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  • Congratulations to IJEA member school Edwardsville on winning the 2026 IHSA journalism tournament! IJEA members Huntley and Prospect finished second and third respectively! Congrats to all IHSA state finalists!
  • Congratulations to the 2026 Illinois Journalist of the Year, senior Light Dohrn of the University of Chicago Laboratory High School!
  • Journalism educators! Consider joining IJEA for 2026-27! Annual memberships for 2026-27 will be available in May. Lifetime memberships are always available. Use our online form or fillable PDF to join!
  • We are delighted to announce IJEA's partnership with Northwestern University's Medill School! We are now headquartered at Medill. Thank you, Medill, for your support of high school journalism!
Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA

Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA

Illinois Journalism Education Association, Medill School, Northwestern University, 1845 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-2101

Illinois JEA

IJEA Lifetime Achievement Nomination Form

IJEA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


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:

  • Those who are retired scholastic media educators and/or advisers of student media.
  • Those who are or have been strong advocates for scholastic media education.

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 15 of the current school year.

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  • SECTION 1: NOMINATOR'S INFORMATION


  • SECTION 2: NOMINEE'S INFORMATION


  • SECTION 3: SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, rtf, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

    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.


  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, rtf, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

    Please upload a copy of your nominee’s résumé.


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    Accepted file types: doc, docx, rtf, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

      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.

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    IJEA Lifetime Achievement Nomination Form