MIPA’s Administrator of the Year award recognizes administrators who have shown strong interest in and support for scholastic journalism.
Selection is based on a portfolio, which should include letters and other documentation that illustrate support for the journalism program, adviser and students. Portfolios should be specific and should address the following areas:
- Awareness of current issues in journalism
- Journalism’s place in the curriculum
- Understanding of the role of secondary administrators in journalism curriculum
- Allowing students press freedom
- Financing
- Encouragement of academic and professional growth
- Personal support and encouragement
- Each member school may nominate one person for this award.
The annual deadline for this contest is July 15. Honorees will be recognized at MIPA’s Fall Conference during the luncheon.
Make a Nomination
- Deadline: July 15
- Complete the online nomination form here (opens in a new window)
- Preview the application form – You must complete our online entry form, but here’s a Word copy of the questions we ask
Previous Honorees
1980s
1988
Jack Fancis – Principal, Utica High School
1989
Nelson TerBurgh – Principal, Saranac High School
1990s
1990
Allan Trop – Assistant superintendent of instruction, East Detroit Public Schools
1991
Robert Ford – Principal, Algonac High School
1992
Armand Delisle – Principal, Fitzgerald High School
1995
Halsted Beatty – Superintendent, Laingsburg Schools
1996
William Thompson – Principal, Woodhaven High School
1997
Patrick Cwayna – Principal, East Grand Rapids
1998
Thomas Denewith – Principal, L’Anse Creuse High School North
1999
Dr. Kenneth Wensel– Principal, Fenton High School
2000s
2000
Janice Goodall – Principal, H.H. Dow High School
2003
Glen Stevenson – Principal, Dexter High School
2006
Huntley Robinson – Principal, Carlson High School
2007
Mike Murray – Superintendent, Suttons Bay Public Schools
2009
Dave Jackson – Principal, L’Anse Creuse High School
2010s
2010
Kit Moran – Principal, Dexter High School
2014
Jeffrey Frankowiak – Principal, Waterford Kettering High School
2015
Steve Gabriel – Principal, Grand Ledge High School
2017
Thomas Lietz – Principal, Utica High School
2018
Kate Murray – Principal, Grosse Pointe North High School
2019
Marci Tuzinsky & Rebecca Westrate – Dean and Assistant Dean, Ann Arbor Community High School
2020s
2020
Tracy Wilson – Principal, Grand Haven High School
2021
Jim French – Principal, Portage Northern High School[/vc_toggle][/vc_column][/vc_row]