Congratulations to our 2019 Yearbook Contest winners!
Illinois students take home national awards from JEA/NSPA Fall Convention
IJEA State Director Brenda Field honored at 2019 National Journalism Convention
THE AWARD: Each year, the IJEA seeks to honor individual retired scholastic media educators for a lifetime of dedication to scholastic media education. Please note that membership in IJEA is not required for this award. In selecting honorees, IJEA seeks to recognize those individuals making a long-time commitment to scholastic media education but who are now retired. These can include:
PRESENTATION: The award is presented at the annual awards luncheon in June; however, it may not be presented every year.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS: Past honorees and other advisers who are members of IJEA are encouraged to submit nominations for this award.
ANNUAL DEADLINE: This form must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. March 1 of the current school year.
PDF OPTION: If you would prefer to fill out and mail in a hard-copy version of this nomination form, you can download our PDF form here. The mailing instructions are included in the form.
NOTE: Asterisks indicate fields in which a response is required.
Please upload a one- to two-page letter of nomination in which you state your reasons for nominating this individual and provide examples of why the candidate should be recognized with this award.
Please upload a copy of your nominee’s résumé.
Please upload a minimum of one and a maximum of three letters of support for your nominee. Each letter should be limited to a single page. These letters may come from colleagues, students or former students, parents or others familiar with your nominee's work in the field of scholastic journalism.
