National Award Winners
Colorado National Award Winners – Master List
Last updated – April 2024
From the Journalism Education Association (JEA)
Lifetime Achievement Award – December 15 nomination deadline
- Yvette Manculich, 2023
- Mark Newton – 2020
- Gloria (Lori) Eastman – 2018
- Stephen Wahlfeldt – 2016
- Ann Healey – 2015
- Barbara McLachlan – 2014
- Jack Kennedy – 2014
- Darryl Stafford – 2013
- Edward Bray – 2012
- Sheila Jones – 2012
- Mary Lauck – 2010
- Clarissa Crozier – 2007
- Kathy Daly – 2007
- Dianne Gum – 2007
- Marta Hedde-Wood – 2007
- Arthur “Dick” Dixon – 2006
- Frances Henry – 2006
JEA Medal of Merit – July 15 nomination deadline
- Jed Palmer – 2023
- Justin Daigle – 2022
- Carrie Faust – 2013
- Mark Newton – 2010
- Kristi Rathbun – 2007
- Jack Kennedy – 2003
- Kathy Daly – 2000
Carl Towley Award – July 15 nomination deadline
- Mark Newton – 2017
- Jack Kennedy – 2004
- Dorothy Greer – 1971
Friend of Scholastic Journalism – July 15 nomination deadline
- Peter Griffin (Jostens) – 2020
- Greg Luft (CSU) – 2018
- Gary Cordray (Jostens) – 2010
- Kim Blumhardt (CSU) – 2007
- Jeff Browne (CSU) – 2006
- Mary & Barrie Hartman (Louisville) – 2004
Rising Star Award – July 15 nomination deadline
- Laurel Wicke – 2021
- Zeb Carabello – 2018
- Gina Claus – 2018
- Hannah Shapiro – 2018
- Tim Ryckman – 2017
- Leslie Thompson – 2016
- Annie Gorenstein Falkenberg – 2015
- Adam Dawkins – 2014
- Melissa Larson – 2014
- Jessica Hunziker – 2014
- Cory Morlock – 2014
- Angela Banfield – 2013
- Kathy Gustad – 2011
- Anastasia Harrison – 2011
- Karen Slusher – 2011
- Justin Daigle – 2010
- Carrie Faust – 2008
- Nathan Thompson – 2008
H.L Hall Yearbook Adviser of the Year – October 15 nomination deadline
- Kristi Rathbun – National Winner – 2022
- Annie Gorenstein-Falkenberg – Distinguished – 2021
- Yvette Manculich – Distinguished – 2020
- Jessica Hunziker – Special Recognition – 2019
- Annie Gorenstein Falkenberg – Special Recognition – 2018
- Carrie Hendrix – Special Recognition – 2018
- Justin Daigle – Distinguished – 2017
- Kristi Rathbun – Distinguished – 2014
- Justin Daigle – Special Recognition – 2014
- Jed Palmer – Distinguished – 2013
- Carrie Faust – Distinguished – 2010
- Kathy Daly – National Winner – 1998, Distinguished – 1996
- Ann Horner – Special Recognition – 1996
JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year – March 15 nomination deadline
- Patrick Moring – National Winner – 2022, Distinguished – 2021, Special Recognition – 2019
First Amendment Press Freedom Award – December 15 nomination deadline
- Arvada High School – 2023
- Brighton High School – 2021, 2022, 2023
- Smoky Hill High School – 2015, 2016, 2017
Diversity Award – December 15 nomination deadline
- Ron Booth, Principal, Arapahoe High School – Honorable Mention, 2011
Future Administrator Scholarship – December 15 nomination deadline
- Zeb Carabello – 2019
No Colorado winners (yet)
Administrator of the Year – July 15 nomination deadline
Linda S. Puntney Teacher Inspiration – December 15 nomination deadline
From the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA)
Pioneer Award (these honorees have made “substantial contributions to high school publications and journalism programs outside of their primary employment.”)
- Kristi Rathbun
- Kathy Daly
- Gloria Eastman
- Carrie Faust
- Dorothy Greer
- Jack Kennedy
- Mark Newton
- Laura Schaub
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA)
Laura Schaub has won the Joseph Murphy Award (2001), the Charles O’Mally Award (2004), and the James Pascal Award (2002) for her work leading the Oklahoma Scholastic Press Association.
Gold Key
- Justin Daigle – 2020
- Carrie Faust – 2017
- Kristi Rathbun – 2016
- Gloria Eastman – 2006
- Kathy Daly – 1993
- Jack Kennedy – 1989
- Laura Schaub – 1983
- Don Ridgway – 1981
Dow Jones News Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year
- Jack Kennedy – 1993 (then advising in Iowa)
- Dorothy Greer – 1962 (then advising in Kansas)
Dow Jones News Fund Special Recognition National Journalism Teacher of the Year
- Mark Newton – 1998
Please contact Anastasia Harrison at [email protected] with updates to this list, missing awards, etc.