2005 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards


Cassel Award: Religion Reporter of the Year—Small Newspaper

Maya Kremen, Herald News

Cornell Award: Religion Reporter of the Year—Mid-Sized Newspapers

Jennifer Berry Hawes, The Post and Courier

Schachern Awards for Best Religion Section or Pages

Large Papers: Richard Vara, The Houston Chronicle
Small Papers: The Mobile Register

Supple Religion Writer of the Year

Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times

Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year

Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Templeton Religion Story of the Year

“Struggle for the Soul of Islam” by James O’Shea, Chicago Tribune