Teacher Awards

Administrator of the Year – July 15

This award is given to administrators who have demonstrated support and dedication to journalism education. JEA members are encouraged to nominate worthy administrators. Support of student press rights is of particular value.

About the Administrator of the Year Award

Broadcast Adviser of the Year – May 15

The Broadcast Adviser of the Year program is designed to honor outstanding high school advisers and their exemplary work from the previous year, as well as throughout their careers.

About the Broadcast Adviser of the Year Award

Candace and John Bowen Adviser First Amendment Leadership Award – July 15

This annual award will go to a JEA member whose work has actively supported, defended and fought for student journalists and their advisers on the local, state or national level. Recipients will receive $1,000 and will be encouraged to write an article for C:JET to share their actions and show others how they, too, can make a difference.

About the Candace and John Bowen Adviser First Amendment Leadership Award 

Carl Towley Award – July 15

The Carl Towley Award is JEA’s highest honor and is presented to a JEA member whose work is unusually beneficial and of superior value to the national JEA and to scholastic journalism. National JEA membership is required. Since 1985, only one award is presented each year.

About the Carl Towley Award

Diversity Award – Dec. 15

The Journalism Education Association’s Diversity Award honors a scholastic journalism teacher, student media adviser or scholastic journalism group demonstrating a commitment to cultural awareness and encouraging a multicultural approach with its student media staff, media production and/or community. The honoree must be in the forefront in promoting diversity in the scholastic media arena and must have taken steps to break down walls of misunderstanding and ignorance.

About the Diversity Award

First Amendment Press Freedom Award – Dec. 15

If you feel your school actively supports and honors the First Amendment through its student media, consider submitting an entry for this year’s First Amendment Press Freedom Award.

About the First Amendment Press Freedom Award

Friend of Scholastic Journalism – July 15

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.

About the Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award

Future Administrator Scholarship – Dec. 15

The Journalism Education Association sponsors a $1,500 scholarship fund for current advisers who intend to earn a secondary administrator’s credential/license and seek a position in administration. Each recipient must be a current JEA member and student media adviser who is in or past their fourth year of teaching and advising. The committee may award smaller scholarships to multiple people. The award may be renewed one time with a total limit of $1,500 per person.

About the Future Administrator Scholarship

H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year – Oct. 15

The National Yearbook Adviser of the Year program is designed to honor outstanding yearbook advisers and their exemplary work from the previous year, as well as throughout their careers.

About the H.L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year Award

Lifetime Achievement Award – Dec. 15

JEA gives this award to retirees for lifetime dedication to journalism education in the form of advising or other contributions to the profession. Scholastic press associations and individuals who are JEA members are encouraged to submit names of retirees in their state. Multiple awards may be presented each year. Recipients will be honored at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention.

About the Lifetime Achievement Award

Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award
– Dec. 15

This award recognizes a teacher who, through the teaching and/or advising of journalism, inspired others to pursue journalism teaching as a career and who has made a positive difference in the teaching community. It was named after Linda S. Puntney, JEA’s executive director from 1989-2010.

About the Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration Award

Medal of Merit Award – July 15

Medals of Merit are given to JEA members who have made significant contributions to JEA. Members are encouraged to nominate deserving individuals. Several awards may be presented each year.

About the Medal of Merit Award

Rising Star Award – July 15

JEA will present each winner with trophy at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention. Members of the JEA Awards Committee or individuals designated by the awards committee chair will determine the winners.

About the Rising Star Award

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