Army National Guard Awards


Community Relations
Category A: Individual Achievement
First: Ileen Kennedy, UT
Second: Mike Chrisman, IL
Third: Major Tammy Spicer, MO

Category B: Program
First: South Carolina NG
Second: Illinois NG
Third: Missouri NG

Category C: Special Event
First: Indiana NG
Second: Illinois NG (Chicago welcomes home)
Third: Illinois NG (NATO Summit)

Print/Web
Category B: Tabloid-Format Newspapers (unit category)
First: Prairie Soldier, NE
Second: Plains Guardian, KS
Third: Illinois Guardian, IL

Category C: Magazine-Format Publication (unit category)
First: North Dakota Guardian, ND JFHQ
Second: Grizzly, CA PAO
Third: gt Guardtimes, NY JFHQ

Category D: Newsletter/Field Newspapers (unit category)
First: KQ / KrS, 134th PAD
Second: Steam for the Engine, TX PAO
Third: Normandy Now, MD

Category E: Web-based Publication (unit category)
First: @ease Express, WI
Second: Summit, UT
Third: Wolverine Guard, MI

Category F: Outstanding Initiative in New Media (unit category)
First: Missouri NG
Second: North Carolina NG
Third: North Dakota NG

Category G: Command Blog (unit category)
First: Wisconsin NG
Second: Georgia NG
Third: Missouri NG

Category H: Website (unit category)
First: South Carolina NG
Second: Georgia NG
Third: New York NG

Category I: News Article (individual category)
First: 1SG Vaughn Larson, WI
Second: SSG Jaime Witt, IL
Third: SPC Jason Drager, NE

Category J: News Feature Article (individual category)
First: SSG Wayne Woolley, NJ
Second: 1LT Joseph Trovato, WI
Third: SSG Les Newport, IN

Category K: Human Interest Feature Article (individual category)
First: SGT Joseph VonNida, CO
Second: Vaughn Larson, WI
Third: MAJ Christian Patterson, MS

Category L: Personality Feature Article (individual category)
First: SFC Amy Weiser-Willson, ND
Second: SSG Koan Nissen, NE
Third: Mr Eric Durr, NY
HM: SGT Meredith Vincent, WY; SGT John Crosby, IN; Sgt. Kelly Gary, WY

Category M: Commentary (individual category)
First: SFC Matt Scotten, IN JFHQ
Second: Sgt John Crosby, IN PAO
Third: 1SG David Moore, 444th MPAD, NJ

Category N: Sports Article (individual category)
First: SFC Amy Weiser-Willson, ND
Second: 1LT Will Martin, CA
Third: SGT Scott Raymond, KY
HM: SPC Tyler Meister

Category O: Story Series (individual or unit category)
First: SFC Amy Wieser Willson, ND
Second: 1LT William Carraway, GA
Third: Kentucky NG

Category P: Photojournalism (individual category)
First: SPC Heidi Krueger, NE
Second: SGT Jerry Boffen, CT
Third: SSG James Bowie, IN

Category Q: Photograph (individual category)
First: SGT Ashley Curtis, HI
Second: SSG Nicholas Pavlik, OH
Third: SSG Brendan Mackie, HI

Category R: Picture Page (individual or unit category
First: JFHQ-IN
Second: JFHQ-NY

Category S: Deployed Photograph (individual category)
First: SSG Brendan Mackie, HI
Second: CPT Tim Irvin, SC
Third: SPC Nevada Jack Smith, HI

Category T: Contribution by Stringer - Writing (individual category)
First: SPC Kristin Berg, ND
Second: PFC Samantha Hart, CT
Third: SPC Michael Hagburg, ND

Category U: Contribution by Stringer - Photojournalism (individual category)
First: SPC Michelle Lawrence, KS
Second: SPC Gabriel Botero, CT
Third: CPT Michael Ortiz, NY

Category V: James P. Hunter Award for Outstanding New Writer (individual category)
First: SSG Brendan Mackie, HI

Category W: Paul D. Savanuck Military Print Journalist of the Year (individual category)
First: SPC Heidi Krueger, NE
Second: SGT John Crosby, IN

Third: SGT Ashley Curtis, HI
Category X: Moss-Holland Civilian Print Journalist of the Year (individual category) No Award Given


Broadcast
Category G: Radio Information Program (unit category)
First: Minnesota NG

Category H: Television Information Program (unit category)
First: 36ID, TX
Second: 70 MPAD, MO
Third: 196 MPAD, OH
HM: Ryan Spanswick, CO

Category I: Television Spot Production (individual category) No award given 

Category J: Television News Report (individual category)
First: SSG Jason Kriess, WA
Second: SGT Balinda O'Neal, AK
Third: SGT Lyndsey Prax
HM: SSG Rebecca Wood, KY

Category K: Television Feature Report (individual category)
First: 2LT Brian Weitzeil, IN
Second: SGT Balinda O'Neal, AK
Third: SSG Robert Freese, AZ

Category L: Television Sports Report (individual category)
First: SGT Balinda O'Neal, AK
Second: 2LT Brian Weitzeil, IN
Third: SGT Benjamin Moline, AZ
HM: SGT John Angelo, MN

Category M: Local Television Newscast (unit category)
First: Ohio NG
Second: 107 MPAD, FL

Category N: Regional Television Newscast (unit category)
First: 133 MPAD, KY

Category O: Television Newsbreak (individual category)
First: SGT Balinda O'Neal, AK
Second: SSG Rebecca Wood, KY
Third: SFC Daniel Griego, TX

Category P: Command Information Campaign (unit category)
First: Illinois NG

Category Q: John T. Anderson Military Broadcast Journalist of the Year (individual category) No award given

Category S: "Rising Star" Award for Outstanding New Broadcaster (individual category)
First: SGT Balinda O'Neal, AK
Second: SGT Stephanie Usita

Category T: Deployed Television News Report (Individual category)
First: SGT Satya Chhe, HI
Second: SGT Stephanie Usita, HI
Third: SSG Katie Gray, HI

Category U: Deployed Television Feature Report (individual category)
First: SGT Satya Chhe, HI
Second: SSG Robert Souza, HI
Third: SSG Katie Gray, HI

Category V: Deployed "B-Roll" Package (individual category)
First: SGT Stephanie Usita, HI