Two NDSU communication professionals received awards at the National Federation of Press Women conference in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Becky Koch, director of the agriculture communication department, received two awards:

·      First place in the one-to-three-color magapaper/tabloid category for the Ag History Ag Mag

·      Third in the not-for-profit website video category for videos for the Ready Business: Are You Ready? program

Ellen Crawford, information specialist in agriculture communication, received three awards:

·      First in the specialty articles - food category for articles on food preservation and an NDSU Extension Service program that lets North Dakota gardeners test veggie and cut-flower varieties

·      Second in the external annual reports category for the 2010 Annual Highlights publication

·      Second in the four-color magazine category for Faces of North Dakota 4-H

The awards were presented Sept. 10.

Also at the conference, Crawford was elected to a two-year term as treasurer for the National Federation of Press Women.