Nineteenth Annual IRMA Award Winners

All entries were from magazines published during the 1998 calendar year and presented in May 1999 in Tucson, Arizona. 
 

1.

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Gold

Wisconsin Trails
Kathy Campbell
Patty Mayers
Nancy Mead
Silver Arizona Highways
Vicky Snow
Bronze Texas Highways
Janice McLemore
Award of Merit Down East
Tim Seymour

2.


Public Issues


Gold

Wisconsin Trails
“The River Still Runs Through It”
March/April 1998 issue
Jeff Iseminger
Silver Adirondack Life
“All in a Day’s Work”
September/October 1998 issue
Joan Potter
Bronze New Mexico Magazine
“Tribal Police: Native Law Enforcement Not Just a Novel Idea”
August 1998 issue
Steve Larese
Award of Merit Down East
“Lobster Rolls and Room Service”
November 1998 issue
Paul Mann

3.


Historical Feature


Gold

Texas Parks & Wildlife
“The Tale of Two Indian Battles”
February 1998 issue
Jay W. Sharp
Silver Arizona Highways
“This Shooting at the O.K. Corral Failed to Make the History Books”
October 1998 issue
Leo W. Banks
Bronze Oklahoma Today
“The Bunion Derby”
May/June 1998 issue
Bill Crawford
Award of Merit Down East
“The Stotesburys’ Bar Harbor Folly”
August 1998 issue
Ellen MacDonald Ward
Award of Merit Lake Superior Magazine
“Bushwoman”
June/July 1998 issue
Joan Skelton

4.


Nature Feature


Gold

Texas Parks &Wildlife
“Little Grouse on the Prarie”
February 1998 issue
Lee Ann Johnson Linam
Silver Beautiful British Columbia
“Swans Versus Farmers”
January 1998 issue
Bruce Obee
Bronze OHIO Magazine
“How Ohio Saved the Elm Tree”
June/July 1998 issue
Stephen J. Ostrander
Award of Merit Oklahoma Today
“Potential Killers”
September/October 1998 issue
Gordon Grice

5.


Environmental Feature


Gold

Wyoming Wildlife
“Taking the Heat”
September 1998 issue
Cody Beers
Silver Chesapeake Bay Magazine
“The Bay Boater’s Complete Guide to Pfiesteria”
June 1998 issue
John Page Williams
Bronze Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine
“Apocalypse Lamprey”
August 1998 issue
Dave Scroppo
Award of Merit Beautiful British Columbia
“Eco-tourism Boom: How Much Can Wildlife Take?”
January 1998 issue
Bruce Obee

6.


Travel Feature


Gold

New Jersey Country Roads
“Seeing the Lights”
Fall 1998 issue
Russell Roberts
Silver New Mexico Magazine
“Navajo Gateways: Journey to the Heartland”
August 1998 issue
Nicky Leach
Bronze OHIO Magazine
:“Welcome to Ohio’s Amish Country”
August 1998 issue
Damaine Vonada
Award of Merit Adirondack Life
“An Adirondack Wilderness: Siamese Ponds”
Annual Guide 1998 issue
John Naresky

7.


Profiles


Gold

The Iowan
“Just ‘Doc Smith’”
Winter 1998 issue
Larry Fruhling
Silver Cottage Life
“Divide and Conquer”
July/August 1998 issue
Izzy Ferguson
Bronze Oklahoma Today
“Billy Walkabout”
May/June 1998 issue
Richard Bedard
Award of Merit OHIO Magazine
“The Storied Life of Millie Benson”
December 1998/January 1999
Christopher Borrelli

8.


Reader Service Article


Gold

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
“Reading Lessons” Parts I, II, & III
August, September, & October 1998 issues
Geoff Oxnam
Silver Vermont Life
“Best Birding”
Spring 1998 issue
Bryan Pfeiffer
Bronze Blue Ridge Country
“Blue Ridge Retirement: How to Find the Perfect Town”
July/August 1998 issue
David Witkege
Award of Merit Adirondack Life
“The Price We Pay”
January/February 1998 issue
Peter Kivic

9.


Essay


Gold

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
“Strange Bedfellows”
December 1998 issue
Jan Adkins
Silver Down East
“Returning to Reality”
November 1998 issue
Richard Grant
Bronze Lake Superior Magazine
“Throwing Steam: How to Speak Sow-Na”
February/March 1998 issue
John Ramos
Award of Merit Vermont Life
“Straightening Nails”
Winter 1998 issue
Roderick Bates

10.


Column


Gold

Chesapeake Bay Magazine
“Reed Creek Journal”
September, October, & December 1998 issues
Tim Sayles
Silver Adirondack Life
“Short Carries”
May/June, July/August, & November/December 1998 issues
Elizabeth Folwell
Bronze Wisconsin Trails
“First Word/Last Word”
January/February, July/August, & September/October 1998 issues
Howard Mead

11.


Feature Photography


Gold

Texas Highways
“Keith Carter: Photographic Alchemy”
August 1998 issue
Keith Carter
Silver Beautiful British Columbia
“Goat Range: Unwrapping a New Park”
January 1998 issue
David Gluns
Bronze Vermont Life
“The Goodriches of Cabot”
Spring 1998 issue
Alden Pellett
Award of Merit Bucks County Town & Country Living
“A Fall Collage”
Fall 1998 issue
Paul Grecian

12.


Photojournalism


Gold

Cottage Life
“Canoe Lake Duet”
March 1998 issue
Don Standfield
Silver Beautiful British Columbia
“The Kispiox Way”
April 1998 issue
Gary Green
Bronze Texas Highways
“Flat Is Where It's At”
December 1998 issue
Wyman Meinzer
Award of Merit Wyoming Wildlife
Special Issue on the “Aftermath of the Yellowstone Fires”
September 1998 issue
Lance Beeny
Pat Cone
Chris Madson
LuRay Parker
Jeff Vanuga

13.


Illustration


Gold

Texas Highways
“King of the Road”
December 1998 issue
Jimmy Longacre
Silver Oklahoma Today
“The Sound of Speed: How Sonic Became America’s Drive-in”
September/October 1998 issue
Steven Walker
Bronze New Jersey Country Roads
Insert
Summer 1998 issue
Tome Petrella
Award of Merit Arizona Highways
“Death in the Desert”
May 1998 issue
Phil Boatwright

14.


Art Direction of a Single Story


Gold

Arizona Highways
“A Grain of Sand's Dream”
July 1998 issue
Mary Winkelman Velgos
Silver Beautiful British Columbia
“To Do and Dare: Women on the Chilkoot Trail”
January 1998 issue
Ken Seabrook
Bronze New Mexico Magazine
“Fat Tire Fun: Bikers Gear Up for Adventure”
September 1998 issue
John Vaughan
Award of Merit Texas Parks & Wildlife
“Regrets in Carrollton”
December 1998 issue
Mark Mahorsky

15.


Overall Art Direction for Magazines without Advertising


Gold

Arizona Highways
September, November, & December 1998 issues
Billie Jo Bishop
Barbara Glynn Denney
Vicky Snow
Mary Winkelman Velgos
Silver Beautiful British Columbia
April & July 1998 issues
Ken Seabrook
Bronze South Carolina Wildlife
January/February, July/August, & September/October 1998 issues
Linda Laffitte

16.


Overall Art Direction for Magazines with Advertising


Gold

Texas Parks & Wildlife
October, November, & December 1998 issues
Mark Mahorsky
Silver Oklahoma Today
May/June, July/August & November/December 1998 issues
Louisa McCune
Bronze Vermont Life
Spring & Winter 1998 issues
Jan Hubbard

17.


Cover


Gold

Texas Parks & Wildlife
October 1998 issue
Mark Mahorsky
Silver Arizona Highways
November 1998 issue
Barbara Glynn Denney
Bronze New Mexico Magazine
August 1998 issue
John Vaughan
Award of Merit New Jersey Country Roads
Autumn 1998 issue
Allene Fay
Award of Merit Vermont Life
Winter 1998 issue
Jan Hubbard

18.


Special Issue


Gold

Oklahoma Today
“The Air & Space Issue”
July/August 1998 issue
Louisa McCune
Steven Walker
Silver Texas Highways
“Putting Faces on Places: Texas Buildings and Their Stories”
September 1998 issue
Jane Sharpe
Jane Wu
Bronze Wisconsin Trails
“150 Years of Statehood”
January/February 1998 issue
Kathie Campbell
Nancy Mead
Award of Merit New Mexico Magazine
“Ghost Town Issue”
February 1998 issue
John Vaughan

19.


Department


Gold

Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine
“Table Talk: What’s Cooking in the North Country”
May, October, & December 1998 issues
Nile Younge, Jr.
Silver Oklahoma Today
“Market Place”
March/April, May/June, & July/August 1998 issues
Steven Walker
Bronze Texas Highways
“Window on Texas”
January, June, & August 1998 issues
Michael A. Murphy
Jane Wu
Award of Merit Beautiful British Columbia
“Columbiana”
April & October 1998 issues
Ken Seabrook
Award of Merit Wisconsin Trails
“Discover”
March/April, May/June, & September/October 1998 issues
Kathie Campbell
Nancy Mead

20.


Magazine of the Year


Winner, Magazine of the Year

Texas Parks & Wildlife
October, November, & December 1998 issues
Susan L. Ebert, Editor
Mark Mahorsky, Art Director
Mary-Love Bigony
Dick Reavis
Bill Reaves
Finalist Oklahoma Today
May/June, July/August, & September/October 1998 issues
Louisa McCune, Editor
Steven Walker, Art Director
Steffie Corcoran
Kelly Crow
Aimee Downs
Nancy Woodard


Special Category: Members’ Choice for Magazine of the Year


Winner, Members’ Choice

Cottage Life

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