Communicators of the Year

2011 Communicator of the Year

The Rev. Larry Hollon, General Secretary, United Methodist Communications

(Read Oct. 21 UMNS story, Hollon named top communicator, by Kathy Noble.)

2010 Communicator of the Year

Mark Barden, Western North Carolina Annual Conference

At an Awards Gala on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, the United Methodist Association of Communicators named Mark Barden, Director of Communications from the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, as its 2010 Communicator of the Year.

"The sheer quantity of work he produces, his creativity, his amazing array of skill sets – everything from finance and computer skills to photography, writing, video production and teaching – is nothing less than inspiring," said Marty Folsom, who nominated Barden. "Mark finds a way to use his entire being in his work and in his life."

2009 Communicator of the Year
Robin Russell, United Methodist Reporter Managing Editor

The United Methodist Association of Communicators has named Robin Russell, Managing Editor of the United Methodist Reporter, as its 2009 Communicator of the Year. The award was announced at a gala on Thursday, Oct. 22, as part of UMAC’s annual gathering, held in Nashville this year.

Mike DuBose 2008 Communicator of the Year

2008 Communicator of the Year
Mike Dubose, United Methodist News Service Staff Photographer

We are proud to announce Mike DuBose as 2008 Communicator of the Year. He is a photographer for United Methodist Communications, and has spent many years in ministry photographing the denomination at work in the world. He joined United Methodist Communications in 1995 after working for The Tennessean newspaper.

View a slide show of his photography work.

Communicators of the Year

		2011 The Rev. Larry Hollon
2010 Mark Barden	2009 Robin Russell	2008 Mike DuBose
2007 Jane Dennis	2006 The Rev. Steve Horswill-Johnston	2005 Dana E. Jones
2004 Dawn Hand	2003 Jacqueline E. Vaughan	2002 The Rev. Alvin J. Horton
2001 The Rev. Robert Robertson	2000 Alice Smith	1999 The Rev. Boyce Bowdon
1998 Rev. James (Jim) Skillington	1997 Shirley Struchen	1996 The Rev. Dan Gangler
1995 M. Garlinda Burton	1994 Betty Thompson	1993 Bettie W. Story
1992 Robert Lear	1991 Laura Okumu	1990 The Rev. Elizabeth Beams
1989 Tom McAnally	1988 Rich Peck	1987 The Rev. Judith L. Weidman