The KEMPA Board is pleased to honor award recipients at Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference, Oct. 13, 2017:

Nancy Becker Newspaper Adviser of the Year: DENNIS BROWN, Huntley High School, Huntley, Illinois

Administrator of the Year: DEE ANDERSHOCK, Antioch Community High School, Antioch, Illinois

Friend of KEMPA:    MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, DIEDERICH COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM, Ana Garner and Karen Slattery

Media Award:  MIKE KONOPACKI, retired from Capitol Times, Madison, Wisconsin

KEMPA Hall of Fame:  EVELYN LAUER, Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois