Journalist of the Year Resources
| Alabama | |
| State Director | 
Erin Coggins, MJE
Alabama
Work Sparkman High School 2616 Jeff Road Harvest AL 35749
Work Phone: 256-837-0331
Home Phone: 256-895-6490
Work Email: ecoggins@mcssk12.org
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 5 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 7 |
| Website | Alabama Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email portfolio |
| Alaska | |
| State Director | To be determined
Alaska
Categories: State Directors
Updated 12 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form. Contact for questions |
| Arizona | |
| State Director | 
Christine Brandell
Arizona
Work Paradise Valley High School 3950 E Bell Road Phoenix, AZ 85032
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Arizona Interscholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Arkansas | |
| State Director | 
Justin Turner
Arkansas
Home 1013 Shobe Road Bryant, AR 72022
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| California | |
| State Director | 
Mitch Ziegler, CJE
California
Home 22720 Ladeene Ave Torrance CA 90505
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 1 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Colorado | |
| State Director | 
Justin Daigle, CJE
Colorado
Work Brighton High School 270 S. 8th Ave. Brighton, CO 80601
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Colorado Student Media Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Connecticut | |
| State Director | 
David Fortier
Connecticut
Work Rocky Hill High School 50 Chapin Ave. Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Delaware | |
| State Director | 
Dennis Leizear, CJE
Delaware
Work Padua Academy 905 N. Broom St. Wilmington, DE 19806
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 14 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to Dennis Leizear Cell phone: 302-562-3140 |
| District of Columbia | |
| State Director | 
Mary Stapp
District of Columbia
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Florida | |
| State Director | 
Renee Burke, MJE
Florida
Work Orange County Public Schools 445 W. Amelia St. Orlando, FL 32801
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 12 |
| Website | Florida Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Submit on website. |
| Georgia | |
| State Director | 
David Ragsdale, CJE
Georgia
School Clarke Central High School 350 S. Milledge Ave. Athens, GA 30605
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 23 |
| Website | Georgia Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Hawaii | |
| State Director | 
Cynthia “Cindy” Reves, CJE
Hawaii
Home President William McKinley High School 1039 S. King St. Honolulu, HI 96814
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries |
Email to state director with intent to apply by Jan. 15. |
| Idaho | |
| State Director | 
Angela Zuroeveste
Idaho
Work Rocky Mountain High School 5450 N. Linder Road Meridian ID 83646
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 16 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email portfolio to state director. |
| Illinois | |
| State Director | 
Katie Fernandez, CJE
Illinois
Home 5738 W Berenice Ave Chicago, IL 60634
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 9 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Illinois Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Indiana | |
| State Director | 
Ryan Gunterman, MJE
Indiana
Home 185 S. Stonechase Crossing Road Bloomington IN 47403
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 5 |
| Website | Indiana High School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Iowa | |
| State Director | 
Leslie Shipp, MJE
Iowa
Work Retired 609 E. 1st St. Grimes IA 50111
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 8 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Iowa High School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Kansas | |
| State Director | 
Susan Massy
Kansas
Work Shawnee Mission Northwest H.S. 12701 W. 67th St. Shawnee, KS 66216
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 31 |
| Website | Kansas Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Kentucky | |
| State Director | 
Larry Steinmetz, CJE
Kentucky
Home Bullitt East High School 11450 Highway 44 E Mount Washington, KY 40047
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Louisiana | |
| State Director | 
Albert Dupont
Louisiana
Work Loyola University School of Mass Communication 6363 St. Charles Ave. Box 201 New Orleans, LA 70118
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 6 at 4 p.m. CST |
| Website | JEA Louisiana |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Maine | |
| State Director | 
Marcie Young
Maine
Work Presque Isle High School 16 Griffin St. Presque Isle, ME 04769
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Maryland | |
| State Director | 
David Lopilato
Maryland
Work Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School 4301 East West Hwy Bethesda MD 20814-4420
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 1 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Massachusetts | |
| State Director | 
Bretton Zinger, MJE
Massachusetts
Home 238 Austin St. West Newton, MA 02465
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Michigan | |
| State Director | 
Timothy Morley, CJE
Michigan
Home PO Box 396 Topinabee, MI 49791
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 18 |
| Website | Michigan Interscholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Minnesota | |
| State Director | 
Kathryn Campbell, CJE
Minnesota
Home St. Paul Academy and Summit School 1712 Randolph Ave. Saint Paul, MN 55105
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 22 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Mississippi | |
| State Director | 
R.J. Morgan, MJE
Mississippi
Work The University of Mississippi 102 Farley Hall PO Box 1848 University, MS 38677
Website: Contact
Categories: Certification Committee, State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Missouri | |
| State Director | 
Christina Manolis, MJE
Missouri
Home Oakville High School 5557 Milburn Rd. St. Louis MO 63129
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 6 days ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 10 |
| Website | Missouri Interscholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Montana | |
| State Director | 
Linda Ballew, MJE
Montana
Home 2212 4th St. S. Great Falls, MT 59405
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 2 weeks ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 28 |
| Website | Montana Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Nebraska | |
| State Director | 
Marsha Kalkowski, MJE
Nebraska
Work Marian High School 7400 Military Ave. Omaha, NE 68134-3398
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form and email state director |
| Nevada | |
| State Director | 
Eric Johnston, CJE
Nevada
School Green Valley High School 460 N Arroyo Grande Blvd Henderson NV 89014
Home Phone: 702-686-1792
Personal Email: johnsem1@nv.ccsd.net
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email portfolio URL to state director. |
| New Hampshire | |
| State Director | 
Timothy Cain, CJE
New Hampshire
Work Pinkerton Academy 5 Pinkerton Street Derry NH 03038
Cell Phone: 603-548-7537
Work Email: tcain@pinkertonacademy.org
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| New Jersey | |
| State Director | 
Greg Gagliardi, CJE
New Jersey
Work Cherry Hill High School East 1750 Kresson Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 7 |
| Website | Garden State Scholastic Press Association (see Kilgore Scholarship) |
| Submitting Entries | Email Parbitell@njpa.org |
| New Mexico | |
| State Director | To be determined
New Mexico
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form. Contact for questions |
| New York | |
| State Director | 
Katina Paron MJE
New York
Home NYC High School Journalism Collaborative at Baruch College 582 20th St Brooklyn NY 11218
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| North Carolina | |
| State Director | 
Marva Hutchinson
North Carolina
Work Providence Senior High School 1800 Pineville-Matthews Road Charlotte, NC 28270
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | North Carolina Scholastic Media Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to NCSMA. (See website for specifics.) |
| North Dakota | |
| State Director | To be determined
North Dakota
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form. Contact for questions |
| Ohio | |
| State Director | 
Julieanne McClain, MJE
Ohio
School Rutherford B Hayes High School 289 Euclid Ave Delaware OH 43015
Cell Phone: 419-733-2718
Personal Email: mcclaiju@delawarecityschools.net
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Oklahoma | |
| State Director | 
Darla Tresner, MJE
Oklahoma
Home 3512 Harvey Road Bartlesville, OK 74006
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Oregon | |
| State Director | 
Brian Eriksen, CJE
Oregon
Work South Salem High School 1910 Church St SE Salem, OR 97302
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 21 |
| Website | Oregon Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Pennsylvania | |
| State Director | 
Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt, CJE
Pennsylvania
Home 1188 Old Lancaster Road Berwyn PA 19312
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 1 month ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Pennsylvania School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Rhode Island | |
| State Director | 
Elizabeth Kenworthy
Rhode Island
School North Kingstown High School 150 Fairway Drive North Kingstown RI 02852
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
Updated 10 months ago.
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form. Contact for questions |
| South Carolina | |
| State Director | 
Leslie Dennis
South Carolina
Work S.C. Scholastic Press Assn. and SIPA 800 Sumter St. School of Journalism and Mass Communications Columbia, SC 29208
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | South Carolina Scholastic Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to Leslie Dennis. |
| South Dakota | |
| State Director | 
Marina Hendricks, CJE
South Dakota
Home South Dakota State University School of Communication and Journalism Box 2235 Yeager Hall 224 Brookings, SD 57007
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 25 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form. |
| Tennessee | |
| State Director | 
Heather Nagel, CJE
Tennessee
Work Christ Presbyterian Academy 2323 Old Hickory Blvd. Nashville, TN 37215
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Jan. 15 |
| Website | Tennessee High School Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Send to Tennessee High School Press Association |
| Texas | |
| State Director | 
Emily Pyeatt Arnold, CJE
Texas
Work Aledo High School 1000 Bailey Ranch Road Aledo TX 76008
Cell Phone: 817-897-1922
Work Email: statedirector@taje.org
Personal Email: emily.pyeattarnold@gmail.com
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Texas Association of Journalism Educators |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Utah | |
| State Director | 
Morgan Olsen
Utah
Work Rockwell Charter High School 3435 E. Stonebridge Lane Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Vermont | |
| State Director | 
Nancy A. Olson, CJE
Vermont
Home 45 Pratt Road Putney, VT 05346
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Virginia | |
| State Director | 
Erinn Harris, MJE
Virginia
Work Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 6560 Braddock Road Alexandria, VA 22312
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Washington | |
| State Director | 
Anne Hayman, MJE
Washington
Home Arlington High School 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. Arlington, WA 98223
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | March 1 |
| Website | Washington Journalism Education Association |
| Submitting Entries | Email to WJEA Executive Director Kathy Schrier |
| West Virginia | |
| State Director | 
Morgan Bricker
West Virginia
School Weir High School 100 Red Rider Rd Weirton WV 26047
Work Phone: 304-748-7600 ext. 2321
Work Email: morgan.bricker@k12.wv.us
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 25 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Online form |
| Wisconsin | |
| State Director | 
Matthew Smith, CJE
Wisconsin
Work Fond du Lac High School 801 Campus Dr. Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Website: Contact
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to state director. |
| Wyoming | |
| State Director | To be determined
Wyoming
Categories: State Directors
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | Wyoming High School Student Press Association |
| Submitting Entries | Online form. |
| International | |
| Global Engagement Director | 
Kelly Furnas, MJE
Global Engagement Director
Work Elon University 2855 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244
Website: Contact
Categories: Committee Chairs
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| Submission Deadline | Feb. 15 |
| Website | |
| Submitting Entries | Email to kfurnas@elon.edu Cell phone: 540-200-8665 |