The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati Enquirer staffers received 41 awards at the annual banquet Thursday of the Queen City Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Two reporters, Debra Jasper and Spencer Hunt, won the Gerald White Memorial Prize, Cincinnati SPJ's highest honor. They won the award, named for a former Enquirer investigative reporter, for "Ohio's Secret Shame," which showed the lack of care for some of Ohio's mentally retarded residents.

Other Enquirer awards:

Deadline Reporting

Second Place, Cincinnati Enquirer staff, "Settlement"

Third Place, John Kiesewetter and Tempo staff, "Rosemary Clooney ... Maysville Mourns"

Enterprise/Database Reporting

First Place, Debra Jasper and Spencer Hunt, "Ohio's Secret Shame"

Second Place, Susan Vela, "What is Blight?"

Third Place, Sheila McLaughlin and Michael D. Clark, "Anti-Porn Crusader Takes Fight to Hotels"

Honorable Mention, Susan Vela, "Firefighters: Everyday Heroes, One Day"

Beat Reporting

Third Place (tie), Susan Vela, city of Norwood stories, and Dan Horn, series

Honorable Mention, Chuck Martin, de Cavel series

Continuing Coverage

First Place, Kevin Aldridge, "3 Organizations United in Boycott"

Honorable Mention, Jennifer Mrozowski, "Closing Worries Carthage"

Sports Coverage

First Place, Michael D. Clark, for a selection of stories

Honorable Mention, Mark Curnutte, "LeBeau Firing"

Sports Feature

First Place, Michael Perry, "Logan Grew as a Player and a Man"

Second Place, Neil Schmidt, "Black Jockey's Journey Spanned Different Worlds"

Daily Column Writing

Third Place, Cliff Radel

Honorable Mention, Laura Pulfer, Peter Bronson

Short Story

Second Place, William A. Weathers, "Night Watch"

Personality Profile

First Place, Mark Curnutte, "No Ordinary Jones"

Third Place, John Johnston, "Museum Director Embraces the New"

Long News Feature

First Place, Dan Horn, "The Year America Changed"

Third Place, John Johnston, "His Toughest Marathon"

Short News Feature

Third Place, John Johnston, "He Took a Long Road to the Drive-Through"

Lifestyle Feature

First Place, Shauna Scott Rhone, "Parents Heal After Son's Suicide"

Trend Reporting

First Place, Kristina Goetz, "Cutting Through the Pain"

Arts/Entertainment Feature

Honorable Mention, Janelle Gelfand, "CSO, Paavo Reviews"

Arts/Entertainment Criticism

Third Place, Marilyn Bauer, "Artist Uses Fowl in the Fairest Way"

Business Coverage

Second Place, James McNair, "Fiorini Investors"

Third Place, Cliff Peale, "Procter & Gamble"

Education

Second Place, Jennifer Mrozowski, selection of stories

Page Design

First Place, Joseph Powell, "Sept. 11, 2001: 2,999* Losses"

Third Place, Ron Huff, "Basketball: Out of the Park"

Info Graphic

First Place, Randy Mazzola, "USS Cincinnati"

Second Place, Randy Mazzola, "Down in 37 Seconds"

Art Illustration

Honorable Mention, Randy Mazzola, "Two Faced Bengals Fan"

News Photo

Second Place, Brandi Stafford, Michael E. Keating, Glenn Hartong, Craig Ruttle, Tony Jones, Patrick Reddy and Michael Snyder, "And This One is Gone"

Third Place, Michael E. Keating, "Casey's Blast"

Feature Photo

First Place, Michael E. Keating, "Ohio's Secret Shame"

Third Place, Steven Herppich, "Bingo Night"

WCPO reporter Michael Flannery won the Camilla Warrick Award for Community Service. Warrick was a reporter and columnist at the Enquirer and the Post from 1982 to 1998.