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 in February.
Make a Nomination
- Deadline: Feb. 23, 2024
- 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]