Distinguished adviser awardThe Distinguished Adviser Award honors CMA members with five or more years of experience in college student media advising who have demonstrated exceptional service in a specific area of the field. Nominees must be actively advising at the time of their nomination. As of 2023, the award is no longer categorized by medium. Instead, it recognizes outstanding advisers from both four-year and two-year colleges and universities. Multiple recipients may be honored each year, with final selections determined by the CMA Awards Committee. Award Recipients2025Announcement will be made 2024Edward Arke (Messiah University) 2023Michael Tucker WOLF Radio & WOLF Sports Network (University of West Georgia) Prior Year Recipients (awarded by media type)Four-Year Newspaper Adviser 2021: Elizabeth Smith, Pepperdine University, Seaver College 2021: Dr. James Carviou, Missouri Western State University 2020: Adell Crowe, West Virginia University 2020: Nanci Healy, New York University 2020: Seth Prince, University of Oklahoma 2019: Jody Biehl, SUNY Buffalo 2019: Lola Burnham, Eastern Illinois University 2019: Paul Glader, The King’s College 2018: Carol Terracina Hartman, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater 2018: John Harvey, East Carolina University 2018: Chris Richert: Columbia College Chicago 2018: Michael Ray Taylor, Henderson State University 2017: Ed Bonza, Kennesaw State University 2017: Colin Donohue, Elon University 2017: Carolyn Levin, Long Island University 2017: Tammy Merrett, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2016: Vince Filak, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh 2015: Judy Robinson, University of Oklahoma 2015: Hillary Warren, Otterbein University 2015: Chris Poore, University of Kentucky 2014: Bradley Wilson, Midwestern State University 2013: Max McCoy, Emporia State University 2012: Kelly Messinger, Capital University 2011: Tom Nelson, Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles 2010: Sam Martino, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 2009: Don Corrigan, Webster University 2008: Ed Williams, Auburn University 2007: Valerie White, Florida A&M University 2006: David Waddell, California State University, Chico 2005: Steven E. Chappell, Truman State University 2004: Art Barlow, Clarion University 2003: Michael Serino, Ithaca College 2002: Elizabeth Stone, Fordham College at Lincoln Center 2001: Don H. Corrigan, Webster University 2000: Ron Hollander, Montclair State University 1999: Chad Stebbins, Missouri Southern State University 1998: Patrick McKeand, Indiana University 1997: Desmond McCarthy, Framingham State College 1996: Patrick J. Kuhnle, Purdue University 1995: Albert “Flip” De Luca, James Madison University 1994: Linda C. Owens, University of South Carolina-Aiken 1993: Ron Johnson, Kansas State University 1992: Lesley Marcello, Nicholls State University 1991: Jack Lancaster, Oklahoma State University 1990: Ron Gibson, University of Texas at Austin 1989: George Evans, St. Bonaventure University 1988: Robert Gremmels, Wartburg College 1987: Rita Abent, Eastern Michigan University 1986: Howard L. Seemann, Humboldt State University 1985: Steve Ames, Pepperdine University 1984: Barbara Krohn, University of Washington 1983: Patrick Siddons, Indiana University 1982: Joseph T. Kovach, University of California Santa Barbara 1981: John David Reed, Eastern Illinois University 1980: David J. Lippert, University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh 1979: Alfred O. Gray, Whitworth College 1978: Robert R. Adams, Western Kentucky University 1977: Donald Ryan, Pace University 1976: Nancy L. Green, University of Kentucky 1975: Roy Copperud, University of Southern California 1975: Marilyn Peterson, Midland Lutheran College 1974: Elizabeth Barnes, Stephens College 1973: Ira Baker, East Carolina University 1972: Willard E. Lally, Rider College 1971: Kay Ryall Miller, Edinboro State College 1970: Herman A. Estrin, Newark College of Engineering 1969: Louis Ingelhart, Ball State University 1968: William F. Noall, University of Maryland 1967: Irwin C. Harris, Oregon State University 1966: Roy G. Campbell, Northern Illinois University 1965: Raymond Tudor, Illinois State University 1964: Lee O. Hench, Wisconsin State College 1963: Hector Sutherland, Rochester Institute of Technology 1962: Gay Jenkins, Lewis and Clark College 1961: Robert C. Cranford, University of Nebraska 1960: Sister Mary Regina, C.S.J. Regis College
Two-Year Newspaper Adviser 2018: Laura Krantz, Tyler Junior College 2017: Rob Marino, College of Central Florida 2015: Richard Gaspar, Hillsborough Community College 2014: Eddye Gallagher, Tarrant County College 2013: Rosalind Schliske, Laramie County Community College 2012: Lori Clark, Elgin Community College 2011: Anita Reed, Seward County Community College 2010: Paul DeBolt, Contra Costa College 2008: Max Branscomb, Southwestern College 2007: Nils Rosdahl, North Idaho College 2006: Laura York, Garden City Community College 2005: Ian Blake Newman, SUNY Rockland Community College 2003: David Levy, Wilbur Wright Community College (IL) 2002: Ron Bennett, Brigham Young University-Rexburg 2002: Gary Mielo, Sussex County Community College 2001: Paul Peterson, North Iowa Area Community College 1999: Stacy Sparks, Dodge City Community College 1998: Tony Strawn, Henderson Community College 1997: Charles W. Little, Rancho Santiago College 1996: Richard Conway, Nassau Community College 1995: Roger W. Carlson, St. Louis Community College 1994: Trum Simmons, Harrisburg Area Community College 1993: Thomas Buckner, McLennan Community College 1992: Richard Cameron, West Valley College 1991: Judith H. Jolly, Tallahassee Community College 1990: Mary Hires, County College of Morris 1989: Thomas Pierce, Valencia Community College 1988: Jerry Elam, Broward Community College 1986: Thomas M. Gould, Milwaukee Area Technical College 1985: Ray Canton, Santa Barbara City College 1984: Mary Ann Wood, Jefferson Community College 1983: Nancy White, Hillsborough Community College 1982: Jose Quevedo, Miami Dade Community College 1981: G. Tom Kramer, Los Angeles Pierce College 1980: Peter C. Townsend, Miami-Dade Community College 1979: W.B. Daugherty, San Antonio College 1978: Karen L. Bosley, Ocean County College 1978: Betty Strehlau, Highline Community College 1977: Warren Mack, DeAnza College 1976: Paul Gerhard, Lake Michigan College 1975: Joe Norton, Tarrant County Junior College 1974: William Buttler, Pasadena City College 1973: Evelyn Claxton, Rend Lake College 1972: Kenneth Knapp, Rochester State Junior College 1971: Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver, Ocean County College 1970: Barbara Garfunkel, Miami-Dade Junior College-South 1969: Frederic J. Walker, Vincennes University 1968: W.A. Kamrath, El Camino College 1967: Albert W. Higgins, Hibbing State Junior College
Four-Year Business Adviser 2019: Kelly Merges, UNC Charlotte 2012: Paul Bittick, Cal Poly State University-San Luis Obispo 2002: Annette Forbes, Iowa State University 2001: Jeff A. Breaux, Vanderbilt University 2000: Evelyn Gardner, University of Texas-Austin 1998: Gloria Freeland, Kansas State University 1994: Terry Lucas, University of Pittsburgh 1993: Dorothy Estes, University of Texas at Arlington 1991: Jo Ann Thompson, Western Kentucky University 1990: Susan Sasso, University of Oklahoma 1989: Glenn Robinson, Eastern Illinois University 1988: Frank Ragulsky, Oregon State University 1986: Jon E. Fisher, Louisiana State University 1985: Richard C. Lytle, Texas Tech University 1984: Nancy L. Green, University of Texas-Austin 1983: Les Hyder, Southern Methodist University 1982: Clarence Anderson, University of Southern California 1981: Fred W. Weddle, University of Oklahoma 1980: Wesley Calvert, Washington State University 1979: Richard Sublette, University of Illinois 1978: Ed Barber, University of Florida 1976: Lee McCaskey, Appalachian State University 1975: E.A. Jerome, Brigham Young University 1974: Jack Backer, Indiana University 1973: David Whitaker, Western Kentucky University 1972: Noel Ross Strader, University of Houston 1970: Harry E. Morris, University of California at Los Angeles 1969: Brent G. Myking, University of Florida 1967: Loyd Edmonds, University of Texas-Austin Four-Year Yearbook Adviser 2019: James Carviou, Missouri Western State University 2010: Randy Stano, University of Miami 2005: Traci Mitchell, University of Mississippi 2003: Ann Thorne, Missouri Western State College 2001: Kathryn Jenson White, University of Oklahoma 1999: Kathy Hamer, Texas Christian University 1998: Anne Hammond, Oklahoma Baptist University 1995: Adele Lanan, University of Notre Dame 1992: David Kyncl, Pittsburg State University 1991: Linda Puntney, Kansas State University 1990: Laura Widmer, Northwest Missouri State University 1989: Twila Smith, University of Oklahoma 1988: David Adams, Kansas State University 1985: Terry Vander Heyden, Western Kentucky University 1983: Ron White, Louisiana Tech University 1982: Marilyn Weaver, Ball State University 1981: William D. Downs, Ouachita Baptist University 1980: Marilyn Peterson, Midland Lutheran College 1979: Lesley W. Marcello, Nicholls State University 1978: Jerry R. Thompson, University of Texas at Austin 1977: Roger Loewen, Western Kentucky University 1976: J. William Click, Ohio University 1975: Vernon McDaniel, College of the Ozarks 1974: Regis Boyle, Catholic University of America 1973: Joseph E. Pryor, Harding University 1972: C. Thomas Nelson, Pepperdine University 1971: Dario Politella, University of Massachusetts 1970: Manion Rice, Southern Illinois University 1969: Joe T. Kovach, University of California-Santa Barbara 1968: Katherine Rogers, Fort Hays State College 1967: John A. Boyd, Indiana State University 1966: Oliver R. Smith, Brigham Young University 1965 : Margaret Garland, Wartburg College 1964: Perry Ashley, University of Kentucky 1963: Wilbur C. Peterson, University of Iowa 1962: Reid H. Montgomery, Florida State University 1961: C.J. Medlin, Kansas State College 1960: William F. McIlrath, Michigan State University
Two-Year Yearbook Adviser 1989: Marla Lord, Garden City Community College 1980: William W. (Bill) Walker, Bakersfield College 1979: Jean J. Sneed, Lake Sumter Community College 1973: Helen Strickland, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 1972: Hugh McLaughlin, Mesa Community College 1971: William C. Woolfson, Bronx Community College 1968: Jim Sullivan, Eastern Oklahoma State College 1967: Lewis S. Barrett, Fullerton Junior College
Four-Year Magazine Adviser 2021: Linda Barrington, Mount Mary University 2019: Laura Otto, Mount Mary University 2017: Olive Sullivan, Missouri Southern State University 2013: Marta Magellen, Miami Dade College 1999: Debra Reddin van Tull, Augusta State University 1997: Pat Parish, Louisiana State University 1996: Harvey Gotliffe, San Jose State University 1995: Paul A. Olsen, Coastal Carolina University 1993: Wayne Maikranz, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1992: Mary Lynn Polk, Lander College 1983: George Winford, University of Alaska at Fairbanks 1982: David H. Wendelken, James Madison University 1979: Charles Oliver, Ohio Northern University 1974: Joann Carlson, Pepperdine University 1972: Charles Reynolds, Southern Methodist University 1971: Dan Thornburgh, Eastern Illinois University 1968: Wilton C. Scott, Savannah State College 1967: Ronald Phillips, Black Hills State College
Two-Year Magazine Adviser 2021: Geoff Carr, North Idaho College 2020: Emily Sendin, Miami Dade College – Padron Campus 2016: Karen Bauer, Bismarck State College 2012: Ian Newhem, State University of New York-Rockland 2011: Richard Gaspar, Hillsborough Community College 1991: Jo Ann Kell, Walters State Community College 1989: Linda Puntney, Cowley County Community College 1988: Nancy White, Hillsborough Community College 1983: Robert W. Scheibel, Los Angeles Pierce College 1980: Betty Owen, Broward Community College 1978: Jan Rawson, Citrus College 1977: Nard Taiz, Pima Community College 1975: Terry Intyre, Cypress College 1973: W.B. Daugherty, San Antonio College
Four-Year Broadcast Adviser 2021: Jamie Lynn Gilbert, North Carolina State University 2020: Leonard A. O’Kelly, Grand Valley State University 2019: Jasmine Crighton, Western Illinois University 2018: Paul Glover, Henderson State University 2017: Isobel Breheny-Schafer, Stony Brook University 2015: Chris Wheatley, Ithaca College 2014: Warren Kozireski, State University of New York, Brockport 2013: Mark Maben, Seton Hall University 2012: Anthony Fleury, Washington & Jefferson College 2011: Candace Walton, University of South Dakota 2010: John Bennett, Savannah College of Art and Design 2009: Will Robedee, Rice University 2004: Deb Lesser, Illinois State University 2002: Joel Willer, University of Louisiana at Monroe 2000: Dan Knight, University of Texas-Austin 1995: Charles “Chuck” Gene Bailey, Marshall University 1994: John V. Madormo, North Central College 1993: John Jasinski, Northwest Missouri State University
Two-Year Broadcast Adviser 2021: Geoff Carr, North Idaho College 2020: Emily Sendin, Miami Dade College – Padron Campus 2016: Karen Bauer, Bismarck State College 2012: Ian Newhem, State University of New York-Rockland 2011: Richard Gaspar, Hillsborough Community College 1991: Jo Ann Kell, Walters State Community College 1989: Linda Puntney, Cowley County Community College 1988: Nancy White, Hillsborough Community College 1983: Robert W. Scheibel, Los Angeles Pierce College 1980: Betty Owen, Broward Community College 1978: Jan Rawson, Citrus College 1977: Nard Taiz, Pima Community College 1975: Terry Intyre, Cypress College 1973: W.B. Daugherty, San Antonio College
Four-Year Multimedia Adviser 2021: Steven Sandberg, Oregon State University 2020: Lindsey Wotanis, Marywood University 2020: Sue Zake, Kent State University 2019: Jessica Clary, SCAD Atlanta 2018: Kevin Kleine, Berry College 2017: Tel Bailliet, Tulane University 2016: Candace Baltz, Oregon State University 2015: Toni Albertson, Mt. San Antonio College 2014: Chris Evans, University of Vermont 2010: Steven Listopad, Jamestown College 2007: John Bennett, Savannah College of Art and Design 2005: Paul Isom, University of Alabama 2004: Mary Cory, University of Illinois-Champaign 2002: Jim McKellar, University of Illinois-Champaign 2000: Michael Agin, University of Kentucky 1999: William Lawbaugh, Mount Saint Mary’s College 1998: Laura Widmer, Northwest Missouri State University 1997: Chris Carroll, Vanderbilt University 1996: Ed Bonza, Kennesaw State College 1995: David Adams, Indiana University 1994: Richard Daigle, Emory University 1993: Mark Witherspoon, Southern Methodist University 1991: Marilyn A. Peterson, Midland Lutheran College |
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