State Submission Deadlines - Journalism Education Association

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Alabama
State Director	Susan Newell, MJE, NBCT Alabama Home 1150 Valley Forge Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Jan. 7
Website	Alabama Scholastic Press Association
Submitting Entries	Online form
Alaska
State Director	To be determined Alaska Categories: State Directors Updated 4 months ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 8 months ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	March 1
Website
Submitting Entries	Online form
California
State Director	Mitch Ziegler, CJE California Home 22720 Ladeene Ave Torrance CA 90505 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 6 months ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 Home 5422 Cathedral Av., NW Washington DC 20016 home Cell Phone: 202-360-5515cell Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 1 year ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 1 year ago.
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 postal Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 15
Website
Submitting Entries	Email to state director with intent to apply by Jan. 15. Online form
Idaho
State Director	Angela Zuroeveste Idaho Work Rocky Mountain High School 5450 N. Linder Road Meridian ID 83646 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 1 month ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 1 year ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 1
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 5 days ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	March 7 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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 15
Website
Submitting Entries	Online form
Michigan
State Director	Timothy Morley, CJE Michigan Home PO Box 396 Topinabee, MI 49791 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 5 months ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: Certification Committee, State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 15
Website
Submitting Entries	Email to state director.
Missouri
State Director	Erin Sucher-O’Grady, MJE Missouri Work Clayton High School 1 Mark Twain Circle Clayton, MO 63105 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 8 months ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 5
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 postal Home Phone: 702-686-1792home Personal Email: johnsem1@nv.ccsd.netINTERNET Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 6 months ago.
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 work Cell Phone: 603-548-7537cell Work Email: tcain@pinkertonacademy.orgINTERNET Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 1 year ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 Updated 4 months ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 Updated 2 years ago.
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 postal Cell Phone: 419-733-2718cell Personal Email: mcclaiju@delawarecityschools.netINTERNET Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 6 months ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 21
Website	Oregon Journalism Education Association
Submitting Entries	Online form
Pennsylvania
State Director	Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt, CJE Pennsylvania Work Conestoga High School 200 Irish Road Berwyn PA 19312 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 postal Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 months ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Cell Phone: 817-897-1922cell Work Email: statedirector@taje.orgINTERNET Personal Email: emily.pyeattarnold@gmail.comINTERNET Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 11 months ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 home Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
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 postal Work Phone: 304-748-7600 ext. 2321work Work Email: morgan.bricker@k12.wv.usINTERNET Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 6 months ago.
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 work Website: Contact Categories: State Directors Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 15
Website
Submitting Entries	Email to state director.
Wyoming
State Director	To be determined Wyoming Categories: State Directors Updated 4 months ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 15
Website
Submitting Entries	Online form. Contact for questions
International
Global Engagement Director	Kelly Furnas, MJE Global Engagement Director Work Elon University 2855 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244 work Website: Contact Categories: Committee Chairs Updated 2 years ago.
Submission Deadline	Feb. 15
Website
Submitting Entries	Email to kfurnas@elon.edu Cell phone: 540-200-8665