2000-2001
OFFICERS:
Vice-President: Greg
Anderson,
Past President:
Recording Secretary: Mary
Luckenbill,
Treasurer: Dave
Cosgrove,
In-service: Faith
Harris,
Contests: Patti
Duncan,
Fall Convention: Mary
Jo Case,
Spring Convention: Tony
Gomez,
Workshop Directors: Peggy
Gregory,
Dave
Cosgrove,
ANA Liaison: Paula Casey, ANA
Area Coordinators: Mary Kay Devner, Gilbert; Cathie
Parks, Sabino; Bob Snider, Jill Farkas,
TseHoTso Middle; Anne Fraley, Moon Valley; Michelle
Hamilton, Cortez, Ann Daley, Sunrise Mountain
Student Reps: Melanie Hubbs,
2000 Freeman Hover Award: Anne Daley,
2001
Fall Convention: Attendance: 609; 50 schools; 335 newspaper, 205 yearbook, 8 lit mag,
11 photo, 4 broadcast, 46 advisers. Mary Jo worked especially hard when two
changes in the dates were necessitated due to two changes in the AIMS testing
date. The convention was finally set
for Oct. 31 at ASU. Mary Jo arranged for
two well known keynote speakers: Linda
Putney, the Executive Director for JEA, for yearbook students and Tim Harrower,
author of The Newspaper Designer’s
Handbook, for newspaper students.
The format allowed for longer keynote addresses which were alternated so
that students could attend two shorter sessions of their choice when they were
not listening to the keynote speaker. As
always the day ended with the awards ceremony for contests. Approximately 800 students and adviser
attended. Profit: $11,635.32
Fall Contests: Over 670 entries were judged at a special
meeting held in October. Board members a reporter from Independent Newspapers and a representative from ANA joined board
member for judging which went from
Spring Convention: Attendance: 195; 151 newspaper, 25 yearbook, 19 advisers. March 16,
AIPA Summer
Workshop: The 42nd Annual Summer Workshop was held at NAU
for 120 with 65 newspaper students, 42 yearbook students, 5 in photo and 8
advisers. Cost was $325 per student with advisers
with1-3 students, $245 and advisers with 4 or more students attending free.
Directors were Peggy Gregory and Dave Cosgrove. The faculty for newspaper
included Tony Gomez,
Board
Business:
• The board moved to honor all “retiring” board members with a plaque
•
• Yvonne Johnson,
corresponding secretary, again produced the 36-page, bound, soft cover booklet
which was mailed to every school in late August. Her goal was to make it even more informative
and to avoiding putting any pages back-to-back that needed to be mailed. The booklet provided all registration forms for
conventions and contests for the year as well as other nomination forms and
dates of all major events. This was the
second year for this undertaking and advisers seem to be getting used to the
convenience of a booklet of information at the beginning of the school year
although the organization was set back on deadlines for mailing this year. Due to the two different changes in the state
AIMS test, the fall convention dates also had to be changed and arranged with
ASU twice which delayed the mailing of the booklet.
• Honorary memberships for two former officers were voted on and denied.
• The board met with
national JEA and NSPA officers in January about the national spring convention
to be held
• Greg Anderson worked
extensively to clarify language and to make all parts of the constitution
parallel and consistent. The board was
given copies with strike through and bold faced portions to indicate changes. For the most part it was agreed that most
changes were just with the language and that the membership should be sent
copies to review and then vote upon. At
this writing, the process is not yet complete, but it is hoped that we will
have a clearer version of the AIPA constitution to clarify discussions on
protocol when needed.
• The liaison with the Arizona
Newspapers Association, Inc. and its educational arm the Arizona Newspapers
Foundation has now become a very workable partnership. All mail including registrations for
conventions and contests is now sent to the ANA address (
• Dave Cosgrove investigated a
web site for AIPA, and Yvonne Johnson volunteered to work on its creation for
the coming year.
National Recognition:
NSPA Yearbook Pacemaker Finalists: Dobson, Mesa, Micki Remos; Corona del Sol, Tempe, Margery DiCesare; McClintock, Tempe, Patricia Ladue; Salpointe Catholic, Tucson, Dave Cosgrove
CSPA Gold Crown-Yearbook: Sabino,
CSPA Silver Crown-Yearbook: Dobson,
-Submitted
by Peggy Gregory, President, June, 2001
2001-2002
OFFICERS:
Vice-President: Greg
Anderson,
Past President:
Recording Secretary: Anne
Daley,
Treasurer: Ann
Thorne,
In-service: Faith
Harris,
Contests: Patti
Duncan,
Fall Convention: Mary
Jo Case,
Spring Convention: Tony
Gomez,
Workshop Directors: Tony
Gomez,
ANA Liaison: Paula Casey, ANA
Area Coordinators: Sherry Casillas, Globe;
Mary Kay Devner, Gilbert; Cathie Parks, Sabino; Jill Farkas, TseHoTso Middle School; Anne Fraley, Moon Valley; Michelle
Hamilton, Cortez
2001 Freeman Hover Award: Mary Jo Case,
2002
Fall Convention: Oct. 1, ASU, Mary Jo
Case, chair. Mike Hiestand of the
Spring Convention: Because of the
National JEA convention,
AIPA Summer
Workshop: The 43rd Annual
workshop was held July 21-27, NAU. Cost: $400. Total participants: 72 with 43
in newspaper, 13 yearbook, 5 lit mag, 5 broadcasting,
6 advisers. Sunday was registration with classes Monday through Friday and a
banquet Friday evening. Check out was Saturday morning. The transition was not
smooth with much concern about a budget not being submitted to the board and
the many changes being made including a lengthened workshop with higher costs.
However, the new director started with no reserves because of increased
salaries by previous directors. After much sorting and discussion, the board
voted for adequate start up funds: $1,500 seed money and $3,200 for
scholarships. Faculty for newspaper included: Jack Kennedy, Jostens, Tucson;
Amy Hall, Apollo, Phoenix; Jill Jones, Carl Hayden, Phoenix; for yearbook,
Alison Vrtiska, Herff
Jones, Phoenix; for photography, Dr. Manny Romero NAU, Flagstaff; for
broadcast, Brandon Neuman, NAU; Steve Campagna, NAU; Carmen Wendt, Saguaro, Scottsdale. Welcome
to workshop was done by Liz Archuletta, Coconino
County Board of Supervisors,
Board
Business:
• 105 members
• Board member met with Chuck
Schmidt from AIA during the workshop meeting about working with them in several
areas. Nothing ever materialized.
• Membership fees for schools
were raise to $45 per organization or $90 per school.
• The website was begun at www.airzonaipa.org.
• ANA invited AIPA advisers
and students to their sessions at their conventions free of charge. Several
sessions were held for computer training which were
very helpful to those who participated.
• AIPA donated $500 to the
• Patti Duncan resigned as
Contest Coordinator due to the stress of a lawsuit over her publications; she
felt unsupported by AIPA. Mary Kay Devner, area
coordinator, due to other commitments. She applauded the board for its
commitment to excellence.
• A letter was drafted by
Peggy, signed by all board members and sent to the superintendent in support of
Mary Jo Case, who was having censorship problems with her principal at
• A Survival Guide for new
advisers was begun. The board would like to call all new advisers personally.
• Regional in-services first
in central
• Ann Daley resigned. Ann
Thorne moved to Recording Secretary and Dave Cosgrove agreed to become
Treasurer again.
-The major goal remained the same: to reach students and assist teachers in the field of journalism. The goal could best be reached by increasing membership, reaching more with workshops and contests, utilizing better and more publicity and employing public relations.
-Updating the current lists of schools and teachers within the state was suggested, but the task seemed insurmountable.
-Possibilities of turning workshop into a newspaper only camp were discussed as were the possibilities of having regional workshops.
-The return to using some meetings as working meetings was urged.
• The establishment of a Hall of Fame was discussed. Peggy and Dave volunteered to establish guidelines and to chair the committee. It was agreed that the presentations should be made at a special dinner in conjunction with ANA and re-presented in the fall at convention.
• AIPA made $3,160 from the JEA Spring
Convention.
• Contest changes were made.
Yearbooks and newspapers would be judged on site for Best of Show awards at
Fall Convention. Yearbook reps should judge the separate categories. For
newspapers, a new 1st Issue Best of show will be awarded. Yearbook
contests in the spring were canceled.
National
Recognition:
Pacemaker
Newspaper Winners: The Crusader, Salpointe Catholic, Dave Cosgrove; Los Caballeros, Flowing Wells,
Pacemaker Yearbook Winners: Equus, Dobson, Micki Remos; Sunset, Corona del Sol, Margery DiCesare; Panther Paws, Pistor Middle School, Tucson; Vista, Sabino, Cathie Parks
Gold
Crown, newspaper: The Stampede,
Silver
Crown, yearbook: Equus,
Dobson, Micki Remos
-Submitted
by Peggy Gregory, President, June, 2002
2002-2003
OFFICERS:
Vice-President: Greg
Anderson,
Past President:
Recording Secretary: Ann
Thorne,
Treasurer: Dave
Cosgrove,
In-service: Faith
Harris,
Contests: Michelle
Hamilton,
Fall Convention: Mary
Jo Case,
Spring Convention: Dave Cosgrove, Salpointe; Cathie Parks, Sabino; Doreen Rouille, Sunnyside
Workshop Directors: Tony
Gomez,
ANA Liaison: Paula Casey, ANA
Area Coordinators: Doreen Rouille, Sunnyside; Cathie Parks, Sabino; Jill Farkas, TseHoTso Middle School; Jill Jones, Carl Hayden; Joe Pfeiff, Mountain Ridge; Christine Brandell, Dysart
2002 Freeman Hover Award: Michelle Hamilton,
2003
Fall Convention: Oct. 28, ASU, Mary Jo
Case chair. Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Kristen Go
of the
Spring Convention: Sherry Casillas planned to do the spring convention in Globe, but
problems with her principal arose making that impossible. Dave Cosgrove, Cathie
Parks and Doreen Rouille all of Tucson stepped up to
host the convention at Pima Community College, March 19. Students had access to
computer labs for some sessions. Michael Chihak of
the Tucson Citizen was the keynote
speaker. Write-off contests were offered in news, features and editorial
cartooning. Many sessions were “hands on.”Spring
breaks did cut down on the attendance.Attendance:
230; 23 schools, 130 newspaper, 85 yearbook, 5 lit mag, 10 broadcast, 35 advisers. Profit: $3,873.
AIPA Summer
Workshop: The 44th annual
AIPA summer workshop was held July 20-25. $400 per student.
Attendance was approximately 40. No report was turned in, and board members
found communication with the director difficult. Among other things, he refused
to shorten the length of the workshop and thus reduce the cost for students. No
report was submitted, but details from the Pine‘n Pen Workshopper and the AIPA News reveal that Kristen Go, the Arizona Republic reporter who was on a
Pulitzer Prize winning team, worked with students as did reporter Christina
Leonard. Lori Piestewa, the first woman killed in
Iraq, was represented by her brother Wayland and Journalist Rosanda
Suetopka-Thayer who held a press conference for workshoppers. Military Journalist Carol Ann Alaimo was a keynote speaker telling students more about
the coverage in
Board
Business:
• Michelle Coro was relieved of her advising duties after her yearbook was distributed last spring. Peggy called the superintendent and mailed a letter of support to him and the principal, but was basically told it was none of our business. The board suggested that a committee produce a packet for media, principals and superintendents.
• Committee meetings for producing needed documents were conducted at the June meeting.
• A survey to all members was created during committee work and then typed and formatted by Peggy and Michelle Coro. It was sent to all member statewide and tabulated by Greenway students.
• More constitutional revision was suggested
including making the Workshop Director an appointed position approved by the
board and subject to review as it is a very important and very difficult
position. Changes were voted on at the fall convention with ballots handed out
at registration. All changes passed.
• The Adviser Rights Committee
formally presented guidelines for the board to follow when unjust firings or
replacing of advisers was done.
• First annual “Way Out West Adviser Fest” for advisers organized by Faith were
tried on Nov. 7 in
• Hall of Fame awards,
criteria, nominations and funding were discussed. It was determined that the
first banquet honoring a select group would be in the fall of 2003.
• AIPA made special
arrangements with the writers of the IDEAS
book to be purchased at $10 less than the JEA bookstore rate and made available
to advisers at conventions. The book is written by
• A members-only portion of
the website was discussed. Yvonne said she would look into it.
• Membership fees were raised
to $50 per publication or $100 for a school-wide membership.
• Stipends were discussed. Approved: conventions-$500 per convention; contests-$250 per
contest; newsletter-$100 per newsletter; web page-$300 for set up and $100 per
year for maintaining it; booklet update-$100 per year. Board members
were reminded that everything sent out from AIPA should have a professional appearance
and have our logo, which was created by Jill Jones, on it.
• From a message from the
president in the March 2003 newsletter:
Finally, we have tabulated the results of our first-ever survey and have a better idea of what the membership really wants. You will see some of the results in this newsletter, and we will be answering other concerns that were raised in the survey along the way.
One of the questions that was raised was about payment of a director’s position. The respondent also inquired about getting a university to maintain some central leadership with a scholastic director. First, most board positions are not compensated. We do provide a small stipend to both convention chairs and to the contest chair because of the huge amount of work they do to organize and run a convention or the contests. All other positions are completely voluntary, and board members give generous amounts of their time to AIPA.
The central location idea has been a long time in coming. We did try such a union with two different community colleges—both of which were short lived. Now in its 54th year, AIPA finally has a highly successful affiliation with the Arizona Newspapers Association and a central location for the past six years. John Fearing, the executive director of ANA, attended a board meeting at the 1995 AIPA Summer Workshop and was really quite taken aback at the answers to his question: How can we help you? One of the first answers to that question was not the expected request for money but rather that ANA was needed as a central clearing house of sorts for our organization.
How
pleasantly surprised we were when the relationship finally got off the
ground—we dragged our collective feet awhile trying to figure out details—and
ANA provided so much more than a consistent mailing address. John Fearing, Paula Casey, executive
assistant, David Poynor, member communications
manager, and their staff devote hundreds of hours a year to help AIPA. They
collect and process membership applications and keep an updated data base of
memberships as well as a state-wide data base of high schools from which
mailing labels are produced. They
collect and process our contests and bill schools entering on a
And how much
is AIPA paying for all this wonderful service?
NOT ONE PENNY! ANA does all this
and more to promote high school journalism in the state of
That is why we are now working hard to communicate with you and to get feedback on your needs. A number-one goal is to help new advisers in the state with solid teaching materials when needed as well as moral support through contact with seasoned advisers. With the help of ANA, we have also been able to take advantage of computer training at no cost to all advisers, and we are dedicated to creating a plan of support for advisers who are under fire from administrators.
All future goals and projects will be survey-driven with you in mind. As members of the AIPA board, we are all full-time teachers as well and give up Saturdays and some summer days in pursuit of improving AIPA for all teachers, so if you’re at a convention, workshop or a regional in-service we hope to eventually get off the ground, find the organizer and give him or her a big thank you because chances are, that is the only reward he or she is looking for.
• Carmen
Wendt and
-Submitted
by Peggy Gregory, President, June, 2003
2003-2004
OFFICERS:
Vice-President: Greg
Anderson,
Recording Secretary: Ann
Thorne,
Treasurer: Dave
Cosgrove,
In-service: Faith
Harris,
Contests: Michelle
Hamilton,
Fall Convention: Christine
Brandell,
Spring Convention:
Workshop Directors:
ANA Liaison: Paula Casey, ANA
Broadcast Coordinator: Dave Cornelius,
Area Coordinators: Mary Sambo, Agua Fria; Joe Pfeiff, Mountain Ridge; Karla Sprague, Cienega, Kris Urban, Corona del Sol; Greg Anderson, Sedona Red Rock; Jill Jones, Carl Hayden; Michelle Coro, Desert Vista; Christine Brandell, Dysart
2003
(Two awards appear as 2003 because of a switch
from presenting the award in the fall instead of the spring. Typically, the
fall is a much bigger convention.)
2003 Freeman Hover Award: Christine Brandell,
Fall Convention: Nov. 3, ASU; co-chair,
Michelle Hamilton and Christine Brandell. Welcome
speaker was Dennis Joyce, an assistant editor for the Arizona Daily Star in
Spring Convention: March 19,
AIPA Summer
Workshop: 2004 AIPA Summer Workshop: The 45th annual workshop
was held at the
School
Board Business:
• Goals for 2003-04 set by the Executive Board and based on survey results:
1. Increase membership
-Web page
-Newsletter out more often
-New logo created
-Legal issues with advisers packet
-New adviser’s packet and session at convention, mini-notebook to be given out
-New membership brochure
2. Increase communication
-Area rep survival kit
-Define/refine ANA support
-More post cards, direct contact
-Evaluate elections and awards
3. Happy hour for advisers
• Once again the position of Executive Director was investigated. Cathie Parks did much research including a trip to the OIPA summer workshop paid for by AIPA, but the bottom line is always lack of funds. Besides, we now feel there would be an overlap because of all the great help from ANA. Duties of an Executive Director were listed next to those currently being done by ANA. While we could have an ED do so many things and much time and energy was put into the discussion, things will remain the same for now.
• ANA again offered free computer training in In Design, Illustrator and Acrobat to advisers at their fall convention.
• The board decided that a few pages of info in a new adviser’s booklet was not as helpful as offering a reduced rate on the IDEAS book at the fall convention.
• An area rep box was proposed to make the job easier. The box would include a master data base, a couple of sets of labels for the region, a phone calling card, a disk with the AIPA letterhead on it as well as sample letters, flyers, postcards, extra booklets and extra pages for contest and convention registration. Greg was assigned to put the boxes together.
• A new board position for broadcast coordinator was created, and Dave
Cornelius from
• As always, the problem of voting on the Hover and Martin awards arose. It was proposed that a card be inserted into the booklet for nominations and voting. The winners should be part of the video at fall convention.
• The Executive Board met 8/29 over dinner to read applications and select the first Hall of Fame inductees. Dave Cosgrove and Peggy Gregory were the co-chair of the committee. Those selected were:
Edmund
Lewis*/XXX
G.T. Young*/XXX
Herman Schweikart*/XXX
Forest R. Martin*
Dr. Bert N. Bostrom
Earl Stinson
Dr. James M. Coffroth
Freeman B. Hover
Dorothy C. White
Dr. Tom A. Erhard
Dr. George Ridge
Dr. Joseph Milner
*Deceased
XXX=Founder
The reason for the large number
was to include all the founders as well as some of the original key players,
many of whom are now in their eighties. Each nominee was inducted Oct. 3 in
conjunction with the Arizona Newspapers Association’s banquet and received a
formal plaque, a big write up with a photo in the evening’s program, dinner for
the recipient and a guest and their name on the perpetual plaque to be housed
in the ANA offices. Although this was a large first group, it was emphasized
that this is an exclusive award for great contributions to AIPA and not one to
be passed around. At the banquet, a fairly formal affair at a
• Only one letter of intent to run workshop was received. After
reviewing the letter, the board appointed
• AIPA again hosted an Adviser-Fest Sept. 25 at Chevy’s in
• Jostens requested the opportunity to recognize the two adviser award recipients with a ring. The board discussed the offer and agreed that it was a generous one and one that should be accepted.
• Word was received in September that Carmen and Cathie had been accepted by JEA for Lifetime Achievement Awards.
• A number of schools with old debts for convention or workshop fees was written off after Paula had billed and Dave had called a number of times.
-Submitted
by Peggy Gregory, President, June, 2004
2004-2005
OFFICERS:
Vice-President: Greg
Anderson,
Corresponding Secretary: Jill Jones,
Recording Secretary: Ann
Thorne,
Treasurer: Dave
Cosgrove,
In-service: Faith
Harris,
Contests: Michelle
Coro,
Fall Convention: Christine
Brandell,
Spring Convention:
Workshop Directors:
ANA Liaison: Paula Casey, ANA
Broadcast Coordinator: Dave Cornelius,
Area Coordinators: Doreen Rouille, Sunnyside; Joe Pfeiff, Mountain Ridge; Karla Sprague, Cienega, Kris Urban, Corona del Sol; Greg Anderson, Sedona Red Rock; Yvonne Johnson, Westwood; Paula Somers, Ironwood
2004
2004 Freeman Hover Award: Jill Jones,
Fall Convention: Oct. 4, ASU. Co-chair: Christine
Brandell, Michelle Hamilton. Positive feedback was
received from students about speakers Dr. Sharon Bomlet
Solomon and editorial cartoonist, Steve Benson. Attendance: 447; 29 schools,
250 newspaper, 139 yearbook, 20 broadcast, 38
advisers. Profit: $3,461.
Spring Convention
April 22 at the Sacred
AIPA Summer Workshop:
2005 AIPA Summer Workshop. The 46th
annual workshop was held at the
Board
Business:
• Goals for 2004-05 set by the Executive Board and based on survey results:
1. Increase active membership
-Recruiting including new board members
2. Explore regional meetings
3. Redistrict area reps and revamp the area rep kit
4. Communicate with principals through a booklet and letter of support
The Executive Board reviewed the year-old survey for more hints on what advisers around the state may want. We need an AIA database of schools for communication, to redistrict areas for coordinators and create a media push. The board is also concerned about over-burdening Paula Casey at ANA with too many AIPA tasks that should be done by board members. More post cards and short communications need to go out to keep advisers informed and to recruit new members.
• Updating the area rep kit included adding CD’s with information since constant updating is necessary. Jill, Greg and Yvonne met with maps and info on districts to redistribute areas for greater proximity to the rep and ease in communicating.
• The first regional meetings for advisers were held Saturday, Sept.18 replacing
the adviser-fest and a fall board meeting. Westwood was the location for the
• AIPA donated $300 to SPLC as they help so many advisers with legal battles.
• The board sent flowers and condolences to Bob Mueller’s wife. Bob had been a long-time adviser before working for Josten yearbooks.
• The 2004 Hall of Fame was September 24 at the Paradise Valley Doubletree. Inductees included former AIPA advisers John Baab, John G. Carlton and Al Levin as well as current Salpointe adviser and board member, Dave Cosgrove. Historic newspaper collector, Charlie Smith, who displayed his collection at many AIPA conventions was the final inductee. (See write ups of inductees elsewhere on the web.)
• Greg was appointed to clean up the constitution of all previously approved language changed regarding election details.
• Due to several circumstances no meetings were held from January until it was time for the new board to take over.
As
president for the last six years, it has been a privilege to lead this
organization through several phases—probably the most important of which was
the liaison with ANA. They have allowed us to make strides that would have
otherwise been impossible. I have been involved with AIPA most of my 33-year teaching
career, and I have experienced the difficulty of running an organization
without the support of a permanent location where members can get help and
answers quickly and efficiently. ANA solved that problem at an AIPA board
meeting one afternoon with the offer of a permanent address, secretarial and
accounting help as well as storage space, mailing services and a myriad of
other aids.
During my tenure, we also created the
Hall of Fame to honor our founders, other incredible advisers and AIPA
supporters. The booklet containing all the information about contests and
conventions for the year was born as well as the website. We have awarded
thousands of dollars in scholarships to students throughout the state to attend
the summer workshop and have produced wonderful conventions with sessions to
aid their growth. New advisers were always a focal point as we know the
struggle just to “survive” in this field. Therefore, we not only created
materials for them and made a great book more affordable but also produced
regional workshops for more personal contact and help.
It has been my privilege to work with
many creative, dedicated, hard-working advisers on the AIPA board
who have given up countless hours of their time to better scholastic
journalism in the state. These colleagues are certainly among my most precious
friends.
I will not be disappearing completely from
the scene, however, but will serve a bit longer as past president to help the “youngsters”
who are already enthusiastically at work to better this great organization.
-Submitted
by Peggy Gregory, President, June, 2005
P.S. Another passion has been to update the history of this organization
completely. We are certainly on our way but are missing documents to fill in
some of the missing years. If you know anyone who has been affiliated with AIPA
and has minutes of meetings or programs from conventions for those missing
year, I wish you would contact us.