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Awards

2006 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest

• Second Place: Personal Columns/Specialized — The Greenfield Gardener column written for The Greenfield Grapevine (Pittsburgh)

2006 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• First Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation — “Unconventional thinking can change the world,” an article about the 2004 Nobel Prize winners in economic sciences, written for Tepper School of Business’ alumni magazine, Tepper Magazine (Pittsburgh)
• First Place: Personal column/specialized — The Greenfield Gardener column written for The Greenfield Grapevine (Pittsburgh)
• First Place: Special articles/home — two articles written for Louisiana Builder magazine
• Second Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation — for an article written for Virginia Builder magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/home — for two articles written for Concrete Decor magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/sports and leisure — for two gardening articles written for Columbia County Magazine (Georgia)

2005 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest

• Second Place: Web Site Development or Creation, Corporate or For-Profit Sites — for Web site www.brimo-cox.com

2005 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• First Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation — “For easier custom homes, turn to building systems,” written for Virginia Builder magazine
• First Place: Special articles/social issues — written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• First Place: Corporate Web site — for www.brimo-cox.com
• Second Place: Personal column/specialized — Nature’s Garden, which appears in the Uniontown Herald-Standard newspaper
• Second Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation — “Trends in seniors housing design cater to active adult preferences,” written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/home — “Concrete countertops” written for Concrete Decor magazine
• Third Place: Publication regularly edited by entrant/general or specialized magazines — North Carolina Builder magazine
• Honorable Mention: Special articles/home — written for North Carolina Builder magazine

2004 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• First Place: Personal column/specialized - The Greenfield Gardener column written for The Greenfield Grapevine (Pittsburgh)
• First Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation - “Stirring up new recipes for concrete countertops” written for Concrete Decor magazine
• First Place: Publication regularly edited by entrant/general or specialized magazines - North Carolina Builder magazine
• Second Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation - “Bigger, better and more popular than ever: Building systems” written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/social issues - written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Third Place: Special articles/businesss - written for PaintPRO magazine
• Third Place: Photo essay - for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Honorable Mention: Media kit - for the historic Morgan Log House (Kulpsville, Pa.)
• Honorable Mention: Special articles/home (interior decoration, furniture, architecture) - written for North Carolina Builder magazine

2003 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• First Place: Personal column/specialized - The Greenfield Gardener column written for The Greenfield Grapevine (Pittsburgh)
• First Place: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation - “The winning ways of whites” written for PaintPRO magazine
• First Place: Publication regularly edited by entrant/general or specialized magazines - North Carolina Builder magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/businesss - written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/home (interior decoration, furniture, architecture) - written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Second Place: Special articles/social issues - written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• Honorable Mention: Feature story/publication for general or specialized circulation - “Henry Mercer’s concrete castles instruct, inspire and amaze” written for Concrete Decor magazine

2002 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest

• Second Place: Web content for nonprofit or educational organization sites - “Surviving the waiting game” written for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Third Place: Special articles/home (interior decoration, furniture, architecture) - Three articles written for North Carolina Builder magazine

2002 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• First Place: Special articles/business - Three articles written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• First Place: Special articles/home (interior decoration, furniture, architecture) - Three articles written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• First Place: Web content for nonprofit or educational organization sites - “Surviving the waiting game” written for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• First Place, PR printed materials/external annual report - “Toward a brighter future: 1999-2000 annual report” for Turtle Creek Valley Mental Health/Mental Retardation Inc. (Braddock, Pa.)
• Second Place, Feature story, publication for general or specialized circulation - “Color my world,” written for PaintPRO magazine
• Second Place, Publication regularly edited by entrant, general or specialized magazines - North Carolina Builder magazine
• Third Place, Feature story, publication for general or specialized circulation - “Profile on Design: Paintable wallcoverings” written for PaintPRO magazine
• Third Place, Personality profile - “In Las Vegas, Ron Garamendi performs magic with concrete!” written for Concrete Decor magazine
• Honorable Mention, Feature story, publication for general or specialized circulation - “Wouldn’t you know it? Wood is back!” written for Remodeling Magazine
• Honorable Mention, PR printed materials/newsletter, one-to-three colors - Welsh Valley Views newsletter for Welsh Valley Preservation Society/The Morgan Log House (Kulpsville, Pa.)

2001 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• 1st Place, Feature story for general or specialized circulation - “High Hopes” written for Colors (annual report issue), Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• 1st Place, Publication regularly edited by entrant (general or specialized magazines) - North Carolina Builder magazine
• 1st Place, Special articles, home category (interior decoration, furniture, architecture) - Three articles written for North Carolina Builder magazine
• 2nd Place: Personality profile - “Abbey’s Attitude” written for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• 2nd Place: Feature story for general or specialized circulation - “Beyond the simple rectangle: A new vision of windows” written for Virginia Builder magazine
• 2nd Place: Feature story for general or specialized circulation - “Hurricane!” written for The Tidewater Builder

2000 Pennsylvania Press Club Communications Contest

• 2nd Place: Feature Story, internal publication - “Light it up!” written for The Tidewater Builder
• Honorable Mention: Feature story, internal publication - “Pipe dreams: Finding the right pipe doesn’t have to be wishful thinking” written for North Carolina Builder magazine

1999 National Federation of Press Women Communications Contest

• 3rd Place: Media Kit - Adequan Canine (an osteoarthritis treatment for dogs), on behalf of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals while at Barker, Campbell, Farley & Mansfield Advertising and Public Relations

1999 Virginia Press Women Communications Contest

• 1st Place: Media Kit - Adequan Canine (an osteoarthritis treatment for dogs), on behalf of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals while at Barker, Campbell, Farley & Mansfield Advertising and Public Relations
• 2nd Place: Series of News Releases - articles pertaining to Adequan Canine (an osteoarthritis treatment for dogs), on behalf of Luitpold Pharmaceuticals while at Barker, Campbell, Farley & Mansfield Advertising and Public Relations

1998 Addy Award

• Industry Self-promotion, Ad Club