April 29, 2002

Texans take home honors
from Baptist Communicators awards
___LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Texans took multiple honors, including two grand prizes, in the annual awards competition of the Baptist Communicators Association.
___BCA is a professional organization for writers, editors, photographers, marketers, public relations practitioners, web designers and graphic artists employed by Baptist entities worldwide. The organization's annual workshop and awards banquet was held in Louisville, Ky., in early April.
___Scott Collins and Russ Dilday of Buckner Benevolences took home two of the association's seven grand prizes.
___Collins won the Leonard Holloway Award for exceptional achievement in feature writing for a piece titled "In Search of the Prodigal." That piece told the story of a Texas couple who found new meaning in life through international adoption.
___Dilday won the Fon Scofield Award for exceptional achievement in publication photography for his photo "The Kiss." That photo portrayed the loving kiss of an adoptive child.
___Other Texans honored by BCA include:
___ Martin Coleman and David Hill of FamilyNet in Fort Worth for their video feature "Soldier of the Cross," second place.
___ Bernie Hargis and Coleman of FamilyNet for their documentary "We Shall Not Be Moved," first place.
___ Coleman and Ricky Blair of FamilyNet for their commercial video "This Child," first place.
___ Trish Ragsdale and Coleman of FamilyNet for their video program "At Home Live", second place.
___ Dilday of Buckner for his single magazine photo "The Kiss," first place.
___ Mark Wingfield of the Baptist Standard for his newspaper feature series "Ashes to Ashes," second place.
___ Collins of Buckner for his magazine feature "In Search of the Prodigal," first place.
___ Ken Camp of the Baptist General Convention of Texas for his magazine feature "The Chamber."
___ Jerilynn Armstrong of the Annuity Board for advertising copywriting on "ABsolutely!," honorable mention.
___ Collins of Buckner for annual report writing, second place.
___ Baptist Standard staff for four-color newspaper design, first place.
___ Alan Paul and Amy Seale of Buckner for design of the magazine Buckner Today, first place.
___ Baylor University public relations office for design of their brochure "Baylor You! 2001 Noise!," first place.
___ Debbie Sheppard of the BGCT for design of her brochure "Let's Go Pray," second place.
___ Paul of Buckner for design of his brochure "Buckner Orphan Care International," second place.
___ Paul for design of Buckner's annual report, first place.
___ Baylor public relations office for design of the university's annual report, second place.
___ April Hull and Alison Pless of the Annuity Board for design of the book "Good News for Great Days," second place.
___ Baylor public relations office for design of the "Poetic Justice" poster, first place.
___ Miranda Bradley of Texas Baptist Children's Home & Family Services for design of the "Imagine That!" calendar, second place.
___ Armstrong and Hull of the Annuity Board for design of the "ABsolutely!" ad series, first place.
___ Wendy Ashley and Hull of the Annuity Board for design of the "One Size Doesn't Fit All" ad, first place.
___ Hull of the Annuity Board for design of the "ABsolutely!" logo, first place.
___ Looie Biffar and Becky Bridges of the BGCT for design of the convention's letterhead, first place.
___ Armstrong and Lisa McCracken of the Annuity Board for design of the "Adopt an Annuitant" display, first place.
___ Armstrong, Ashley and McCracken of the Annuity Board for design of the "Join Us on the Journey" display, second place.
___ Baylor University public relations office for redesign of the Educator magazine, first place.

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