Sunday, April 23, 2023

Rob Burgess - Awards list

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

  










Here's a list of the awards I've been honored to receive for my writing. Click the links below to read more about each:

2013
Winner - First Place - Best General Commentary - Division 5 - 2013 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest
 
2014 
Winner - Second Place - Best General Commentary - Division 5 - 2014 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

2015
Winner - Staff - First Place - Best Multimedia Package - Division 2 - 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Contest #

Winner - Staff - First Place - Best Special Section - Division 5 - 2015 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest #

2016
Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best Ongoing News Coverage - Division 5 - 2016 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

2017
Winner - Staff - Third Place - Best Spot News Coverage - Division 2 - 2017 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Contest *

Winner - Second Place - Best Editorial Writer - Division 5 - 2017 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest 

Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best News Coverage Under Deadline Pressure - 2017 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest *


2019

2020
2021
 
 



2022




Winner – First Place – Best Short Feature Story – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Second Place – Best Headline Writing – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Headline Writing – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Second Place – Best General News Photo – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Portrait – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards

Winner – Third Place – Best Profile Feature – Division: Nondailies less than 1,500 – 2022 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Journalism Awards





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 STAFF AWARDS


 



I've also been honored to be a part of several staff awards:


2014
Winner - First Place - Kokomo Tribune - Website of the Year - Division 1 - 2014 Best of CNHI Editorial Contest ^


2015
Winner - Second Place - Kokomo Tribune - General Excellence - Division 5 - 2015 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best Online Site/Web Page - Division 5 - 2015 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest ^

2016
Winner - Staff - Second Place - Best Digital Presence - Division 2 - 2016 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors Journalism Contest ^

Winner - Staff - Third Place - General Excellence - Division 5 - 2016 Hoosier State Press Association Foundation Better Newspaper Contest

2023

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Key:

# = These were won for the Nov. 17, 2014 Kokomo Tribune special section, "One Year Later," to which I contributed audio, wrote one of the main stories and compiled three sidebars. 

* = These were won for the Kokomo Tribune coverage of the Aug. 24, 2016 tornadoes, to which I contributed two stories.

^ = These were won for the Kokomo Tribune website, of which I was an administrator. 

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Friday, April 21, 2023

Winner – Second Place – Best Environmental Reporting (Publication circulation below 10,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest

 

On Friday, April 21, 2023 at the 502 East Event Centre in Carmel, Indiana, the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the winners of their 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest.

I won second place for Best Environmental Reporting for publications with circulation below 10,000.

I was Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer from June 2019 to October 2022. 

It was one of three awards I won that evening, the other two being second place for Best Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting and third place for Best Medical or Science Reporting.

For the Best Environmental Reporting category, I submitted five stories combined as one entry:

Invasive spotted lanternfly seen in northern Indiana

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/invasive-spotted-lanternfly-seen-in-northern-indiana/article_db6797a4-8536-59ed-a34b-db712cfe99dc.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

Aug. 19, 2022

Last summer, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asked all Hoosiers to be on the lookout for invasive species, including the spotted lanternfly, or Lycorma delicatula. That alert has been heightened this year as the spotted lanternfly has now been identified in northern Indiana.

Wabash River Defenders to recognize U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/wabash-river-defenders-to-recognize-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers/article_61540167-840c-51f7-b437-cb93c98d135d.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

July 19, 2022

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will be honored by the Wabash River Defenders later this month.

Wabash Christian Church invites the community to 'Talk Trash'

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/wabash-christian-church-invites-the-community-to-talk-trash/article_512eeab5-f768-539c-b6eb-8b709d5c2a8d.html
By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

June 10, 2022

Next week, Wabash Christian Church will present a special community forum on sustainability in Wabash County, said administrative assistant Susan Powell.

IDEM finds contaminants in five local private wells near Treaty Creek

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/idem-finds-contaminants-in-five-local-private-wells-near-treaty-creek/article_8dc47510-b4d5-5277-89cb-989f3e2bfae6.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

April 22, 2022

In late February, state and local agencies began asking several dozen southern Wabash County homeowners for permission to test their private drinking water wells after elevated levels of contaminants were detected in Treaty Creek.

IDEM looking to test private wells of several dozen local homeowners

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/idem-looking-to-test-private-wells-of-several-dozen-local-homeowners/article_1cf44611-e89a-5a74-b116-667176bce0a4.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

Feb. 25, 2022

Next week, state and local agencies will be asking several dozen southern Wabash County homeowners for permission to test their private drinking water wells after elevated levels of contaminants were detected in Treaty Creek.

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Winner – Third Place – Best Medical or Science Reporting (Publication circulation below 10,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest

 


On Friday, April 21, 2023 at the 502 East Event Centre in Carmel, Indiana, the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the winners of their 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest.

I won third place for Best Medical or Science Reporting for publications with circulation below 10,000.

I was Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer from June 2019 to October 2022.

It was one of three awards I won that evening, the other two being second place for Best Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting and second place for Best Environmental Reporting.

For the Best Medical or Science Reporting category, I submitted five stories combined as one entry:

State officials urge precautions against mosquitoes due to rare virus

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/state-officials-urge-precautions-against-mosquitoes-due-to-rare-virus/article_e18b2334-5911-58fd-806b-8fd029b46b4e.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

Nov. 14, 2022

On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and animal health officials urged northern Indiana residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites and to monitor their horses for illness in response to the detection of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus activity in multiple northern Indiana counties.

Waypoint Wabash recovery home for women to hold grand opening

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/waypoint-wabash-recovery-home-for-women-to-hold-grand-opening/article_cf3cf96b-1317-5e7e-85c6-334fe2d4e8ba.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

Sept. 13, 2022

Years in the making, Waypoint Wabash, a substance use recovery home for women, will finally hold its grand opening later this month.

Monkeypox cases spreading slowly, but steadily through state

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/monkeypox-cases-spreading-slowly-but-steadily-through-state/article_b469437e-bcab-5736-9745-747a531ca2ca.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

July 29, 2022

Just over a month after the first occurrence of monkeypox was identified in the state, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported this week that several dozen Hoosiers had been infected.

Stillwater Hospice needs volunteers to sit with the dying

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/stillwater-hospice-needs-volunteers-to-sit-with-the-dying/article_167f79b0-dd1a-55f9-b015-26d5e71c0c0c.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

June 28, 2022

Stillwater Hospice needs volunteers to sit with the dying, including those in Wabash County.

Local efforts to combat substance use disorder continue

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/local-efforts-to-combat-substance-use-disorder-continue/article_fde305b7-5cb6-5975-8a1a-95c76daa2452.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

April 19, 2022

Local efforts to combat this problem will receive a boost after a pair of recent announcements.

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Winner – Second Place – Best Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting (Publication circulation below 10,000) - Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest

 


On Friday, April 21, 2023 at the 502 East Event Centre in Carmel, Indiana, the Indiana Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the winners of their 2022 Best of Indiana Journalism Contest.

I won second place for Best Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting for publications with circulation below 10,000.

It was one of three awards I won that evening, the other two being third place for Best Medical or Science Reporting and second place for Best Environmental Reporting.

I was Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer from June 2019 to October 2022.

For the Best Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting category, I submitted five stories combined as one entry:

Local planning commissions jointly adopt Imagine One 85 plan

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/local-planning-commissions-jointly-adopt-imagine-one-85-plan/article_20437896-6695-5254-aaca-796b8e4949b6.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

June 27, 2022

Members of the combined Wabash County, Wabash and North Manchester plan commissions met Thursday, June 16 on stage in the auditorium of Wabash High School to approve the recently-released Imagine One 85 (IO85) Comprehensive Plan.

Beauchamp family donates 13-24 Drive In to Honeywell

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/beauchamp-family-donates-13-24-drive-in-to-honeywell/article_b73a033b-f41a-595c-94dc-d7034a628582.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

May 24, 2022

Earlier this month, the Beauchamp family donated the historic 13-24 Drive In to Honeywell Arts & Entertainment.

Census: Wabash County had more deaths than births in 2020 and 2021

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/census-wabash-county-had-more-deaths-than-births-in-2020-and-2021/article_a0c8c6b2-6fbc-586a-a26c-74914672232f.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

April 12, 2022

Over two-thirds of counties in the country, including Wabash County, had a “natural decrease” in population in 2021, according to recently released federal estimates.

Draft plan to curb local population loss released

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/draft-plan-to-curb-local-population-loss-released/article_30b5210f-86d6-589d-8944-a489cd063938.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

March 15, 2022

After more than a year of work, a draft plan to curb local population loss was finally released earlier this month.

Two major developments announced for Arc Light Business Park

https://www.wabashplaindealer.com/news/two-major-developments-announced-for-arc-light-business-park/article_300c27d4-3afe-578e-aeb1-93d443e23c44.html

By ROB BURGESS

Wabash Plain Dealer Editor

March 1, 2022

Business developments on the north side of the city that had been in the works for months has now come to fruition.

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Finalist - Editorial Staff - Informa Connect - Wealth Management Magazine - Best Range of Work By a Media Brand - Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 - 2023 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Jesse H. Neal Awards

 

On March 8, 2023, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced the finalists for the 69th Jesse H. Neal Awards, the “premier awards program” honoring business-to-business (B2B) journalism. A panel of 136 judges reviewed the finalists in three stages to select the winners in 24 categories. The winners were announced April 21, 2023 during the Neal Awards Ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City.


Among the total 215 finalists was the Editorial Staff of Informa Connect's Wealth Management Magazine in the Best Range of Work By a Media Brand – Brand Revenue of $3,000,000 to $7,000,000 category.



The issue featured here is from October-November 2022.

I have been a Technology Reporter for Wealth Management Magazine since October 2022.


I wrote two of the profiles included in the cover story, “Ten to Watch in 2023: The individuals set to make an impact on wealth management.”

2022-11-01 - WM - Ten to Watch in 2023 - Marcel Tsai

https://www.wealthmanagement.com/people/ten-watch-2023-marcel-tsai


2022-11-01 - WM - Ten to Watch in 2023 - Laxmi Ramanath

https://www.wealthmanagement.com/people/ten-watch-2023-laxmi-ramanath

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