Staff of The Oklahoman wins 39 honors, 12 of them 1st-place

/> •Business sport reporting: second, Paul Monies, Jim Stafford and Tami Althoff, MG plant announcement, July 12, 12 and 15.

•Business feature: second, Paul Monies, for his series on business in the state's four corners, Jan. 15, 22 and 29 and Feb. 5.

•Spot news: second, Oklahoman staff, for stories on Oklahoma's wildfires, Jan. 1-6; third, Ron Jackson and Chad Previch, for their story on a fire which killed seven people, July 21.

•General news: second, John David Sutter, for his stories about the people living in the Tar Creek area, Aug. 2, Oct. 15 and Nov. 2.

•Feature writing: third, Bryan Dean, for his story about a woman's quest to bring home the remains of her father, who died in World War II, Oct. 29.

•Sports feature: honorable mention, Blake Jackson, for his feature about a gay rodeo competitor, May 27.

•Sports column: honorable mention, Jenni Carlson, for columns written Feb. 17, May 1 and July 19.

•Personal column: third, Steve Lackmeyer, for columns written June 20, Aug. 29 and Dec. 26.

•Reviews: second, George Lang, for reviews published Feb. 24, April 28 and Nov. 3.

•Non-Page 1layout: honorable mention, Jennifer Armstrong, for pages published Sept. 24 and Nov. 27.

•Page 1 layout: third, Joan Cuccio, for pages published Jan. 23, May 29 and July 30; honorable mention, Amy Raymond, for a page published Nov. 8.

•Graphic/illustration: second, Felicia Murray, for a graphic published Aug. 2; honorable mention, Chris Schoelen, for graphics published April 4, July 6 and July 25.

Photography awards

•Spot news: second, Steve Sisney, for his March 11 photo of a tractor-trailer accident; honorable mention, John Clanton, for his Jan. 3 photo of the aftermath of a wildfire; honorable mention, Michael Downes, for his July 17 photo of a police standoff; honorable mention, Chris Landsberger, for his Aug. 30 photo of a horse being rescued.

•General news: third, John Clanton, for his March 25 photo of a deployment ceremony; honorable mention, David McDaniel, for his May 23, photo of a soldier's funeral.

• Feature: second, John Clanton, for his May 13 photo of a mother and daughter at a gay prom; third, Bryan Terry, for his Aug. 3 photo of a boy playing at a swimming pool; honorable mention, Nate Billings, for his June 3 photo of youth playing basketball at night.

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