Established in 2006, the Clarion Awards Committee strives to increase visibility and participation within the competition. The prestigious awards annually recognize excellence in communications fields.

Deborah Sullivan, Chair
Deborah Sullivan is Vice President, Manager, Investment Communications at PNC.  A pioneer in the development and use of automation for the creation and delivery of Equity Research, Ms. Sullivan was invited to speak to an international forum on research automation in Paris in 2004 and in New York in 2006.  As The Sports Diva, Ms. Sullivan writes an all-sports column at www.thesportsdiva.com.

Linda Strelluf, Vice Chair
Linda Strelluf earned a BA in Speech/Communication from UMKC and a Master's degree in both Film and Literature from Baker University.  Currently, Linda is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri.  She teaches classes in public relations, film studies, pop culture, mass media, feature and promotional writing.

Mary Anthony
Mary Anthony is assistant director for university communications at Trinity University where she handles community relations and special events.  Anthony has been a member of AWC since 2000 and is a past recipient of the Chapter Star award.  She is the current president of the AWC San Antonio chapter and is also an active member of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists.  Anthony has served as a Clarion Awards judge for the past three years and is a member of the Clarion Awards Task Force.  She has received Clarion Awards in the Fundraising Event and Online Newsletter categories.  Anthony has a B.A. from Texas State University and a M.S. from Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

Joy Rose
Joy Rose has served as a Clarion Awards judge for the past two years.  She has been a member of AWC and the Columbus, Ohio, chapter for more than 25 years, and served as president of the Columbus chapter.  A career educator, Joy retired in 2004 after 36 years as a teacher and administrator in the Westerville City Schools.

Diana Stewart Diana L.D. Stewart is an award-winning writer with over 25 years of professional experience.  Starting out as a journalist, Diana has spent most of her career as an advertising copywriter, having written for accounts as diverse as Pepperidge Farm Cookies, American Express and the Aventis-Sanofi line of global vaccines.  Her career has also spanned three states:  New York, California and New Jersey.  In addition to traditional advertising Diana has written jingles, radio spots, audio training scripts and websites.  Diana has a BA in English from Lehman College, City University of New York, and will receive an MA in Teaching English from Montclair State University in 2010.  Diana is employed by ACCESS Communications located in Berkeley Heights NJ, where she is an Associate Creative Director of Copy.  Diana has been a member of AWC for 2 years and has served as a Clarion judge.

Betsy Schroeder, Staff Liaison