{"id":1297,"date":"2015-09-04T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T16:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=1297"},"modified":"2025-10-02T11:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:01:46","slug":"nspa-pioneer-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/awards\/nspa-pioneer-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"NSPA Pioneer Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Pioneer Award is the highest award NSPA presents to journalism educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pioneers are individuals who make substantial contributions to high school publications and journalism programs outside of their primary employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA maintains a composite plaque of Pioneers and displays it at its headquarters. Candidates are nominated by previous Pioneer winners and NSPA board members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Recipients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alyssa Boehringer<\/strong><\/strong>
University Interscholastic League<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adriana Chavira<\/strong><\/strong>
Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, Lake Balboa, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margie Mohtasham Raper<\/strong><\/strong>
Rock Hill High School, Frisco, Texas\/Jostens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod Satterthwaite<\/strong><\/strong>
Palo Alto High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clint Smith<\/strong><\/strong>
Texas High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barb Tholen<\/strong><\/strong>
Lawrence High School, Lawrence, Kansas\/Kansas Scholastic Press Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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> Our 2025 awards announcement<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pioneer Award Winners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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50 original inductees (boldface)<\/strong> on NSPA’s 50th anniversary, Nov. 27, 1970,
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Sister M. Rita Jeanne Abicht<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeanne Acton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Adams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julian Adams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logan Aimone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Akers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martha Akers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olive Allen<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judy Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin W. Allnut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edmund C. Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Arnold<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Atwood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judy Babb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bob Bair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ira L. Baker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benjamin H. Baldwin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Balmeo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Barrington<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marjorie Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Benedict<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lester G. Benz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane Blystone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Bobkowski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyssa Boehringer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don Bott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Bowen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Boyd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane Boyle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regis L. Boyle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayne Brasler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vicki McCash Brennan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard Brier<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rick Brooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deanne Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald E. Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

W. Mike Brown<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Browne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Elizabeth Burdette<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Button<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurence R. Campbell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marilyn K. Chapman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adriana Chavira<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pat Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tina Cleavelin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Molly Clemons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron Clemons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jolene Combs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judith Coolidge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michelle Coro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Cosgrove<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Craghead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Crook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mattie Gay Crump<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyce Culpepper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Currie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Cutsinger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandra Coyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Daly<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justin Daigle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Deibel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vince DeMiero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beth Dickey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merle Dieleman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Dodd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Kay Downes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

William Downs Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Drake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia Stilwell Dunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayne Dunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Dvorak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gloria Eastman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch Eden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard Emerson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edwin Emery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Ender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackie Engel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Engleman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earl English<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Herman A. Estrin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrie Faust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenda Feldman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Ferentinos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Brenda Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vince Filak<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beth Fitts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lu Chapin Flannery<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Flechtner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen Flowers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Follin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Roberts Forde<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Lu Foreman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheryl Fulton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelly Furnas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Gallup Sr.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Gallup Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arnetta Garcin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Gayda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph Glowacki<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony Gomez<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Goodman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brenda Gorsuch<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pat Graff<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JoAnne Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kim Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Greenman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorothy D. Greer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peggy Gregory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruth Marie Griggs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karl Grubaugh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Habiger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarence W. Hach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Max Haddick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diana Hadley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol Hallenbeck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.L. Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Hankins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurie Hansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathleen Hansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenn Hanson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Harkrider<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charla Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Erinn Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rowena Harvey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan Hathaway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bobby Hawthorne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Christine Heintz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Henderson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R.D. Hendricks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Hiestand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monica Hill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Hines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judith Hines<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Holden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diane Yotsuya Honda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Hudnall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harold H. Herbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonnie Horne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freeman Hover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod Howe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Humphrey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Hurley<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orval C. Husted<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Louis E. Ingelhart<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Johns<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Jordan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Kandell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Kane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elwood C. Karwand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crystal Kazmierski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lori Keekley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gretchen Kemp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Kennedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Kennedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Kersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Val Kibler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fred Kildow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucille Kildow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernard Kilgore<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jane Kirtley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debra Klevens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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David Knight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Knight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judy Knudtson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan Komandosky<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Konkle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hillier Krieghbaum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Konnie Krislock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol Lange<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt LaPorte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.J. “Skip” Leabo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Leabo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete LeBlanc<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Janet Levin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Levin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Lindsay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Lloyd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. Grady Locklear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frank LoMonte<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dick LoPachin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Lundgren<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roberta Mace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Magmer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leland Mallett<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Manfull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharon Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Massy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Susan Massy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Matson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamra McCarthy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim McCrossen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim McGonnell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vida B. McGiffin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard McNeill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorothy McPhillips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C.J. Medlin<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rob Melton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl G. Miller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Mohn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amy Morgan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shirley Moravec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betty Morton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Mulligan<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joseph M. Murphy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Murray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heather Nagel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Nardone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ed Nell<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terry Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Newton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casey Nichols<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Nichols<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve O’Donoghue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lori Oglesbee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gloria Olman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles O’Malley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Ortman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J.L. O’Sullivan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jed Palmer <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Patrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J.F. Paschal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N.S. Patterson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Patterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheryl Pell<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meghan Percival<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Candace Perkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terry Peterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kay Phillips<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marci Pieper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wayna Polk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Popham<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homer A. Post<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebecca Potter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazel Glenn Presson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Pulliam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Puntney<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otto W. Quale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margie Mohtasham Raper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristi Rathbun<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betsy Pollard Rau<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeWitt C. Reddick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sally Renaud<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judy Robinson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mabel E. Robrock<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debra Rothenberger<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Martha Rothwell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod Satterthwaite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles E. Savedge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin Gibson Sawyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Schaub<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Schrier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John B. Schrodt<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vicki Scorsone<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albert Scroggins Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracy Anne Sena<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Sengenberger<\/strong> \u2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alyce Rogers Sheetz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gloria Shields<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Shockley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Simons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky Sipos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenson Siver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigmund Sluszka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clint Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helen Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Y. Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linda Smoley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret Sorrows<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Howard Spanogle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Sparks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L. Curtis Sheffield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Schweiger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harold Spears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Still<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F. Kenneth Stratton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lynn Strause<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Streisel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edmund Sullivan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul S. Swensson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Randy Swikle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky Tate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dow Tate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.C. Taylor<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sherri Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilma Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Thill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barb Tholen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Albert R. Tims<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cindy Todd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Tottingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl Towley<\/strong> \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charles Troxell \u2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig Trygstad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carol Underberger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rod Vahl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fern Valentine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April van Buren<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl Vandermeulen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben Van Zante<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Visser<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Randy Vonderheid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeWitt Wallace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Ward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruce Watterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Waugaman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marilyn Weaver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Weintraut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Weisenburger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorraine Wellenstein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carmen Wendt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ray Westbrook<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Wheeler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne Whitt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Widmer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Winski<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bradley Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harold Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Wilson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Winter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan Wiseman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sandy Woodcock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Woodring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shirley Yaskin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joanna Zander<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch Ziegler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stan Zoller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathleen Zwiebel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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