| 1987 |
Dr.
Richard Nelson, founder of KEMPA |
| |
Dr.
I.W. Schaffer, UW-W (Executive Director) |
| 1988 |
Jan
Kohls, Fort Atkinson (WI) High School |
| |
Judy
Zigler, Whitewater (WI) High School |
| 1989 |
Eileen
Kohnke, New Berlin Eisenhower (WI) High School |
| |
Dr.
Thomas McLeRoy, Dean of Continuing Education, UW-Whitewater |
| 1991 |
Ron
Beem, Byron (IL) High School |
| |
John
Rowley, Willowbrook (IL) High School |
| 1992 |
John
McCullough, WTMJ Channel 4 Milwaukee |
| 1993 |
Elsie
Stiffler, Willowbrook (IL) High School |
| 1995 |
Nancy
Becker, Milton (WI) High School |
| |
Stuart
Ciske, DPI, Madison (WI) |
| 1999 |
Tom
Gebhardt, Prospect (IL) High School |
| 2000 |
Mark
Thompson, Antioch (IL) High School |
| 2001 |
Hank Koshollek,
The Capital Times |
| |
Susan Tantillo,
Wheeling (IL) High School |
| 2002 |
Katherine Conover,
Janesville Parker (WI) High School |
| 2003 |
John Culbertson,
Waterloo (WI) High School |
| 2004 |
Sandy Jacoby, Tremper
(WI) High School |
| |
Alan Packard, St.
Mary’s Springs (WI) High School |
| 2005 |
Linda
Barrington, Wauwatosa East (WI) High School |
| 2006 |
Joe
Koshollek, Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel |
| 2007 |
Jill
Cook , Brookfield Central (WI) High School |
| 2009 |
Stan Zoller, Rolling Meadows (IL) High School |
| |
|
| Adviser
of the Year
Annually,
at the fall conference business meeting of KEMPA, the organization
honors Advisers of the Year. Advisers may be nominated by their
publication staffs, their administrators or their peers. Nominations
should describe, in specific detail, what the adviser has done and/or
accomplished that sets that person apart in the minds of the nominators.
The Board
of Directors, or a committee designated by the president, makes
the final decisions.
Nomination
forms are available through the Continuing Education Office, 2005
Roseman, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI 53190.
|
| 1987 |
Marilyn
Swanson, Auburn High School, Rockford (IL) |
| 1988 |
Nancy
Becker, Milton (WI) High School |
| 1991 |
Ron
Beem, Byron (IL) High School |
| |
Jan
Kohls, Fort Atkinson (WI) High School |
| 1992 |
Jan
Kohls, Fort Atkinson (WI) High School |
| |
Dave
Wiegand, Wausau West (WI) High School |
| 1993 |
Tom
Gebhardt, Prospect (IL) High School |
| |
Pat
Jonas, Platteville (WI) High School |
| 1995 |
Susan
Hathaway Tantillo, Wheeling (IL) High School |
| |
Sue
Tedell, Buffalo Grove (IL) High School |
| 1996 |
Katherine
Conover, Janesville Parker (WI) High School |
| |
Lisa
Peterson, Janesville Parker (WI) High School |
| 1997 |
Mary
Mueller, Maine West (IL) High School |
| |
Mark
Thompson, Antioch Community (IL) High School |
| 1998 |
Bob
Chesney, Ozaukee (WI) High School |
| |
Sandy
Jacoby, Kenosha Tremper (WI) High School |
| 1999 |
Michael
Gordy, Antioch (IL) High School |
| |
Marcia
Sigler, Wisconsin Academy (WI) |
| 2000 |
Linda Barrington,
Wauwatosa East (WI) High School |
| |
Elizabeth Wilson,
Prospect (IL) High School |
| 2001 |
Joan Joas-Faas,
Muskego (WI) High School |
| |
John Culbertson,
Waterloo (WI) High School |
| 2002 |
Sandra Gruen, Wheeling
(IL) High School |
| |
Bob Kay, Grayslake
(IL) High School |
| 2003 |
Tammy
Rademacher, Waunakee (WI) High School |
| |
Kay
Sargent, Wisconsin School
for the Deaf |
| 2004 |
Peter Guaquinta,
Glenbard North (IL) High School |
| |
Patricia Benedict,
Guilford (IL) High School |
| 2005 |
Elyce
Moscella, Brookfield Central (WI) High School |
| |
Audrey
Kemp, D.C. Everest (WI) High School |
| 2006 |
Dave
Wallner, Stoughton High School (WI) |
| |
Jeff
Willauer, Waunakee High School (WI) |
| 2007 |
Barbara
Erickson, Jefferson High School (IL) |
| |
Fay
Hubbard & Andy Wolfe, Superior High School (WI) |
| 2008 |
Mike Doyle, Belvidere North High School (IL) |
| |
Tracy Brogelman, Grafton High School (WI) |
|
|
| Media
Award
To recognize
the assistance that high school journalists receive from the professional
press, the Kettle Moraine Press Association Board of Directors has
instituted the Media Award. This award is presented as part of the
annual meeting held on the day of the KEMPA fall conference.
Adviser-members
of KEMPA may nominate any printed publication, electronic media
or specific individuals involved with these facets of the professional
press. Nominations must include specific activities or services
performed by this individual or institution which have given encouragement
or assistance to high school publications. |
| |
| Year
NA |
John
McCullough, WTMJ Channel 4, Milwaukee, WI |
| 1984 |
Hank
Koshollek, "Capital Times," Madison, WI |
| 1985 |
Mike
Flaherty, "Milton Courier," Milton, WI |
| |
Bill
Robbins, "Wisconsin State Journal," Madison, WI |
| 1987 |
Christine
Blumer (Spangler), "Jefferson County Daily Union," Fort
Atkinson, WI |
| |
Rob
Zaleski, "Capital Times," Madison, WI |
| 1988 |
Michael
St. John, "Wisconsin State Journal," Madison, WI |
| |
"Stoughton
Courier Hub," Stoughton. WI |
| 1989 |
"Capital
Times" staff, Madison, WI |
| |
WISC-TV
Channel 3, Madison. WI |
| 1991 |
Jake
Stockinger, "Capital Times," Madison. WI |
| 1993 |
Robert
Wills, "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel," Milwaukee, WI |
| |
"Jefferson
County Daily Union," Fort Atkinson. WI |
| |
Rick
Uhlman, "Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, WI |
| 1995 |
Scott
Angus, "Janesville Gazette," Janesville, WI |
| 1997 |
Joe
Koshollek, "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel," Milwaukee, WI |
| |
Staff
of "Capital Times," Madison, WI |
| 1998 |
John
Nichols, "Capital Times," Madison, WI |
| |
Doug
Wojcik, "Stevens Point Journal," Stevens Point, WI |
| 1999 |
Staff
of "The Janesville Gazette" |
| 2000 |
Natasha Kassulke,
Wisconsin State Journal |
| 2001 |
Dan Needles, WISN
Channel 12, Milwaukee |
| 2002 |
Kregg Jacoby, Milwaukee,
WI |
| 2003 |
The
Waunakee Tribune |
| 2004 |
Mike
Konopacki, "Capital Times," Madison, WI |
| 2005 |
William
Wineke, Wisconsin State Journal |
| 2006 |
Peter
Fox, Wisconsin Newspaper Association |
| 2008 |
Delia Chiapeta, The Kenosha News |
| 2009 |
Danielle Guerra, Northwest News Group of Greater Chicago |
| |
|
| Administrator
of the Year
The Board
of Directors of the Kettle Moraine Press Association recognizes
the importance of the assistance and encouragement that high school
journalists receive from school administrators. Therefore, the KEMPA
Board of Directors has instituted the Administrators of the Year
award.
Nominations
for this award may be made by students, advisers and/or student
publication staffs. A committee appointed by the KEMPA president
makes the final decisions.
The award
is presented at the KEMPA annual meeting during the fall conference. |
| |
| 1989 |
Gerald
Malueg, Ozaukee High School (WI) |
| |
William
Reisk, Parker High School (Janesville, WI) |
| 1990 |
Lowell
Freedlund |
| 1991 |
Tom
Kemppainen, Milton High School (WI) |
| 1997 |
John
Pyfer, Pearl City High School (IL) |
| 1999 |
Dr.
Jon Platts, Milton Superintendent (WI) |
| 2000 |
Olin Harried, Stoughton
High School (WI) |
| 2001 |
Bill Stroud, Wauwatosa
East High School (WI) |
| 2002 |
Barb Dougal, Parker
High School (Janesville, WI) |
| 2003 |
Craig Duncan, Milton
High School (WI) |
| 2004 |
Kimberly
Zupec, Waukegan High School (IL) |
| 2006 |
Ken
Dopke, Tremper High School (Kenosha, WI) |
| 2007 |
Donald
LaBonte, Brookfield Central High School (WI) |
|
Jerry
Movrich, Stoughton High School (WI) |
| 2008 |
Nick Hughes, Wauwatosa East High School (WI) |
| 2009 |
Brian Kersten, Waunakee High School (WI) |
| |
|
| Friend
of KEMPA
The Friend
of KEMPA award is a way for the Board of Directors to honor and
recognize people who have contributed extraordinary time and/or
effort to the organization.
This award,
when given, is part of the annual meeting held at the fall conference. |
| |
| 1994 |
Dr.
I.W. Schaffer, Emeritus Executive Director, UW-W |
| |
Robert
Tottingham, UW-Madison Extension |
| 1991 |
Lou
Zahn, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| 1994 |
Jim
Eloff, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| |
Michael
Schudrowitz, Nikon Corporation |
| 1996 |
Mary
Markus, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| 1998 |
Peter
Conover, Cable 6 Coordinator, UW-W |
| 1999 |
Cindy
Wandschneider, Walsworth Publishing
Ken Whittemore, Josten's Publishing |
| Year
NA |
Dr.
Tom McLeRoy, Dean, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| 2000 |
Larry
Sherman, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| 2001 |
Kendrick
Johnson, Madison, WI |
| 2002 |
Rita
Schopen, Milwaukee, WI |
| 2003 |
Doug
Wojcik |
| 2004 |
Rick
Wood, "Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel" |
| 2005 |
Law
Firm of LaFollette, Godfrey and Kahn |
| 2006 |
Betsy
Schroeder, Lake Geneva Elementary School (WI) |
| 2008 |
Mara Lee Searing, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| 2009 |
Eric Field, Continuing Education, UW-W |
| |
|
| Tom
Gebhardt Award
The Gebhardt
Award is given to a student who shows excellence in writing at the
Summer Journalism Workshop. It is presented in memory of longtime
KEMPA instructor Tom Gebhardt.
The award
is presented at the KEMPA annual meeting during the fall conference. |
| |
| 2001 |
Holly
Leach, Oshkosh North High School (WI) |
| 2002 |
Dan
Causier, Wauwatosa East High School (WI) |
| 2003 |
Ida Assefa, Wauwatosa
East High School (WI) |
| 2004 |
Karolina
Wroblewska, Lake Zurich High School (IL) |
| 2005 |
Anna
Joranger, Wauwatosa East High School (WI) |
| 2006 |
Nelson
Sederstrom, Shawano High School (WI) |
| 2008 |
Kayleigh Dunn, Lake Zurich High School (IL) |
| 2009 |
Abbie Reetz, D.C. Everest H.S. (WI) |
| |
|
| KEMPA
Scholarship Winners
The KEMPA
scholarship program began in 1979 with three-year grants to students
seeking degrees in journalism. The program was revised in the 1980's
to include related areas such as graphic design, photography and
writing. Also, in 1985, the scholarships became one-year awards.
Students may re-apply yearly, whether they are successful the first
time or not. An asterisk (*) in the following list denotes "repeat"
winners.
Only students
from KEMPA member schools are eligible and must submit a letter
detailing their goals and plans, a recommendation from an adviser,
a transcript of grades and samples of their journalism work.
The president
of KEMPA appoints a committee which reads the applications, confers
and decides the recipients. The Board of Directors sets an amount
to be used for scholarships; the committee decides how that money
is to be divided. The Board may decide not to give any scholarships
in a particular year.
The first
five students were "on scholarhip" in the 1982 school
year, having been awarded their three-year awards between 1979-1982. |
| |
| |
*Stuart
Ciske, Fort Atkinson (WI) |
| |
*Pam
Olson, Fort Atkinson (WI) |
| |
*Mary
Lee Rahrauer, Whitewater (WI) |
| |
*Thomas
Spansta (school unknown) |
| |
*Christin
Wanie, Fort Atkinson, (WI) |
| 1985 |
James
Marshall, Whitewater (WI) |
| |
Mary
Ellen Miller, Ozaukee (WI) |
| 1986 |
James
P. Schultze, Loyola Academy (IL) |
| |
Brian
Jung, Milton (WI) |
| |
James
Forti, Menomonee Falls (WI) |
| 1987 |
Carole
Vande Velde, Hoffman Estates (IL) |
| |
Michael
Holtz, Racine Horlick (WI) |
| |
Michael
Herbrand, Beaver Dam (WI) |
| |
Audrey
Hartz, Milton (WI) |
| 1988 |
Greg
Chesmore, Milton (WI) |
| |
Jenny
DuFus, St. Mary's Academy, Burlington (WI) |
| |
Rebecca
Weeks, Antioch (IL) |
| 1989 |
*Greg
Chesmore, Milton (WI) |
| |
Brian
Johnson, Milton (WI) |
| |
Tracy
Pritts, Streamwwod (IL) |
| 1990 |
Ann
Maxwell, Honenegah (IL) |
| |
Ingrid
Vangsuess, New Berling Eisenhower (WI) |
| 1992 |
Amy
Hill, Lyons Township (IL) |
| |
Jessica
Perinchief, Whitewater (WI) |
| |
Kathleen
O'Dowd, Brookfield (WI) |
| 1993 |
Michelle
Jacobson, Wausau West (WI) |
| |
Nicole
Jenks, Milton (WI) |
| |
Saleema
Syed, Glenbard North (IL) |
| 1994 |
Jonathan
Hoste, Hartford (WI) |
| |
Lauren
Lawley, Buffalo Grove (IL) |
| |
Saleema
Syed, Marquette University (WI) High School |
| |
Marshall
Wymore, Hartford (WI) |
| 1995 |
Candance
Hooker, Milton (WI) |
| |
Marc
Juszak, Janesville Parker (WI) |
| |
Kelly
Metcalf, Sun Prairie (WI) |
| 1996 |
Sara
Kaiden-Hanna, Prospect (IL) |
| |
Jeana
Munchoff, Lyons Township (IL) |
| |
Patricia
Pensa, Lyons Township (IL) |
| |
Megan
Trainor, Carl Sandburg (IL) |
| 1997 |
Amanda
Miller, Antioch (IL) |
| |
Roman
Salamon, Chicago Weber High School (IL) |
| |
*Megan
Trainor, Bradley University, via Carl Sandburg High School |
| 1998 |
Susie
Opalka, Wheeling (IL) |
| |
Rachel
Powers, Fort Atkinson (WI) |
| |
Ben
Zimbric, Wausau West (WI) |
| 1999 |
Leah
Kerkman, Madison LaFollette (WI) |
| |
*Rachel
Powers, Kansas State University |
| |
Alana
Stein, Wheeling (IL) |
| 2000 |
Lindsay Renick Mayer
- Wauwatosa East High School |
| |
*Rachel Powers -
Kansas State University, via Ft. Atkinson High School |
| |
Daniel Purschwitz
- Stoughton High School |
| 2001 |
Vanessa Del Campo
- Regina Dominican High School |
| |
*Lindsay Renick
Mayer - U.W.-Madison, via Wauwatosa East High School |
| |
*Rachel Powers -
Kansas State University, via Ft. Atkinson High School |
| 2002 |
*Lindsay Renick
Mayer - U.W.-Madison, via Wauwatosa East High School |
| |
Dianna
Heitz Glenbard North High School |
| |
Katherine
Jett Lyons Township High School |
| |
Diego
Sorbara Lyons Township High School |
| 2003 |
*Lindsay Renick
Mayer – U.W.-Madison, via Wauwatosa East High School |
| |
*Dianna
Heitz Loyola University, via Glenbard North High School |
| |
Brittany
Heck Hartland High School |
| |
Matthew
Bunke Wauwatosa East High School |
| 2004 |
Elizabeth Juranek
— Maine West High School |
| |
*Dianna
Heitz Loyola University, via Glenbard North High School |
| |
Walter
Shedd, Jr. Grayslake High School |
| 2005 |
Angie
Barbian — UW-Madison, via McFarland High School |
| |
*Dianna
Heitz Loyola University, via Glenbard North High School |
| |
Bailey
Diers — Sheboygan North High School |
| 2006 |
Megan
Geyer —
Stevenson High School |
| |
Benjamin Paul
—
Lake Zurich High School |
| |
Dan
Yadron —
Grayslake High School |
| 2007 |
Adam
DeRose —
Lakes Community High School |
| |
Logan
Middleton —
Wausau West High School |
| |
Christopher
M. Renno —
Conant High School |
| |
Nathan
Winters —
Pius XI High School |
| 2008 |
Hayleigh Columbo — Lake Zurich High School |
| |
Marguerite Mueller — Maine West High School |
| 2009 |
Joe Buzzelli — Lake Zurich High School |
| |
Jessica Loveless — Rolling Meadows High School |
| |
Jordan Palmer — Antioch Community High School |
| |
Zuzanna Skwiot — Grayslake High School |