My Mum just won a “Distinguished Achievement Award” from The Association of Educational Publishers for (I believe) this article she co-authored in Educational Leadership Magazine. Now, my Mum is clearly an excellent researcher, as she is well-funded with grants and attracts top-notch students, so I would assume an excellent writer as well, but this award is for an article targeted at the layperson, which is always much harder to write, especially for a specialist.
So congratulations, mum!