SPECIAL AWARDS

Bloomsburg University
Martin Luther King Jr.
Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award, 2004

Dean's Award for Excellence
2002 and 2007 recipient

Lowe Syndrome Association
Plaque of Special Merit, 2001

The Women's Center of Columbia/Montour counties
Outstanding Educator Award, 2001

San Diego State University
Points of Excellence, 1997

American Civil Liberties Union
Co-recipient, Civil Liberties Award, 1996

Society of Professional Journalists
Director's Award, 1992
President of Outstanding Chapter, Region I, 1992, 1994
National Freedom of Information Award, 1994

Alpha Kappa Delta; national sociology scholarship fraternity
Scribendum Libros (honoris causa), 1986

Pennsylvania Humanities Council, 1981-1983, 1985
Invitational Humanist/Commonwealth Speaker

United States Coast Guard
Meritorious Achievement Medal, 1977

MEDIA AWARDS

2005

Pennsylvania Press Club
First Place, Commentary
Second Place (with Jonathan Gass), personal web page

2004

National Federation of Press Women
Outstanding web newspaper (with Rosemary Brasch)

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Web Newspaper (with Rosemary Brasch)
1st, Personal Column
1st, Headlines

2003

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Government Reporting
1st Social Issues Reporting
1st, Arts/Entertainment Reporting
2nd, Columns (general)
2nd, Columns (humor)

Society of Professional Journalists
3rd, Commentary

2002

National Federation of Press Women
Outstanding Non-fiction Book (government/politics)
Outstanding Advisor of a College Publication

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Column/General
1st, Social Issues Article
1st, Editorial
1st, Advisers, College Publications
2nd, Features

Pennsylvania Women's Press Association
Honorable Mention, Column

2001

National Society of Newspaper Columnists
2nd, Column (Business and Consumer)
Nominee, Maxwell Riddle Medallion

National Federation of Press Women
1st, Outstanding Faculty Adviser of Student Publications
2nd, General Column
2nd, Non-Fiction Book (history/biography)

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Column/General
1st, Advisers, College Publications
1st, Non-Fiction Book
2nd, Social Issues Article
2nd, Column/Humor

Spotlight Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
Honorable Mention, Commentary

2000

National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Herb Caen Memorial Award
(1st place for Items and Short Subjects)

National Federation of Press Women
3rd place, Advisor of a College Publication

Spotlight Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
2nd, Commentary

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Advisers, College Publications
2nd, Column/General
2nd, Personality Profile
2nd, Special Series
3rd, Brochure, Non-Profit Organization

1999

National Federation of Press Women
Outstanding Advisor of a College Publication
2nd, Journalism Research (print)
3rd, Essay or Chapter in a Book
not written by the entrant

Spotlight Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
Honorable Mention, Commentary

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Non-fiction Books, chapter
1st, Columns/Humorous
1st, Columns/General
1st, Interview or Talk Show
1st, Journalism Research
1st, Advisers, College Publications
2nd, Special Series
3rd, Personality Profile

International Association of Business Communicators
Silver Medalist, Editorial and Opinion Writing

1998

National Federation of Press Women
2nd, Adviser, College Publication

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Column/humorous
1st, Column/general
1st, Interview or Talk Show
1st, Non-Fiction Books, General

Pennsylvania Women's Press Association
2nd, Columns

Penn writers
2nd, Articles
"Top 10"Finalist, Short Fiction

1997

Spotlight Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
3rd, Commentary

National Federation of Press Women
1st, Journalism Research
2nd, Advisor of College Publication

Pennsylvania Press Club
Finalist, Column
1st, Journalism Research
1st, Advisor of a College Publication
2nd, feature

Pennsylvania Women's Press Association
3rd, Column

International Association of Business Communicators
2nd, Public Information Programs

1996

National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Finalist, Column

National Federation of Press Women
Outstanding Advisor of a College Publication
2nd, Non-Fiction Book: Enquiring Minds and Space Aliens Wandering Through the Mass Media and Popular Culture
3rd, feature

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Column
1st, Feature Article
2nd, Education Article
HM, Business Article
HM, social issues article

Spotlight Awards, Society of Professional Journalists
1st, Sports Feature
HM, Column

1995

National Society of Newspaper Columnists
2nd, Column -- Items
HM, Column -- General Interest

National Federation of Press Women
3rd, Features

Pennsylvania Press Club
1st, Feature Article
2nd, Column
HM, environmental article

1994

International Association of Business Communicators
1st, editorial and opinion writing