Deadline: July 15
About the award
This award is given to a professional journalist, professional media outlet or other individual or group making a significant contribution to scholastic journalism. JEA members are encouraged to nominate worthy individuals or groups. Several awards may be presented each year. Recipients will be honored at Saturday awards luncheon during the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention.
Nominations
Nominations are due July 15.
Past recipients
- Ann Akers, MJE, Herff Jones, Matthews, North Carolina
- Linda Bowen, California State University Northridge
- Jill Chittum, Walsworth Yearbooks, Fort Worth, Texas
- Bobby Hawthorne, independent author, Austin, Texas
- Paul Jensen, Iowa High School Press Association, The Villages, Florida
- Jessica Votipka, Grand Island Independent, Grand Island, Nebraska
- Jeanne Acton, University Interscholastic League, Austin, Texas
- Carlos Armenta, Folger Graphics, Hayward, California
- Jim Dumont, Jostens Inc., Glen Carbon, Illinois
- Mike Taylor, CJE, Walsworth Yearbooks, Kansas City, Missouri
- Elizabeth Brown, King High School, Tampa, Florida
- Jay Hartwell, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Gary Metzker, California State Long Beach
• Jay P. Goldman, The School Superintendents Association, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peter Griffin, Jostens, Parker, Colorado
• PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, Arlington, Virginia
• Jeremy W. Steele, Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, Lansing, Michigan
• Mary Beth Tinker, First Amendment rights activist, Washington, D.C.
• Jason Zhu, JEA China, Shanghai
- Marie Hardin, Penn State University, Bellisario College of Communications, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Rep. Julie Mayberry, Arkansas House of Representatives, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Washington State Sen. Joe Fain, King County, Washington
- Greg Luft, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Illinois Press Foundation, Springfield, Illinois
- Jason Wallestad and Tom Hutchinson, School Newspapers Online, Burnsville, Minnesota
- Tina Cleavelin, CJE, Jostens, Parker, Colorado
- Ernest Hooper, Tampa Bay (Florida) Times
- Michael Donoghue, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont
- Steve Listopad, Valley City (North Dakota) State University
- Rebecca Snyder, Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Baltimore
- Angela Filo, Yellow Chair Foundation, Palo Alto, California
- Wendy Wallace, CJE, The Poynter Institute, Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Vicky Wolfe, CJE, Herff Jones Inc., Indianapolis
2014
- Tom Campbell, The Argus-Press, Owosso, Michigan
- Gary Hairlson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Margaret Kaplow, The Washington Post
- Barbara McCormack, Newseum, Washington, D.C.
2013
- Jim A. Angele, Lincoln, Nebraska
- The Boston Globe, Brian McGrory, editor
- Dann P. Gire, The Chicago Daily Herald
- Tim Taylor, Butte County Office of Education, Oroville, California
2012
- The Sacramento (California) Bee
- William Dussling, board member, Township High School District 214, Arlington Heights, Illinios
- Phyllis Fletcher, KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Seattle
- William Macfadyen, founder and publisher, noozhawk.com, Santa Barbara, California
- Bobby Malish, Canon USA, Dallas
2011
- Barbara Martinez, former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Hoboken, New Jersey
- Amy DeVault, Elliott School of Communication, Wichita (Kansas) State University
- Derius Mammen, former representative for Jostens Publishing, Salina, Kansas
- Teresa Scribner, visual journalist, The Seattle Times
- George Q. Wilson, publisher, Harrison (Illinios) Daily Register
- Lydia Ramos, director of internal communications, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Russell LaCour, The Tulsa (Oklahoma) World and director, NABJ-Tulsa Urban Journalism Workshop
- Allison Frick and Robert Charette, WUSA-TV and dc.highschoolsports.net, Washington, D.C.
2010
- Cristina L. Azocar, Center for Integration and Improvement in Journalism, San Francisco
- Tyler Buller, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Jenée A. Chizick, Motivos magazine, Philadelphia
- Gary Cordray, Littleton, Colorado
2009
- Marion E. Best, editor, Moultrie County News-Progress, Sullivan, Illinios
- John Cutsinger, senior creative accounts manager, Jostens, Ocoee, Florida
- Carol Knopes, director of education programs, Radio and Television News Directors Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Sen. Leland Yee, San Francisco - Bill Lord, vice president for news, WJLA-TV, Washington, D.C.
- Cheryl L. Smith, executive editor, The Dallas Weekly
2008
- James "Jim" W. Ewert, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Sacramento, California
- The Long Island Press, Beverly Fortune, associate publisher, Syosset, New York
- Missy Green, Walsworth Publishing Co., Altamonte Springs, Florida
- Walter C. Mallard "Skip" Walters," Cherry Creek Radio, Great Falls, Montana
- Randy Miller, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- David G. Thompson, District of Columbia Public Schools, Career and Technology Education
- David Upthegrove, House of Representatives, Olympia, Washington
- Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2007
- David L. Bennett, Illinois Press Association and Foundation, Springfield, Illinios
- Kim Blumhardt, Colorado State University Student Media, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Henry “Hank” Koshollek, Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin
- Allen Loibner, CJE, Arkansas Scholastic Press Association, Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Joe Wirt, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Sacramento, California
2006
- Jane Briggs-Bunting, Michigan State University
- Jeff Browne, Colorado State University
Rowland Rebele, Alameda Newspaper Group - Kevin Keane, Alameda Newspaper Group
- The Newspaper Association of America Foundation
- Donna Walker, Urban Journalism Workshops, Washington Association of Black Journalists
- Khalim Piankhi, WUSA-TV
2005
- Jim Boren, The Fresno Bee, California
- National Public Radio, Washington, D.C., for Urban Journalism Workshop, Prime Movers, Inc. and the Next Generation Radio Project
- Youth Voices, WAMU Radio, American University, Washington, D.C.
2004
- Emerald Coast Public Relations Organization, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Mary and Barrie Hartman, Louisville, Colorado
- Paul Pohlman and the Poynter Institute, Saint Petersburg, Florida
2003
- Rosalind "Roz" Stark, Radio and TV News Directors Foundation
- Dorothy Gilliam (The Washington Post Young Journalists Development Project)
- Virginia High School League (Virginia Commonwealth University Journalism Project)
- American Society of Newspaper Editors
2002
- Susan Morgan, Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens, Michigan
- Philip Van Hule Illinois
- Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
- Martin Savidge, CNN, Atlanta
2001
- Jeff Newell, Northwest Florida Daily News
2000
- Tony Majeri, The Chicago Tribune
1999
- Tom Kotynski, Great Falls Tribune, Mont.
1998
- Herff Jones Yearbooks
- Jostens Printing and Publishing
- Taylor Publishing Co
- Walsworth Publishing Co.
1997
- Michael Forrester, Capital Press, Salem, Oregon
1996
- Chip Beck, Political Graphics Service
- Ellen Caplon, San Antonio Express News
1995
- Tom Batiuk
- Don Reeder
- Martha Stone
1994
- Lorraine Eaton, The Virginian Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Virginia
- The Kansas City Star, Missouri
- National Federation of Press Women
- The Stockton Record, California
1993
- Diane McFarlin, The Sarasota Herald Tribune, Florida
- Tim Gallagher, The Albuquerque Tribune, New Mexico
- Wanda Lloyd, USA Today
- Walterene Swanston, NABJ
1992
- Rick Senften, Canton, OH Repository
- The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon
- Rene Gunter, Tampa (Florida) Tribune
- Kevin Doyle, Peninsula Times Tribune, California
1991
- The Arizona Republic
- Phoenix Gazette
- Tim Harrower, West Linn, Oregon
- Mary Montgomery, Chicago
1990
- Kathy Barberich
- Fort Lauderdale News/Sun Sentinel
- The Poynter Institute
1989
- Robert Hanashiro, photographer, Visalia, California
- National Federation of Press Women
- Judith Hines, ANPA
1988
- Michael Forrester, editor
- Pendleton (Ore.) Oregonian
- San Jose (CA) Mercury News
- Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Georgia
1987
- McClatchy Newspapers
- John Seigenthaler
- USA Today
1986
- Pierce County Herald, Washington
- Norma M Cunningham, Galesburg Register-Mail, Illinios
1984
- Mr and Mrs Dean Lesher, Lesher Communications
1983
- Portland (Oregon) Advertising Federation
1982
- Asbury Park Press
- WBBM Channel 2, Chicago
1981
- Gannett Foundation
- Lara Steinel, Kansas City Star
- Wilma Wirt, University of Texas
1980
- Detroit Free Press
- Pottsville Republican
- Charley Manos, Detroit New
1979
- Las Cruces Sun News
- Milwaukee Sentinel
- “Lou Grant” Show
1978
- Foxfire
- Scholastic Magazine
- Student Press Law Center
1977
- Robert Brayfield
- Kansas City Star
- Scholastic Editor
- Lois Lauer Wolfe
1976
- Baltimore Sun
- Boise (ID) Statesman
- Janes Duffy, ABC-TV
- Bruce Underwood
1975
- Earl English
- St Louis Post Dispatch
- Wichita Eagle-Beacon
1974
- Ralph Alexander
- Lionel Barrow
- Don Nicholson
1972
- The Nashville Tennessean
- WSB-TV, Atlanta, Georgia
1971
- Louisville Courier-Journal
- New York Times
- Tacoma News Tribune
1970
- Atlanta Constitution
- Champion Papers Div, US Plywood
- Reader’s Digest
- The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
1969
- Chicago Tribune
- Los Angeles Times
- Washington Post
1968
- Christian Science Monitor
- Des Moines Register
- St Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press
1967
- Milwaukee Journal
- Scholastic Rota