Winners of airport journalism contest, 1957

1 image. Winners of airport journalism contest, 19 May 1957. Don Belding (Airport Commissioner); Geoffrey Brown (1st Award Trophy); George Edwards (2nd Award Trophy).; Supplementary material reads: "From: Peg Hereford. Department of Airports. 5800 Avion Drive. Los Angeles 45, Calif. Or 8-1151. For Release Monday, May 20. Nine youthful journalists whose stories on airports and air transportation in their school newspapers won awards in a a city-wide contest sponsored by the Los Angeles Department of Airports are taking classroom bows today. The winners were announced yesterday (Sunday May 19) at the 7th annual Van Nuys Airport Open House when they were guests of honor at the Pilots Round-Up breakfast which also saluted members of the working press who regularly cover aviation news. Airport Commissioner Harry C. Dow made the presentation of trophies and scrolls to the students. First award went to Geoffrey Brown, Audubon Junior High School, for his story 'Advancement in Flying Continue to Amaze Skeptics'. In addition to a personal trophy, Brown won the perpetual trophy for his school. Last year's winning school was Los Angeles High School. Second award trophy was won by George Edwards, Los Angeles High School, for his story 'Giant Strides in Aviation'. Tied for third award trophies were Marion Berg, Peary Junior High School, Gardena, 'Airport - A Place of Excitement and Wonder', and Alan Tucker, James Madison Junior High School, North Hollywood, 'Look to the skies'. Honorable mention scrolls were presented to Judy Andy, Southgate Junior High School; Marilyn Cook, Jerry Harris, and Anne Littler, Bell High School, and Ronald Ball, Northridge Junior High School. A committee from the Aviation Writers Association judged the entries in the Contest."1 张图片。内容为1957年5月19日机场新闻竞赛获奖者：唐·贝尔丁（Airport Commissioner，机场专员）、杰弗里·布朗（一等奖奖杯获得者）、乔治·爱德华兹（二等奖奖杯获得者）。补充材料标注："发件人：佩格·赫里福德，洛杉矶机场部门，地址：加州洛杉矶45区阿维翁大道（Avion Drive）5800号，联系电话：8-1151。发布日期：1957年5月20日周一。"九位年轻记者凭借在校报上发表的机场与航空运输相关报道，在由洛杉矶机场部门主办的全市性竞赛中获奖，今日他们在课堂上接受了表彰。获奖者于昨日（1957年5月19日周日）在第七届范奈斯机场（Van Nuys Airport）开放日公布，当时他们作为荣誉嘉宾出席了飞行员联谊会（Pilots Round-Up）早餐会，该活动同时向定期报道航空新闻的在职媒体工作者致敬。机场专员哈里·C·道（Harry C. Dow）为学生们颁发了奖杯与荣誉卷轴。一等奖由奥杜邦初中（Audubon Junior High School）的杰弗里·布朗摘得，其报道题为《飞行技术的持续进步令怀疑者惊叹》。除个人奖杯外，布朗还为所在学校赢得了永久流动奖杯。上一届竞赛的获奖学校为洛杉矶高中（Los Angeles High School）。二等奖由洛杉矶高中的乔治·爱德华兹获得，其报道题为《航空领域的巨大进步》。并列三等奖的作品分别为：加德纳佩里初中（Peary Junior High School, Gardena）的玛丽昂·伯格所撰《机场——充满惊喜与奇迹之地》，以及北好莱坞詹姆斯·麦迪逊初中（James Madison Junior High School, North Hollywood）的艾伦·塔克所撰《仰望长空》。荣誉提名卷轴授予了以下学生：绍斯盖特初中（Southgate Junior High School）的朱迪·安迪、贝尔高中（Bell High School）的玛丽莲·库克、杰里·哈里斯与安妮·利特勒，以及北岭初中（Northridge Junior High School）的罗纳德·鲍尔。本次竞赛的参赛作品由航空作家协会（Aviation Writers Association）的评审委员会进行评选。