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ASPA STATE CONVENTION THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FERGUSON STUDENT CENTER TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA FEB. 19-20, 2016 ASPA.UA.EDU

SCHEDULE: NOTE: If you are interested in a Saturday tour of the UA campus, the Digital Media Center or the Office of Student Media, let Meredith Cummings know upon arrival or during the ASPA Board meeting. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, advisers should see Cummings for where to report for tours.

Friday, Feb. 19 Ferguson Student Center

ON-SITE COMPETITIONS: NOTE: On-site competitions begin at the following locations at 10 a.m., except those that cover Christi Parsons’ keynote as part of the competition. All necessary information is included in each on-site participant’s packet. Please check in at the on-site registration table upon arrival at the Ferguson Center.

On-site Competition Location

8 a.m. Registration at Ferguson Theater 9 a.m. Welcome and keynote

Yearbook copy, caption writing Ballroom

10 a.m. – Noon On-site competitions

News writing Ballroom

10 a.m. Session 1

Feature writing Room 2418

11 a.m. Session 2

Sports writing Room 2408

Noon Lunch on your own

Editorial writing Ballroom

1 p.m. Session 3

Editorial cartooning Ballroom

2 p.m. Session 4

Broadcast stand-up Ballroom

3 p.m. Session 5

Newscast (anchor) Back of Ballroom at 10 a.m.

4 p.m. Closing awards ceremony

Sportscast (anchor) Back of Ballroom at 10 a.m.

Yearbook layout Registration table at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 20 Reese Phifer Hall

Newspaper layout Registration table at 10 a.m.

9 a.m. Session 1

Literary magazine layout Registration table at 10 a.m.

10 a.m. Session 2

Photography Follow instructions in packet

11 a.m. Session 3 Noon Lunch on your own 1 p.m. Tours

Literary magazine poetry Ballroom Literary magazine fiction Ballroom Literary magazine illustration Ballroom

The goal of the Journalism Education Association’s Scholastic Journalism Week, Feb. 21-27, is to do something, whether big or small, to raise awareness about scholastic journalism. JEA hopes that your involvement and that of your students will serve to raise community consciousness regarding the benefits of scholastic journalism.

For ideas, visit JEA’s Scholastic Journalism Week page on jea.org, download a handy resolution template, check out last year’s Scholastic Journalism Week Facebook page or follow @ScholasticJWeek on Twitter. Don’t be afraid to tweet any of your own ideas using the hashtag, #SJW2016.

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The stories we tell Scholastic Journalism Week

February 21-27, 2016

FRIDAY

WELCOME

9 A.M. FERGUSON BALLROOM

Dr. Wilson Lowrey Chair, Department of Journalism Meredith Cummings, MJE Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

9 A.M. FERGUSON BALLROOM

Christi Parsons “Finding Your Voice”

Washington Insider/Tammy Haddad

SESSION 1 NOTE: ON-SITE COMPETITIONS TAKE PLACE 10 A.M. — ­ NOON

Former ASPA student president Christi Parsons is a White House correspondent for the Los Angeles Times/ Tribune Newspapers Washington, D.C., bureau. She is a 26-year veteran of the Chicago Tribune, where she covered campaigns, state government and local politics before joining the Washington, D.C., bureau in 2006.

A recent former president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, she has an undergraduate degree in journalism and English from The University of Alabama and a master’s from Yale Law School.

10 A.M. FERGUSON CENTER MEDIA KEY: YEARBOOK (YB) NEWSPAPER (NP) MULTIMEDIA/ONLINE (ON) LITERARY MAGAZINE (LM) BROADCAST (BR) ADVISERS (AD) ALL MEDIA (ALL)

Audience connection and marketing your magazine LM Alicia Clavell, Room 3108 How do you keep in constant contact with your readers? Do you use email marketing such as MailChimp or Constant Contact? Are you using social media effectively? Are you getting the most from your promotional materials? This session will focus on building a connection with your readership through marketing.

Don’t tell them ‘your writing sucks’: Coaching students through editing YB Justin Daigle, Room 3700/360 Forum (Advisers and editors only) Working with members of your staff to improve their writing can be difficult. This session will focus on providing strategies for helping members of your staff through the revision process by focusing on voice, structure and staying on message.

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Professional video on an amateur budget BR Andrew Richardson, Room 3115 Make your video and audio great without spending a fortune. This session will give you production techniques as well as advice on equipment for your school’s broadcast.

Get your head in the game YB Kane Belew, Room 3107 Learn the rules of yearbook headline and caption writing to grab your readers’ attention. Students will walk away with refreshing ideas on headlines and tips on proper caption writing.

Ten things we can learn from Ernie Pyle NP Erin Coggins, MJE, Room 3111 World War II journalist Ernie Pyle was beloved by his audience and his sources. This session will use samples of Ernie’s work to examine what made this journalist such a legend.

Write tight for TV and video BR Chandra Clark, Room 3104 You may have it all figured out when it comes to video and b-roll, but can you write a script that can change the world in 30 seconds or fewer? Learn how to write tightly and effectively for TV and video in this session.

SESSION 2

11 A.M. FERGUSON CENTER

Refine your technique Andrew Richardson, Room 3115 You will leave this session with plenty of tips to make your broadcast high quality. This session will focus on camera placement, lighting, positioning and more.

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Slash pine LM Brian Oliu, Room 3108 In this session, Oliu will discuss the process that goes into running a small literary press and literary journal, including how to put an emphasis on creating a literary object that both reflects upon and honors the work inside. Oliu will also talk about developing bonds with the community through literature.

The WRITE stuff NP, YB Justin Daigle, Room 3700/360 Forum Want copy that your peers will actually read? Learn helpful strategies and tips to improve your captions, theme copy and general body copy by implementing “the WRITE stuff” into your publication.

ASPA Board meeting AD Meredith Cummings, MJE, and Connie Nolen, Room 3125/302 Anderson Room (Advisers only) The annual State Convention meeting for the ASPA board. All advisers are welcome and encouraged to attend. New officers will not be elected.

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Beyond the boring ALL Marquis Munson and Cole Thompson, Room 3111 Come hear from the guys behind their own sports website “Dixieland Sports” and their podcasts “Cypress Ave Park” and “The Morning After.” Both UA journalism students have covered various sports events, such as SEC Media Days and the College Football Playoffs. They will help you brainstorm ways to add multimedia to your existing sports coverage.

Show, don’t tell ALL Dianne Bragg, Room 3104 We all have heard “Show, don’t tell,” right? And “details, details, details”? Details turn good stories into great stories. In this session, you will learn how to get more details, because even the smallest details make a difference.

NOTE: ON-SITE COMPETITIONS END AT NOON

SESSION 3

BREAK FOR LUNCH ON YOUR OWN FROM NOON — 1 P.M. 1 P.M. FERGUSON CENTER

Makin’ design magic ALL Anna Waters, Room 3115 If you already know a little bit about design, see how far you can take it. This session will offer some cool layout techniques and attempt to answer any questions you may have about design.

Sorting the submission slush pile LM Alicia Clavell, Room 3108 Learn how best to seek, log and sort literary submissions. Then, get ready to write! We’ll try our hand at writing a rejection letter, an acceptance letter and a submission cover letter for creative work.

How to be a really good sports writer YB, NP, ON Tom Arenberg, Room 3111 What to do, what not to do and how to learn the skills you need. The instructor is a sports journalism veteran, so he knows all the answers. Bring your questions!

Putting the sexy back in reporting: Interviewing techniques YB, NP Justin Daigle, Room 3700/360 Forum Is your writing in a rut? It all comes down to the interview. Learn techniques for having a natural conversation to get the facts needed to write a great story.

From an idea to a finished product ON, BR Robert Clay, Room 2408 There are a lot of steps between having an idea for a video and producing a final product. In this session, you will learn the basic steps to turn your ideas into action.

Forum for Y’ALL ALL Teaching Journalism Students, Room 3125/302 Anderson Room Learn about the new campaign developed by UA’s Teaching Journalism class called Forum for Y’ALL to help your school media become a public forum and be protected from censorship.

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Feature writing and personality profiles: Get ideas from the best YB, NP, ON Susan G. Newell, MJE, Room 3107/300 Mortar Board Examine the writing of professionals. Use description, in-depth reporting and compelling leads to pull readers in.

Photography basics ALL Jonathan Norris, Room 3104 Have an interest in photography but not a lot of experience? In this beginner’s session, students will learn what camera settings are best for which situations. An open forum for questions will follow the presentation.

SESSION 4

2 P.M. FERGUSON CENTER

Polish and shine!

BR Terri Brewer, Room 3115 Need more polish and shine when it comes to on-air presentation? This is the session for you! Experienced news reporter Terri Brewer will give you tips for success.

For new advisers Susan Newell, MJE, Room 3125/302 Anderson Room New adviser? Afraid of what the future has in store? Do you have questions keeping you awake at night? Fear not! A seasoned adviser is here to help. Come to this session frazzled, and leave relaxed and energized!

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Theme it like you mean it YB Justin Daigle, Room 3700/360 Forum It all comes down to the visual and verbal elements. While creating your yearbook theme, you need to think about your brand and how that tells your story of the year.

Choosing covers and creating blurbs LM Alicia Clavell, Room 3108 How do you create the perfect cover for your literary magazine? What about the perfect cover blurb? We’ll take a look at some successful magazine covers and blurbs; then, we will craft our own!

How to write a sports game story that everyone will read YB, NP, ON Tom Arenberg, Room 3111 It’s the most basic kind of sports story, but there are new ways to do it. Come find out how to make your story stand out from the rest.

Copyright 101 ALL Matt Bunker, Room 2418 What you must know about copyright as a student journalist or adviser. Can you use it? Can you play it? Don’t put your school media in jeopardy by violating copyright.

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Audience-submitted content ALL Brett Sherrick, Room 3107 News audiences can also be news producers. Journalists have access to a wide range of content created directly by the audience, from letters to the editor to social media posts. This talk will discuss the legal, ethical and practical issues when journalists have access to audience-submitted content.

Making ethical decisions: A primer in using codes of ethics in journalism ALL Jen Hoewe, Room 2408 Journalists are sometimes faced with ethical dilemmas. They have to decide how to report in a way that will expose the truth while also minimizing harm. They have to weigh the implications of their personal biases while being independent and professional. In this session, we’ll discuss how journalists use codes of ethics to help them make ethical decisions.

Advanced photography ALL Jonathan Norris, Room 3104 In this advanced photography session, students will learn about compositions and what makes a great photograph. It will also discuss how to use specific equipment and settings to get the pictures you want.

SESSION 5

3 P.M. FERGUSON CENTER

Trust and Respect: Working with your school administrator 2015 ASPA Administrator of the Year William Smith and Murphy High School Adviser Barbara Bateman, Room 2418 Hear how one school built a program with support from administration and how you can do the same.

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Making an idea come to action ON, BR Robert Clay, Room 3104 Coming up with video story ideas can be hard, but after the idea comes the planning, which can be a real challenge. In this session, you will learn how to get creative with video ideas and then start the planning process.

Coverage is king: How to provide purposeful coverage YB Justin Daigle, Room 3700/360 Forum Tired of covering the same stuff in the same way each year in your publication? Learn new creative forms of storytelling through use of striking angles, mods, sidebars and alternative story forms.

The effects of news on the public: How journalists influence people’s attitudes ALL Jen Hoewe, Room 2408 As a journalist, the news that you present influences the people who read, watch or listen to it. This session will examine how the news content you create influences the public. We’ll also look at how you may be influenced by the media you consume.

Tech talk: Literary magazines and technology Alicia Clavell Room 3108 Literary magazine publisher Alicia Clavell examines the use of technology in the field of publishing. She will discuss print versus online venues, how to choose the right medium for your publication and how to use publication technology effectively.

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AWARDS CEREMONY

4 P.M. FERGUSON BALLROOM

Mark Mayfield Assistant Director, The University of Alabama Office of Student Media

AWARDS Larry Haynes Administrator of the Year

Emcee

PRESENTERS William Smith 2015 ASPA Administrator of the Year, Murphy High School

Adviser of the Year Meredith Cummings Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association Alabama Broadcasters Association Broadcaster of the Year

Meredith Cummings Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association

Rick Bragg Award for Feature Writing Meredith Cummings Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association Bailey Thomson Award for Editorial Writing Meredith Cummings Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association Journalist of the Year Meredith Cummings Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association J.B. Stevenson Award Meredith Cummings Director, Alabama Scholastic Press Association Spirit Award Anna Waters Program Assistant, Alabama Scholastic Press Association NOTE: SATURDAY’S SESSIONS ARE MORE FLUID, ONE-ON-ONE STAFF WORKSHOPS.

WORKSHOPS

SATURDAY 10 A.M. REESE PHIFER HALL

8:30 a.m. Join us in the ASPA lobby on the third floor of Reese Phifer for doughnuts, juice and milk! (Bring your own coffee!)

9 a.m. Session 1 10 a.m. Session 2 11 a.m. Session 3

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Each staff will work with a media professional to accomplish goals specific to that school.

Noon Lunch on your own 1 p.m. If arrangements have already been made, advisers should see Meredith Cummings for where to report for tours.

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SESSION LEADERS Meredith Cummings, MJE and director of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association, has more than 20 years of experience in print, web and multimedia reporting. She is president of the Society of Professional Journalists Alabama Professional Chapter, and adviser for the Capstone Association of Black Journalists. She is a member of the SPJ’s Journalism Education Committee. A newspaper, website and magazine reporter for 16 years before joining academia, Cummings currently blogs for al.com. She is also the director of the National Elementary Schools Press Association, as well as the director of the Multicultural Journalism Workshop at The University of Alabama. In that capacity, she works with K-12 students around the state to help them start and improve broadcast, newspaper, magazine and multimedia journalism through training, workshops and a mentoring program for teachers.

Anna Waters, program assistant of the Alabama Scholastic Press Association, is a thesis-track journalism master’s student and graduate assistant at The University of Alabama. She also serves as the program assistant for the National Elementary Schools Press Association. While earning her bachelor’s degree in journalism, Waters worked as the visuals editor of The Crimson White, the independent student newspaper of The University of Alabama. She has also written for al.com and worked as the news editor for Dateline Alabama, a copy editor/designer for Tuscaloosa News, a designer for Mosaic Magazine and an advertising intern for Strategic Marketing Solutions, LLC in Dothan, Alabama. As part of her assistantship, she also leads after-school journalism classes at elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa area. In high school, Waters served as the editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper in Slocomb, Alabama.

Christi Parsons is a White House correspondent for the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Newspapers DC bureau. She is a 26-year veteran of the Chicago Tribune, where she covered campaigns, state government and local politics before joining the Washington bureau in 2006. A recent past president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, she has an undergraduate degree in journalism and English from The University of Alabama and a master’s degree from Yale Law School.

Tom Arenberg worked for many years as an editor at The Birmingham News and the Alabama Media Group, including 18 years as The News’ sports editor. Before that, he worked as a reporter. He currently is a second-year journalism master’s student and teaching assistant at UA, where he teaches Beginning Sports Writing and Reporting.

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SESSION LEADERS Marquis Munson is a senior at The University of Alabama graduating in May 2016 with a major in sports journalism. Since attending Alabama in August of 2014, he has had the opportunity to intern and work in sports media on and off campus. He started writing for the student newspaper, The Crimson White, on their sports staff, working as a contributing writer and staff reporter. He also has worked for the student radio station 90.7 The Capstone, hosting two radio shows. He has since become assistant sports director for the station. Munson has had internships with Alabama Public Radio, The Tuscaloosa News, and Tide 99.1.

Alex Hauser is a junior at The University of Alabama studying visual journalism and is an ASPA alumna. She currently works with the Office of Information Technology at The University of Alabama as a graphic designer. When she’s not designing, she can be found playing with her puppy, Buzz Lightyear, and singing Disney songs.

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SESSION LEADERS Dr. Chandra Clark is an assistant professor at The University of Alabama. She teaches introductory and advanced broadcast news and production, producing, social media, and new media marketing classes. Clark started in a television station when she was 16 as a volunteer, and her passion for journalism has developed, following a career as a senior producer at the ABC affiliate in Birmingham, a freelance producer for the National Association of Broadcasters, and a broadcast media marketing specialist for the Capstone. She has produced a series of award-winning videos for the National Association of Broadcasters relating to broadcast television and radio coverage of the deadly April and May 2011 tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and Joplin, plus Hurricane Sandy’s devastation along the East Coast.

Brian Oliu is originally from New Jersey and currently teaches at The University of Alabama. He is the author of three full-length collections, So You Know It’s Me (Tiny Hardcore Press, 2011), a series of Craigslist Missed Connections; Leave Luck to Heaven (Uncanny Valley Press, 2014), an ode to 8-bit video games and Enter Your Initials for Record Keeping (Cobalt Press, 2015), essays on NBA Jam. i/o (Civil Coping Mechanisms), a memoir in the form of a computer virus, is forthcoming in 2015. His works in progress deal with professional wrestling and long-distance running (not at once).

Erin Coggins, MJE, has advised the award-winning publications at Sparkman High School for the past 14 years. Her staffs and students are recognized at the state, regional, and national levels. She has been named the ASPA Adviser of the Year four times and has been honored with a Gold Key from CSPA and a Distinguished Adviser and Special Recognition award from the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. Her love for WWII journalist Ernie Pyle is unsurpassed and motivates her to help students excel in the field of journalism.

Kane Belew, CJE, is a representative of Walsworth Yearbooks. His career in sales started as a student at The University of Alabama working at The Crimson White Newspaper. In addition to helping students create awesome yearbooks, Belew shares yearbook sales tips with students to attain revenue goals with confidence.

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SESSION LEADERS Justin Daigle, CJE, advises Reflections, the yearbook of Brighton High School in Colorado. Over the past 10 years, his students’ publication has earned state and national awards including a 2012 Silver Crown from CSPA and a 2014 Pacemaker Finalist from NSPA. Daigle has been honored as the 2009 Colorado High School Press Association Journalism Adviser of the Year and as the 2015 JEA National Special Recognition Yearbook Adviser of the Year. He also won the Journalism Education Association 2010 National Rising Star award. He is the current CHSPA Past-President of his state organization. A true yearbook nerd since he was in middle school and editor of his high school newspaper, Daigle loves to travel to journalism camps and conventions to help empower journalists to create the best yearbook for their peers.

Jonathan Norris is a graduate student at The University of Alabama studying journalism. As an undergraduate at UA, he studied visual journalism, including photography, video and magazine design, and served as a photographer/videographer for Dateline Alabama, as well as the photo director for Alpine Living, a biennial travel magazine produced by UA students. In 2015, he won a regional SPJ Mark of Excellence award for online feature reporting for the Dateline Alabama project, “91 Minutes in April,” and he was a region finalist in sport photography for his “Seniors Leave Alabama Perfect.” In 2012, Norris interned with the Department of Homeland Security in the media support division.

Andrew Richardson is Manager of Marketing and Communications in the Office of Information Technology at The University of Alabama. As an undergraduate, he worked at Alabama Public Radio and as the Multimedia Editor and Producer at The Crimson White. He has worked at UA in multiple professional communication roles for about six years, and he holds a B.A. in Communication and M.A. in Higher Education Administration.

Robert Clay is an Emmy-winning filmmaker with over 10 years of experience in the creative industry.

He was the lead producer on Alabama Inc., a business docu-series that aired across Alabama on Alabama Public Television. He is co-creator of SEC Shorts, a weekly comedy series featured on the SEC Network and now airing on al.com. His documentary films have aired in film festivals across the Southeast.

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SESSION LEADERS Cole Thompson is a senior at The University of Alabama finishing his degree in sports journalism.

While at the Capstone, Thompson worked as the lead Alabama beat writer for WVUAFM.com from 2013-2015. Thompson recently was hired as the lead sports writer for TheOdysseyOnline.com. He has also contributed to TheReadOptional.com and WalterFootball.com with NFL Draft talk. This past summer, Thompson worked for the NFL Network for SirusXM in New York City. He also has a college football podcast called “The Morning After” that airs with The Odyssey as well as his new podcast “On The Clock.” Thompson, along with three other Alabama students, recently launched their new website DixielandSports.com, which will feature sports south of the Mason-Dixon Line.

Dr. Dianne Bragg is an assistant professor in the journalism department at The University of Alabama. She teaches a variety of classes including mass communication law and regulation, history of journalism and the First Amendment, mass communication theory, and journalistic principles. Her research interest areas are 19th-century newspapers, in particular the antebellum era. She serves in leadership positions with several academic organizations, including the American Journalism Historians Association and the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression.

Dr. Matthew D. Bunker is the Reese Phifer Professor of Journalism at The University of Alabama.

He practiced law before going into academe. Bunker is the author of more than 50 legal journal articles and three books dealing with intellectual property, the First Amendment, and media law. He teaches a media law course at UA. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Florida and a J.D. from the University of Kansas.

Dr. Brett Sherrick is an instructor in the Department of Journalism at The University of Alabama. His research interests include video games, persuasion, digital media, sports media, and media effects, and he primarily examines these topics from a social scientific perspective. He is particularly interested in how games and other digital media can be used to improve the lives of media consumers.

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SESSION LEADERS Terri Brewer joined WBRC FOX6 News in April 2013 as part of their Tuscaloosa newsroom.

However, Terri is not new to Tuscaloosa. She is a graduate of The University of Alabama and began her broadcasting career with Alabama Public Radio. Before joining WBRC, Terri was with WVUA-TV in Tuscaloosa for nearly eight years, working in numerous roles, including anchor, producer, reporter, assistant news director and host of WVUA LawCall. One of Terri’s proudest achievements was serving as producer of “Faces of the Storm,” an hour-long documentary on the April 27, 2011, tornado.

Although Terri is not originally from Tuscaloosa, she is proud to call it home and is honored to continue sharing the stories of West Alabama.

Alicia K. Clavell is founder, editor and publisher of Southern Women’s Review, an online and limited-edition print journal. Clavell has been writing about life and style in the South for almost two decades—whether in the pages of Southern Living magazine or in her book by Rockport/Quarry press, Southern Kitchens and Dining Spaces. She is also a former Hackney Literary Award winner and a two-time winner of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Barkesdale-Maynard Poetry Prize. Clavell currently serves as an instructor and freelance writer/consultant for magazines and online venues.

Dr. Jen Hoewe is an assistant professor in the Department of Journalism at The University of Alabama. Her research examines the effects of news media consumption on individuals’ attitudes and behaviors, as well as public opinion. Dr. Hoewe teaches news writing and reporting, political communication, journalism ethics, media effects and research methods. As a University Graduate Fellow, she completed her Ph.D. at Pennsylvania State University.

Susan Newell, MJE and NBCT, has advised award-winning scholastic newspapers and yearbooks in a local middle school and high schools. She is Alabama’s JEA Director, has served as a SIPA board member and as ASPA president. She is an Alabama Advisor of the Year, a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Special Recognition Advisor and Distinguished Advisor and an ASNE Reynolds HSJ Institute fellow.

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THANK YOU The Alabama Scholastic Press Association would like to say thank you to: Dean Mark Nelson and the C&IS Dean’s Office Dr. Wilson Lowrey, Journalism Department Chair Holley Mabury, Crechale Stevens and the Department of Journalism Department of Advertising and Public Relations Department of Telecommunication and Film Department of Communication Studies Diane Shaddix and the C&IS Graduate Program Steve Diorio and the staff of WVUA-TV Paul Wright, Mark Mayfield and the Office of Student Media John Stevenson with The Randolph Leader Teaching Journalism (JN 436/536) class Jason Frost, Krista James, Alex Hauser, Lauren Meadows, Cara Walker, Matt Wilson and all our wonderful session leaders!

Patrons: Alabama Broadcasters Association Alabama Press Association Jostens Picaboo Yearbooks Walsworth Yearbooks

Sponsor of the Adviser Hospitality Room: Jostens

And another thank you to our ASPA board members: President Connie Nolen, Pelham High School, Pelham Past President Melissa Dixon, Oak Mountain High School, Birmingham Vice President Renee Quaife, Sparkman High School, Harvest Secretary Capri Day, Hillcrest High School, Tuscaloosa Member at large, Mobile, Barbara Bateman, Murphy High School Member at large, Montgomery, Susanne Harrison Member at large, Auburn, Beth Antoine, Auburn High School Member at large, Birmingham, Melissa Dixon Member at large, Huntsville, Michelle Sisson Director Emeritus Marie Parsons Director Meredith Cummings Program Assistant Anna Waters 15

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