AMC announces 2007 Media Contest winners

Published Feb. 8, 2008

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILL. (AMCNS) -- Air Mobility Command announced the winners of the 2007 AMC Media Contest, which recognizes the best journalist, photographers and broadcasters contributing to the command's base newspapers and video productions.

Winners were selected by a panel of three judges, and first-place winners go on to compete in the Air Force Media Contest. The AMC winners are:

News
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Melissa White, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB, S.C.
2nd Place - Senior Airman Christie A. Putz, 375th AW/PA, Scott AFB, Ill.
3rd Place (tie) - Staff Sgt. Connie L. Bias, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB, Wash., and Tyler Hemstreet, 62 AW/PA, McChord AFB, Wash.

Feature
1st Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix, N.J.
2nd Place - Staff Sgt. James P. Croxon, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
3rd Place - Staff Sgt. Connie L. Bias, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB

Sports
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Samuel Hymas, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
2nd Place - Tech. Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter Jr., 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB
3rd Place (tie) - Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB, Del., and Staff Sgt. Candy Knight, 60th AMW/PA, Travis AFB, Calif.

Commentary
1st Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix
2nd Place - Staff Sgt. James P. Croxon, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB
3rd Place - Airman 1st Class Kali L. Gradishar, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB

Series
1st Place - Airman Shen-Chia Chu and Senior Airman James Bolinger, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB
2nd Place - Tech. Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter Jr., 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB
3rd Place - Airman 1st Class Mindy Bloem, 43rd AW/PA, Pope AFB, N.C.

Art/Graphics
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB

Photojournalism
1st Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix
2nd Place - Senior Airman Christie A. Putz, 375th AW/PA, Scott AFB
3rd Place - Senior Airman Shaun Emery, 60th AMW/PA, Travis AFB

Combat Documentation
1st Place - Tech. Sgt. Edward Holzapfel, 375th AW/PA, Scott AFB
2nd Place - Senior Airman Chad Kellum, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB
3rd Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix

News Photography
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
2nd Place - Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB
3rd Place - Ed Drohan, 43rd AW/PA, Pope AFB

Feature Photography
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
2nd Place - Airman 1st Class Justin Shelton, 22nd ARW/PA, McConnell AFB, Kansas
3rd Place - Tech. Sgt. Todd Wivell, 43rd AW/PA, Pope AFB

Sports Photography
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
2nd Place - Airman 1st Class Mindy Bloem, 43rd AW/PA, Pope AFB
3rd Place - Senior Airman Chad Kellum, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB

Portrait/Personality Photograph
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
2nd Place - Senior Airman James Bolinger, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB
3rd Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix

Illustrative Photography
1st Place - Senior Airman Chad Kellum, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB
2nd Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix
3rd Place - Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB

Pictorial Photograph
1st Place - Senior Airman Chad J. Watkins, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB
2nd Place - Airman 1st Class Nicholas Pilch, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
3rd Place - Airman 1st Class Mindy Bloem, 43rd AW/PA, Pope AFB

Picture Story
1st Place - Senior Airman Chad Kellum, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB
2nd Place - Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla, 437th AW/PA, Charleston AFB
3rd Place - Airman Shen-Chia Chu, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB

Local TV Newscast
1st Place - 375th AW/PA, Scott AFB

Video Documentary
1st Place - Airman 1st Class April Mullens, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB

Video Field Production
1st Place - Airman Jonathan Hernandez, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB

Outstanding New Print Journalist
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Kali L. Gradishar, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB
2nd Place - Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace, 436th AW/PA, Dover AFB
3rd Place - Airman 1st Class Rebekah Phy, 305th AMW/PA, McGuire AFB, N.J.

Outstanding New Photographer
1st Place - Airman 1st Class Joshua K. Chapman, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB

Journalist of the Year
1st Place - Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, USAF EC/PA, Fort Dix
2nd Place - Staff Sgt. Connie L. Bias, 92nd ARW/PA, Fairchild AFB
3rd Place - Staff Sgt. James P. Croxon, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB

Photographer of the Year
1st Place - Senior Airman Chad Kellum, 319th ARW/PA, Grand Forks AFB