A pair of stories on the recovery effort from Haiti's 2010 earthquake, and a church campaign to combat malaria won DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards for Best of Class distinction on Thursday for excellence in religious communications and public relations.

The Religion Communicators Council, an interfaith association of religion communicators, handed out the awards on Thursday at the start of its National Convention in Philadelphia.

Other Best of Class winners included publications on church mission and development, an annual report, and an anti-hunger pamphlet and blog.

The Writing for Publication award went to Chris Herlinger of Church World Service for "Haiti: A Year Later." He also received a Specialized Writing award for "Rubble Nation: Haiti's Pain, Haiti's Promise."

The Award for Public Relations/Advertising Campaign went to Jean Robinson of the United Church of Christ for "Mission: 1" an anti-malaria campaign which took place last year.

There were 10 Best of Class Awards handed out from 232 entries accepted as well as 111 winners in other categories. Colleagues at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. Judged.

(See all Best of Class Winners Below)

"As the members of RCC look at the meaningful work that has been done, may we continue to strive for Interdependence in religious communication in the future. Thank you for your contribution," said Laura Flippen Tenzel, the Chair for the DeRose-Hinkhouse Awards this year in a statement.

The following is a list of the 2012 DeRose-Hinkhouse Award - Best of Class Winners:

CLASS A – Periodicals

Best of Class: Christie House, General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church, New World Outlook

CLASS B – Periodicals, Single Issue

Best of Class: Gregg Brekke, United Church of Christ, StillSpeaking Magazine, Spring 2011

CLASS C – Public Relations Materials

Best of Class: Dianna Ott, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), We are Grateful for the Numbers, 2010 Annual Report

CLASS D – Writing for Publication

Best of Class: Chris Herlinger, Church World Service, Haiti: A Year Later

CLASS E – Specialized Writing

Best of Class: Chris Herlinger, Church World Service, Rubble Nation: Haiti's Pain, Haiti's Promise

CLASS F – Graphic Design, Art, & Photography

Best of Class: Hilary Doran, Bread for the World, Rebalancing Act: Updating U.S. Food and Farm Policies

CLASS G – Audio & Video, Broadcast, Non-broadcast, & Cable

Best of Class: Jan Snider and Kay Panovec, United Methodist Communications, (An Extraordinary Effort to Catch) A Killer in the Dark

CLASS H – Public Relations/Advertising Campaign

Best of Class: Jean Robinson, United Church of Christ, Mission: 1

CLASS I – Digital Communications

Best of Class: Hans Friedhoff, Doug Puller, Jeannie Choi and Hilary Doran, Bread for the World, Rebalancing Act: Updating U.S. Food and Farm Policies

CLASS J – Social Media

Best of Class: Jeannie Choi, Bread for the World, Super Committee Blog Series