The Lone Star Insulator Club recognizes the research published in insulator magazines by presenting the N.R. Woodward Literary Award to the author of the best research article. Nominations for this year's award were: Jimmy Burns, Conroe Texas "The Last Gasp Efforts to Save the JD Suspension" Rainbow Riders, June 1995 Elton Gish, Buna Texas "CD 178.5" Crown Jewels of the Wire, March 1995 Clarice Gordon, San Diego, California "H.G.Co. Petticoat Beehives, Part I" Crown Jewels of the Wire, December 1995 Mike Guthrie, Fresno, California "Ramshorns.." Crown Jewels of the Wire, May 1995 Fred Padgett, Livermore, California "The California Connection" Rainbow Riders, July 1995 Dave Spencer, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada "The National Porcelain Company" Canadian Insulator Collector, July/August 1995 Bernie Warren, Anchorage, Alaska "The Uruguayan Adventure" Crown Jewels of the Wire, July & August 1995 Richard Wentzel, Millville, New Jersey "Double Dry" Rainbow Riders, June 1995 The Winner: Clarice Gordon, who concluded the series on H.G.Co. Petticoat Beehives with Parts 2, 3 and 4 in the January, February and March 1996 issues of Crown Jewels of the Wire magazine. This group of research articles had many favorable comments from our readers.