THE AWARD
Each year, the Morton Margolin award will be given to a journalist whose article was published in a Colorado newspaper or magazine.  A $1,000 cash prize and plaque will be awarded.  Judges will be members of the faculty of the Daniels College of Business and the School of Communication at the University of Denver.

CRITERIA
The Morton Margolin Prize seeks to identify and reward outstanding reporting about Colorado business and the Colorado economy.  The work should exemplify thoroughness, imagination, clarity of thought and the ability to make the subject interesting and understandable to the general public.  The award recognizes noteworthy reporting that is timely, accurate, skillfully researched and written in such a way to bring new insight and understanding to the general public.  The degree to which an article reflects high standards, competency and integrity will be considered, as will the manner in which the entry illuminates the topic's significance or opens up new concerns and provides greater understanding of it.  The entry should emphasize a Colorado angle and cover firms, people and/or trends in the state. 

ENTRY RULES
Only one entry is permitted per journalist.  There is no limit to the number of journalists who may submit an article from the same publication.  The best article of a series may be entered, but not the entire series. Material must have been published in the 2006 calendar year and must be from a publication with audited circulation.  Each entry must include one original copy  and five copies of the published material, clipped from the publication and mounted on 8 1/2 x 11" sheets of paper.  All elements of the published material, including charts and photos, should be also attached to the submission. 

All entries must arrive no later than Friday, September 14, 2007.  Entries should be sent to Julie Lucas, Daniels College of Business, Office of Communications and Marketing, 2306 E. Evans Ave., Ste. 217, Denver, CO  80208.  For more information, email:  julie.lucas@du.edu.  The winner will be honored at a special presentation award ceremony later in the year. 

For a downloadable PDF brochure on the Morton Margolin Prize, click here.