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2020 Wilmer C. Fields Awards

Winners across all categories will be announced via the BCA Facebook page and this website periodically beginning on Monday, April 13, at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). You will need to refresh the page at the time mentioned below to see the newly revealed winners.

2020 Awards Program Evaluations


Public Relations & Development

Total Public Relations or Development Campaign

Public Relations for Special Events

  • More than $25,000 budget
    • FIRST PLACE - 2019 EBS Event Collateral and Display - David Calvert, Shelly Moon and Lauren Winters, GuideStone Financial Resources
    • SECOND PLACE - 125th Anniversary - Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries

Communications and/or Marketing Strategy

  • Less than $25,000 budget
    • FIRST PLACE - I Stand for Life - A Tennessee Baptist Initiative - Communications, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
    • SECOND PLACE - Best Value Marketing Campaign - Office of Communications & Marketing, Ouachita Baptist University
    • THIRD PLACE - One Hope - Carol Layton, North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry
  • More than $25,000 budget
    • FIRST PLACE - Be Transformed - Office of University Communications, Union University

Interactive Communications

Website, organization or company site

Website, event or promotion site

Social Media

Email Marketing

Student Interactive Communications

Website, organization or company site

Social Media

Mobile Apps

Audio-Visual Communications

Video: Editorial Feature

Video: Promotion

Video: Broadcast/Podcast

  • Individual Episode

Video: Other

Audio: Broadcast/Podcast

Student Audio-Visual Communications

Video

Audio

  • Broadcast/Podcast - Overall Show
  • Broadcast/Podcast - Individual Episode

Photography

Feature

  • Single
    • FIRST PLACE - Timothy George - Kristen Padilla, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
    • SECOND PLACE - Kugel Photo - Marketing and Communication, California Baptist University
    • THIRD PLACE - Money to get Home - Ryan Thomas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Series

News

  • Single
    • FIRST PLACE - Prayer for Victims of Sexual Abuse - Caleb Yarbrough, Arkansas Baptist News
    • SECOND PLACE - African American Southern Baptist Casts His Vote - Caleb Yarbrough, Arkansas Baptist News
    • THIRD PLACE - LifeWay Moving Truck - Caleb Yarbrough, Arkansas Baptist News
  • Series
    • FIRST PLACE - From Despair to Hope - Doug Rogers, Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions

Promotional or Advertisement

  • Single
  • Series
    • FIRST PLACE - Bulldog Calendars - Kristi Woody, Union University
    • SECOND PLACE - Build, Strengthen, Restore: 2019 Thanksgiving Offering - Stella K Prather, Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries

Event Coverage

Portrait

Student Photography

Single

Series

  • FIRST PLACE - The Modern Realities of Sex Trafficking - Phillip Ndowu, California Baptist University
  • SECOND PLACE - Deaf or Hearing: A Child's Choice - Lisa Michelle Martinat, Gardner-Webb University

Portrait

News Writing

Single Article

Series or Package

Opinion/Editorial

Student News Writing

Single Article

Opinion/Editorial

Feature Writing

Single Article

Series or Package

First-Person Column

Blog

Scripts

Student Feature Writing

Single Article

Design

Print Collateral

  • Logo
  • Integrated Branding
    • FIRST PLACE - Be Transformed - Office of University Communications, Union University
    • SECOND PLACE - NAMB City Team Summit Branding - Creative Services, North American Mission Board
    • THIRD PLACE - Connect Event Branding - Office of Communications & Marketing, Ouachita Baptist University
  • Special Display
    • FIRST PLACE - Soccer Field Wrap - Office of University Communications, Union University
    • SECOND PLACE - Project Pinnacle: The GuideStone Story - Brittany McNally, GuideStone Financial Resources
  • Brochure
    • FIRST PLACE - Artistry with Soul - Marketing and Communications, Samford University
    • SECOND PLACE - GuideStone Cross-Promotional Brochure - Nicolette Heape and Holly Taylor, GuideStone Financial Resources
    • THIRD PLACE - Benefits of Escalating Contributions - Taylor Ames, Garland Sepulveda and Holly Taylor, GuideStone Financial Resources
  • Booklet
    • FIRST PLACE - Student Missions Opportunities - Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
    • SECOND PLACE - Compensation Planning Guide - Taylor Ames, Garland Sepulveda and Holly Taylor, GuideStone Financial Resources
    • THIRD PLACE - Hosanna! In excelsis deo - Kristen Padilla, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
  • Annual Report

Publications

  • Newspaper
    • FIRST PLACE - The Banner - Sienna Darula and Abigail Wolf, California Baptist University
    • SECOND PLACE - Illinois Baptist - Illinois Baptist Media, Illinois Baptist State Association
    • THIRD PLACE - The Alabama Baptist - The Alabama Baptist staff
  • Newspaper Front Page
  • Magazine
  • Magazine Cover
  • Newsletter
    • FIRST PLACE - Missions + Ministry Print Newsletter, September 2019 Edition - Arkansas Baptist State Convention
    • SECOND PLACE - Missions + Ministry Print Newsletter, January 2019 Edition - Arkansas Baptist State Convention
    • THIRD PLACE - Missions + Ministry Print Newsletter, March 2019 Edition - Arkansas Baptist State Convention
  • Redesign
    • FIRST PLACE - The Alabama Baptist - Lauren Grim, Jennifer Davis Rash and The Alabama Baptist staff

Promotion and Advertising

  • Poster or Flyer
    • FIRST PLACE - Youth Night Poster - Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
  • Media/Press Kit
    • FIRST PLACE - Mission:Dignity Sunday Media Kit - John Ambra and David Calvert, GuideStone Financial Resources
  • Direct Mail
    • FIRST PLACE - 2019 HVP Thanksgiving Card - Taylor Ames, Garland Sepulveda and Holly Taylor, GuideStone Financial Resources
  • Print Ads
    • Single
    • Series
      • FIRST PLACE - Be Transformed Series - Office of University Communications, Union University
  • Digital Ads
    • Single
      • FIRST PLACE - GuideStone Lipper Award Advertisement - Garland Sepulveda and Elizabeth Sparks, GuideStone Financial Resources
    • Series
      • FIRST PLACE - Scripture Series - Marissa Crowson, The Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma
  • Specialty Item
  • Digital Media Template
    • FIRST PLACE - #GratitudeandGiving #GivingTuesday 2019 Campaign - John Ambra, David Calvert and Susan Ervien, GuideStone Financial Resources
    • SECOND PLACE - Joyful Collective - Emily Flowers, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Illustration

  • General
    • FIRST PLACE - NAMB Branding Design Stickers - Creative Services, North American Mission Board
  • Hand-Drawn Typography

Student Design

Print Collateral

  • Invitation/Announcement
    • FIRST PLACE - 2019 University Birthday Card - Emily Drost, Union University

Promotion/Advertising

  • Poster/Flyer
    • FIRST PLACE - Brigadoon poster - Maria Stewart, Union University

Publications

  • Newspaper
    • Whole Issue
      • FIRST PLACE - The Banner - Sienna Darula and Abigail Wolf, California Baptist University
    • Front Page
      • FIRST PLACE - Sugar bowl edition - Baylor Lariat staff, Baylor Student Media
  • Magazine

Illustration

Overall Publication

Mixed Media Coverage

Print Publication

  • Magazine
    • FIRST PLACE - Pursuit - Lauren Sawdey and Lauren Shelburne, California Baptist University
    • SECOND PLACE - On Mission Magazine - Creative Services, North American Mission Board
    • THIRD PLACE - Generosity Magazine - The Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma
  • Newspaper
    • FIRST PLACE - The Banner - Sienna Darula and Abigail Wolf, California Baptist University
    • SECOND PLACE - Illinois Baptist - Illinois Baptist Media, Illinois Baptist State Association
    • THIRD PLACE - The Alabama Baptist - The Alabama Baptist staff
  • Promotion or Advertising
    • FIRST PLACE - Peace of Mind flyer - Carol Layton, North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry
    • SECOND PLACE - Double Gate Brochures: Internal and External - Kimber Huff, Baptist Convention of New England
  • Other
    • FIRST PLACE - Passport: Supporting Foster Families - Carol Layton, Jim Edminson and Blake Ragsdale, North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry
    • SECOND PLACE - The First Ten Years - Carol Layton, North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry

Student Overall Publication

Grand Prizes

Arthur S. Davenport Award for Exceptional Achievement in Public Relations and Development

Diane Reasoner Award for Exceptional Achievement in Interactive Communications

M.E. Dodd Memorial Award for Exceptional Achievement in Radio, Television, Film and Video

Fon H. Scofield Award for Exceptional Achievement in Photography

  • WINNER - Kentucky Mission Trip (Feature - Series) - Rebecca Hankins, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • FINALIST - Bulldog Calendars (Promotional or Advertisement - Series) - Kristi Woody, Union University
  • FINALIST - Dad's Graduation (Event Coverage: Single) - Ryan Thomas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Frank Burkhalter Award for Exceptional Achievement in Religious Newswriting

Leonard Holloway Award for Exceptional Achievement in Feature Writing

Albert McClellan Award for Exceptional Achievement in Print Media and Design

Best Overall Student Entry