PRP 2007 Nominations Announced

Posted in Central Oklahoma Mensa on May 31, 2007

The 2007 Publications Recognition Program nominations were announced today. Congratulations to Mensokie editor Nancy Park — our newsletter received five nominations! Three were for the newsletter as a whole: Overall Entertainment, Local Reporting, and Outstanding Small Group Newsletter. Also, there were two contributions nominated: Nancy’s cover illustration from April 2006 was nominated in the Artwork category and “Read the Small Print” by Donna Davis was nominated in the Humor category. Good luck to Nancy and Donna — winners will be announced in July at the AG.

Read on for the complete list of nominees.

NEWSLETTER AWARD NOMINEES

Overall Presentation:

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
William Levin, Editor

i.e.
Inland Empire Mensa
Sonja Struthers, Editor

Much Ado About Mensa
Greater Phoenix Mensa
Gary Maycroft & S. Gail Skvarenina, Editors

Redwood Mpire News
Redwood Empire Mensa
Nancy Flack, Editor

Tampa Bay Sounding
Tampa Bay Mensa
Thomas George Thomas, Editor

Overall Entertainment:

The 4M
Manasota Mensa
Edgar F. Coudal, Editor

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
William Levin, Editor

Mensokie
Central Oklahoma Mensa
Nancy Park, Editor

Tampa Bay Sounding
Tampa Bay Mensa
Thomas George Thomas, Editor

Tucson Mensun
Tucson Mensa
Pati Pate, Editor

Calendar:

The 4M
Manasota Mensa
Edgar F. Coudal, Editor

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
Joseph Sackett, Activities Bulletin Editor

M-Aura
North Texas Mensa
Laura Stuart, Calendar Chair

The Mitensan
Middle Tennessee Mensa
Dan Brown, Editor

Much Ado About Mensa
Greater Phoenix Mensa
Donna Chavez, Calendar Gal

Tampa Bay Sounding
Tampa Bay Mensa
Dana Groulx, Calendar Editor

Member Recognition:

The 4M
Manasota Mensa
Edgar F. Coudal, Editor

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
William Levin, Editor

i.e.
Inland Empire Mensa
Sonja Struthers, Editor

Omen
Oregon Mensa
David G. Grover, Editor

The Oracle
Orange County Mensa
Sandra Smolinsky, Editor

Local Reporting:

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
William Levin, Editor

i.e.
Inland Empire Mensa
Sonja Struthers, Editor

MENSAGENDA
Minnesota Mensa
Bill Conlan, Editor

Mensokie
Central Oklahoma Mensa
Nancy Park, Editor

Tampa Bay Sounding
Tampa Bay Mensa
Thomas George Thomas, Editor

Mensa Awareness:

The 4M
Manasota Mensa
Edgar F. Coudal, Editor

The Brainiac
Nebraska/Western Iowa Mensa
Tami Whitney, Editor

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
William Levin, Editor

i.e.
Inland Empire Mensa
Sonja Struthers, Editor

Tucson Mensun
Tucson Mensa
Pati Pate, Editor

Outstanding Newsletter (Large Group):

ChiMe
Chicago Area Mensa
William Levin, Editor

M-Aura
North Texas Mensa
Jason Brown, Editor

Much Ado About Mensa
Greater Phoenix Mensa
Gary Maycroft & S. Gail Skvarenina, Editors

The Oracle
Orange County Mensa
Sandra Smolinsky, Editor

Tampa Bay Sounding
Tampa Bay Mensa
Thomas George Thomas, Editor

Outstanding Newsletter (Medium Group):

The 4M
Manasota Mensa
Edgar F. Coudal, Editor

i.e.
Inland Empire Mensa
Sonja Struthers, Editor

Phoenix
Western Pennsylvania Mensa
Eric Starbuck, Editor

Redwood Mpire News
Redwood Empire Mensa
Nancy Flack, Editor

Tucson Mensun
Tucson Mensa
Pati Pate, Editor

Outstanding Newsletter (Small Group):

M-Bassador
Borderline Mensa
Doug Miller, Editor

Mensokie
Central Oklahoma Mensa
Nancy Park, Editor

M-Press
Coastal Carolina Mensa
Gill Krebs, Editor

WEB SITE AWARD NOMINEES

Overall Presentation

Inland Empire Mensa
www.iemensa.us
Janet Geiger, Webmaster

Lehigh Pocono Mensa
www.lpm.us.mensa.org
Adriana Platner, Webmaster

San Francisco Regional Mensa
www.sfmensa.org
Gary Koerzendorfer, Webmaster

Southwest Idaho Mensa
www.swidaho.us.mensa.org
Margit S.L. Curtright, Webmaster

Western New York Mensa
www.wny.us.mensa.org
Jaclyn McKewan, Webmaster

Overall Entertainment

Borderline Mensa
www.borderline.us.mensa.org
Doug Miller, Webmaster

Chicago Area Mensa
www.chicago.us.mensa.org
Ed Poremba, Webmaster

Manasota Mensa
www.manasota.us.mensa.org
Dwight Gill, Webmaster

North Texas Mensa
www.northtexasmensa.org
Mike Shaffer, Webmaster

Northwest Florida Mensa
www.nwflorida.us.mensa.org
Jill Russ, Webmaster

Calendar

Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa
www.glaam.us.mensa.org
Lindsey Murray, Webmaster

Mid-America Mensa
www.mamensa.org
Mark Short, Webmaster

Minnesota Mensa
www.mnmensa.org
Bill Conlan, Webmaster

North Texas Mensa
www.northtexasmensa.org
Mike Shaffer, Webmaster

San Diego Mensa
www.sandiego.us.mensa.org
Dave Bowles, Webmaster

Member Recruitment

Chicago Area Mensa
www.chicago.us.mensa.org
Ed Poremba, Webmaster

San Diego Mensa
www.sandiego.us.mensa.org
Dave Bowles, Webmaster

San Francisco Regional Mensa
www.sfmensa.org
Gary Koerzendorfer, Webmaster

Western New York Mensa
www.wny.us.mensa.org
Jaclyn McKewan, Webmaster

“Members Only” Section

Cleveland Area Mensa
www.cleveland.us.mensa.org
Bobbie Rooney, Webmaster

East Central Ohio Mensa
www.ecom.us.mensa.org
Rick DeMattia, Webmaster

Gulf Coast Mensa
www.gcmensa.org
Lori Crews, Webmaster

Southeast Michigan Mensa
www.semm.us.mensa.org
John Voymas, Webmaster

Outstanding Web Site (Large Group):

Chicago Area Mensa
www.chicago.us.mensa.org
Ed Poremba, Webmaster

Greater Los Angeles Area Mensa
www.glaam.us.mensa.org
Lindsey Murray, Webmaster

North Texas Mensa
www.northtexasmensa.org
Mike Shaffer, Webmaster

San Diego Mensa
www.sandiego.us.mensa.org
Dave Bowles, Webmaster

San Francisco Regional Mensa
www.sfmensa.org
Gary Koerzendorfer, Webmaster

Outstanding Web Site (Medium Group):

Lehigh Pocono Mensa
www.lpm.us.mensa.org
Adriana Platner, Webmaster

Northwest Florida Mensa
www.nwflorida.us.mensa.org
Jill Russ, Webmaster

Southern Nevada Mensa
www.southernnevada.us.mensa.org
Judy Dosse, Webmaster

Tidewater Mensa
www.tidewater.us.mensa.org
Don Gregory, Webmaster

Western New York Mensa
www.wny.us.mensa.org
Jaclyn McKewan, Webmaster

Outstanding Web Site (Small Group):

Borderline Mensa
www.borderline.us.mensa.org
Doug Miller, Webmaster

Mensa Alaska
alaska.us.mensa.org
Daniel Gilman, Webmaster

Mississippi Mensa
www.mississippi.us.mensa.org
James Dutschke, Webmaster

South Mississippi Mensa
www.southmississippi.us.mensa.org
Eric Ladner, Webmaster

CONTRIBUTION AWARD NOMINEES

Poetry

“Bad Love Poem”
Rachel Dillard
North Texas Mensa
(M-Aura, February 2007)

Haiku
Alexandra Schiller
Oregon Mensa
(Omen, December 2006)

“The Legend Makers”
Tom Wilson
Redwood Empire Mensa
(Redwood Mpire News, March 2007)

“Stinging March Snow”
Karen Kozak
Nebraska/Western Iowa Mensa
(The Brainiac, March 2007)

Untitled poem on back cover
Jason Brown
North Texas Mensa
(M-Aura, April 2006)

Humor

“The Barney Saga”
Ruth Parvin
Oregon Mensa
(Omen, June 2006)

“Math for Word Lovers”
Pamela Miller
Greater Phoenix Mensa
(Much Ado About Mensa, August 2006)

Limericks
ted kelly
Redwood Empire Mensa
(Redwood Mpire News, February 2007)

“Missing Owl Mystery Deepens”
Doug Miller
Borderline Mensa
(Borderline Mensa Web Site)

“More Musings After the Methylphenidate Wears Off: Life In a Nonlinear Accelerator”
Ferron Talobe
Cleveland Area Mensa
(Graffiti, September 2006)

“Read the Small Print”
The Sassy Broad (aka Donna Davis)
Central Oklahoma Mensa
(Mensokie, May 2006)

Fiction

“Jenny”
Victory Crayne
Orange County Mensa
(The Oracle, June/July 2006)

“Official Minutes”
Pamela Miller
Borderline Mensa
(Borderline Mensa Web Site)

“Rona Pagliaro”
J.E. Boles
Oregon Mensa
(Omen, November 2006)

“Wilhelm Travels Back In Time To Save Bubo!”
Doug Miller
Borderline Mensa
(Borderline Mensa Web Site)

“World Gathering: Magic, Mensa, and Mayhem”
Karina L. Fabian
North Dakota Mensa
(North Dakota Mensa Web Site)

Non-Fiction (Mensa-Themed)

“Bubo: A Sordid Tale of Abandonment, Abduction, and Betrayal”
Stephen Wilhelm
Borderline Mensa
(Borderline Mensa Web Site)

“Experiences and Impressions at My First RG”
Dan Chesnut
Tampa Bay Mensa
(Tampa Bay Sounding, April 2006)

“Insight on S.I.G.H.T.”
Kate Reeves
Inland Empire Mensa
(i.e., April 2006)

“Thai Cooking with Mike Yamrick”
Ruth Parvin
Oregon Mensa
(Omen, December 2006)

“We Miss You!”
Dave Shiffman
Memphis Mensa
(Memphis Mensa, November 2006)

Non-Fiction (Essay)

“Korki’s Korner”
Korki Whitaker
Western Michigan Mensa
(Nova, March 2007)

“The Last Frontier”
Terry Black
Orange County Mensa
(The Oracle, October 2006)

“Lemonade – From Scratch”
Dave Shiffman
Memphis Mensa
(Memphis Mensa, April 2006)

“A Most Beautiful Southern Belle”
John J.J. Ward
Greater Phoenix Mensa
(Much Ado About Mensa, August 2006)

“Partly Cloudy: The Tipping Point”
Karen Cyson
Minnesota Mensa
(MENSAGENDA, November 2006)

Puzzles and Games

“The 2006 Year-End Quiz”
Dick Nuenke
Columbus Area Mensa
(Col-M, February 2007)

“Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?”
Joel Chinkes
Greater Phoenix Mensa
(Much Ado About Mensa, July 2006)

“A King-Sized Puzzle”
Greg Northcutt
Utah Mensa
(Utah Mensa Web Site)

“And Now For Something Completely Different”
Karen Webb
Utah Mensa
(Utah Mensa Web Site)

“Trivial Matters”
Elaine Brody
Delaware Valley Mensa
(Proteus, April 2006)

Artwork

“37,000 Words – A Photo Essay”
Dennis Tallent
Tucson Mensa
(Tucson Mensun, December 2006)

Cover illustration
Nancy Park
Central Oklahoma Mensa
(Mensokie, April 2006)

“Dawn of the New Year”
Garin Ardash
Western Pennsylvania Mensa
(Phoenix, January 2007)

Photos of bees
Nancy Flack
Redwood Empire Mensa
(Redwood Mpire News, April 2006)

“Snakes in the Garage”
Nick Quaglietta
Tucson Mensa
(Tucson Mensun, November 2006)

Continuing Item

“Acute Angles”
David Fidelman
Greater Phoenix Mensa
Much Ado About Mensa

“Blue River”
Ray Voet
Minnesota Mensa
MENSAGENDA

“Cheap Eats”
Cynthia Clampitt
Chicago Area Mensa
ChiMe

“Fun with Stuff”
Bruce Smith
Inland Empire Mensa
i.e.

“Resident Curmudgeon”
Jim Sitton
Inland Empire Mensa
i.e.