Erma Bombeck Writing Competition
Winning Entries by Year
2008
Humor Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Lisa Cairney (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: E. McNealy Arnold (Centerville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Dave Hoskins (Dayton, Ohio)
Humor Category - Global
First Place: Leah Rubin (Wildwood, Missouri)
Honorable Mention: Lorri Carpenter (Ocala, Florida)
Honorable Mention: Andrea Harris (West Milton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Chad Hatfield (Selah, Washington)
Honorable Mention: Tony Hayward (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Honorable Mention: Bridget Heos (Kansas City, Missouri)
Honorable Mention: Linda M. Johnson (Urbana, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Denise Sevier-Fries (Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada)
Honorable Mention: Patsy Zettler (St. Charles, Missouri)
Human Interest Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Elizabeth Wissler (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Ashley German (Centerville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Donna Hrkman (Dayton, Ohio)
Human Interest Category - Global
First Place: Toni Giarnese (New Hartford, Connecticut)
Honorable Mention: Linda Kneen (Canfield, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Kristy Locklin (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Honorable Mention: Ronda McDonald (Neptune Beach, Florida)
Honorable Mention: Frances Peacock (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Honorable Mention: Dave Worster (Hilliard, Ohio)
2007
Humor Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Dave Hoskins (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Charlene Kochensparger (Centerville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Wagley (Dayton, Ohio)
Humor Category - Global
First Place: LouAnn Edwards (Beaverton, Oregon)
Honorable Mention: Del Shannon (Boulder, Colorado)
Honorable Mention: Brian Cormier (Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada)
Human Interest Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Donna Hrkman (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Lisa Cairney (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Nelson Lackings (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Cynthia Dunlevy (New Carlisle, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Christina Cahall (Kettering, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Celia Elliott (Centerville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Kimberly Adams (New Carlisle, Ohio)
Human Interest Category - Global
First Place: Kathleen Norman (Wilmington, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Lynette Sheffield (Bend, Oregon)
Honorable Mention: Rosie Sorenson (Richmond, California)
Honorable Mention: Joann Burand (Anderson, Indiana)
Honorable Mention: Dianna Graveman (St. Charles, Missouri)
Honorable Mention: Angie Klink (Lafayette, Indiana)
Honorable Mention: Sharon Cook (Beverly, Massachusetts)
Honorable Mention: Lois Gordon (Sunderland, Ontario, Canada)
Honorable Mention: Don Perkins (Des Moines, Iowa)
Honorable Mention: Darla Curry (The Woodlands, Texas)
2006
Humor Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Amy Krug (Centerville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Tess Evans (Centerville, Ohio)
Humor Category - Global
First Place: Jennifer Brown (Liberty, Missouri)
Honorable Mention: Wendy Sang Kelly (Isle of Palms, South Carolina)
Honorable Mention: Rae Frazier (Texico, Illinois)
Honorable Mention: Gabriella Papic (Toronto, Canada)
Human Interest Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Donna Hrkman (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Beth Tucker-Graves (Clayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Irene Wong (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Jennifer Wagley (Dayton, Ohio)
Human Interest Category - Global
First Place: Rita Lussier (Jamestown, Rhode Island)
Honorable Mention: Dennis Roddy (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Honorable Mention: Ava Miller (Argyle, Texas)
Honorable Mention: Marcy O'Brien (Warren, Pennsylvania)
Honorable Mention: Mary Fran Bontempo (Southampton, Pennsylvania)
Honorable Mention: Bonnie Sivyer (Tonganoxie, Kansas)
2005
Humor Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Jeanne Estridge (Riverside, Ohio)
Humor Category - Global
First Place: Jennifer Brown (Liberty, Missouri)
Human Interest Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Nancy Libbee (Centerville, Ohio)
Human Interest Category - Global
First Place: Eric Van Fossen (Wapakoneta, Ohio)
First Place: Cynthia Cheng (Sudbury, Massachusetts)
2004
Humor Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Binsy George (Centerville, Ohio)
Humor Category - Global
First Place: Rachael Phillips (Plymouth, Indiana)
Human Interest Category - Dayton Area
First Place: Christine Stadum (Dayton, Ohio)
Human Interest Category - Global
First Place: Liesa Thill (Baxter, Minnesota)
2003
Humor Category
First Place: Leigh Anne Jasheway (Eugene, Oregon)
Second Place: Janice Leuschen (Lively, Ontario, Canada)
Third Place: Mary Lombardo (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Human Interest Category
First Place: Mike Ball (Whitmore Lake, Michigan)
Second Place: Margaret A. Frey (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Third Place: Patty Donovan (Plano, Texas)
2002
Dayton Category
First Place: Curt Dalton (Dayton, Ohio)
Second Place: Gina Sandoval (Oakwood, Ohio)
Third Place: Gary Easterling (Huber Heights, Ohio)
Global Category
First Place: Tracy Gulliver (Chisago City, Minnesota)
Second Place: Kathy Colvin (Waynesville, Ohio)
Third Place: Melody Samuelson (Wellington, Florida)
2001
Adult Category
First Place: Melissa Russell (Grand Prairie, Texas)
Second Place: Ed Davis (Yellow Springs, Ohio)
Third Place: Kim Lewis (Columbus, Georgia)
High School Category
First Place: Amber Bauer (Fairborn, Ohio)
Second Place: Eddie Acre (Miami, Florida)
2000
Adult Category
First Place: Rosemary Goodman-Barkes (Grove City, Ohio)
Second Place: Abigayle Phillips (Dayton, Ohio)
Third Place: Jim Gish (Arcanum, Ohio)
High School Category
First Place: Abhishek Gowda (Centerville, Ohio)
Second Place: Amber Bauer (Fairborn, Ohio)
Third Place: Caroline Turner (Dayton, Ohio)
1999
Adult Category
First Place: Mary Jo Bailey (Centerville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Sandra Kanak (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Laura Snyder (Centerville, Ohio)
High School Category
First Place: Carol Scott (Fairborn, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Kristen Oganowski (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Katie Collins (Dayton, Ohio)
1998
Adult Category
First Place: Denise Hunnell (Beavercreek, Ohio)
Second Place: Laurie White (Kettering, Ohio)
Third Place: Sheila Sandapen (Dayton, Ohio)
High School Category
First Place: Erin Arnold (Centerville, Ohio)
Second Place: Nykole Bower (Beavercreek, Ohio)
Third Place: Rebecca Sorosiak (Centerville, Ohio)
1997
Adult Category
First Place: Ray Roberts (West Carrollton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Doris LaPorte (Kettering, Ohio)
High School Category
First Place: Jason Brown (Dayton, Ohio)
Honorable Mention: Alma Staub (Dayton, Ohio)