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