read it Category 18: Cultural Tourism Article (100) Gold: John DeMers, "Crescent City Comeback," Hemispheres read it
Silver: Fe Liza Bencosme, "Boogie Noches," Islands read it
Bronze: Rudy Maxa, "Thai Takeout," National Geographic Traveler Category 19: Personal Comment (108) Gold: Dai Huynh, "The Things I Left Behind," Houston Chronicle
Silver: Alison Wright, "Postcard from the Edge," Yoga Journal
Bronze: Rod Davis, "Remembering New Orleans," Southwest Airlines Spirit Category 20: Travel Book (31) Gold: Joan Tapper & Nik Wheeler, "Island Dreams Caribbean," Thames & Hudson
Silver: Dave Stamboulis, "Odysseus' Last Stand," Sanuk Press read it
Bronze: Phil Karber, "The Indochina Chronicles," Marshall Cavendish Editions read it Category 21: Guidebook (34) Gold: Douglas Stallings, Jessica E. Lee, Melissa Klurman, Editors, "Fodor's Caribbean 2006," Fodor's Travel Publications read it
Silver: Christopher P. Baker, "Moon Handbooks Costa Rica," Avalon Travel Publishing
Bronze: Jan Friedman, " Eccentric California," Bradt Travel Guides read it Category 22: Internet Publications/Web sites (18) Gold: WorldHum.com, Jim Benning & Michael Yessis, Editors
Silver: Lonelyplanet.com, Helen Souness, Digital Publisher
Bronze: Newyorkology.com, Amy Langfield, Editor Category 23: Internet Travel Article (37) Gold: David Plotz, "An American Barbecue Pilgrimage," Slate
Silver: Jacob Weisberg, "Book Hunting in Britain," Slate
Bronze: Seth Stevenson, "Should I Move to Amsterdam?" Slate Category 24: Special Purpose Travel (100) Gold: Seth Stevenson, "Baja, Top to Bottom," Slate
Silver: Eric Pryne, "Welcome to Your Motherland," The Seattle Times
Bronze: Anthony Cerretani, "Chasing Spirits," Outside Traveler See Judges' Comments |
