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23-September-1997 
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    "Dallas Morning News" Writer Wins 
    Top Religion Writing Award 
 
    by Religion News Service 
 
WASHINGTON--Deborah Kovach Caldwell, a reporter for the "Dallas Morning 
News," has been named the John R. Templeton Award winner for excellence in 
religion reporting in the secular press. 
 
    Caldwell received the award Sept. 13 during the annual meeting of the 
Religion Newswriters Association. 
 
    Laurie Goodstein, formerly of the "Washington Post," came in second for 
the Templeton and Julia Lieblich of Newhouse News Service came in third. 
 
    Carol McGraw of the "Orange County Register" in California won the 
James O. Supple Award for excellent religion writing in the secular press. 
Diego Ribadeneira of the "Boston Globe" came in second and Juli Cragg 
Hilliard of the "Sarasota Herald-Tribune" in Florida came in third. 
 
    The "Minneapolis Star Tribune" won the Harold Schachern Memorial Award 
for excellence in religion pages or sections in the secular press.  The 
"Dallas Morning News" came in second and the "Salt Lake Tribune" came in 
third. 
 
    Rebekah Scott of "The (Toledo) Blade" was the winner of the George 
Cornell Award for excellent religion reporting at a newspaper with a 
circulation between 50,001 and 150,000.  Leonel Martinez of the 
"Bakersfield Californian" came in second and Kelly McBride of the 
"Spokesman- Review" in Spokane, Wash., came in third. 
 
    Kimberly Winston of the "Fremont (Calif.)Tri-Valley Herald" was awarded 
the Louis Cassels Award for excellent religion reporting at a newspaper 
with a circulation of 50,000 and below.  Cheryl Wittenauer of the "St. 
Joseph (Mo.) News-Press" came in second and Karen Owen of the "Owensboro 
(Ky.) Messenger-Inquirer" came in third. 
 
    The Religion Newswriters Association, founded in 1949, has about 200 
members and an additional 100 associate members. 

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