Award-winning

Award-winning

For the 18th consecutive year, The Alabama Baptist has been named among the top regional Christian newspapers in the nation. Below is a list of awards won by The Alabama Baptist and other state Baptist entities based on work published in 2013.

The Alabama Baptist

  • Overall newspaper — award of excellence (RCC and EPA); best in class — award of merit (ACP); redesign award of excellence (ACP); most improved — award of merit (EPA); publication redesign by Lauren C. Grim and The Alabama Baptist staff — fifth place (EPA)
  • “Today I am Grieving” by Bob Terry — personal experience award of excellence (ACP)
  • “Thinking of going?” by Grace Thornton — personally useful article award of excellence (ACP)
  • “Human Trafficking” by Kristen Padilla — theme section award of excellence (ACP) and in-depth coverage award of merit (ACP)
  • January Bible Study by Fisher Humphreys — Bible reference award of excellence (ACP)
  • “Unimaginable tragedy” (Coverage of Shahan murder) by Jennifer Davis Rash and Neisha Fuson — news writing award of excellence (RCC)
  • “The Healing Continues” by Grace Thornton — general article first place (EPA) and personality article fourth place (EPA)
  • “A Threat to Religious Liberty” editorial by Bob Terry — award of merit (ACP)
  • “Reputation Is Everything” editorial by Bob Terry — second place (BCA)
  • “50 Years after ‘The Movement’” by John L. Cantelow III — personal experience award of merit (ACP)
  • “Rashional Thoughts” (Rashionalthoughts.com) by Jennifer Davis Rash — award of merit (RCC); honorable mention (ACP)
  • “Faith and Family” by The Alabama Baptist staff — department award of merit (ACP)
  • “Health Care in America” by Jennifer Davis Rash and Sondra Washington — article series third place (EPA)
  • “How to deal with a shooter” by Grace Thornton — professional resource honorable mention (ACP)
  • “How to cope with grief” by Lauren C. Grim — spread design honorable mention (ACP)

Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions

  • Firewood Giveaway Ministry by Bethany Rogers — video editorial feature more than 5 minutes first place (BCA) and video editorial feature less than 5 minutes second place (BCA)
  • Sing Your Song T-shirt by Jesse Conte — advertising, specialty item first place (BCA)
  • “Changing Lives Through Campus Ministries” by Doug Rogers — scripts second place (BCA)
  • One Mission Students luggage tag by Jesse Conte — advertising, specialty item second place (BCA)
  • Church Planting by Jesse Conte — print collateral, brochure second place (BCA)
  • Praying Across Alabama by Communications Services — public relations, special events third place (BCA)
  • One Mission Students Prayer Walk by Jesse Conte — special display design third place (BCA)
  • Church Revitalization by Jesse Conte — print collateral, brochure third place (BCA)
  • Be the One T-shirt by Jesse Conte — advertising, specialty item third place (BCA)

University of Mobile

  • “In the Center of Worship” by Kathy Dean — feature writing first place (BCA)
  • 2013 Leadership Banquet by UMobile Marketing & Public Relations — public relation, special events second place (BCA)
  • Connections logo by Jay Adcock — logo design second place (BCA)
  • Ram Country billboard by Jay Adcock and Lesa Moore — billboard design second place (BCA)
  • UMobile Magazine website by Trey Taulbee — website third place (BCA)
  • “Sweet Dreams” by Will Drake — feature writing third place (BCA)
  • Charitable Giving newsletter by Jay Adcock and Lesa Moore — newsletter design third place (BCA)
  • University of Mobile Magazine by UMobile Marketing & Public Relations — magazine design third place (BCA)

Samford University

  • “Bobby Bowden, Samford University” by Philip Poole and Brad Radice — television commercial award of excellence (RCC)
Associated Church Press (ACP)
Baptist Communicators Association (BCA)
Evangelical Press Association (EPA)
Religion Communicators Council (RCC)