Bruce E. Konkle Rising Star AwardNomination Form

Bruce E. Konkle Rising Star Award Nomination Form

This award was established to honor both SCSPA’s rich history and the individual responsible for keeping that history, Bruce E. Konkle, SCSPA director 1985-2002. The first award was presented on Oct. 17, 2011.The purpose of the award is to recognize scholastic journalism advisers who are making a difference in the lives of their media students by modeling what it’s like to be excited about learning, encouraging professionalism in media production, and creating excitement in their classrooms for the love of written, verbal and visual communications.Because this award is for a “rising star,” the teacher’s experience in advising must be between one and five years.
Who may nominate an adviser for this award?
Anyone who knows the nominee’s qualifications as a publication adviser:
the nominee’s principal, assistant principal, department chair, or fellow teacher, a current or former publication adviser, a current or former student editor and/or staff who works/worked with the nominee.

Criteria:
- Nominee must be currently advising a South Carolina scholastic newspaper (print and/or online), yearbook, literary magazine or broadcasting program.
- Nominee must have been an active adviser between one and five years – all of them do not have to be at his/her current school.
- Past recipients of this award may not be nominated again.
  Nominee’s program(s) must be a SCSPA member
Deadline: March 1
Nominee's name

First NameLast Name
Nominee's email
[email protected]
Nominee's phone number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Nominator name

First NameLast Name
Nominator email
[email protected]
Letter of nomination

Cancelof
At least one letter of recommendation supporting the nomination - may be the principal, the adviser’s department head, an editor, a parent or any other person who knows this individual as a scholastic journalism adviser.

Cancelof
Samples of the adviser’s staff(s)’ work- a magazine, copies of newspapers, a yearbook, a link to a broadcast program, or the URL of an online publication.

Cancelof
Should be Empty:

Bruce E. Konkle Rising Star Award Nomination Form