This award may be given to a professional journalist or professional media outlet as well as any individual or group making a significant contribution to scholastic journalism. Any KSPA member may nominate a person or organization as a Friend of KSPA. Winners will be honored at a reception in their hometown, and at the annual KSPA General Members Meeting at the State Contest in Lawrence.
Begin by filling out the nomination form and then writing a letter of nomination.
Past Winners
- 2013: Amy DeVault of Wichita State University
- 2014: Sheryl Fulton of Jostens
- 2016: Barry MacCallum of Herff Jones Yearbooks
- 2017: Travis Feil of Jostens
- 2019: Peter Bobkowski of the University of Kansas
- 2020: Derius Mammen of Jostens
- 2021: Megan Stringer of the Wichita Eagle
- 2024: Nick Schwien of Fort Hays State University
- 2024: Ann Brill of the University of Kansas