I had to ask the question.
I sent the request to the Region 1 Director of the Society of Professional Journalists (because I was on her email list) and got the following response:
Date: Mon 30 Jun 18:50:27 EDT 2008
From: Carolyn James <acjnews@rcn.com> Add To Address BookÂ
Subject: Re: SPJ Region One Director Carolyn JamesÂI have sent an email on this to my local Jersey people. Hope they can help
you. Carolyn James
On July 5 I sent the same request to Catherine Langley, Communications Manager  of the New Jersey Press Association.  It’s membership is much bigger than the SPJ Region 1 chapter. I got an “out-of-office” reply [she was on vacation].
And here’s more of the question originally asked: Does anyone know when was the last time a New Jersey newspaper won a:
Conflict: A Behind-the-Scenes Snapshot of SPJ, Region 1
Sunday, June 29th, 2008I’m not identifying anyone regarding recent email correspondence sent to me as part of an info-outreach by the Region I Director of the Society of Professional Journalists. Since several WORD writers have won SPJ Mark of Excellence awards in recent years, I try to be in contact with the organization though not actively involved.Â
What follows is the edited response from a journalism professor who has been seriously involved with the organization for several years.  I thought I would post without explanation an edited version of what he wrote to the regional director but if several days from now I notice the need for more clarity, I will re-address this decision. I think the whole matter is very informative.
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