Administrator of the Year

The Board of Directors of the Kettle Moraine Press Association recognizes the importance of the assistance and encouragement that high school journalists receive from school administrators. Therefore, the KEMPA Board of Directors has instituted the Administrators of the Year award. The award is presented at the KEMPA annual meeting during the Fall Scholastic Journalism Conference.

Nominations for this award may be made by students, advisers and/or student publication staffs. A committee appointed by the KEMPA president makes the final decisions.

Use the KEMPA Administrator of the Year form to nominate an administrator who has been an advocate for high school journalism. For your convenience, you can also nominate someone using this Google form.

The nomination deadline is midnight on June 30.

2017 Dee Andershock, Antioch Community High School (IL)
2014 James Huggins, Appleton North High School (WI)
2013 Jeff Eben, J.I.Case High School (Kenosha, WI)
2012 Brett Bowers, Homestead High School (WI)
2011 Dr. Matt Gibson, Elmbrook School District (WI)
2010 Richard Kirchner, Belvidere North High High School (IL)
2009 Brian Kersten, Waunakee High School (WI)
2008 Nick Hughes, Wauwatosa East High School (WI)
2007 Donald LaBonte, Brookfield Central High School (WI) / Jerry Movrich, Stoughton High School (WI)
2006 Ken Dopke, Tremper High School (Kenosha, WI)
2004 Kimberly Zupec, Waukegan High School (IL)
2003 Craig Duncan, Milton High School (WI)
2002 Barb Dougal, Parker High School (Janesville, WI)
2001 Bill Stroud, Wauwatosa East High School (WI)
2000 Olin Harried, Stoughton High School (WI)
1999 Dr. Jon Platts, Milton Superintendent (WI)
1997 John Pyfer, Pearl City High School (IL)
1991 Tom Kemppainen, Milton High School (WI)
1990 Lowell Freedlund
1989 Gerald Malueg, Ozaukee High School (WI) / William Reisk, Parker High School (Janesville, WI)