AWARDS HISTORY Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference Year
Writer of the Year
Pacesetter
Special Recognition
1980
Joy P. Gage
Lee Roddy
1981
Joe Smalley
Sally E. Stuart
1982
Steve & Janet Bly
Ethel Herr
Inspirational Award
1983
Patricia Rushford
Donna Fletcher Crow
Special Editor Recognition
1984
Dorothy Galde
Norman B. Rohrer
1985
None Awarded
Al Janssen; Alan Cilburn
1986
Mary Ann Howard; Arleta Richardson; Kay Marshall Strom
Harold Ivan Smith
1987
Fern Neal Stocker
Roberta Donovan
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Larry Clark W. Terry Whalin Marian F. Bray Marilyn Woody Sally E. Stuart Janet Holm McHenry; Cindy Secrest McDowell Ken Jones G. Ron Darbee Barbara Curtis Doris Elaine “Till” Fell Tricia McCary Rhodes Randall Ingermanson; Wendy Lawton William R. Nesbitt Marlo Schalesky; Elsie J. Larson Cynthia Allen (magazines); Brandilyn Collins (books) Tricia Goyer; Roxanne Henke
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Lucille Gardner Poetry
Most Promising New Writer
Sherwood E. Wirt
For Distinguished Service Elaine Wright Colvin
Best Writer’s Helps Bonnie Wheeler Virginia Muir Lissa Halls Johnson; Lucille Gardner Jerry B. Jenkins; Georgiana Walker None Awarded
Gloria Chisholm Christine H. Tangvald Donna Fletcher Crow Carole Gift Page Joy Pennock Gage
Gayle G. Roper; David R. Talbott (10-yr. Director Award) Margaret J. Anderson Jerry B. Jenkins Non Awarded Jonathan Kattenhorn Barbara Lockwood
Danella Kimura Ranelda Hunsicker
Bill Myers
Daniel W. Driver
Robin Jones Gunn
Jon Henderson
Bob Davies Ward Tanneberg Robin Jones Gunn Helen Haidle Lauraine Snelling Steve Laube; Jeanne Zornes Ken Walker Kathy Tyers; Nick Harrison
Leslie H. Stobbe Robert B. Haslam Sharon Jones Harold Hostetler WinePress Publishing
Patricia Baldwin Barbara Hudson Shirley Brinkerhoff Kelly Kim Michael O’Connor
Marlo Schalesky Mary Pielenz Hampton Allyson Atwell Joanna Weaver John Olson
Juanita Kattenhorn
Heath Davis Havlick
None Presented
David Kopp
Allyson Atwell
None Presented
Nancy Bayless
None Presented
Grace Fox
Cecil Murphey
Karen O’Connor
None Presented
None Presented
Tim Riter; Tim Wesemann
Roger Palms
None Presented
None Presented