ASJA.org: Awards 2006 20080509/2114E

2006 ASJA AWARDS

BOOKS

GENERAL NON-FICTION

Goodnight Saigon by Charles Henderson
Honorable Mention: The Reluctant Spiritualist by Nancy Rubin Stuart

JUNE ROTH MEMORIAL/MEDICAL JOURNALISM

Dangerous Doses by Katherine Eban
Honorable Mention: The Starving Family by Cheryl Dellasega

SERVICE/SELF-HELP/COLLABORATIVE

The Resilient Writer by Catherine Wald
Honorable Mention: Scaling Down by Judi Culbertson and Marj Decker

CHILDREN/YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION

Tools of Navigation by Rachel Dickinson

ARTICLES

DONALD ROBINSON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

"Witness on Board" by Salley Shannon
Los Angeles Times Magazine, July 17, 2005

JUNE ROTH MEDICAL JOURNALISM

"Could You Be Forced to Have A C-section?" by Lisa Collier Cool
Baby Talk Magazine, May 2005

Honorable Mention: "Danger at the ER" by Linda Marsa
Ladies' Home Journal, October 2005

BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY

"Building a Better Banana" by Craig Canine
Smithsonian Magazine, October 2005

Honorable Mention: "He Took On the Whole Power Tool Industry" by Melba Newsome
Inc. Magazine, July 2005

ESSAY

"All the Wrong Men" by Janine Latus
O, The Oprah Magazine, October 2005

PROFILE

"Madame Butterfly" by Michelle Nijhuis
Sierra Magazine, October 2005

Honorable Mention: "Secrets of the Bonobo Sisterhood" by Jessica Seigel
Ms. Magazine, Spring 2005

REPORTING ON A SIGNIFICANT TOPIC

"Will We Ever Arrive at the Good Death?" by Robin Marantz Henig
The New York Times Magazine, August 7, 2005

Honorable Mention: "To Hell and Back" by John Rosengren
Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine, January 2005

SERVICE

"There's Still a Girl in There" by Karen Hammond Family Circle, May 17, 2005

ARLENE

"Monkey Business: A Look at Vote-Counting Mischief and the Potential for More" by Miriam Raftery
City Beat (San Diego, CA), October 19, 2005

and

"For the Love of Laurie" by Michele Wojciechowski
Family Circle, April 19, 2005

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Gloria Hochman

EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD

Brett Harvey