DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards
2012 DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards
Entry Deadline (for work completed in 2011): Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.
Coordinator: Laura Flippen Tenzel
Awards Ceremony: Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Philadelphia Marriott Hotel
 The DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards are given annually to active members of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) who demonstrate excellence in religious communications and public relations.
The awards are named to honor the late Victor DeRose and the late Paul M. Hinkhouse, leading lithographers in New York City, and longtime friends of the RCC. Both men shared a strong interest in, and concern for, excellence in communications.
2011 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Winners
CLASS A – Periodicals
Best of Class: Gregg Brekke, United Church of Christ, StillSpeaking Magazine
CLASS B – Periodicals, Single Issue
Best of Class: Christie R. House, General Board of Global Ministries, UMC, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK, July-August 2010 issue
CLASS C – Public Relations Materials
Best of Class: Dianna Ott, Michelle Bingham, Shellee Layman, Carol Johnson, Mark Thomson, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), General Assembly Mission Council, Experience Mission/Mission Experience Exhibit
CLASS D – Writing for Publication
Best of Class: Christie R. House, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK/General Board of Global Ministries, UMC, Imagine No Malaria Campaign and Why It Just Might Work
CLASS E – Specialized Writing
Best of Class: Sr. Rose Pacatte, Pauline Center for Media Studies, Our Media World: Teaching Kids K-8 about Faith and Media
CLASS F – Graphic Design, Art, & Photography
Best of Class: Hilary Kay Doran, Bread for the World, Our Common Interest: Ending Hunger and Malnutrition: 2011 Hunger Report
CLASS G – Audio & Video, Broadcast, Non-broadcast & Cable
Best of Class: Mindy Marchal, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Reason to Hope
Best of Class: Pamela Burdine, David Barnhart, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance of the PCUSA, Coming Home: Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later
CLASS H – Public Relations/Advertising Campaign
Best of Class: Jay Rollins, Hal Sadler, Ron Underberg, Darcy Quigley, Brenda Carr, Jan Snider, General Board of Global Ministries, UMC and United Methodist Communications, 10-fold Campaign
CLASS I – Internet Communication
Best of Class: Christie R. House, General Board of Global Ministries, UMC, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK 2010 Online editions – back issues button
CLASS J – Social Media
Best of Class: Dana McMahan, Thommy Browne, Bryce Hudson, Presbyerian Church (U.S.A.), Mission Crossroads (social networking site)
Full List of All Winners:
Other Resources:
- Sample Media Release for Winners
- DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Award Classes (for reference)
- DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards presentation- videos in three parts:
- Part 1 includes:
- Opening remarks; introductions; acknowledgments
- Class A: Periodicals
- Class B: Periodicals, single issue
- Part 2 includes:
- Class C: Public Relations Materials
- Special Shoestring Award
- Class D: Writing for Publication
- Class E: Specialized Writing
- Class F: Graphic Design, Art, & Photography (categories 1-8 including design, illustration, and photography)
- Part 3 includes:
- Class F: Graphic Design, Art, & Photography (categories 9-12 including logo/branding development, website design, CD/DVD cover/packaging, and miscellaneous)
- Class G: Audio & Video, Broadcast, Non-broadcast & Cable
- Class H: Public Relations/Advertising Campaign
- Class I: Internet Communication
- Class J: Social Media
Photos from 2011 DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards
 Gregg Brekke
Best of Class: CLASS A – Periodicals: Gregg Brekke, United Church of Christ, StillSpeaking Magazine
Deb Christian, president of the Religion Communicators Council, presented the award.
Photo by George Conklin
 Christie R. House
Best of Class: CLASS B – Periodicals, Single Issue: Christie R. House, General Board of Global Ministries, UMC, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK, July-August 2010 issue
Best of Class: CLASS D – Writing for Publication: Christie R. House, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK/General Board of Global Ministries, UMC, Imagine No Malaria Campaign and Why It Just Might Work
Best of Class: CLASS I – Internet Communication: Christie R. House, General Board of Global Ministries, UMC, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK, NEW WORLD OUTLOOK 2010 Online editions – back issues button
Deb Christian, president of the Religion Communicators Council, presented the award.
Photo by George Conklin
 Jay Rollins
Best of Class: CLASS H – Public Relations/Advertising Campaign: Jay Rollins, Hal Sadler, Ron Underberg, Darcy Quigley, Brenda Carr, Jan Snider, General Board of Global Ministries, UMC and United Methodist Communications, 10-fold Campaign
Deb Christian, president of the Religion Communicators Council, presented the award.
Photo by George Conklin
 David Barnhart
Best of Class: CLASS G – Audio & Video, Broadcast, Non-broadcast & Cable: Pamela Burdine, David Barnhart, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance of the PCUSA, Coming Home: Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later
Deb Christian, president of the Religion Communicators Council, presented the award.
Photo by George Conklin
 Pamela Burdine
Best of Class: CLASS G – Audio & Video, Broadcast, Non-broadcast & Cable: Pamela Burdine, David Barnhart, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance of the PCUSA, Coming Home: Hurricane Katrina Five Years Later
Deb Christian, president of the Religion Communicators Council, presented the award.
Photo by George Conklin
 Sr. Rose Pacatte
Best of Class: CLASS E – Specialized Writing: Sr. Rose Pacatte, Pauline Center for Media Studies, Our Media World: Teaching Kids K-8 about Faith and Media
Deb Christian, president of the Religion Communicators Council, presented the award.
Photo by George Conklin
Previous DeRose-Hinkhouse Award Winners
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