March 9, 2024
Jim Rodenbush
Indiana University
Emily Sendin
Miami Dade College (FL)
Arvli Ward
California State University,
Northridge
Rick Green
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY)
Sept. 19, 2022
In honor of its 100th birthday, Associated Collegiate Press will celebrate 101 journalism educators and advocates with its inaugural ACP Pioneer Awards at the Fall National College Media Convention.
Pioneers are distinguished journalism educators and advocates who have provided exceptional leadership for collegiate media programs and made exceptional contributions to collegiate journalism and to the association in its service.
The Pioneer is the only award ACP presents to journalism educators.
The inaugural class will be recognized on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Washington, D.C., convention — first at an 8 a.m. awards breakfast at the National Press Club (by invitation), and then during the convention’s awards ceremony, at 3:30 p.m., at the Grand Hyatt Washington.
“We wanted to recognize 101 great journalism advisers and educators in this first class,” Laura Widmer, ACP executive director, said, “and these Pioneers represent a Who’s Who of collegiate journalism.”
A six-member committee of retired and active advisers from across the nation reviewed and selected the honorees.
“These educators and journalists have been supportive of ACP and believed in our mission of training and honoring collegiate journalists. They have gone above and beyond their own distinguished careers to nurture the future of journalism. We look forward to celebrating them in DC.”
ACP will maintain a composite plaque of Pioneers and display it at its headquarters, in Minneapolis.
ACP/CMA
Fall National
College Media Convention
Oct. 27-30, 2022
Grand Hyatt Washington
March 9, 2024
David Adams
Fort Hays State University
Kansas State University
Indiana University
Robert Adams
Western Kentucky University
Ann Akers
Associated Collegiate Press
Chuck Baldwin
University of South Dakota
Bob Bergland
Missouri Western State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Paul Bittick
California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
Robert Bohler
Texas Christian University
Karen Bosley
Ocean County College (New Jersey)
John Boyd
Indiana State University
Max Branscomb
Southwestern College (California)
Bob Bullard
Michigan State University
Stacia Campbell
Northwestern University (Illinois)
Steven Chappell
Northwest Missouri State University
Jan Childress
Texas Tech University
William Click
Winthrop University (South Carolina)
Jolene Combs
El Camino College (California)
Mona Cravens
University of Southern California
Jenny Tenpenny Crouch
Middle Tennessee State University
Albert “Flip” DeLuca
James Madison University (Virginia)
William D. Downs Jr.
Ouachita Baptist University (Arkansas)
Bill Elsen
The Washington Post
Stacy Sparks England
Dodge City Community College (Kansas)
St. Mary of the Plains College (Kansas)
Southwestern College (Kansas)
Dorothy Estes
University of Texas at Arlington
Vince Filak
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Annette Forbes
Iowa State University
Beth Francesco
University of Texas at Arlington
National Press Club
Joe Gisondi
Eastern Illinois University
Valencia College (Florida)
Mark Goodman
Student Press Law Center
Lloyd Goodman
University of Texas at Arlington
Nancy Green
University of Kentucky
University of Texas
Laura York Guy
Garden City Community College (Kansas)
Gerry Hamilton
Pennsylvania State University
Jay Hartwell
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Mike Hiestand
Student Press Law Center
Chet Hunt
San Antonio College (Texas)
Louis Ingelhart
Ball State University
Eric Jacobs
University of Pennsylvania
Ron Johnson
Fort Hays State University
Kansas State University
Indiana University
Michael Jordan
Pepperdine University (California)
Rachele Kanigel
San Francisco State University
Fred Kildow
Associated Collegiate Press
Doug Kirchberg
Madison Area Technical College (Wisconsin)
David Knott
Ball State University
Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver
Florida International University
Kelley Lash
Rice University (Texas)
Ira David Levy
Wilbur Wright College (Illinois)
Kansas State University
C.W. Little
Santa Ana College (California)
Frank LoMonte
Student Press Law Center
Gary Lundgren
University of Arkansas
Richard “Dick” Lytle
Southern Methodist University (Texas)
Wayne Maikranz
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kate McCarty
University of Alabama
University of Texas
C.J. Medlin
Kansas State University
Gary Metzker
California State University Long Beach
Harry Montevideo
University of Georgia
Reid Montgomery
Florida State University
Bill Neville
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Linda Owens
University of South Carolina Aiken
Pat Parish
Louisiana State University
Erica Perel
University of North Carolina
Marilyn Peterson
Midland College (Nebraska)
Tom Pierce
Valencia College (Florida)
Mark Plenke
California State University, Chico
Dario Politello
University of Massachusetts
Linda Puntney
Kansas State University
Jose Quevedo
Miami Dade College (Florida)
Sara Quinn
Poynter Institute of Media Studies
Kansas State University
University of Minnesota
Mark Raduziner
Johnson County Community College (Kansas)
Judy Riedl
University of Oregon
Jim Rodenbush
Colorado State University
Penn State University
Webster University
Indiana University
Tom Rolnicki
Associated Collegiate Press
Nils Rosdahl
North Idaho College
Ken Rosenauer
Missouri Western State University
Arthur “Sandy” Sanderson
University of Iowa
Charles Savedge
yearbook consultant
Laura Schaub
University of Oklahoma
Kevin Schwartz
University of North Carolina
Al Scroggins
University of South Carolina
Emily Sendin
Miami Dade College (FL)
Michael Serino
Ithaca College (New York)
Trum Simmons
Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania)
Susan Smith
South Dakota State University
Ron Spielberger
College Media Association
University of Memphis
Randy Stano
University of Miami
Richard “Dick” Sublette
University of Illinois
University of California, Los Angeles
Florida State University
Edmund Sullivan
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Sherri Taylor
Syracuse University (New York)
Ann Thorne
Missouri Western State College
James Tidwell
Eastern Illinois University
Al Tims
University of Minnesota
Terry Vander Hayden
Franklin College (Indiana)
Pete Waack
Colorado State University
Arvli Ward
UCLA
California State University,
Northridge
Bruce Watterson
yearbook consultant
David Wendelken
James Madison University (Virginia)
Nancy White
Hillsborough Community College (Florida)
Ron White
Louisiana Tech University
Laura Widmer
Northwest Missouri State University
Ed Williams
Auburn University (Alabama)
Bradley Wilson
Midwestern State University (Texas)
Mark Witherspoon
Iowa State University
Ruth Witmer
Indiana University
Mark Woodhams
University of Arizona
Paul Wright
University of Alabama