10 honored for Summer 2002 work

They were:

Leigh Jimmie, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune: Outstanding news photography, for her dramatic action shot of Great Falls SWAT team members throwing a cell phone to an armed suspect.
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Karyn Hsiao, The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune: Outstanding writing, for her profile of an exotic dancer who looks at the controversy over South Salt Lake's nude dance clubs with a sense of irony.
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Tiffany Woods, The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal: Outstanding community reporting, for her richly detailed look at the history of race relations in Topeka, home of the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education Board desegregation case.
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Also awarded for outstanding work:

Julie Acosta, The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune, for her engaging look at how a youth center changes lives.

Ben Aguirre, Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore., for his deftly reported profile of a sports memorabilia store robbed of priceless artifacts.

Jamila Johnson, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash., for her fascinating business story about an imitation-crab factory uprooting.

Michelle Lee, Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Journal, for her textured look at the Jamaican Community in the region.

Carolyn Lucas, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., for her narrative about a 20-year-old paralyzed after an auto accident.

Ofelia Madrid, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, for her powerful story about nature healing itself seven years after a fire threatened the valley.

Ashley Surdin, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., for her richly fashioned deadline story about a local university student killed in the Hebrew University bombing in Jerusalem.

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