Photo by Tim Seguin,
Wenatchee High School (Wash., Jeffrey Nusser, adviser)
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Bobby Hawthorne delivers his acceptance speech for the Carl Towley Award at the awards luncheon, Nov. 10 in Philadelphia. Photo by Bradley Wilson

Hawthorne wins JEA's highest award

Bobby Hawthorne, recently retired from the University Interscholastic League at the University of Texas at Austin and author of The Radical Write, is the newest recipient of JEA's highest award, the Carl Towley Award.

Fall 2007 award recipients

Carl Towley Award
Bobby Hawthorne, Austin, Texas

Administrator of the Year
JoAnn C. Coffee, principal, LaCueva HS, Albuquerque, N.M.

Medal of Merit
Linda Drake, CJE, Chase County HS, Cottonwood Falls, Kan.
Sandra Jacoby, retired from Tremper HS, Kenosha, Wis.
Kristi Rathbun, Ralston Valley HS, Arvada, Colo.
Kathy Schrier, MJE, Washington JEA, Seattle, Wash.
Tracy A. Sena, CJE, Convent of the Sacred Heart HS, San Francisco, Calif.
Becky Sipos, MJE, Character Education Partnership, Washington, D.C.

Friend of Scholastic Journalism
David L. Bennett, Illinois Press Association and Foundation, Springfield, Ill.
Kim Blumhardt, Colorado State University Student Media, Fort Collins, Colo.
Henry “Hank” Koshollek, Capital Times, Madison, Wis.
Allen Loibner, CJE, Arkansas Scholastic Press Association, Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, Ark.
Joe Wirt, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Sacramento, Calif.

Lifetime Achievement Award
Linda Barrington, MJE, Brookfield, Wis.
Kathy Craghead, MJE, Mexico, Mo.
Clarissa Crozier, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Kathy Daly, Parker, Colo.
Paul Ender, Palm Springs, Calif.
Barbara O. Erickson, Rockford, Ill.
Robert Esler, Sheboygan, Wis.
Dianne Gum, Centennial, Colo.
Marta Hedde-Wood, Westminster, Colo.
Sandra Jacoby, Salem, Wis.
Richard Johns, Coralville, Iowa
Jan Kohls, Ft. Atkinson, Wis.
Janice Pavelco, CJE, Orefield, Pa.
Alyce Stanwood, Lincoln, Calif.
Lynn K. Strause, East Lansing, Mich.

Kansas Student Named
High School Journalist of the Year

The Journalism Education Association named Amanda Allison student at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan. (Dow Tate, adviser) as the national high school journalist of the year at a ceremony in Denver in April. She was the second student from Shawnee Mission East to win the award. Libby Nelson won the national award in 2005. CLICK HERE for more information.

Nominate someone

The deadline for nominating someone for the following awards is Oct. 15.

Rising Star Award | Yearbook Adviser of the Year
Teacher Inspiration Award | Future Teacher Scholarships | Diversity Award

The deadline for nominating someone for the following awards is July 1.

Carl Towley Award | Lifetime Achievement Award | Medal of MeritAdministrator of the Year | Friend of Scholastic Journalism
Ryan White Award

In addition to JEA's student and adviser recognition with awards such as the Carl Towley Award and Administrator of the Year Award, other organizations recognize student and adviser achievement.

Columbia Scholastic Press Association
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National Scholastic Press Association Contests
Including the Pacemaker, Pioneer Award, H.L. Hall and Melinda Foys Adviser Fellowships and Convention best of Show winners
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Quill & Scroll contests
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The Dow Jones National High School
Journalism Teacher of the Year
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