Elaine Guregian’s writing still hits high notes

Elaine Guregian

Former BJ pop culture critic Elaine Guregian, deeply involved these days in Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Ignite magazine, got a handful of awards from the Cleveland Press Club’s Excellence in Journalism Awards handed out Friday, June 7 at the House of Blues in Cleveland.

Quality writing pays off even in such different areas as dance and music and medicine.

Elaine’s “Women in Surgery: A Rising Tide” article got first place in the Trade Publications Features/Trends category.

Elaine is Ignite magazine’s editor and assistant director of NEOMed’s Office of Marketing Communications. Ignite was named best Trade Publication in Ohio.

Other awards for Ignite:

Best in Ohio: Page Design — Covers

Trade & Professional Publications

• First Place, Fall 2018 Ignite (Dave Szalay, Elaine Guregian, Scott J. Rutan, Roderick L. Ingram Sr.);
• Second Place, Spring 2018 Ignite (Dave Szalay, Elaine Guregian, Scott J. Rutan, Roderick L. Ingram Sr.)

Elaine moved to NEOMed in 2015. She was at Ol’ Blue Walls for 16 years, leaving 44 E. Exchange Street in 2008.