Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine

The national competition was sponsored by the Association for Conservation Information, a nonprofit association of information and education professionals representing state, federal and Canadian agencies and private conservation organizations.

The ACI competition also honored Arizona Wildlife Views with the following awards:

• 1st Place Fisheries Article: “Summer Cicada Symphony" (Rory Aikens, author)
• 2nd Place Wildlife Article: “A Penny’s Worth of Terror” (Randy Babb, author)
• 2nd Place General Interest Article: “Wild at Art” (Julie Hammonds, author)
• 3rd Place Wildlife Article: “High-elevation Elation” (Dianne Howard, author)
• 3rd Place Parks, Cultural, Historical Article: “Rare Birds and Red Rocks” (Julie Hammonds, author)
• 3rd Place Photography: American three-toed woodpecker (George Andrejko, photographer)

The Arizona Game and Fish Department’s official magazine also pulled in Communicator Awards for stories and art published in 2009. George Andrejko’s cover photo of a white-winged dove (September–October 2009) garnered a gold-level award of excellence, as did the magazine’s overall design (November–December 2009). Seven silver-level awards of distinction were given for:

Overall magazine quality: September–October 2009
Copy/writing: “Humpback Haven” (Julie Hammonds, author)
Copy/writing: “High-elevation Elation” (Dianne Howard, author)
Photography: American three-toed woodpecker (George Andrejko, photographer), March–April 2009, back cover
Photography: Rocky Mountain elk (George Andrejko, photographer), November–December 2009, Page 26
Interior design: “The Skinny on Skulls: A Quiz,” designed by Cecelia Carpenter
Interior design: “The Last Cowpony,” designed by Cecelia Carpenter

The Communicator Awards is an international awards program honoring creative excellence. More than 9,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes make it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.

Previous Awards Won by Arizona Wildlife Views Magazine

Writing Awards Won

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