Editorial Excellence Awards
AABP conducts an Editorial and Design Excellence Competition annually. The competition is coordinated and judged by faculty in the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The purpose of the competition is to encourage a high level of journalistic performance and service to communities by recognizing editorial excellence and outstanding visual presentation in regional business publications.
The winners of the 2024 AABP Editorial Excellence Award contest were announced on June 21 at the awards banquet in Baton Rouge. HERE is the press release of winners.
Lewis M. Conn Lifetime
Achievement Award
Mary Kramer of Crain Communications, receives the 2023 Lewis M. Conn Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lewis M. Conn Award, sponsored by Kodi Collective
The Lewis M. Conn Award is named in honor of Lewis Conn, who was the owner/publisher of Kentucky Business Ledger — one of the oldest regional business publications in the US started shortly after WWII. Learn more about the Lewis M. Conn Award
2023 Editorial Excellence Awards
2022 Editorial Excellence Awards
2021 Editorial Excellence Awards
2020 Editorial Excellence Awards
2019 Editorial Excellence Awards
Past Award Winners
Below are links to the Press Release and List of Award Winners for the last several years.
- 2022 Editorial Excellence Awards Winners list
- 2021 Editorial Excellence Awards | Winners list
- 2020 Editorial Excellence Awards | Winners list
- 2019 Editorial Excellence Awards | Winners list
- 2018 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Washington, DC
- 2017 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Dallas, TX
- 2016 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Des Moines, IA
- 2015 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Charlotte, NC
- 2014 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Baltimore, MD
- 2013 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Nashville, TN
- 2012 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Milwaukee, WI
- 2011 Editorial Excellence Awards – presented in Providence, RI
