2005 PRP Newsletter Nominations Announced

Posted in National Mensa on April 30, 2005

The 2005 Publication Recognition Program (PRP) Print Nominees and Print Contribution Nominees have been announced [Update 4/1/06 - Broken link removed]. The PRP print awards are given yearly to the best local newsletters and newsletter contributors. This year, Central Oklahoma Mensa’s newsletter editor, Nancy Park, was nominated for an artwork award for her illustration on “As The Worm Turns,” [Central Oklahoma Mensa username/password required] from the April 2004 issue of Mensokie. Our congrats to Nancy and all the other nominees!

See American Mensa’s website for the newsletter nominees [Update 4/1/06: Broken link removed], or click ‘Read More’ below for the print contribution nominees (currently listed as TBA on American Mensa’s website).

2005 Publications Recognition Program (PRP) Print Contribution Award
Nominations

Nominations go to the contributors

Fiction and Poetry

• Columny, by David Busch
  Braegen; East Central Ohio Mensa;
  Peter Spearing, Editor; Sep 2004
• Courtroom Drama on a Small Scale, by Kit Howard
  M-Pathy; Southeast Michigan Mensa
  John Senko, Editor; May 2004
• Doug the Bug, by Cliff Wigtill
  Phoenix, Western Pennsylvania Mensa
  Eric Starbuck, Editor; Aug 2004
• Merry Christmas, by Simon Mayerhofer
  Intelligencer; San Francisco Regional Mensa;
  David Kirby, Editor; Dec 2004
• Quilts, by Tami Whitney
  The Brainiac; Nebraska Western Iowa Mensa;
  Tamora Whitney, Editor; Jan 2005

Non-Fiction (Mensa themed)

• All About the Leadership Development Workshop, by Nancy Flack
  Redwood MPire News; Redwood Empire Mensa;
  Nancy Leake Flack, Editor; Dec 2004
• An Out-Of-This-World Experience, by Tom Tyson
  Sally Hemings Memorial Newsletter; Thomas Jefferson Mensa;
  Tom Tyson, Editor; Dec 2004
• CultureQuest Redux, by Frank Bruni
  Redwood MPire News; Redwood Empire Mensa;
  Nancy Leake Flack, Editor; Sep 2004
• Happy 40th Birthday, Dear SEMM!, by Gabe Werba
  M-Pathy; Southeast Michigan Mensa;
  John Senko, Editor; Jan 2005
• And The Sun Shone On!, by Nancey Spaith
  Mension; Mid-America Mensa;
  Sue Martin, Editor; Aug 2004
• Prepped for Life, by Jane Thompson
  Armadillo Literary Gazette; Lonestar Mensa;
  Rachael Stewart, Editor; Aug 2004

Non-Fiction (essay)

• A Berlin Christmas, Circa 1937, by Mareile Ogle
  Intelligencer; San Francisco Regional Mensa;
  David Kirby, Editor; Dec 2004
• Alpacas and the Bucolic Lifestyle, by Alethea Schetter
  Mpulse; Dayton Area Mensa;
  Micki Adams, Editor; Aug 2004
• Partly Cloudy - Dollars and Sense, by Karen Cyson
  Mensagenda; Minnesota Mensa;
  William Conlan, Editor; Oct 2004
• Remembering Pearl Harbor, by David Koblick
  Intelligencer; San Francisco Regional Mensa;
  David Kirby, Editor; Nov 2004
• Seriously and Personally, by Michael Novak
  Mid-Mensan; Mid-Hudson Mensa;
  Angela Tremain, Editor; Sep 2004

Puzzles & Games

• Acrostic #174, by Norma Pos
  San Diego Mensan; San Diego Mensa;
  William Decker, Editor; Feb 2005
• CAM Kids, by Jim Szirony
  Graffiti; Cleveland Area Mensa;
  Karen Bujak, Editor; Jan 2005
• Cryptic Crossword, by Fred J. Nitney
  ToteMs; Mensa of Western Washington;
  Margaret Pennetti, Editor; Nov 2004
• Puzzle Dude: Head Cheese, by Gary Maycroft & S. Gail Skvarenina
  Much Ado About Mensa; Greater Phoenix Mensa;
  Gary Maycroft / S. Gail Skvarenina, Editors; Feb 2005
• Puzzle Dude: Seasons Greetings, by Gary Maycroft & S. Gail Skvarenina
  Much Ado About Mensa; Greater Phoenix Mensa;
  Gary Maycroft / S. Gail Skvarenina, Editors; Dec 2004

Artwork

• Winter’s Day in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, by John Matthews
  The VerMonter; Vermont Mensa;
  Jeane Thompson, Editor; Jan/Feb 2005
• Artwork - As The Worm Turns, by Nancy Park
  Mensokie; Central Oklahoma Mensa;
  Nancy Park, Editor; Apr 2004
• Bullfrog, by Ray Frodey
  Nova; Western Michigan Mensa;
  Sara Youngman, Editor; Nov 2004
• Picnic Pictures, by Nancey Spaith
  Mension; Mid-America Mensa;
  Sue Martin, Editor; Aug 2004
• Small Ruben Pears, by Richard Cooper
  Nova; Western Michigan Mensa;
  Sara Youngman, Editor; Jun 2004

Continuing Item

• Cheap Eats, by Cynthia Clampitt
  ChiMe; Chicago Area Mensa;
  Jeannette Allen, Editor; Apr 2004 thru Feb 2005
• Fun with Stuff, by Bruce Smith
  i.e.; Inland Empire Mensa;
  Sonja Struthers / Patricia Knapp, Editors; Apr 2004, Sep 2004, Oct
  2004, Nov 2004, Jan 2005
• Kids Page, by Natalie Krauser
  Mphasis; Greater New York Mensa;
  Kristine O’Malley-Levy, Editor; May/Jun 2004, Jul/Aug 2004, Sep/Oct
  2004
• Music, by Dimitri Drobatschewsky
  Much Ado About Mensa; Greater Phoenix Mensa;
  Gary Maycroft / S. Gail Skvarenina, Editors; Sep 2004, Dec 2004,
  Jan 2005
• SIG and Ye Shall Find, by Marty Merado
  Mphasis; Greater New York Mensa;
  Kristine O’Malley-Levy, Editor; May/Jun 2004, Jul/Aug 2004, Sep/Oct
  2004
• Snappy Science Snippets, by Andi Weiss Bartczak, PhD
  Mid-Mensan; Mid-Hudson Mensa;
  Angela Tremain, Editor; Oct 2004, Dec 2004, Jan/Feb 2005