Two Clarion editors were awarded first prize for their editing and writing at the annual meeting of the Colorado Press Women Saturday.

Senior Daliah Singer, whose term as editor-in-chief ended winter quarter, and senior Sara Castellanos, former managing editor, were recognized for two special issues published by the Clarion in 2008.

The section appeared in the May 13 issue, which included a supplement containing profiles of volunteers and homeless persons who attended the 2008 Project Homeless Connect day at DU, and the Voter Guide supplement in the Oct. 28 issue, which explored issues of interest and concern to the youth vote.

In addition, Ana Savage, adviser to the Clarion, received first prize for her work as an adviser to a college newspaper in Colorado.

Two DU staff members also received awards in the annual CPW statewide contest for the editing and writing at Denver Magazine. DU’s alumni publication. Chelsea Baker-Hauck, who edits the magazine, received first prize for her work.

Kathryn Mayer, who is a staff member at the magazine and is also a former Clarion editor, received first prize for her work.

All first-place awards are forwarded to the National Federation of Press Women’s annual nationwide communication contest.

The winners will be announced at the NFPW’s convention in September.

In addition to the most recent award, Castellanos was honored with the Damon Runyon award earlier this month from the Denver Press Club for human-interest articles she wrote for the Clarion in 2008.

Also, Castellanos will leave DU on May 24-31 for New York as one of about two dozen college journalists who were selected for an internship by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund through a competitive test. The internship is considered the “Pulitzer” of journalism internships.

After spending a week of training at New York University, Castellanos will spend the summer as a business writing intern for the Denver Post.

Singer, who completed an internship at the Denver Business Journal last year, was a member of the staff of the publication that received first prize for a special section on “Outstanding Women in Business” in the newspaper’s Aug. 8-14 edition.

The award came from the Colorado Press Association.